Have you thought about a roommate? A live in nanny kind of thing? Allowing someone to stay in the house might be kind of lame, but its better than losing the house, or sending your D2 and S to your MILs house. Also, have you given any thought to moving to a place that you wont be so strapped to take care of?

I have been very tenacious about staying in my house, but honestly, as time is going on, Im more and more open to moving on. My plan is to rent the house out to make my mortgage payment, and live in a cheaper apt while I go to school in a city not too far from where I am now. Then when I eventually am able to retire, it will be income! Now Im even starting to think seriously about selling it... I could pay off my car, and live off the rest of the money for a while!

I guess I gave the wrong finger to the wrong man...