You Did It! - Now move along

You know the weirdest thing about finishing is ... starting up again. We've spent 5 years (including law application time) waiting for this moment to finish the bar. And now its done. It's like the bus stopped, we arrived and now what? I didn't plan for the after, just the before.

The other strange thing is that I didn't have to study tonight (obviously, I'm posting to the blog). I haven't not had something to do for five years. There's malingering guilt, that sneaks up on me from time to time - speaking to my subconcious, "You are not studying and therefore you will FLUNK! Bwa hah hah hah!" I sit bolt upright and try and figure out what I'm forgetting, whether its midnight or mid-day.

And the funny thing is that Kat hasn't noticed, or has noticed but ignores it hoping it will go away like that time I tried to construct a heavy metal version of pop-goes-the-weasel that turned out more like a bad rendition of a bald stray dog sucking on a pickle on a downhill glacier. Its better that the memory end there.

Now, Kat actually thinks I'm fun to be around - at least when I'm not packing (a result of the guilt, no less - can't be totally non-productive). Timothy no longer talks about visiting me at my house - the law school. And Kassie will dance on my stomach until my legs come up and she can slide down. It's amazing how quickly she's learned how I react to stomach dancing.

Now that I've totally digressed from the post topic, I should swear off midnight posting. Good luck to all who read this --> I'm happy, I'm tired and I'm really excited for the future. Therefore I have no business making sense at this juncture. Good Night.

We Did It!

Well, after 4 years, 2 kids, and one long summer of studying....we did it! Ben is officially done with law school AND the bar exam! It still seems strange that Ben won't be starting classes this month. Instead, we'll be moving (in 3 short weeks!) and Ben will start working full time. We're so excited about this new part of our life. Way to go honey!

Hey Kassie! Daddy finished law school, what do you think we should do now?

Disneyland? Ok! Thanks to Grandma and Papa, we have a condo for a week near Disneyland! Don't know when yet, but it's definitely in the works!

You Know You're Old When....

Timothy was so excited when he put his pajamas on the other night. He came running out and said "Look Mom! Reader Rabbit on my jamas!" My poor, deprived child.

What kind of parent allows their child to get this classic character confused with a computer game?!

Brotherly Advice

At almost 4, Timothy has figured out how much bigger than Kassie he really is and how much more he knows. So of course he takes it upon himself to "enlighten" her from time to time. This is the conversation they had on the way to church today.
T: Mom, are you going to be my teacher today?
M: Yes, Timothy, I'm going to be your Sunbeams teacher today.
T: What Kassie going to do?
M: Kassie is going to go to nursery.
T: Kassie! You hear that? You going to go to nursery!
K: Oh!!
T: Mommy coming to Sunbeams with me, so you go to nursery, and you no cry for Mommy, 'k?
K: Ok
T: Because, Mommy, Mommy will come back; so you no cry ok?
K: Ok

And you know what? She didn't! I think a big part of it is our friend Becca is one of her new nursery leaders and Kassie LOVES her; but who knows? Maybe she took her brother's advice to heart!

Break from Blogging

So we've been out of the blogging scene for a while. Biggest reason was my computer ran out of hard drive space so I couldn't download my pictures from my camera. Yes, you can blog without pictures, but it's not nearly as fun! Then the kids and I went on a 3 week trip to MT (more on THAT to come later!). Thankfully, my wonderful husband surprised me with a new computer (my old 0ne had way more problems than just the memory), with more memory than I'll be able to use for quite a while. So hopefully you'll be hearing from us more often, although you can expect another break in a month or so when we move! Guess I have a lot of work to do between now and then!

Look-alike kids

I've been under the impression for the last 3 years that my kids look a lot like me...not according to the experts at myheritage.com! As you can see though, they DO look like each other! I love my husband, but I'm still not sure I agree with the meters! What do you think?

Look-alike Meter

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