Wow Veg. It seems that "almost" everything has a positive counterpart except for your dear friend. I am sorry to hear about that. How sad, but that's the monster of this addiction. I really hate it at times.
Its nice to hear how strong you have remained and the way you have persevered through this stuff.
The cottage place sounds great! I have always dreamed of living in a beach town. Its convenient to your son's school to boot. That's great!!
The computer part sucks. Its kind of like us in that we put our house on the market and the roof has decided to leak. Life has an odd sense of humor at times I think. I hope life evens out for you soon and good luck with your move. Moving is so stressful. Hopefully we will experience that stress soon if our house sells.