Oh Donna, I am so sorry for your 'funk'
I don't blame you for not wanting to go to Conn when the airfare is so high and when you have to work. Your daughter should understand that.
We are here for you to vent whenever. And I don't think you are having a pity party either.
We are all entitled to our own troubles and tribulations. I remember when Shaianne died (my RB greyhound) I was such a mess at work, I told one of the girls I work with I felt kinda stupid for crying like that in front of her b/c she had almost lost her husband recently, and even tho at the time I wasn't one of her favorite people, she said to me "Don't feel bad about that at all, we are all entitled to our own little tragedies, and I am very sorry to hear about your dog." I think that pretty much sums it up.
Email/PM me if you need to talk, Donna.
{{{Hugs to you}}}
Staci