Of course I knew that now would be the time to resolve the problem, but I was procrastinating. I needed to clear the air about all the changes I made ...o the cottage without consulting her – especially if she thought she was going to have to find the money to pay for repairs to the roof, actually replacement was more like it - and the wiring in the place which was a fire hazard, as was the chimney. I needed to reassure her that I had already paid and that she owed me nothing.The tougher part of. Oh, speakin' of busy, how was your girl'sday out yesterday?"Tyler took a deep breath and pulled the blankets off himself, swinginghis legs over the side of the bed and resting his bare feet on thefloor. "It was... good," he said, staring at his sparkly pink toenails.The memories of the day before came rushing back, and he tried not tolet them overwhelm his thoughts."Good? That's it? You don't sound too enthused." Amber said. She walkedover to the small round dining table with a cup of coffee in. At least I'm not late, he thought.The door opened, and one of Richard's classmates emerged, clutching a sheet of paper. She didn't look too happy. Dr. Dobra held the door with a long arm, and nodded for Richard to enter."Have a seat," he said, gesturing to a desk chair situated so that the piano keyboard was out of sight. "We'll start with dictation, and then we'll do the sight singing."Richard obliged, and pulled out some blank staff paper and his pencil.Dr. Dobra sat at the piano. "Some. "Julie, do you want to come with us?" Sure," she said. "Let's go."As we were walking out the door, Dad said, "Try to be quiet when you get back. Your mother and I are exhausted; we'll probably take a nap." OK, Dad," I said. "This may take a while; you know how girls are when they are picking out what to wear especially for a whole week."Julie punched me in the arm and said laughingly, "That's not nice."The girls chatted as I drove in silence to Lisa's house. When we got there and went in the.