It has been raining here a lot lately.  Normally I am fine with rain, but I really prefer to be running outside.  Now I can run in the cold but I am too much of a wimp to run in the cold AND in the rain.  So it needs to stop raining.

And if it continues, I don’t know if I can make it to court tomorrow morning.  We are under a Flood Watch and there are two low places on my way home that were already covered in a nice layer of water (and mud in one case).  I am ready to plead one client out so I would really like to be in court tomorrow morning.

Speaking of clients, please don’t get mad at the attorney who tells you that you don’t have a case.  It is not their fault you don’t have a case.  And at least we are honest enough to tell you that you don’t have a case instead of taking your money and fighting for a case we know we will lose.  We aren’t all money-grubbing-pigs.  OK, that had nothing to do with the rain…

Here we are on the eve of Thanksgiving, which just so happens to be one of my favorite holidays (neck-and-neck with Halloween and International Ashley Day).  It is a time when we focus on what we are thankful for.  And it is a time to EAT.  I will be cooking some desserts and the broccoli casserole for my family’s gathering.  But I will also make sure to provide my Granny with the Thanksgiving Guest Liability and Indemnification Agreement.  With the Agreement, I can be comforted in knowing that my Granny is protected from my aunts, uncles and cousins, in case of heart burn or overeating.

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Hat Tip to idealawg for enlightening me on the Agreement.

I know I have mentioned previously that there is stress in the Household.  After publishing that post, I have had some friends ask me if there is a little bun in the oven.  I want to clear that up first: no, I am not pregnant.  Far from it.  Years away from it.  No baby anytime soon.

Now that the question is out of the way, I thought I should let you in on the stressful situation going on right now in my life.  Just a couple of weeks ago the Husband was notified that his job wants him to move.  Normally that would not be a bad thing, as I am use to bouncing around from state to state.  But I just took (and passed) the Bar in Tennessee.  I had plans to open up my own law firm in Tennessee.  We have been trying to find that perfect house to settle into in Tennessee.

Moving means throwing all those plans out the window.  It also means taking another Bar exam (and paying all the fees involved in such an endeavor).  And it means having to work for someone else while I go through that process.  With student loans coming due next month, I have to start working. If I am not licensed to practice in a state, I can’t open my own firm.  So this week I have been interviewing at some law firms.  The biggest obstacle is that I am not licensed to practice in this state so I can’t even do the work of a lawyer while studying for, taking, and awaiting the results of the new state’s Bar.  Working in a firm means doing intern work, if they can work me at all.  See the pressure?  See the stress?

The Husband’s company is a great company.  I want to do what it takes to make sure they are happy with him and his job situation.  So I interview with law firms and I will take another Bar.  But I remain stressed and frustrated.

Of course, if they could wait just a little bit longer, I could take the new Bar and still open up my own law firm in Tennessee and transfer it to the new state upon Bar passage.  Isn’t that a great idea?  I will keep you posted.

I finally finished my first week of training under the One Hundred Push Ups program.  I am proud to say that I made it all the way through.  It was challenging, but a success.  Now only five more weeks to go before I can do the big 100.  The training program has made me feel like I need to do more strength training.  Since moving to Tennessee I have not had a gym to go to, so my strength training has really just turned into resistance training.  In stead of lifting weights, I have my body weight and resistance bands.  It is at least something, but I feel like I could be doing more.  I guess I feel like that in other areas too.  Like Bar studying…

Speaking of Bar studying, I completely bombed the practice MBE that I took on Friday.  I mean below average raw score bombing.  I feel like I need to be cracking down even harder since I only have four weeks left until the big day.  I am now only 3 lectures behind the in-class study schedule.  I was about 1 1/2 weeks behind when I started.  I just need to practice more questions and focus on some concepts that continuously trip me up.

And finally, the House Hunting.  It is on a semi-hold right now. The Husband left today for three weeks (possibly more) in Argentina for his job.  While I can still keep looking, no firm decisions can be made until he gets back to look at the house too.  The way the market is moving along, I that any house I find will go flying off the market anytime soon.

We did go to three open houses today before he hopped on his plane.  They were mainly disappointing.  It is a combination of not finding what we want and then finding houses that people didn’t take good care of.  I mean, if you are having an open house, the least you could do is clear off the cobwebs from the side entry, toss out the dead plants and put a screw into the loose railing so no one falls down the stairs to the basement.  I mean, you are trying to sell your house, right? *sigh*  We did see one house that was taken care of and was below our price range, but it also meant it was too small for us.  At least we are starting to understand more what we will and will not accept as far as size and condition are concerned.  So the hunt, on a smaller level, will continue.  The massive assault on the real estate of Blount County will occur in August.  I will be done with the Bar, the Husband will be in the country and I want to be settled in a home before Thanksgiving!