In Tough Times, Lottery Offers Hope

Every weekend the family gathers together to watch the results. One weekend in late October the Cash 5 game was not a complete loss.

"I think I got my money back, if not some more," Sheyda said.

Much later that night, the Powerball drawing offered one last glimmer of possibility. But in the end, they weren't winners.

"We'll just need better luck next time," Sheyda said. "Oh well."

It was another disappointment, but for the Bellis hope springs eternal.

"Sometimes that's all you have when everything else has fallen down around you. When you're down, the only way to go is up. So, hopefully, that will be us," Sheyda explained.

In the Belli household, hard times are simply no match for sweet dreams.