Play in the Snow

So yesterday we got all bundled up to go play in the snow.

This is three pairs of pants, three shirts, 1 jacket, 1 coat, 1 vest, 1 pair of rubber boots EACH. 

Alex is wearing two pairs of mittens since he can"t get his warm ones on.  Savannah doesn't have hers on yet in the picture, but she will!

The first thing Alex does is to hike off into the yard.

Savannah stayed pretty close to Mom.

They are off to try and make snow angels.

It didn't work out too well, but they had fun!

Mom went to get firewood or there would be more pictures.  I'm glad Bud usually gets the firewood!  It's very, very cold out there!

Today, I think we will stay inside.  Unless I have to throw them out of the house for fighting.....

G



First Day of New Diet

So today is the first day of doing the South Beach Diet.  I'm doing good so far.  I am so not hungry, which is a first for me.  Had breakfast egg scramble with onions, garlic, tomatoes and cheese, turkey bacon and tomato juice.  For snack, had some string cheese, a few almonds and some more tomato juice.  Now I'm making Chock-Full-of-Veggies Chili from the South Beach Diet Supercharged book.  Good thing I like veggies.  Looks good to me.  What do you think?

Ingredients for chili:

Vegetables (except for tomatoes) cooking.

Everything simmering.  Smells very yummy!

Finished product served with a salad and yummy homemade Dijon lemon garlic dressing.

The kids were not at all interested in this, but that at least gives me more to freeze and fewer meals to make later!

Just to give you warning, I will not be posted this much detail every day.  It's just because we are snowed in.

Even the carport did not protect the cars from getting covered in snow.

I think I'm staying in side, cuz Baby, it's cold outside.

Stay warm and safe.

G