up and down times

Things have been really up and down lately. Just when things seem to be smoothing out at work, they go bad again. Last weekend I think I was at my lowest point, but maybe it's getting better now. I really thought about quitting, but what would I do? I just hope with time it'll all come together.
My peppers and tomatoes are doing okay, and I picked some okra yesterday, but my squash plants are all dying. I don't know what's wrong.
Next week I'm spending 5 days down by St. Louis at the North American Science Fiction Convention. I need it a lot, I'm going whatever happens.
The people in Inali have been wonderful through all this, it would have been hard without them. I'm lucky to have them.