Bright Sparks...I'm so sorry all the crap is hitting you all at once! Hopefully that's it, now onwards and upwards! So awesome about hubby's new job! I'm with Reggio...I could never be as happy in this job with the pressure of 'needing' the money to feed my family! This allows me to be very selective in who I accept and the luxury of waiting until I find the right people. Obviously we all do what we have to do but I am very grateful that we are ok with just hubby's income. Since I have been on mat leave with no income, we are used to not having my income and plan to save as much as we can to build a better 'if the s%#t hits the fan' fund! I wish you a very happy holiday, enjoy time with family and in the new year a new family will come along and be thankful that they found you and appreciate all you do for their children!!