I will defer going to work today, until my Mother is confident that she can (safely!) navigate the house by herself while I am away. I would like to take the whole day off, but actually need to go to work, in order to finish up some things that I didn't finish yesterday. Also, I think that the Mercury needs new brakes. Sometimes, it makes a strange noise when I brake. Not all the time, only sometimes. Maybe the brake situation is not too bad, yet?