The Drummond News

p.s. I found the CBC button at Lectio.ca. There are lots of others.

I want my CBC. The lockout has been going on for over a week now, and it's very dull listening to all these old repeats. Except O'Reilly on Advertising - I love O'Reilly. (Can't provide a link, cause the lockout has affected the website too.)

This is management's side.

And this is the union's side.

And here's an interesting site by CBC radio self-professed nerd, Tod Maffin.

Still studying, but with very dull background noise.

Tried my first case for this module this morning. It did not go well, though I didn't really expect it to. I never do well on my first practice case. The case is now 4 hours long, up from 3 for the previous modules. And now we have to take on the perspective of a controller, rather than an auditor as in past cases. It was tough. I finished reading it through, put together my outline, and then thought, Huh, now where do I need to begin? And then I did stuff in the wrong order.

But that's the point of practice, and next time I will have a better idea of where to start, and how to work through the information. I only wish I didn't have to hand this in. I want to attach a note.

Dear Sir, this was my first case. I know now that I should have addressed the fraud before calculating the tax provision and the bank financing. I also realized where the information was that I needed to calculate the finished goods inventory. Also, it was a bit breezy on the deck and I had to move into the kitchen part way through; next time I will practice inside.
Sincerely, Sarah.

I've about had enough of CASB for the summer. I'm up to week 9 out of 10, though each week is only 4 or 5 days long, so they can compress the course into just July and August. I prefer financial accounting; this course is too much management accounting for me. I want to dig in my garden, go to the beach, read a book on my deck. Anything but describe the function and objectives of an audit committee to an imaginary colleague.

Ah well, I'm home for the summer, can't complain too much. If only I didn't have the study part of study leave, life would be grand. I love being home with the girls - makes me wonder some days why I went back to work. But then of course, if I didn't have CASB filling my time, I'd likely be dead bored a lot of the time. The extra money's awfully nice too.

Poor Mag had her stitches out today. She cried and cried - the first time through all of this she hasn't been brave. The only other time she's cried, really, is when she was told she'd have to sleep over in the hospital. I don't know whether it was the sight of the incision or the crying and carrying on, but after the stitches were out I had to sit down and put my head between my legs. Ask my parents about the times I had stitches, you'll understand why I don't come from a long line of doctors.

All right, enough break. Back to what the auditor should be telling the audit committee. Dear, dear Cynthia (the imaginary colleague) doesn't know she's being taken for a ride by her auditor and her CEO.

I've had a request for a new picture for my blog. My family is tired of seeing that drunken baby. I'm happy to oblige. Enjoy.

Hmm, must update the sidebar of this page - I'm not listening to Christmas music anymore, and I'm not knitting much of anything these days. I am working on a quilt, which I will try to photograph soon.

Maggie had a visit from the Appendix Fairy this week. She went into the hospital on Monday with abdominal pains, "right here" (imagine a little girl pointing at her lower right abdomen). After some tests, and a poke in the belly that made her jump, it was decided she should have surgery right away. She was incredibly calm and brave. She's home from the hospital today (only 2 days in!) feeling nearly back to normal. She gets to eat lots of jello and icecream, but I'm not allowed to make her laugh. Stitches out on Friday already. It's been a long week, and it's only Wednesday.