Yes, I've done more mourning this past year than I should have. I lost my pet of 15 years, then my nephew whom I was close to committed suicide, then my therapist of over 5 years ended her practice, then my new therapist that I took an instant liking to had to move far away. I've also sort of mourned about my dad. He's still alive, but distant with my siblings and struggling with alcohol abuse. Another issue is that my husband wants to move to Europe. He's a European. It's because we can no longer really afford to live where we do (where I grew up) and need the security of Europe's benefits. I mourn what is happening in my country. It is becoming tragic.

We finally restored our deck two weeks ago, which is my favorite spot that we own. This past Saturday afternoon it caught fire because of linseed oil. All of our deck furniture is gone, too. Luckily our house was OK and no one was hurt. No deck this summer. We probably shouldn't even bother replacing the furniture, but will need to fix the deck.