HOly cow, don't quit your job!! Do you think that $15.00/hr jobs grow on trees?? They sure dont' around here!! IS there not a day program for children at that "in-between" age to go to while you are at work? My folks started leaving me alone at age 10, but I was pretty self-sufficient and I then I started working the summers for cash when I was 12 (baby-sitting, office work--remember key-punch machines??) I guess it depends on the maturity of your children, but DON'T QUIT YOUR JOB!! Summer is already almost half over.