How few words can she say

Ok. I'm going to start with the following, actual conversations and time slots:

Monday, October 13:

9:00 am, I sleep in late. I head to the kitchen. Joan is already up and getting her coffee. She says "You're alive". I fell like saying "Sorry about that. Guess you can't collect my life insurance today". I acutally say, "Looks like it."

For the rest of the day I don't see Joan as she avoids contact with me until 7:00pm when we happen to cross paths in the livingroom, when she states "There is soup on t he stove." I say, "Thank you." and head to the bedroom to do some reading.

That's it for Monday.