I am finished with my last (and only) final of the semester!  I wrote both essays for my archives course yesterday while the dog was at the groomer.  It took me about 7 hours, and would have taken me at least 10 if Katie had been in residence.  I still have to email them to the professor, but I am waiting.  I don’t want him to think I didn’t take care with them because I turn them in early.  I will send them in tonight, they are due tomorrow at noon.

Interestingly enough as I was writing one essay I thought about an article I had read for a different class during my first semester.  I went into the online UM library catalog and found the article , but couldn’t get an electronic copy of it.  Frustrated I went back to my paper file from that course and the very first document at the front of the file was the article that I needed!  Archives save the day!

So the semester is over, time to get down to the business of Christmas.  I’m off to the grocery store next to pick up all the fresh ingredients of the dishes I will cook tomorrow.  I also have much cleaning to do, and straightening up and throwing away.  Katie, back from her day at the doggie spa, is beautiful but under my feet all the time.  Things will move more slowly today, but that’s OK; it’s the first day of my holiday break!

Happy holidays to all of you!