Yesterday when I got home from work my mom told me that she was offered a job at a local winery.  She looked happy at the thought of returning to work.  She hasn't worked for over a decade due to some injuries she sustained while at work.  She still suffers a lot from the pain but she works through it and despite it seems to have a ton of energy.  She asked me, "What do you think?  Should I go to work?"  I was happy because I know that's what she's been wanting to do for the longest time.  I said, "You can go, ma, and give it a try."  So this morning her and my dad left, I think, at 4:30 a.m. to be there at 5:00 a.m.  I kind of heard them making breakfast and lunch in the kitchen...I was more than half-asleep but I still managed to hear them.  I can't wait to hear how it went for her.  I know she's been suffering from this bone heel-spur for the longest time.  It doesn't really allow her to walk comfortably...she limps all day long because of it...so we'll see how she feels when she comes home after work.  For the past few years she's had her own daycare business but I think she felt that it wasn't really a job because she stayed home...there was no commute for her to and from the office and I think that that's what she's been longing for.  I never considered it to be anything less than that just because she stayed at home.  She works really hard at trying to keep the children happy with movies, toys, coloring books, visits to the park (since it's only a block away from our house)...I gave it a try for a month (while she was on vacation to Mexico and I was unemployed) and let me tell you it's hard to make little kids listen to you!  It does drive you bonkers to be cooped up at home all day with no interaction except with kids no older than five...

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