Good Nite Mommie and Daddy!

Jimbo and I headed out on the town tonight to an amazing dinner and party at The Pavilions at Angus Barn courtesy of my new employer SciQuest.  Not too shabby for my first week on the job.  Vann and Kim babysat the boys for us and Taylor dropped by for a visit.  This is the pic they sent us 1/2 way through the evening.  Does PJ look tired or what?

Top 10 things I learned on the first day of my new job

Today was the first day at my new job at SciQuest.  It's a HUGE change for me in almost every aspect. After 17 years in the United Way system - first at a member agency, then United Way, United eWay and finally TRUiST where I managed clients running United Way campaigns online - I am embarking on a whole new path.  Here are the things I learned today:

10. Allow at least an extra 10 minutes on Mondays when I have to get the boys ready for "water play" and drag in the bags of fresh sheets/blankets and diapers/wipes.
9. Taking I-40 to Harrison Ave to Weston Parkway in the morning will require more willpower than I believe that I can muster...McDonalds? Chick Fil A? Burger King?  If there was a Bojangles, I'd be in DEEP!
8. The SciQuest HR team is super nice.
7. Keith Gilliam is a hoot! (and probably thinks I'm stupid since it took me 4 times to reset my network password) 
6. Big companies have cool swag.

5. Do NOT forget your key fob!
4. Definitely do not forget your key fob AND your phone!!

3. HR paperwork gives me a headache.
2. I have so much to learn.
1. I am so excited to be starting this new adventure!

My New World!

aka How do we draw a picture of overwhelming?

I HATE having my picture taken...

I am quite possibly the LEAST photogenic person alive.  Jimbo has said more than once that G and PJ are not going to be able to remember me after I'm gone because there are so few pictures of us together.  So here is one that I actually like.  The matching shirts were a total coincidence!

and a funny one of Jimbo...

Small changes that make a big difference...

This morning Ryan and I were on the way to the pool and were going to stop by Harris Teeter and pick up some beer on the way.  Then we realized it was only 10am.  No, we didn't then realize that we should be in church and not drinking beer, although that's probably true! Rather we realized that we COULDN'T buy beer because it was not yet noon.   He said that if he were ever elected to office that would be the first law he would repeal.  I said that I would change FSA rules to allow $5,000 per child (rather than per family) and bring back the ability to pay for over the counter drugs (as I try to spend out the money I have left on my FSA account!). Both small changes that would make a huge difference in our lives!   What would you change?