((((((Wendy)))))),

I don't think it's a "pipe dream" at all -- it's HOPE and we all have to have that.

I think it would be a wonderful thing for you to do.

All you have to do is make sure you have all the facts about the impact and then you can make your decision.

Keep in mind, though, something that my WONDERFUL son has been trying to drive into my head for years: "just because you make a decision NOW, doesn't mean it's a lifetime decision. you can always change your mind later."

Don't worry about the BP. Man if all of us who had 'issues' didn't work, the country would be at a standstill One of my bosses said to me a long-long time ago, that when you take a new job, you change the job description. It changes to fit your personality. It changes to allow for the extra things that you're willing to do. It changes because sometimes you find new and better ways of doing things that gets rid of old procedures. He was saying this while in the midst of re-writing my job description because I had taken a new job

Hugs. And think POSITIVE. I believe that The Universe puts opportunities in front of us when it's trying to guide our steps. I can definitely see some step-guiding going on here