faites bouillir 1 litre d'eau

ok, so i decided that today was the day i used the packet of mystery soup i bought in paris...i think it is cream of watercress....or maybe just cream of green.......but you never know with my french.....and i assume that the soup is mixed into the boiling water...and simmered.....but i cannot really read the directions......wouldn't have followed them at any rate.......i'm not the direction-reading kind......soup sounded good on this 'sick' day at home....not much of a stretch...as the smoke created such a histimine response that i awoke with my eyes just about swollen shut and my sinuses clogged to the point that my jaw teeth ache.......and this house is sooooocold during the day...it is programmed that way to save on energy when we are not here....and when i finally figured out that the setting was too low i gave myself the gift of 3 degrees........heck...i'm the one who pays the electric bill anyway......the guy from the restoration/cleaning service won't be here until 3:00...so after the soup....i may just try to take a nap......the radon room downstairs may be the best bet.....as the basement is the least affected by the fire......smoke rises rather than sinks....the restoration guy mentioned quoting the repainting....now that could be the silver lining in this tale of woe......the hall and the stairs really needed to be painted.....and we hadn't gotten around to it...imagine the thrill of having somebody else do the work......we are such do-it-yourselfers...but i believe i could just sit back and let others do the dirty work........