My contribution to all the "turning pro" posts. LONG

[Zoelef]

My initial advice is to go to your local community college and research AAS (2-year career) programs. There are plenty in Business Studies which could have increased market value due to your management experience. Specifically, my CC has an "Visual Communications Technology" AAS, so see what interests you and go from there. Obviously, suburban NJ may not be as flexible as apparently-rural Illinois, but meh.

The point is, you can stop-and-go here if you want. You could even space it out starting this spring: 12/8-12(summer)/12/12/8-12/finish Fall '07. IF you can live with grinding classes on a regular basis, go for it.

I would imagine that most colleges in your state accept 64-credit Associate's Degrees in full if you're interested in hitting up a Bachelor's. Be mindful of financial aid packages as well (FAFSA); I'm not sure how married couples function in this regard.

In closing, don't be this guy:

What do you do with a B.A. in English,
What is my life going to be?
Four years of college and plenty of knowledge,
Have earned me this useless degree.

I can't pay the bills yet,
'Cause I have no skills yet,
The world is a big scary place.

But somehow I can't shake,
The feeling I might make,
A difference,
To the human race.