Thanks for the update. At least your brothers just lost the cord ... I once lent my brother my camera - in the "pre-digital" days, and it came back with sand in it! You could literally shake the camera and hear it rattle around. Funny, the camera didn't last too long after that!

Glad to hear Polly has a name and that everything's going well. With a cute name like that, that'll help her getting a new home, I bet!

And we are glad to hear things are looking up for you financially. Don't forget to put some aside for the future, as well as getting the strays spayed - and I do hope the vet is giving you a discount for that!