... and by "my cup" I REALLY mean my BOWELS...

Yeah, on top of everything else I now have diverticulitis. Although that is totally my own fault because I have been indulging in nuts and seeds (pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, peanuts, almonds) as snacks to the exclusion of all other "safe" snack foods for my system. I already knew those foods caused a problem but since I hadn't had them for so long I guess I forgot about why i had avoided them for at least a year, until those tell-tale symptoms came a-calling last night. If you don't know what diverticulitis is, here's a primer: The little undigested pieces of food get trapped in the pockets of the large intestine and they then irritate the intestinal lining, sometimes to the point of infection. Its painful, and quite often becomes, er....kinda icky, let's just say. I am kinda glad that hubby bought and installed a nice new sturdy toilet seat before he left for Europe!

Oh yeah, he's in Denmark all this week and then goes to Milan on Saturday for a few days. So its my bad back, the kid, the many demanding pets, and my irritated colon all clamoring for my attention!

So until I feel better I will go on a "liquid diet" (slim fast type drinks, soup, etc.) to allow everything to heal up.