"A" in my first Doctoral Accounting class

Well, the first summer session ended on Wednesday 28 June 07 and I earned an "A" in my first Doctoral Accounting class. My GPA is a 3.55 up from a 3.46, yeah. I have found my niche for my doctoral program. The class was tough and demanding but I learned a lot and actually enjoyed learning accounting at the theory level.

Hubby is 3lbs away from loosing 200lbs Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For our friends who are aware of hubby having had gastric bypass surgery in Sep 06, he is as of today 22 June 07 3lbs away from loosing 200lbs. When he started the liquid diet in prep for surgery hubby weighed in at 435lbs and today he is 238lbs. I'm so proud of my great, handsome husband.

Leases

This weeks assignment is on Leases and the criteria for determining what is a operating lease and what is a capital lease. Right now I'm so confused over the topic, I'm praying the information I have read will bounce around in my head tomorrow enough to where when I write my answer the the assignment it makes sense.

The assignments are getting tough towards the end of the class. which is how it should be.

Update on running - hubby and I ran/walked 2.20 miles today. I slowed my pace a bit and my heel is not hurting as bad today as it had the past few days. I realized I had been sprinting during our run portion which is something I'm not ready to do just yet.

4 June 07 start of week 5

Well, I'm starting week 5 of this 7 1/2 week course and am keeping me head above water. Today is also the start of week 3 of a running program James (the hubby) started in an effort to get back in shape. I'm so proud of my dear husband and happy that he is running with me, it has been a long time. He is now at 241lbs to 245lbs down from 435lbs (weight at the end of July 06). Our bodies are trying to adjust to working out so we are both tired but it feels good. Because of this tiredness I'm updating my blog instead of reading two chapters, one on Accounting for Income Taxes and the other on Leases but I'm sure I'll find some way to read the chapters, the three Statements of Financial Accounting Standards and the articles I need to research and read for the two assignments due Thursday and Friday of this week; I always seem to find the time even if it is not when I would like for it to be.

Start of Week 4 in Contemporary Accounting Theory

It is at times hard for me to believe I currently have 98.12% average in my first doctoral level accounting class. I find my getting a "A" in accounting hard to believe because I started out as a accounting major in my under grad and switch to straight business because I failed three accounting classes in one semester.

When I finish this 7 1/2 week class with an A my GPA will increase from a 3.45 to a 3.55. Yeah.

Finished week 2 assignments

I just submitted part one of my final paper for initial review by the professor and my classmates. I kind of rushed the submission since I have to read 100 pages for week 3 and wanted to finish week 2 before I started. I have only lost one point in my overall grade so far and if I lost a few more I would still have an A in the class. I will put more effort into next weeks portion of the final paper, I should probably write at least two to three pages per part to ensure a decent final paper.

I was so exhausted from trying to answer the second part for my first assignment this week I could not focus on the portion for the final paper. I did finally figure out what extraordinary items are though. Extraordinary items are those items which unusual nature and have a infrequency of occurrence.

Middle of week 2

Well, I've been very frustrated for the past two days. I have been trying to answer the second part of my assignment this week and could not understand why I was not understanding the question being asked, until about 830pm tonight. I finally looked up the term/concept extraordinary items in the index and found out the concept was not discussed in the readings for this week. Extraordinary items is part of what I am to read for next week. So, I have asked the professor if he wants us to answer the second part of the assignment.