Happy Belated Birthday...

to US and Dena Ellis! Janna's birthday was the 28th and Kim and Dena's was the 29th.

The Fulton crew had a small party with LOTS of food for us last week. We did enjoy! Thanks for all the emails and phone calls. Kim and Janna

New Albany

Chelsea took her son, Riley, to Cotton Plant. If you have never been it is definitely something to see. Cotton Plant is right outside New Albany. There are 3 families that get together every year and decorate this huge yard. They actually begin decorating in August. There are several blow up Christmas items, a projector showing a small movie, a cottage to have the children's picture made with Santa, a small stand serving hot chocolate, and much more. You walk through the path they have laid out for you but when you leave there is a small section to drive through. There is not an entry fee. However, there will be a person at the beginning showing you where to park that will be taking donations. If your children love Christmas lights, then this place is worth the drive.

Kim & Janna

Baldwyn

Bethany's daughter, Annabelle, turned a 1 on November 27 of this year. Even though she is just a one year old, Annabelle enjoys playing the XBOX 360 with her father. These pictures are adorable. If anyone else has pictures they would like to share please email to us.

Kim & Janna

Share

If anyone would like to share something about their Christmas, please post it in a comment and we will blog it Wednesday. This can be anything you would like to share. Kim and Janna

Office Rank...

This is where every office stands as of today. There are several offices that have moved up in the last few weeks.

1. Amory CTE
2. Macon
3. Fulton
4. Hamilton
5. Hernando
6. Reform
7. Southaven
8. Aberdeen CTE
9. Vernon
10. Holly Springs
11. Baldwyn
12. Okolona
13. Fayette
14. Coldwater
15. Saltillo
16. Belmont
17. Amory MM
18. Iuka
19. Aberdeen KC
20. New Albany
21. Tuscaloosa
22. Olive Branch
23. Horn Lake
24. Starkville
25. Greensboro
26. Demopolis
27. Aliceville
28. Camden

Kim and Janna

Christmas Shopping Help!

Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck . . . How to live in a world that's politically correct? His workers no longer would answer to "Elves". "Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves. And labour conditions at the North Pole were alleged by the union to stifle the soul. Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety, Released to the wilds by the Humane Society. And equal employment had made it quite clear That Santa had better not use just reindeer. So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid! The runners had been removed from his sleigh: The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A. And the people had started to call for the cops, When they heard sled noises on their rooftops. Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened. His fur trimmed red suit was called "Unenlightened." And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows, Rudolf was suing over unauthorised use of his nose And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation, Demanding millions in over-due compensation. So, half of the reindeer were done; and his wife, Who suddenly said she'd enough of this life, Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz, Demanding from now on her title was Ms. And as for the gifts, why, he'd never had a notion That making a choice could cause so much commotion. Nothing of leather, nothing of fur, Which meant nothing for him, and nothing for her. Nothing that might be construed to pollute. Nothing to aim, nothing to shoot. Nothing that clamoured or made lots of noise. Nothing for just girls or just for the boys. Nothing that claimed to be gender specific. Nothing that's warlike or non-pacifistic. No candy or sweets. . . they were bad for the tooth. Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth. And Fairy tales, while not yet forbidden, Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden. For they raised the hackles of those psychological Who claimed the only good gift, was one ecological. No baseball, no football. . . someone could get hurt, Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt. Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passed, And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away. So Santa just stood there, dishevelled, perplexed. He just could not figure out what to do next. He tried to be merry, tried to be gay, But you've got to be careful with that word today. His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground; Nothing fully acceptable was to be found. Something special was needed, a gift that he might Give to all without angering the left or the right. A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision, Each group of people, every religion; Every ethnicity, every hue, Everyone, everywhere . . . even you. So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth . . . May you and your loved ones, enjoy peace on Earth. Wish you all a Merry Christmas! Shanda

Michele Parker's baby turned 2...

He had a BOLT party at Pizza Hut. Michele said he (Cooper) had a GREAT time!!! Happy Birthday Cooper!

Kim and Janna

November Winners

Most Return Checks Collected: 1. Amory $3,373.14 $200.00 2. Olive Branch $ 2,913.04 8 Hours PTO Return Check Net: Baldwyn ($1,274.18) $200.00 Aberdeen ($747.62) 8 Hours PTO Active Write Offs: 1. Hernando (6) $300.00 2. Baldwyn (3) 8 Hours PTO Great Job Ladies!!! Laken

VROOM VROOM....

Drew Moore (son of Andy & April) got an early Christmas present last week. April said he was riding it the first day. I'm not sure why April did not send me the picture of HER RIDING IT!

Kim and Janna

Saltillo

On the right is Sam Riley (Angie's husband) with his K9 dog, Baco, and on the left is Will with his K9 dog, Bronco. Angie is extremely proud of her husband and wanted to share this photo with her co-workers. Sam has been with the Lee County Sheriff's Department for 14 years. In August of this year he was promoted to the K9 unit.

Color Your People "Purple"

A 10 year old boy had a terminal illness that had left him blind. A hospital administrator brought a friend around to meet him. "Are they treating you okay?" the friend asked. "You bet," the boy replied with a smile. "They make me feel purple." "Purple?" "Yes," the boy said. "They tell me neat stories, they listen to all my questions, they get me what I need . . . and then they give me a big hug. It makes me feel like a prince - - all purple!" As speaker and author Chip R. Bell notes, "Great leaders are purple makers. They know there is a straight line between how employees feel and how they make customers feel or how much passion is put into their work." Hope you have a "purple" day! Shanda

Last Thursday, Belmont had their Christmas Parade and the businesses were having special sales and customer appreciation. Hope and Deborah participated by bringing refreshments for their customers. They had cookies, candy, punch and cider.

Shanda

Peace Out!

Cassie Barnes (daughter of Heather Barnes) and Aubrey Adams (niece of Kim Wright) acting goofy after thier Christmas pageant.

Laken Dobbs

Ava Kate Tolar

7lbs ~ 3oz ~ 18 1/2 inches

with a head full of hair...

October Winners

October Contest Winners Most Return Checks Collected: 1. Fulton $5677.34 $200.00 2. New Albany $4241.00 8 hours PTO Return Check Net: 1. Macon (-$968.72) $200.00 2. Fayette (-$128.70) 8 hours PTO 3. Reform (-$65.11) 4. Okolona $9.62 5. Vernon $84.97 6. Fulton $120.61 7. Aberdeen KC $157.72 8. Hernando $215.00 9. Hamilton $217.03 10. Olive Branch $329.29 11. Iuka $390.00 12. Saltillo $668.00 13. Horn Lake $713.82 14. New Albany $739.00 15. Holly Springs $965.00 16. Southaven $1055.00 17. Belmont $1190.00 18. Aberdeen $1390.34 19. Amory $1437.67 20. Baldwyn $2140.00 21. Coldwater $2675.00 22. Tuscaloosa $3048.21 23. Amory MM $3119.53 Active Write Offs: $300.00 Amory and Holly Springs tied for 1st place with a total of 4 Active Write Offs. We drew and Holly Springs won. 2nd place: Amory 8 hours PTO. Great Job Ladies! Laken

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

The bookkeeping department wants to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season, so we put together the video below. We hope you enjoy! Shanda, Dana, Kristie, Jana, and Laken

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Miley Cyrus

Heather Barnes and Tracie Dueitt took their girls to the Miley Cyrus concert in Birmingham. Here are some of the pictures from the concert.

Aubrey (Kim's niece) & Cassie (Heather's daughter)

Aubrey, Cassie, and Adi (Tracie's daughter)

It's time again......

to start selling Southern Belle shirts!!!! This year our theme is Birthdays. Below is a proof of what the shirts will look like. We are doing this on a teal blue shirt. You should be receiving an order form soon by email. Nikki Williams Relay for Life 2009

Halloween Pictures

Emily Bell- Tracy Floyd

Issac- Tonya Watkins

Jacob(Zombie) & Elijah (Firefighter) - Tina Golden

Austin, Hayden, & Emma - Brooke Ewing

Drew and Ty- April & Andy Moore Rhae (Neice) - Crystal Brown Ashley Hodges and friend Myles- Shauna Little Hunter & Cassie - Heather Barnes

Amare' - Felicia Gilleylen Jayla- Janna Tolar

Alyssa- Sonja Taylor Braydon & Jade (friend) - Nikki Williams

Hunter(Nephew)- Nikki Williams Kyra and Kristie King Tristan & Braeden - Laken Dobbs

Adi- Tracie Dueitt Karson - Tracie Dueitt

Ashlan & Lyla - Bellena Criddle

Have a Great Day!

Janna, Kim, and Laken

And the winner is...

Nikki Williams and Brooke Ewing at the Fulton office. Their creative spider pumpkins received the most votes. Congratulations!! Thank you to all of the offices that participated in this competition. There was a lot of teamwork involved in decorating these pumpkins!!

Kim & Janna

Tracie Dueitt and

kids visited the pumpkin patch this weekend. You can tell Carson and Adi had a BLAST!

Kim and Janna