Exams are over and, discounting the weekend that I know will be nuts as we try to get everything ready for Drew’s departure, I’ve been busy doing as little as possible today. Got to sleep in this morning which was very lovely. Decadent even. Classes and exams are done until next semester so there was no need to get us early to study.

When we finally crawled out of bed we headed to the mall – Kingsway, not WEM – to do some last minute shopping for friends and neighbours. I’ve been pretty lazy this Christmas and am using Drew’s impending departure as my excuse. I didn’t sent out Christmas cards this year and am only sending a few packages out to friends and family. I haven’t actually shipped any of those yet either. The plan is to get them in the mail tomorrow. So don’t feel that I snubbed you if you receive nothing from us this year. You’re in good company as we snubbed nearly everyone. Grandma’s excepted. Can’t miss sending a package to Drew’s grandma. Just have to find her address. It’s around here somewhere…

After shopping we headed to our local Legion to renew our memberships. We really should be more active in our Legion since they do so much good work. I tend to say that it’s hard to find the time between school and work but I’m sure if I tried harder I could. Must do better in future.

As for school, I have one of my texts already so perhaps I should make use of the break between semesters to get some pre-reading before classes begin. Sounds like a good and mature plan. Likely means I won’t get around to it during the Christmas break. I don’t think my books for the other two classes will arrive before the new year.

Enough babbling. Time to spend some quality time with the hubby. Night all.

Exam finished and things were recognizable. Bonus. Carpooled to base with hubby so I could write exam and he could do last minute stuff at work. Exam has been finished for 30+ mins. He’s MIA and cell phone is off. Too cold to go wandering outside when I have no ideas which building he is in. Then again all buildings are locked or require ID to access. Stuck waiting at a door looking like the dogs do when we leave home. Pathetic and forlorn. I am not amused!

Dropped into work today together my flu shot and dragged Drew with me. Figures it would be a good time for Drew to say hi to my co-workers he met in the past and a chance for him to meet the new ones.

I can’t believe I’ve been missing work. Spent way too much time putting out small fires via email during the afternoon. I think I need to look deep into my psyche to find out why that might be.

While I was studying this afternoon Drew was out picking up important supplies – ice melt, dog food and cat food. Not enough to make it through his entire absence but enough to cut down on the number of trips I’ll need to make cross town to pick up snacks for the munchkins.

And now apparently its time for me to go back to reading my chapter summary notes… Hope some of what I’m reading sticks in the head until tomorrow afternoon.

Spent most of the day completing online quizzes – approximately 450 true/false and essay questions – in preparation for my upcoming Psych exam on Thursday. I still have a similar number of multiple choice quiz questions to tackle tomorrow. I’m feeling a bit more confident going into this next exam since I at least recognize some of the topics an haven’t failed any of my practice tests yet. We’ll see how the real deal goes down in a few days.

I did, however, pay close attention to the answer to the question surrounding the success rates of using nagging as a behavioural modification technique. I’m sure husbands and children everywhere are now quaking in their boots.

Tomorrow morning I have to stop by the office and get my flu shot. I think I’ll bring Drew with me so he can finally meet some of the coworkers I babble on about at home. It’s always good to put name faces to names. Won’t hang around too long though. Will have to return home and get back into studying mode as quickly as possible.

On the off chance that more of the subject materials the class sticks in the noggin.

Have a great night all.

Despite being off work this week so I can study and complete my exams I’m still receiving lists of “emergency” issues to deal with.  I’d tell you how I really feel about the situation but I’m trying to clean up my language these days.

As for today’s exam – I read the textbook and readings, studied all the guides, did the practice quizzes… and spent the 3 hour exam guessing at the answers. I recognized NOTHING on my exam. Ok, so it wasn’t that bad but it certainly felt like it when I was writing it.  This is not a good sign. The essay questions didn’t seem to be based on past papers or the contents of the quizzes and study guide questions. Usually I exit the exams with a certainty that I passed – even if I don’t think I did that well on it.  No such reaction after today’s exam. Here’s hoping I at least squeaked out 50% so I don’t have to retake the Enviro Chem class.

We spent the evening at the pre-deployment briefing for Drew’s tour. From my perspective it felt like a complete waste of time. I know that their services are valuable for some members and families but ours isn’t one of them. I work full time and we have no children. Most, if not all, of the services offer nothing that I can or would ever make use of. Having been through similar briefings in the past, I didn’t learn anything new at this one.

The fact that the briefing was made mandatory – as opposed to optional – made it seem patronizing. I was insulted that I’m not considered to be adult enough, or intelligent enough, to determine whether or not I need to attend a meeting outlining the available services. Too bad they didn’t have a 360 review and didn’t  solicit feedback from those who attended.  I met a few others who also felt the briefing was a waste of their precious time. I think they might have been surprised at any feedback they received. Of course, first they would have to be open to receiving feedback from those they are supposedly serving…

I certainly could have used those two plus hours studying for my next exam.