Happy Day

Well, I just thought I would report that I got my results for the most recent section of the CPA Exam today and I PASSED!!! (Yes, I was the crazy lady you heard screaming her head off at about 1:46 p.m. today.)

Courtney and I were on our way to Rexburg when I stopped and checked the mail on the way out of the driveway, and there IT was. The envelope with "Idaho State Board of Accountancy" as the return address. It is right then that you know it is do or die. I think my exact words were "Oh Crap". You see, when I took this exam, I went into it pretty much thinking I was doomed. Greg had lost his job a few months before, which meant that I had been working full time since August and I also was back in the middle of another "MBA" class, two factors that I did not have to contend with while taking the other sections I took during the summer. So, I just did not have the study time that I would have liked to have had. Anyhoo, I made Courtney open the envelope, which took, like 20 minutes, and finally she told me the good news. Cue screaming, laughter, etc. etc.

What makes me the most happy is that I see the light at the end of this tunnel and I am realizing just how close I am to being done. I only have one more section to pass of the CPA and three more classes after this semester and I AM DONE. I can't even imagine what it will be like to have nothing to study for or no papers to write. I am so excited to think of the possibility of having time to do the things that I want to do. :)

On a different note, Courtney had her first "Festival" today, which is where we went to BYU-Idaho and she played two songs on her violin for a judge. Later on, her teacher called and said that the judge had scored her at a 99, which I think is tremendous for a girl who has been playing for just 8 months. She has done very well and I am proud of her. She was most excited about getting such a good score and what with my good news, she took it upon herself to go and write "Happy Day" on November 21's square of the calendar. Happy day indeed.

Ahhh November

Well, I don't have any exciting or witty story to tell, but I just thought I'd check in and say Hi.

Since last post, I did take the FAR section of the CPA exam and while I was not as prepared as I would have liked to be, it didn't go quite as bad as I thought it would. (Of course I can say that now because I won't get my score for another month or so.) Hopefully since this is overall financial accounting I can rely on what I have been learning for the last five years to get me a good, solid 75%! (That is the required score to pass.) So keep your fingers crossed!

Having taken the test, I am left to a fairly quiet point of life right now, considering the fact that I only am taking one class this semester, which is nice. This month is probably the quietest I will have until next July or so, so I am doing my best to enjoy it.

I really like November anyway, Halloween is fun and all, but November is just nice. I have always loved Thanksgiving (How can you go wrong with a Holiday that revolves around food?) and while I do love Christmas, there is so much craziness that surrounds it. So it is just nice to have November.

Some exciting news is that both Annie and Lori appear to be having baby girls in March, so that will be fun. We have had a girl deficiency for some time on the Martineau side (ironic, I know), but after these babies are born, everything will be even. 7 boys, 7 girls. And babies are fun. I got to hold Rachael's baby Rayce this weekend at his blessing and any time I get to hold a very snuggly, non-fussy newborn is a good time in my book. So Congrats to Lori & Annie, can't wait to snuggle more babies!

Well, that's about it. At the moment, everyone is healthy and happy at our house, knock on wood. Hope you are all happy and healthy as well. Happy November!

Halloween 2009

These pictures should speak for themselves.