I’m sitting at my computer with a blank brain.  I have just two questions to answer for my archive final and then I am free until next semester.  The professor gave us six questions to choose from, which turns out to be a good thing as I don’t have even the faintest clue how to answer four of them.  I am having a hard time getting started.  I read through some notes last night for the first question I will address and thought I would get it written then, but went to bed instead.

This morning Katie the dog got me up early as usual.  She was scheduled for the groomer today, and if she had known that she would have let me sleep in!  So, since we were up, we went to the groomer and arrived prior to 7:00 a.m.  She was shaking the entire trip, but once there began to play with the groomer’s big dog.  I told them I was writing an exam, so they’re going to keep her all day. 

My window of opportunity to write a really fantastic final exam is today.  I know I just need to start writing  and the good stuff will eventually come, so this morning I am using the blog to get those writing juices flowing.  So.  Enough procrastination.  The sun is up, Katie is getting a bath, I have Christmas music playing in the background.  There are no excuses not to write these essays and get on with the business of Christmas.  I have twenty-seven people arriving at my house Saturday for dinner, so this last minor irritant needs to be finished today so that I can concentrate on getting ready for that family gathering.

Wish me well!