Comfort Food and a Bonfire

Yep! One of the main reasons I am writing tonight is to express the pleasure I had during tonight's dinner!

Bean soup with bacon and grilled cheese sandwiches, followed by a dessert of Girl Scout Cookies. Yummy!!

The day went well, church and Sunday school were good, and Jonathan and I watched a movie this afternoon when we got back home. But last night was better!

I actually got out of the house for a change!

One of the women from our Bible study/Sunday school invited us all to come to her house for dinner and a backyard bonfire. Dinner was wonderful (lasagna, sweet potato souffle and my apple pie for dessert) and the company was great. After dinner, we spent a couple of hours outside around the fire singing songs.

I actually sang a couple all by myself!

I had a wonderful time! Her house is very warm and welcoming--I can just imagine housesitting there and spending hours in her sunroom, or watching a movie in her living room. One of the other women there and I tried to invite ourselves back to watch a movie in the living room with a fire blazing in the fireplace, but we were told that the fire would be too expensive.

Oh, well! We tried :).

Winter, Hibernation and Comfort Food

Briefly, I was forced to leave the warmth and comfort of my home this afternoon, and I could not wait to get back!

I need a wife! ... Okay, I have a wife. But since she is in Canada right now, sending her out for groceries is a comforting and romantic notion but a practical impossibility.

I am enjoying a really wonderful hibernation this winter, especially on dreary days like this. I allow a slower pace, I make comfort food, I let my couch hug me while I read or watch movies, and I light my candles and listen to soothing music.

This afternoon I am listening to my favorite holiday CD by Shawn Colvin and I have a cinnamon stick candle burning nearby. For lunch, Jonathan and I had soup and a sandwich.

It was wonderful! The soup was bacon and bean soup, to which I added pieces of bacon. YUM! The sandwich was turkey and bacon. To drink: sweet tea. Jonathan had pomegranate/cranberry juice.

I don't even mind the dreary weather, now that I am comfy and cozy inside!

Sick Day

Just got through eating a cookie at breakfast.

It's official! The days are a little too short for my constitution. Bring on the comfort food!

Also, my son and I are still a bit congested. So I've declared a sick day, or homeschooling lite, if you will. There might even be a Christmas movie-watching event!!

And plenty of Christmas lullabies, with a nap thrown in for good measure.

After a day of hiding under the covers, I'm sure we'll be ready again to face the world.