My "Stay at Home Mom" Dilemma

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I've been a stay at home mom for nearly 4 years. I love every minute of it -- spending every day with my girls, cleaning the house, cooking. I really do love to take care of my family. Recently, I've been overwhelmed with a serious feeling of guilt though. Every day my husband works so hard outside of the home to financially support our family while I get to live the good life playing with my kids. I know, I know...I've said it myself before -- being a stay at home mom is work too. I'm the maid, the cook, the babysitter, the teacher. I've got a whole list of full time jobs wrapped into one. Still, I get to share every minute of that with my precious little girls. To take some of the financial burden off of my husband, I've tried several "money making" web sites, but I haven't found anything with great pay outs yet. I also feel like I'm cheating my girls out of their time with me trying to make an extra dollar. My husband says its not a big deal and we don't really need the extra cash anyway. I just feel like he might be able to enjoy a little more time with the kids if I could make a little extra in my "free time." Has anyone else been faced with a similar situation before? How did you deal with it? What was the end result? I'd love to hear your stories/opinions/suggestions!