Glad that’s over with!

Watching TV

Will you please stop taking my picture?

I think I just discovered the single best thing about my new laptop…it has a media card reader built-in!  Well, to be honest, I knew it was there, but this was the first time I put two and two together and actually used it instead of getting my card reader out of my camera bag.

On to the title of my post—I had a take-home midterm tonight for my Integrated Accounting Applications class.  It was from 6-10 and involved identifying fraud in a database using Microsoft Access.  I really hope that I don’t need access extensively in the future.  I know many of my classmates are hoping we never see it again.  We are starting working with Microsoft Excel next and I’m much more comfortable with that!

Now that this midterm is behind me, I have one presentation, two group assignments and five classes before the weekend.  Emma and I are going home and are excited to spend some time with family!  I’m so ready to jump in the car and get home to Florence!

Emma through the months

Emma has been living with us for just over thirteen months.  I thought I would post some of my favorite pictures of her.

 

These are Emma’s first pictures.  She was a little over three months old.  They were taken one afternoon in September at Uncle Mark’s house.

 

Thanksgiving Day 2008—again at Uncle Mark’s house

 

Christmas 2008—the beginning of Emma’s nightmare—I got a new camera that’s always on the ready to capture her being cute.

These were made during my internship on a weekend home in Florence.  Emma had either her first or second real haircut about a week before this.

This summer when the hydrangeas were blooming at home.  You’ve seen this picture alot…

Well, that’s about all for now.  I’m sure I have more, but these are some of my favorites that show just how much she has changed.  I took some pictures yesterday that I need to upload and I will probably take some more tomorrow or over the weekend.  Emma got a haircut and I want to document how much more she looks like a Poodle and how cute she looks in her Halloween dress!

Hello, Fall!

Today’s weather was quite different from what we have been experiencing lately—heat and humidity or rain.  It was cool this morning and remained pleasant, clear and cool all day.

Emma was a little chilly this morning and wore her little Halloween dress all day.  She’s going to get some good wear out of it up until Halloween because she only had a couple of days to wear it last year.  Unlike a real baby, she hasn’t outgrown her clothes!

I wanted to walk Emma this morning, but she is a creature of habit and is used to rather hurried mornings where we go in as soon as she finishes her “business”.  We did walk around in the afternoon both yesterday and today.  This is the first time in a while that we’ve had a sunny day to play outside and she hasn’t been panting from the sun beating down on her.  She just can’t handle a lot of time outside during the heat of the summer.

I’m looking forward to a lower electricity bill since my air conditioning hasn’t run all day (yay!), but I know it won’t be long until I need to turn on some heat, at least overnight.  I am really glad that Emma seems to like to cuddle more when the temperature is just a few degrees lower! :)

One down, One to go

I had my second Governmental Accounting exam today.  It was harder than I expected, but that seemed to be the general consensus among my classmates.  I did pretty well, but missed my personal goal by two points.  Oh well.  I improved from the first test, so I guess a positive trend is good enough.  I just need to keep moving up!

I have a Partnership Tax test on Thursday.  I’m not really sure what to expect because I have never had this professor before.  Also, this is more of a written concepts test rather than a practical numbers test.  This will be a first for me.  I have about 20 code sections and revenue rulings to memorize before then—not fun.  We’ve never been required to know code sections in the past, so this is new for me too.

I’m staying here this weekend to study for my Advanced AIS test next Monday.  I think that one is going to be a doozie.  I’ll have all weekend to study for that though.

Emma has been playing sick today.  She coughed several times last night and woke me up.  Today she has still coughed a few times, but is playing and bouncing as normal.  I think she’s mad because I took her away from her Mimi.  If she acts the same way again tonight, I will probably find a vet around here to get her checked out.  I’m  not too worried though—she is eating and playing after all! :)

That’s all for now.  Since it’s getting prettier, I will try to get some good pictures of Emma this weekend.  We also plan to enjoy the cooler and less humid air—Welcome Fall!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today was my Mom’s Birthday.  We did a low-key family lunch with my Grandparents and she opened her gifts from Gram & Grandaddy, Daddy, Emma and me.  I was very pleased that the clothes we got her fit and looked so good on her.

We came home and she played with Emma for a while.  We all took short naps and I ended up leaving later than I had planned.

I’m sorry we didn’t get to spend more time together this weekend, but I’m glad I was able to help at the hospital with Grandaddy so she could do other things.  Hopefully if I get to come home again in two weeks, things will be a little more peaceful.

Mom—We love you and appreciate all you do for us!  Emma wishes she was at home with you, but will take care of me for you.  I hope you get a chance to get to have lunch with your friends since you weren’t able to last Friday.  You’re the best! :)

What a Girl Wants…

I’m trying to decide if I should make a big purchase for something some people would deem a waste of money…a Wii.

I’ve wanted one for a couple of years, but haven’t been able to part with the money.  I’m an accountant…I don’t buy frivolous things like gaming systems. :)

Now that the price has fallen to $199, I’m starting to think I might just break down and get one.  I really want Beatles RockBand too—that’s a big reason for the latest rekindling of my desire to buy one.

So, my question is this: If I was to buy a Wii, what would you consider necessary accessories and games?

I’ll let you know if I actually get one.  I’m betting I’ll wait for Christmas when it’s easier to get toys, though!

Beautiful Day

I can’t express how happy I was to see the sun today! I really hated going inside the Business Building today because I would be in a cold classroom with no windows. (Speaking of cold, our tuition could be so much less if they would adjust the thermostats throughout all the buildings where it’s not less than 70 degrees—take note if anyone with power ever reads this!)

It just felt so good to have sunlight on my skin! After class, Emma and I played outside for a little while until she decided to run after some girls jogging around the condos. I guess she just wanted to join in! She doesn’t get to play outside off a leash near enough. I’m just so afraid of her chasing people and especially what would happen if a car came through and couldn’t see her. That’s one are of her training I really need to work on.

We have a busy couple of days ahead of us. Tomorrow is one of my long days with classes, then I tutor in the afternoon and I have a group meeting in the early evening. Thursday, I only have my one class, but we are going home for Mom’s Birthday as soon as I finish with class. It will be a late night, but I would much rather drive home on Thursday night and sleep one more night in my bed at home with my family. Emma’s getting a haircut on Friday morning too—it’s long overdue! I’ll try to get a cute picture of her when she’s all dolled up with painted toenails and bows in her hair—well, she’s always cute, so I’ll just try to get a picture of her!! :)

That’s all for tonight…