Aver,
Well, when you envision, write down absolute worst-case scenarios, you really go to town, don't you?

I hope it was cathartic - and clarifying - for you.
And fun. It sure sounds like it was fun!

And by the way:
Originally Posted By: avermont
I am up/down on whether I want to fight for the house.
Fight for that house.

Gardener

"My soul, be satisfied with flowers,
With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them
In the one garden you may call your own."
Cyrano deBergerac