My new job

Yesterday was my first day as the new Franchise Development Coordinator for Harris Research (Chem-Dry). The job is very similar to my previous one with Mrs. Fields-- still working with Franchise Development, UFOCs, franchisees, the whole fun group. This is the first opportunity I've had to make a career decision based on a very specific skill set, so it is very fun to go into a situation already knowing a lot of the basics.

The office is here in Logan, and my individual office is quite nice. I got to go to Staples to stock it up--- mmm, nothing better than new office supplies! I will work from that office much of the time, but have also been granted the flexibility to work at home when I choose to. The office is about 1.5 miles from our house, so it's a nice, quick commute.

My first two days have been relatively uneventful, so unfortunately, I don't have anything fantastic to write about today. But, you don't read this blog to hear about my work life anyway.

As far as other life updates go, Chris and I painted our bedroom last weekend. It looks pretty good, though we still need to touch up and get a new bedspread before I post any before and after pictures. We've discovered that Thomas has some really amazing musical abilities, which furthers my insistance that we purchase a piano ASAP. Look for that post in the coming weeks! Gordon has learned to climb up on the counter height chairs and was recently discovered sitting in the kitchen sink. It's hard to get too upset with him when he starts saying "No no no no no!" before you get a chance to. Little stink bug.
And finally, our little kitty lost his gender today and has been walking around still dazed from the anesthetic. We're told he'll really mellow out after this procedure, so it will be interesting to see how much. Here is "Schroed" (as Tom calls him) doing what he likes to do best.

My little snow angels

Snow Day

We celebrated President's Day on Monday with a day out in the snow! This snowfall was the first really big one to hit Logan, so we took full advantage. It was really fun to dress the boys up-- hats, scarves, oversized boots-- and they looked so cute! Chris took them over to the elementary school nearby to sled. Gordon loved his first couple of rides, but quickly tired of falling into the cold snow. He preferred eating it, or throwing snowballs. I think Thomas could have gone sledding all day long. He also liked making tracks in the clean snow and checking to see if his snowsuit did in fact protect his whole body from the wet snow. Both boys' favorite part of the day was lounging in the sled while being pulled by their tough dad.



After sledding, Chris and Thomas worked on building a huge snowman in our front yard. The snowman was so big that Chris had to use the sled as a ramp to roll up the huge middle. Until he melted on Tuesday, the snowman was the pride of the neighborhood!

Meredith Lives!!!

I'm sure it's totally lame to post about my favorite prime time soap, Grey's Anatomy, but I'm just so relieved that Meredith Grey didn't die!

Just kidding, I knew she wasn't going to die. Hello, the show is called Grey's Anatomy-- not a lot of good without their leading character. Despite this knowledge, I still sat on the edge of my cushy recliner for the entire show. And, whew! A good outcome! And tears! Sigh!

I know, I know. Puh-the-tic.

Cha-cha-changes

Well, we have some exciting change happening around here. It was with mixed emotions that I worked my last day for Mrs. Fields Famous Brands today. A couple of weeks ago, I accepted an offer with a different company and gave my notice to the company I've worked for for almost five years. While I'm looking forward to my new opportunity with great anticipation, I will truly miss my work with Mrs. Fields and my fantastic team. They're a great group of guys and we've had a lot of fun together. Here we are last year at a team meeting in Salt Lake:

L to R: Chris Hood (SLC), Steve Thometz (San Diego), Steve Bryan (Savannah, GA), Don Lewandowski (Sacramento, CA), (kneeling) Rich Hankins (Harrisburg, PA), Terry Loock (SLC), Steve Phillips (Denver), Tom Lynch (Atlanta), and yours truly. Not pictured Jim Brinkmeyer (Kansas City, MO).

I have a couple of days off, then I start my new job on Monday. More details when I'm an official employee! :)