I'm staying put for the moment.

I had a very long night last night, and the 2 reasons to leave were hours and working at home. There were lots of reasons to stay - and actually today (it's only taken them a year), it looks like I'll be starting to get work in the practice area I want (they didn't know I had an offer - it's just taken them a LONG time). This will open more doors for me in the areas I think I want to go towards....

I'm going to keep working on other ways to get out, but this wasn't the right "out" for me at this moment. Had the timing been different, I might have made a different decision. And I had a lovely conversation with the folks in the VI - that door is not closed forever if things go badly here. Nice to know

Thank you all for your help and counsel - it was incredibly valuable to get outside perspectives (both for and against leaving) - sometimes that helps you figure out what you really want.

CA