I agree with all of the above, the only caveat is that I don't live here by choice. I live here to uphold the arrangement my ex-husband and I have in regards to my older children. Believe me, I'd live in a more urban area if I could! I'd move over to the west coast to be with the rest of my family.
I don't want to sound like I'm being hopeless or make it seems as though I will shoot down any suggestions...it's just that I have looked in to all of the assistance and I am just barely squeaking above the cutoff. I have a decent job, but being seasonal, it's a struggle. But it pays better, or at least about the same, as any other job around. I'm super close to getting a great promotion, but I have to keep plodding along.