Our favorite time of the year!

Goooooooo Huskerssssssssssss! ******* On the potty note, slow progress. K is sitting on the potty more now but only before bath time. Hey, any progress is better than none.

boys and their toys

everyone should

wake up this happy!

welcome to the potty (& counting to ten)

don't ask me how I could forget this in my recap! Anyway, we got K a potty seat that fits on the big toilet and he's tried it out a couple times but would barely sit on it for long. We decided to get a potty seat about a week ago that sits on the floor which made it easier for him to get on and off of. He hasn't been a big fan of it, until (hopefully) tonight. He sat on it in his diaper and we all counted to ten as he sat there. Then we took the diaper off and he sat on it and we counted again. He was probably on it for a minute or two total, but it's a lot better than before when he'd just cry! Oh, and he actually counted to ten! Yes, 10! It was fantastic! I would've made a video of it, however he was sitting on the potty and my son's bits don't need to be broadcast.

my first week

i've been trying to figure out how to summarize my first week at the new job and its been narrowed down to incredibly mind-blowing. at my first meeting (outside of the initial interview) i went to a meet-n-greet lunch with one of my bosses and some of the HR staff. it was very nice, so nice that the restaurant we went to didn't put prices on the menu! yeah, i played it conservative but it was awesome! i was also treated to lunch on my first day! the first few days were spent on learning the specific programs. they embrace technology so a lot of information is in their intranet plus the equipment, programs, etc are up to date and pretty user friendly. the people that i've met so far are nice and i even went out to lunch with the new HR Admin who started a week before me. i have 2 bosses (1-here and 1-big, big midwest city about 3 hours away) and they have been great. i pretty much just dived right in with answering the phones and answering any questions as well as i could. there's a lot to learn but i have a working knowledge of benefits/401K policies so i can only build on it. some other things that stand out about the firm is that they have a lactation room for nursing mothers! now, unless you've read my blog(s) for a while, you may not realize how much of a big deal this is for me. when i was pregnant with k i told my boss (killjoy) i was going to nurse him and the look on her face was disappointment! as time went by she mentioned that if i was still nursing when i came back from maternity leave i could pump in the bathroom....um, WTF?! would you eat your food in the bathroom?! no, i don't think so. anyway, killjoy's opinion of nursing came out more and more (it was unfavorable) and so the fact that the firm has an area for mothers is another HUGE plus. there are quite a few nice things about the firm and i'll share them as i go. i had a good beginning week and hope that it will continue. it's been really freaking sweet!

for once

i had the upper hand! recap: just after 9am killjoy came and told me that we'd have our exit interview at 3pm today. at that point i realized that she fully expected me to work the entire day. and at that point i decided it was time for me to just go. at 9:45am i went to killjoy's office and placed my time sheet and access card on her desk and told her: me: i'm going to go ahead and call it a day killjoy: (speechless, jaw dropped open and she got a bit bug-eyed) well, we need to do this exit interview me: i'm not interested in participating in that. i don't have anything to add to what i put in my resignation letter (which was nothing anyway) killjoy: (still speechless and staring at the time sheet and card) me: yeah, i haven't done much of anything over the past few days and i can't justify just sitting there doing nothing for another whole day. plus, as of 9:15am this morning i fufilled my 2 week obligation so i'm going to go. killjoy: ok, well good luck. (said very quietly, almost mousy-like - which is totally unlike her UNLESS she is caught by suprise) me: sure. (then i left her office, got my coat, said some final goodbyes and left the building) ********************** this whole time (and even throughout my entire time working under her), killjoy has always seemed to be a step ahead. she "knew" i was looking for a job, she "knew" i was doing this or that, she "knew" blah, blah blah... well this time, she did NOT know this was coming. the look on her face of utter shock and her being practically speechless made the event that much sweeter. so there it is. i'm done. so what do people do at 10:40 am on a wednesday? LOL

hell ya!

so my out of office assistant is on and i so love the fact that i can put on there that i've moved on and i'm passing the buck to killjoy! i don't anticpate being here after noon. as of 9:15 AM this morning, i will have fulfilled my 2 week notice (if they want to get picky about it).

drama queen fun

i should've nicknamed killjoy "drama queen" instead! i discovered from people who've found out about my departure from her that ever since giving my notice, killjoy has been "did ya hear...?" to practically anyone who passes by her office! she's playing the pity-me card to anyone who'll listen. then i noticed the posting for my job in the break room and found mis-spellings. apparently discretion regarding employees and detailed proof-reading are not requirements for someone in her position. always the consumate professional! NOT! of course, watching this all unfold is sofaking hilarious! if they only knew what's coming when i'm not here to deal with the azzhat sales reps, maintain the databases and create the pdfs among other things.

and there u go, killjoy! ***updated

so i couldn't wait until friday. I just gave killjoy the news and like i suspected, she figured that i had been looking for a while, like a year! when i told her that i felt under-utilized in my current position, she admitted that she knew that and wasn't sure how to rememdy it. i suppose i could take that two ways: 1. that if she thought way, why didn't she at least try to give me a reason to stay or 2. while she "appreciated" my work ethic (putting up with shit everyday) she could honestly care less if i stayed or went. either way, i don't care, i'm outta here in 2 weeks. UPDATE: ms high & mighty receptionist/supervisor blah, blah, blah is giving me the silent treatment. wanna know why...? because she's flippin' the fuck out! LMAO!!! she does this to people when they "upset" her plans. she better get over it because she's inheriting jackass sales mgr and mr. i'm-gonna-intimidate-you-to-do-it-my-way newbie sales rep. is it bad to be enjoying this sooooooooooooooooo much?!