Officially, she's on vacation from her job, but it's her excuse to be able to rescue Clark and help reintegrate him into society.

So, while she does take vacation time and leaves her job in Metropolis, going to Kansas and living on the Kent's farm is not probably her idea of a vacation.

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"Honey, we didn't care if you were a Russian or a Martian... You were ours... and we weren't giving you to anybody." ~ Martha in Strange Visitor

"A love that risks nothing is worth nothing." ~ Jonathan in Big Girls Don't Fly