EXAMS!

Sigh...Exams are upon us (or at least me).

I have have 2 in class exams and 1 take-home paper/exam.
Tomorrow is my big Marketing Exam - slightly nervous because there's TONS of vocab. Yipee. AND, there's a break-even/elasticity section with tons of math. That shouldn't be TOO hard, but still nervous.

Tuesday is my most nerve racking exam - Accounting. We get to have a "Cheat Sheet" to help us out and I only have to get something like an 80 or 85 to get an A in the class. BUT...nonetheless, as always, I'm nervous ;o)

Wednesday is the day that my take home exam is due for Human Resources - the worst class in the world. Here's hoping that we don't have to stay for the entire 3 hours...

SOOOooo...we've been having a crazy winter thus far. Last Saturday we had snow, then at least a 1/4" of ice. On Tuesday and Wednesday we had something like 4 or 5" of snow. Then yesterday and today, we're getting more ice. On top of that, it's been super chilly. Thank goodness for my long down coat that I got from Lands End! It's VERY warm...I need it when I have to wait in the wind and snow for a freakin' train to come!!!

Poor Shosta has been having an interesting time with the weather. She LOVES to play in the snow, but her poor feet seem to be hurting. I've been keeping up with the walks even though it's about 15-20 degrees out in the morning. By the end of our walk, she's hobbling like a 90 year old lady and holds her front right and back left feet up in the air while I'm unlocking the door. I've been washing her feet off every time we come back in, which seems to help. Finally, I convinced her to wear her booties that we have. Of course, she puts up a fuss when I'm putting them on...and walks around like she's got something stuck up her butt. HOWEVER, I think she has finally realized the practicality of them. Once we get outside and walking, she doesn't even mind them at all! She climbs in the snow, walks everywhere, and doesn't end up hobbling. They are fleece with a little bit of vinyl on the bottom, so they do soak up the water. BUT, it's better than having her bare feet on the ice. We're trying to find some vinyl ones, but they've been sold out for a while at our pet stores nearby. These will do for now. At least she doesn't mind them as much now.

What a cutie she is. I've been keeping the heat down lower lately to save money (our place is crazy inefficient)...so she's been shivering "like a dog poopin' blades" (thanks for that analogy dad). To help keep her warm, I got the heating pad out, turned it on, and made her lay down on top of it. She seems to be enjoying the warmth, as she hasn't moved for something like an hour now. Unfortunately, with the heating pad on, I don't get to have our heater on (too many heating items on one circuit makes everything shut down because the electrical wiring is stupid here. bah)....so now I'm freezing. We'll have to trade back and forth ;o)


Alrighty...I should get to studying. Hope everyone is doing well! It's almost Christmas!