Did I mention we are being sued by our neighbor?  He's actually a very nice fellow, friendly and polite.  But this is one of the problems with living in shared property like condos.  He owns the garage that is directly below our terrace.  There is some sort of leakage that comes from somewhere and they assume it is us.  He's not just suing us but the entire property as well.  50 percent each.  I don't think it will be a monetary thing, just a fix it or else thing, which now that I think about it, means for us, monetary.  Shit.  On the up side, GP is finally picking up his replacement car WHICH I WILL NEVER DRIVE!  (my choice)  And our insurance has been decent.  Meanwhile, the agency that deals with accident victims, (and that refused to believe that we were not injured because no self-respecting Italian would not claim injuries and spend a paid month at home from work or school if the opportunity arose), gave me half a day's pay and Grace $300 bucks because she went to the emergency room.  GP tells me that if we'd taken her out of school for a week and visited the doctor a couple times we could have milked the system for a few thousand.  Yet another reason Italy is broke.
We have a long weekend coming up and hope to get up to the mountains hiking but only if the predicted rain holds off.  Fingers crossed.  xxoo me