One week!!! TGIF!!!

Made it thru my first week....received first pay check....and still really like it! I'd say that is a triple crown week. A few photos to document:

As I get off the Tollway and on to 121 in Frisco, this is

my favorite sign....every morning this week, it has said

"Travel time to 35, EIGHT minutes"
I do not care if my trip is 80% tollway now,

it's the best commute I've had in my entire career

of working in Dallas!!!!

Danny had me a bit worried about the traffic near 121 and 35, which is right

by my new office. This is a picture of Friday afternoon 5:45pm, on my way home.

There are exactly TWO cars in sight. Love it love it!!!

And lastly.....Colby and Tyler fished, while Danny and I went to dinner.

Tyler called my cell phone ALL EXCITED because Colby caught a BIG BASS.

She (full of eggs) weighed in at exactly 6 pounds and could have

easily eaten Tyler's fish in one bite....

Today is Softball Playoffs and tonight, who knows, maybe a trip to Oklahoma...

Thursday...

For Sale sign is now up by the fence... House is not on the web site yet, but should be soon.

Today, I got to dig my teeth in a bit at work. Spent the day meeting with multiple people in multiple positions. Tomorrow will be the same.

Hopefully by the end of day tomorrow, I'll have a really good understanding of the set up, and what my action plans will be. I know that one task is to HIRE 2-3 Loan Processors. Going to put my feelers out!

Pam

Wednesday-Hump Day!

FINALLY....training in a classroom setting is over, and today I got to spend my first day in the office, or shall I say cubicle... Oh well, it's a tall cubicle, with glass windows to look out. I'll take it. It's been 15+ years since I sat in a cube, so very strange. Good day over all, just trying to get acclimated to the systems, and learn the names of many people. There are 1700+ employees total, only about a third of those are in the same building at I. Maybe have to resort to those stick on name tags that say "My name is _____."

Off to watch American Idol.... Danny cooked hot dogs and french fries tonight, and I was STARVING by the time I got home at 6pm. While off, I had dinner cooked everyday by 5pm, so I'm going to have to adjust to the extra hour!

Pam

Day two...

Day two was uneventful....training class all day again. At about 2pm, I started to wilt. Hard to sit still that long...we finished up a few minutes after 4pm and we are DONE with formal classroom training. Tomorrow I get to see if I have a desk, and where it is... Chelsey and I had dinner together, and now I'm sleepy! I'll bet I do not see 10pm.

Colby and Danny went to Denton to watch Celina Girls play Argyle in Softball. Just received a text, Celina 10 Argyle 0...final score!!! Very nice...

Have a good one, I'm going to lay in my recliner.

Pam

First day.....

Day one, back in the work force, was great! In a training classroom all day. A few facts, I left home this morning at 7:07am and arrived at the office at 7:50am. Round trip was 75 miles today. Speed limit on the Tollway and 121 (well over half my trip) is 70 mph. So....although a little further in distance than Plano, because of the lack of lights and increased speed, it actually takes me less time now!

Tomorrow is training, all day long, again... Then I should be able to go to my new office, instead of corporate, so that I can start my new adventure.

Note to Carla, glad you found the dirt under the red tips and not the snake, it looks fabulous! I'm sure you'll pass out soon...and I can only imagine what Winnsboro thinks of one of their newest residents riding thru town on a bicycle (remember Cyclone?), LOL. Love ya!

Pam

Nice, quiet Mothers Day!

Summary of my Mothers Day....

Laundry...
Gift certificates from Danny to my favorite nail place in Frisco.
Breakfast in Anna with Colby, Danny, Ashley, Tazz, Colton and Dylan.
Laundry...
WalMart trip for lunch items
To gas station to fill up and run thru car wash....pump didn't ask me if I wanted a car wash, so car still dirty!
Laundry...
Cooked early dinner (notice there was no lunch!)
Dishes and water my next shrubs and flowers (brrr, it's chilly out there!)
And as I sit and type this, I hear the dryer running, with Chelsey's clothes and the washer running with Colby's.

First day back to work tomorrow. It's been a stressful, fun filled, worried, awesome 10 1/2 weeks off. I've cooked, cleaned, planted flowers, trimmed trees, burned brush piles, fished, shopped, landscaped with Carla and Ashley, went to Starbucks with Danny, taken the kids to school, saw my cousins precious baby boy who turned one on April 15th, picked them up from school, took them lunch at school, had a mani/pedi in the middle of the day, taken a few naps (although not many!), been to Braum's just for ice cream, visited Carla and Paul twice, put out a bird feeder, swept the garage what seems like 100 times, played with Lily, watched Duke eat T-Bone steak left overs, celebrated the kids birthday, Mothers Day and had a blast in general! So....with mixed emotions, I'll load up and head to Lewisville tomorrow morning, for two days of training, and then hit my desk on Wednesday. My new adventure begins...

Thanks to everyone that kept my spirits up during this time....you know who you are, and I love you!

Pam

Mother's Day....a day early!

We made our usual whirlwind holiday trip today.... First to Greenville, to visit Mary (mother in law) and clan. Had a nice lunch and visit.

Next stop....Mom and Dad's house in Emory. And there, we waited and waited and waited for Dad to get home. Ashley, Colton, Dylan and Colby went out to the Sale Barn and the boys LOVED it....didn't want to leave. Ashley brought Colby back to the house and took the boys BACK to watch the sale some more....Dylan wasn't too keen on the hot shot, but after explaining that it really wasn't hurting the cows (course we don't know that for sure....I mean I've NEVER had a hot shot put to my skin, have you?), all was great. After Dad got home and Mom got her two yellow rose bushes, we all loaded up and went to AJ's on Lake Fork. I'd say this is one of Colby's all time favorites, the boy loves him some buffet... Those attending were Mom, Dad, Colton, Dylan, Carla, Paul, Danny, Ashley and I. Notice a few names missing? Dallas and Chelsey had to get back to a birthday party, Tazz was at home sleeping after fishing in a tourney all day, Katelyn was studying for finals, and Morgan just didn't make it...

And....I got a purse from Vera Bradley and matching flip flops...a bracelet which is a replica of one that Jackie Kennedy used to wear, a beautiful card and book, gift card, and key faub. Great Mother's Day for me!

Only one thing could make it complete...........if Morgan would make a trip to Winnsboro and just give her sweet Mom a hug, that would make it a great Mother's Day for all of us.

I hear Danny snoring....or maybe it's Lily. I'm off to sleep a while.

Happy Mother's Day and thank you to Ashley, Chelsey and Colby for making it so special, I love you all!!!

Pam