Acknowledgements Introduction 1.ALL IN A DAY'S WORK The Intervies Ask and You Shall Receive Love and War The Commanding Secretary Getting Away Career Day The Birthday Tiara Not Just Another Rat Trooper The Lady Behind the Slinky A Speedy Job The Real Lesson The Red Purse 2.BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY Getting My Priorities Straight Just a Few More Minutes A Working Mother's Prayer This Is the Best Day of My Life Two of a Kind What Goes Around ,Comes Around Notes Left by Two Working Parensts A Child's Playground Safe Household Chores The Girl Inside the Woman First in Her Heart A Hug for Your Thought Trouble Brewing Mom's Special Day Kiss My Two-Piece Suit Vacuum Cleaner Marks-Tracks to a Mother's Heart Picture -Perfect Bologna Ceiling Fans The Best Day of Our Lives 3.TEAMWORK Stranges No More Leaving My Ego at the Door The Back Corner Booth The Best Sales Bonus A Dish with Intengrity The Monday Good-Ness Lunch club More Time for Mom The Gift of Understanding 4.SPECIAL MOMENTS 5.OVERCOMING OBSTRACLES 6.A MOTHER'S WORK 7.MAKING A DIFFERENCE 8.LIVING YOUR DREAM