Thanks for your encouragement! I just want this whole housing issue over with at this point :P I've sweated enough over it already!

Thanks! *small smile* Thinking back, I tend to naturally freak out a lot when crises arise, rather than focusing on doing what I can and hoping for the best. I must have been unintentionally stressing out my mom past her limit, which would explain why we blew up at each other. There's a saying that you should always hope for the best, but expect the worst--let's just say that my mom has the Hoping part down perfectly and I'm the grand master of Expecting/Freaking Out :P