Awwwwwww Mark.....I don't think it will be good news.
You can go to Pep Boyz or some other place and have them check the coolant(even AFTER you refill it) to verify if the head gasket is blown. Probably is.
If so........you may have got the good out of it.
Daughter just bought a nice used Focus after her Saturn took a (final) dump. It did the same thing.  Part of the PLASTIC intake cracked and coolant return pipe let water leak out. After I fixed that...put Blue Devil in it and it lasted another year.
Plenty of good used "kid-haulers" out there...and at a decent price.
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Id take it to a shop you trust and get an opinion.   Could be just the head gaskets.  How many miles is on it?   I have a 05 venture and is known for bad head and intake gaskets.  I had the intake gaskets replaced under warranty at 120K.  I have a 150K on it with no problems.   If it has lower miles it and you can get by with head gaskets it might be cheaper to fix it than buy a different ride.
   

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Last night I was able to get the radiator cap off and looked inside. The cap is on the driver side of vehicle.  I wanted to see if I could find a leak, so I got the hose and started to put water in it. ( didn't want to use antifreeze at this point).  As soon as I put water in the radiator, it was leaking out from the top of the tank on the opposite side ( passenger side). I honestly was hoping that it would fill up and leak in the rear where those rear coolant lines are.  Also noticed the tank, where it was leaking, had a white creamy paste like substance all around that area and other components in front of the tank. The reservoir tank was completely full.

The head gasket is probably blown, minimum but your head is probably warped too.  If the car will start and run normally for a couple of minutes, you may be in luck.  You should have it towed to the shop, though.  It's not going to last another trip to drive it.

  We did that once (broken radiator)  and were able to pull the head (aluminum) and have it resurfaced, new gasket and all was well.

update:  It only took 3 full days of working and cursing, but I finally got the radiator out.  what a major PITA.  They don't make these cars to work on them at all.  I got a new radiator from autozone for about 100, 3 new hoses, and new thermostat and antifreeze another 140. and i just started it up tonight, and it started right up, and it took several minutes before it move from the C mark to a bit shy of the half mark. Didn't overheat at all, and no smoke.  I didn't see any more leaks. so it must have all come out the radiator.    I did notice that the fans don't come on. not sure when they are supposed to come on. Can only get the relays at the dealer. I will check it again tomorrow during our snow storm. Oil seemed fine and not milky.  When I took it apart, not a drop of antifreeze in the system at all.I am going to take to shop and have them bypass the rear heater, since it seems to be common place for those to rot out and cause a leak. I drove this car for at least 10 miles with no antifreeze and car still runs. i can't believe that.   I priced the heads for this car, and they are 1600 EACH, dual camshafts in each head,  and the engine has to be lifted out of the car half way to replace the timing belt. wow.... 

Dealer would have to charge at leat $1000 to change out a radiator. Unbelievable what has to be done to get that out. Air shroud plenum above the radiator support, the entire air cleaner filter box, air hose to intake plenums and clamps,  both horns, upper radiator metal support cover, remove brackets that hold down ac lines on frame, power steering cooler, oil cooler is bolted to radiator, ac condensor is bolted to radiator, ac drier lines run from front of radiator and over the radiator preventing it from being lifted out,  two fan assemblies, hood latch mechanism, hood latch brace, upper radiator hose pipe,  thermostat wiring harness, thermostat housing, undercarriage brush guard. Over 60 bolts!!     Dealer recommends removing the ac system first, and then removing the radiator with the fans and condensor attached to radiator.  I see why they say that,  its IMPOSSIBLE to get to the bolts that hold them on. I had to leave off a few bolts because there is NO way to get them back on without removing the entire ac system. 

 

Glad to see you are getting it working with out too much expence. These cars today are a bear to work on. I remember when I had my Ranger had to replace the heater core at about 160000 miles. I swore up and down Ford put a hearer core on the assembly line then built the truck around it.