My sisters have been here the last 4 days. There are not enough words to say how grateful I am for their love. They were doing yard work and general spiffing up around the house. We have a large lot for in-town and it's really gotten away from me the last 2 years. The front looks good, nice shrubbery, neat and edged. The back is another story! My nephew and his son will come and help more in a couple of weeks.

We decided to borrow money from my sisters and spouse's parents to catch us back up on house payments. This will take a lot of the pressure off and we can continue to complete the application items on the home modification loan. If the home-mod loan were to work out, that would put us in a position so we could keep this (location, location, location) house.

Regardless, we're putting the house on the market for almost top dollar...we can always reduce the price more if we have to. If the right price is offered then we pay off all debt and get a 'less' house for cash. We couldn't qualify for a loan right now, so it'll have to be what we can afford.

All the while, we're hanging in there. We've done some of the best and most supportive talking/actions for and with each other than in months and months.