Hello all,
I'm not as far west as some of you, but I'm from Idaho.  Yes, I'm a little tater tot!  Anyway, I run a home day care 60 hours a week and make about what I would working for min wage.  It's not what you would call high paying job *lol*, but it is a rewarding job.  I'm just tired of scraping the bottom of the barrel every month, if you know what I mean.  I decided to take a chance and try something new.  I need to be more of a risk taker! I'm usually very careful about everything I do.  My husband passed away when my kids were very young, and I had no job at the time, so I learned to be wary of anything that wasn't a sure thing.  I'm taking a chance and going out of my comfort zone here, but I'm going to give it a try! 
Chat later,
Kathy