I applaud your choice. I lost my daughter to cancer at age 3 1/2 and have a son who is now 15. After giving my wife a year to grieve I switched to working half-time because spending time with my son before he goes off to college (or otherwise out into the world) is far more important to me than money. This has been a good thing for us though I found it difficult not to work all the time like I had been. Watch out for habit which might have you still orbiting the computer before you realize it. :-)