A lady with a great sense of humor! Love those BB's & snakey looking things on poles or post?tree stumps? Wonder what they are made of,look like rose wood or cherry wood maybe. Jan

I can not imagine doing business and not billing your customers. Not sure how he stays in business. Let me ask - trying to keep it simple - Did he do the work to your satisfaction? Most important - Did you have a contract for what was to be completed and how much it would cost? When you did not receive a bill, question him ( not your responsibility just asking). just thinking that if you had $$ set aside, I would want to pay before I spent it! If he completed the work, then you owe him the money, if you did not have a contract then I am not sure if can argue the $$ billed about ( like that he charge you too much) I am not a lawyers and this is just my opinion. I would remind him that he was negligent in sending you the invoice and that this is the 1st notice. ( for the record), Suggest if you can pay in installments - I think Yardvaark has good advise to contact someone that has knowledge on hiring contractors and your rights. IMHO you owe him the money if the job was completed to you satisfaction.

Look under FAQs from Houzz https://support.houzz.com/hc/en-us/articles/228447628-Returns-Damage-and-Warranty-Policy

Oh that’s good🙂. You just have to be patient. Yours don’t look too bad, they’re just dehydrated. Be sure the soil is fast draining, pot has a hole, and you can give yours a drink if you haven’t. Normally I like to wait to give succulents a drink after repotting, especially cacti. But yours is a jungle cactus, which is a whole different story. Shipping can be super stressful on plants, but from the looks your cactus should be fine. Keep it warm, in bright filtered light, and water when dry. Like I said above succulents turn all sorts of colors when stressed. Keep in mind succulents don’t perk up over night, sometimes they will, but usually they take their time. It could take a month+ before they look hydrated, but it could take less. Keep your eye on them. I’m sure you will since you’ve been looking for this plant for 30 yrs. Now with your mother’s plant. I do know Epiphyllum can get black black spots. Here’s a link.