Heather, Your lawyer will work w/your FIL and hopefully all of this will be settled up soon. It's been going on for a long time and I do hope that things will settle up quickly so that you can put your focus on you and what's important in your life.
Asking your parents to purchase the home at least what is left on the mortgage is a good idea and then you could pay them back...but would they do that?
As for your D in college, how does she think you can help her w/her writing? She needs to work w/the professor and find out what she's doing incorrectly. This situation is only hers to own and unfortunately, you can't bail her out. She's got to learn to "handle" her own situations and once she figures out how to do so, she' be surprised at what she can actually do on her own.
Working in the yard will give you some tension relief. Enjoy the beautiful weather. Sunshine does so much for the soul and spirit.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
