Atkins Diet

I need to lose weight, have needed to for years. One of George's friends did the Atkins diet recently and liked it so we decided to try it. I really researched, first, though. I got the Atkins book from the library, looked online for recipes, success stories, etc. and thought it looked realistic for me.

So, since I had a hard time planning my menus with real food my family would eat I decided to start a sister blog to "What I like today". It can be found at http://www.lowcarblynda.blogspot.com/. Over there I'm keeping a food diary, and tracking how many carbs (rough estimates) I think I have had that day. I think it will help me to be able to go back through and find recipes I tried and remember what worked and what didn't. Anyway, if anyone's interested, feel free to check it out. Hopefully someday I'll post my before and after pictures! LOL

So glad to be home

Lauren had Willy Wonka play rehearsal today so we needed to pick her up at 3 pm. George and I left to get her, and we planned to swing her back by home and then go to the grocery store. Well, long story short, we got caught in a flash flood. We were in the Durango, so higher than some cars we saw. The road became impassable and we were on a higher part of the road so we stopped. As the water continued coming up, we drove up onto the median. Several cars were blocking the road ahead, and the League City Fire Dept showed up and rescued a lady who was in a car up ahead. It was wild. We were watching the storm on my iPhone and we could see it wasn't getting better soon. We waited a long while, then saw a truck make it through, so we followed. We made it to Lauren's school to pick her up around 4:10. Then, we waited awhile longer and tried different ways to make it home before we finally found one. The picture was taken right after we pulled in the driveway, around 5:15 pm. Needless to say, we didn't make it to the grocery store! I'm relieved to be home, it's supposed to be nasty all night!

Happy Easter

We had a very nice Easter day. The kids like to hunt for their baskets, so they woke up to a clue that led them around a bit until they found the hidden baskets. We got up early today to do the baskets and went to the 8:30 am mass (got there right around 8:30 and had to stand, but we knew we were in for that when we didn't leave the house til 8:15). Came home and got everything ready for dinner. Scott and Lori and the girls came over and ate with us today. Some Easter pics below, the first is my favorite. Cory loves the hollow Easter bunnies so he can eat its ears then fill it with milk. I got a picture of him doing just that first thing this morning!

A boy and his bunny

Kids posing after mass in the front yard
The Easter baskets, just filled

Some pictures from my yard

Yes, I'm a big geek for taking pictures of my yard. But I love gardening and like to keep track of what's in bloom during which seasons. So, today, April 12, here's how she looks:

The roses - I work hard on these guys. They were pruned around Valentine's Day and have come a long way. A couple blooms so far, but they have so many buds, they'll be gorgeous very soon!

My very busy patio - I have a lot going on here. I love my little patio, the table you see is a fire pit and we hang out here a lot this time of year. Bud Light (for grown-ups) and S'mores (for kids) are popular items when we have a fire...

Well the gladiolus are up and the morning glory is starting it's climb up the arbor...

This hanging basket of geraniums is going nuts right now - hope it can take the heat here in a few months...

This Easter lily wasn't quite ready to bloom - will be soon, though

The canna lillies are raring to go

This is a Christmas ammaryllis (sp?) in bloom on Easter Sunday

Goin' to state!

Today Cory's 7 on 7 team played in the regional tournament. The top three teams get to advance to state. We won our first game, so we advanced to the regional championship game. We lost that game, though it was very competitive, so we're regional runners-up. Still, we're going to state! The state tournament is in The Woodlands on April 18, so we'll head up there and make a day of it!