Hello - We're back (and under new management

I've had this on my to-do list for a long time (it hasn't formally been on the list for more than a couple of days, but I meant to put it there...), so it's about time our blog got going again. Of course, the voice will be a little different - Mark is holding the fort at home right now, and Charmaine is at Saint Mary's, trying not to let them know how much credit they should get for her awesomeness. So one of us will blog a LITTLE more than the other, I'm betting.

It's been a LONG time since we've posted, but this will be more like a status update than a year-in-review. Matthew is enjoying school, and Chiara is absolutely champing at the bit to go to school, too, so it's a good thing that she will go to the Early Childhood Development Center at Saint Mary's next school year. She will love it, I think, at least a little more than being at home with Daddy who can only keep up with a four-year-old's need for interaction for so long. But she keeps a brave face.

At this moment, what is inevitably holding my attention is the long slog towards Monday, when I find out if I passed the Indiana Bar Exam. I would like to say I know that I passed - and I guess the chances are probably pretty good - but one has to know that there's always the possibility that you haven't, and the specific Indiana law they tested on was sufficiently weird enough to make me wonder. The good news is, EVERYBODY seemed to think the topics were mysteries to them, too. Even so, the last two months have been excruciating - it was a lot easier waiting for bar results when I was working two or three jobs. But in three days I will know - I can't wait...