liz,
You may have been out of the work place, but you have been managing the home, your son's schooling, your hubby; You, my dear, are an excellent manager and your skills are not gone! They come back. I hadn't truly worked in 11 years (piddly part time jobs here and there), but getting back to where I had been was such a wonderful thing for me! Everything came back and I have a renewed energy for it! Maybe start part time?
You can get back there again!!!!!!!
Love,