Joe, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!

Just a thought: last year, I found myself in pretty much the same situation. I had lost my job, lost one of my best friends, and found out my husband had been cheating on me---basically all in one fell swoop. This all happened right around New Years and I found myself thinking: "Wow, if this is how my whole year is going to be... yuck."

Here I am, almost exactly a year later, and I am seriously so happy I can't believe it. I have completely turned my situation around. I have a job I love---a job that I wouldn't have taken had I still been stuck in the job I lost. I'm back closer to my family---I wouldn't have moved if I was still with my husband. I have some amazing new friends that I would not have met if I hadn't taken this job or moved back to Indiana.

I guess the short of it is this: sometimes, bad things are really good things in disguise. I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, and that, if you keep trying and keep a good attitude about life, everything will work out the way it's supposed to.

Good luck... and, even if it's difficult, keep smiling! We're all here for you!

P.S. I, for one, would be more than willing to hold on to some of your animals for you until you get into a better financial situation...