Boss,

I know you only care if I pass my exams, however you really need to know the extent to which I went through.

At my age, you really have two problems, your memory and a need to go to the bathroom. Since these exams really require use of ones memory, I subscribe to the Zen approach of study, review and on the day of the exam, lots of rest, no stress, eat light, drink water, use the bathroom, arrive with plenty of time, and focus. My wife volunteered to take my daughter, Terin to daycare and leave me with some extra time to review (ok cram) and focus before the exam. So I happily packed my 2 year-old into mom's care, kissed them both good-bye and never even noticed Terin dangling my set of keys in her fingers.