I am sorry to hear that you guys are experiencing the same thing. At the same time, I am glad that Google does not necessarily just hate me.
On the positive side of things, some of the minimum bids went down from $10 to $5 per click... Whoopity Doo!
At this rate, maybe it will go down to 30 or 40 cents per click by the end of the year.
I will keep you guys posted.
I signed up with Microsoft Adcenter a while ago, but never used too much, because the budgeting was a little confusing... maybe I will give it another try. I will also look into Yahoo ads.
Thanks for your comments everyone. They are a little encouraging.