It was, thank you. In more ways than you can possibly fathom.
My babies are officialy adults next month,(and quite extraordinary young adults might I add - their friends have expressed admiration and astonishment at the relationship we have with our kids) and I have resumed professional life.
It's a job, and it "helps people", but my true passion, however, is to develop a program to enlighten busy parents as to how to make the most of the time they do have with their kids. Many well-adjusted children still have a deep and unfilled need for the right kind of attention, and it is in the day to day mundane activities that those needs can be met. We have seen it in the work we've done with children through our church and school and in interactions with our daughters' friends and extended family.
Unfortunately, it's the "hyper-educated" as I refer to them, that are often the most resistant to this message, regardless of how much their kids need it.