Finishing day 3 of our Atkins, low-carb diet.........I am a carb addict. There's no doubt about it. Just keep moving on......day by day......change is never easy......hang in there....and all that stuff! Thank heavens for iced tea and that I don't like it sweetened. Thank you, Patrick, for doing this with me!

Have you ever had to kick the carb habit? How did you do it?

~Allie

Summer's Coming!

Renaissance Festival time again. May birthdays. My sweet cupcake turned 20! School's out in one more week. Cousin's Weekend at the lake is just around the corner. Yes, indeed...........summer's coming! I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!! The time to refocus and get centered is almost here........finally!!!

Are you looking forward to this summer?

~Allie

Dreaming of.................

Spring Break memories of drinking Toffee Coffee on the balcony of our apartment in Port Aransas. Feeling the warm breezes, listening to the songs from the seagulls, talking about the future with the best husband ever........aaaaagh......if only there was a Spring Break every month!

~Allie

New shoes are good for the soul..........

Today was one of those days that started out bad and just got worse as time went by. So I decided to drop in at the PayLess Shoes on the way home for a little shoe shopping therapy. Bought these sandals and two other pairs of shoes. While I'm still ready for today to be over, I look forward to a better day tomorrow...wearing my new shoes!

What do you do to lift your spirits?

Here's to a better day tomorrow.......

~Allie

9 school days

Only 9 more school days until Spring Break. I can do this, I can do this, I can do this...............

~Allie

Just a dusting?

The weathermen all said we'd just get a "dusting"....nothing more than an inch or so. Boy were they wrong! I've been out of school for 6 days!! We ended up with a bottom layer of thick ice and then about 6 inches of snow!! Does this look like a light dusting to you? Don't get me wrong......we had a FABULOUS time playing in the snow, watching movies, crafting, playing on the computer, making cookies, and napping. And when I say "we", it was just me and Big Daddy and Pippen. No children. But a snow day is a snow day! Pancakes and bacon for everyone!!!

But now, Monday is close by and there's lots of work to make up. I've been the grasshopper playing all this time.........it's about to catch up with me. I'm ok with that, though. Usually I'm the ant, always working.

Did you have a "light dusting" where you are? What fun things did you do?

~Allie

Day 4 and counting............

Tomorrow will be our 4th day off from school this week due to "inclement weather". Unbelievable!! Ice is everywhere and temperatures are barely going over 20 degrees today. A "warm spell" compared to previous days!

All of those "snow days" in Spring have flown away now. Spring Fever will be even harder this year since we won't have any breaks. The big question still remains.........how far into June will we be in school? When you start school in August, that makes for a short summer.

And time keeps ticking away.............

~Allie

P.S. I just love clocks. My parents bought this one for my grandfather when they were newlyweds, stationed in Berlin in the '50's. Don't know why I'm so attracted to old clocks.......especially when I don't like being a "slave" to time. Hmmmmmm........way too many random thoughts today. Interesting.........