A small desk with a laptop, books, and a chair sits in Heather Rude-Turner’s living room in northern Virginia.
Her two young children and even her two dogs know not to touch anything on that desk, no matter how rowdy they get around the house.
“That’s mommy’s desk,” says Heather’s 5-year-old daughter, Naomi.
Why the caution? Because Rude-Turner, 31, has spent the last few years working toward her bachelor’s degree. She graduated in December 2011 with a degree in child psychology, a cause for celebration for her entire family. They know the road to graduation has been longer and more difficult than most.
