(this was from last night…I had problems posting)

Safeway has THE most delicious soup right now. It’s Butternut Squash and it is so good. I got some the other day to have with a green salad and crusty bread thinking it was the perfect meal for a chilly rainy night. It was for me. The 8 year old in Peter came out when he said “What are the lumps? There are lumps in my soup.”

“They’re squash or some other vegetable.” I said devouring mine. He just grimaced and proceeded to push it around with his spoon. It’s not a meal to him unless there is a big pile of meat.

Another thing I have been enjoying lately is my Chapstick. Medicated of course. I am determined to have one in every room. Severely chapped lips can wreck an entire afternoon and I’m ALWAYS losing them.

I  randomly just discovered that Noggin plays old episodes of Degrassi Junior High at night. They call it Degrassi: Old School. We LOVED this show in high school. LOVED it. I used to watch it Sunday mornings. Don’t make me sing the theme song because I will. (…Wake up in the morning feeling tired and lonely, Gee I have to go to school….)

Hadley was working on her new Bug Sticker book last night and Peter was helping her. Walking through the kitchen I hear her say “Dad, don’t rip that sticker right there or I’ll freak out.” I had to choke back laughter, then casually said to Peter “Did she just say what I think she said?”

“Yup.”

We’re in trouble.

What the hell is going on with Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey? I was telling Meg yesterday I feel so manipulated by the press. I guess I also feel manipulated by Jessica’s creepy manager/dad. Why did they run off to Europe? Did they think people would believe that? And while we’re on the subject of celebrity relationships…what is going on with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn? I’m obsessed. I’m obsessed the way you are obsessed when you actually KNOW the people though and want things to work out. I guess it’s just because they both seem normal. Everyone deserves to be happy and left alone. Except for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. They are freaks and should immediately be put in a shoebox with Daryl Hannah, to be duct taped shut and put under a bed somewhere. I really really want Penelope Cruz to randomly blurt out what a freak Tom Cruise is. It was probably a language thing. Once her English got better she dumped his ass and jumped on the Matthew McConaughey train. Smart girl.

I was supposed to go see a movie with Julianne tonight but she wasn’t feeling up to it. I’m sort of relieved actually because I wasn’t feeling up to it either towards the end of the day. My skin hurts. I just feel achy and literally my skin hurts from the inside out. Blech. There is no officially way to test for Fibromyalgia (my luck) and when my doctor and I talked about it she said “You probably have it. The overlap with Lupus and Fibromyalgia is very common.” More irritating inconclusive information. Fibromyalgia Network explains Fibromyalgia really well. Especially this part:

To help your family and friends relate to your condition, have them think back to the last time they had a bad flu. Every muscle in their body shouted out in pain. In addition, they felt devoid of energy as though someone had unplugged their power supply.

Even though I’m not officially gone out of the house, Peter and I agreed I am “unofficially gone” tonight, which basically means I’m staying upstairs in our room for the rest of the night. Oh delicious bed… I can hear Peter downstairs right now playing the guitar and singing with the urchins. For a moment it felt like someone was squeezing my heart the sound of it was so cute. Not cute enough for me to go downstairs though.

I watched another episode of “Related” this afternoon and now I’m on the fence. Jennifer Esposito (she plays the oldest sister) spend the entire episode talking about 3 pitches higher than her normal voice and she was whining the whole time. Hm.