Hot Pot Home

I have been in, at home literally all week long. My children and I have lived in our comfiest of clothes and slippers with our runny noses, coughs and body aches. Our robe pockets filled with Kleenex and bed head for all. After this week, I can truly say that comfort lives in the swell of a hot bowl of soup or a warm mug of cocoa. It has been nothing but hot pots in our home. A variety of chicken and rice casseroles, Canadian Beef & barley stew, Daddys hearty Bean soup, and endless pots of rice. Today I finally got out, I just had to get to the grocery store. I was very tempted by all the pretty fruits and veggies and glamorous salad fixings. It has been a long time since I have made a salad, I used to make at least one a day, no matter the season. I am one of those people who get really excited about salad. And so I stood there in the salad section wondering if I should be denying myself and family these wonderful healthy foods. Its not like I was debating over buying the bag of sinfully delicious cookies, it was lettuce! With the sun still blazing we decided to do a little skating, get a little fresh air and soak up as much sun shine as we could. Cold and a bit tired and grumpy we arrived home in time for dinner. There was nothing better or more medicinal than sitting down with a big Hot pot of stew.