Wander and xRavenx, I'm sorry to read that you are feeling unwell. Perhaps this weekend will bring some brighter things and feelings.

Daonnachd, I really feel for you about these bills coming in. Please try not to be overwhelmed by them. There is always a solution. I think others have suggested recently to contact them and ask about payment plans or if the charges are possibly mistakes.

I had a very difficult time getting up this morning. I had so much leg pain since staining the deck. Luckily, the pain is starting to ease. I won't be doing anything that requires kneeling today. I'm sure this weekend I'll be able to do that kind of work again. We want to plant flowers and herbs. We should have had them planting a few weeks ago. Our deck furniture is coming this weekend. That will be another project, since we'll have to assemble it all. The umbrella comes next Wednesday. We need the umbrella. It's getting hot again.

I finally contacted my French teacher after putting it off for a long time. I told him that I am not yet ready to schedule my next class, but I will be working on the homework in the meantime. When I feel ready, I'll contact him. Hopefully the next class will be in a few weeks or a month. We'll see. This is actually progress. A couple weeks ago, I was ready to quit him and lose money.