Thank you, Maven and LizardLady! I was afraid to come back on here and see if there were any responses to this post of mine! I felt I was sounding too selfish! My pets are all so very sweet, but they sure do limit what I can do! Not only the limitations of travel, but if you take care of pets the correct way, there is the financial obligation! And I certainlly do that also! That is another reason I know no one else would go to the expense that I do to keep the pets healthy....and I'm not one of those people who run to the vet often, but just keeping them parasite free and shots is expensive. Food for three pets is also expensive, and I don't even go for the high-end expensive foods. I don't feed them garbage dog and cat foods, but what I do buy is expensive: Purina 1 and Alpo canned for the dogs and Purina Indoor Cat for kitty. I've been pondering retirement, and I realize this will be a major expense to a limited income.