Hi Daytona Flyer! Thanks so much for the input.
I've heard that the CFI checkride is a royal pain in the @#$, any others out there with opions for or against that assessment please chime in.
I picked up a copy of Gleim's PC based FOI and CFI written- because I am a computer geek- and at work I can sneak off, be plodding through the test questions, and nobody knows

But OH MY GOD- you are right- how BORING!
The notebook I assume is for lesson plans or the like, correct? That to me doesn't sound to bad- again because I am a computer geek and have tons of resources at my disposal- and again- could work on it while at my job an who is going to say anything- thay all work for me!
Close- no prob- I live on Left Downwind 9L SFB.
Thanks for the tip on the age of equip- had not thought of that. I see lots of SR-20s showing up around here, maybe that's a good thing.
Thanks Daytona!