Hun, if most of your network is one place then go to your network!!! BB is one of the biggest villages I have up here and the girls I have met IRL have been life savers. I would be even more nuts without them!!

Is there a zoo where you are looking at going to that would see Shel's experience and long service as a very useful backup? Does she have someone who would give her a glowing reference? Having a history like hers in her workplace can really work for her if she wants to do the same thing.

All the best with your decision hun. If you do decide to go, you know there are a few of us around here who have done it with small children that can give you some keys to helping it go smoothly.