Homework and Murphy don't mix

I've put it off long enough I needed to start my homework tonight. Finally I sat down at the computer and of course had to rearrange a few things so I had the room to put my book and still have room to type. This isn't an easy thing considering I use a lap top and I have a very small desk. Anyway, I opened the book. Talk about some dull reading. For those of you who don't know I'm taking an Excel class for work. I use Excel all day but there are four of us who decided that we'd take the class together to learn the finer points of using Excel. You have to follow the assignments step by step so you can show all of your work. Well, Murphy can't stand to see me sitting in here and he's in the livingroom. All he has done tonight is whine and whine and get in trouble. My dog loves to open kitchen cabinets and help himself to things. It got a little to quiet tonight and when I went to look he had a bottle of pancake syrup out and had gotton the top almost off. Ok that was the first scolding of the night. On to taking my purse and flinging it around the livingroom. For that he got a time out. Then he brought in a tennis shoe and threw it at me. That's when I put him outside for a little while. Now I'm giving up for tonight. I can't take the whining anymore. I mean I have an assignment due and what do I say, can't do it my dog whines??????????