....and we're back!  So, after a two-week hiatus, I think that I can back on track with study. For a while, I had thought about putting it aside and wait until I was more mentally prepared, but Mary gave me a good idea: to set aside at least 10-15 minutes each day, using a timer, even, in order to do just a little bit of study.  Some of the days exercises are somewhat intimidating, and that has kept me from performing them, but Mary's advice will hopefully make it less daunting.  I will definitely give that a try and see if I can get back into the mindset of study.