Happy Thanksgiving!

I would like to wish each of you a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you will take time this week to consider all of the many reasons you have to be thankful. I am thankful for the opportunity to work with such a great group of people. Many of you have asked me how my new position is going. I’m excited to tell you it has been a challenge but I’m finally beginning to think I’m in control of it rather than it being in control of me. I would like to thank each of you for your support during this time of transition. I still have a lot to learn in my new role with the company but thanks to my co-workers and the Montgomery's I am progressing. Your consideration and helpfulness is making the transition easier. Since I’ve not had the opportunity to meet many of you personally, I thought I would share some personal things about me. I have been married to a wonderful Christian man for the past two and a half years. Jerry is the Pastor of First Baptist Church of Dennis. We have six children, 3 daughter-in-laws, 1 son-in-law but most important 5 beautiful grandchildren. Oh yes, 3 dogs. Now that you know a little about me I would enjoy hearing about you and your family. I am looking forward to meeting those of you that I haven’t had the opportunity to meet and getting to know all of you much better. Thanks again, Shanda

October Winners . . .

AWO's 1st place - Amory Cash Title - 5 We had a tie for 2nd place between Fulton, Coldwater and Okolona. Shanda drew for the winner and the winner is Okolona. Most collected on returned checks 1st place - Amory Cash Title - $5,761.76 2nd place - Holly Springs - $4,021.21 Best Net 1st place - Holly Springs - ($1561.21) 2nd place - Iuka - ($815.00) Great job ladies!!!

Welcome Sam Steele

It's that time again!

Dana finished bankstatments today and overall they were ok! There were several offices that had little or NO mistakes. Bankstatements can be very dreadful if there are mistakes. Some of the common mistakes are not sending checkups and checkup not matching what was actually deposit. Please make sure that you continue to double check your work before you take it to the bank. Hats off to... Aberdeen CTE Aberdeen KC Amory CTE Amory MM Belmont Fulton Hernando Hamilton Iuka New Albany Saltillo Southaven Holly Springs Horn Lake Olive Branch If your name is not on the list then set an office goal to have it on there next month. Just double check everything!

Little Hippies

Channa, (Michelle Storey's daughter), and a couple of her friends dressed up as hippies for Halloween. They were definitely creative with their outfits. We just wanted to share some photos of these girls with you. We hope everyone has a great week!!

WELCOME...

Elijah Issac Watkins

(Tonya @ Tuscaloosa)

Who was born October 27th at 7:14 PM.

He weighed 6lbs 14oz and was 19 1/2 inches long

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I know that Tonya and her family are so excited.

They have waited so for their little bundle of joy!

Gavin Ross

I wanted to share a couple pictures of Demika's little boy. I hope everyone has a great day!

Thank you for participating!!!

A special thanks to Lynn and Aimee who also celebrated with us but did not have good luck with their pictures. (they were too fuzzy)

Tanoah from the Kwik Sak

Fulton back officeColdwater Hernando Hamilton Fayette Area Managers MM Amory Amory CTE

And the winners are.......

Farmer April, Scarecrow Johnna, and their pet Crow Lynn!!!!! Congratulations!

Why you should not...

open 2 drawers at the same time. Of course, Brooke is not the only one that has learned this lesson I (Kim) have been taught this lesson also but Bridget saved me before it completely crushed me. We are glad that Brooke did not get hurt. Let us all learn a vauable lesson from Brooke, only open one drawer at a time.

MORE PICTURES

Christy Allen has a new camera and she was practicing taking pictures. Her and Charlon wanted to share these with you. They are pictures of their children. Jarod Allen and Chase Harrison Jarod Allen and Chase Harrison

It is almost here!!

Halloween is almost here and we wanted to remind everyone to be getting your Halloween costumes together for the competition. Remember it will be your responsibility to get a picture to your Area Manager. Hope everyone has a great Thursday! Bridget

THE WINNER'S ARE . . .

Ret check total: 1st place Hornlake $5266.54 2nd place Baldwyn $3830.00 Ret check net: 1st place Hornlake -$1306.54 2nd place Olive Branch -$1253.00 AWO's: 1st place Hamilton 5 There was a tie for 2nd place on AWO's. It was between Okolona and Coldwater. They both had 4. We had to draw between the two of them and Okolona was the winner. Remember 2nd place gets 8 hours of PTO. You can choose to split the 8 hours or we can draw between the people who are in your office. Same thing for the first place winners. You can split the money or we can draw a name! Congratulations to these offices!!!

Fall is here

I'm sure everyone who has children will be taking them to the pumpkin patch. April Moore went with Drew on his first field trip to the pumpkin patch. If you have any pictures please share them with us! (click on the pictures to enlarge)

RE-POST

I posted this blog a several days back and I believe it got skipped due to all the other post that week. Please take the time to read if you have not. Hey! I have a problem... is how I started most of my phone conversations last week. I had the PLEASURE to do Jana House's job while she was off playing in Talledaga. I posted check-ups for CSI and MLSI, and I helped Dana with a few bank statements. I have always known that bookkeeping could be a "headache" job and now I know it truly is a difficult position. There were several mistakes that each office made that could have been AVOIDED if check-ups would have been double checked before sending them in. I'm going to list a few problems that I had last week, and I would like EVERYONE to make notes of them and work hard to correct these issues. 1. Check Numbers- I know this does not seem like a big thing but if each office forgot "1" check Jana would have to make "50" phone calls. Do not skip check numbers. If you VOID a check, you still must report it on the check up. Once you have posted a check on your check up please mark that check stub with a BIG *, so that you know where you stopped. 2. Match Deposits with Check-ups - During the few bank statements I did I ran across several mistakes where offices would have one number on their checkup but would have deposited something TOTALLY DIFFERENT! Please make sure that you look at your check-ups when writing out your deposits. The way I had to figure this problem out was I had to pull that office's check-ups and then call them to ask why their deposit and check-up did not match. For example, I called an office and had the manager pull out her paperwork for a certain day and she figured out that they had posted the wrong numbers to the check-ups. If this office would have matched the deposit to the check-up then they would have caught the mistake before sending it in. This was a small problem to fix but took 30-45 minutes to figure out. 3. Checkups are due by 10:00 - If you forget to send checkups, please put a reminder on your computer. Everyone has a reminder in their email that will pop up to help remind you to send them in. If you need help with this, please ask. These are just a few things that I had problems with. So let's all try to make Jana and Dana's job a little less stressful and a little faster. If you have any questions about check-ups, please get with Jana and she will be glad to assist you. Kim

Yesterday

As you know, yesterday was Boss's Day. The Fulton ladies threw a small party for Luke to show their appreciation for him. I think he was a little surprised, but thankful at the same time. There are several qualities that make a great boss, but here are a few that we found on the internet and really liked: 1. Creates a productive environment. 2. Consistently demonstrates a high level of integrity. 3. Encourages innovation and new ideas. 4. Provides objective recognition. 5. Willing to coach and support employees. 6. Encourages open communication. 7. Provides clear direction. 8. Is a true leader. 9. Positive thinker. 10. Builds positive morale. We are grateful to have a boss that possess all of these qualities. Thanks Luke for all that you do for us. We appreciate you!

Where am I?

While in Talladega I felt as if I was at work due to all the MEI employees that I ran into. I thought I would share a few photos! Michele, me, and Michelle! Luke and Tyler! Jana and me!

Would you like...

to buy a candle, is what the customers at Tuscaloosa location will be asked. Tonya and the girls have been selling candles for Relay for Life. The candles are from J and J Candle Makers. They are sellling them for $10.00 each. Tonya asked me if she could sell candles after she read the blog about the Hamilton girls. I told her yes we could try a few to see how they did. She order 12 for her office, Hamilton, and Fulton. There are over 290 different scents. Some of the scents are: monnkey toot, romancing ms tootie, hawaian pardise, pomegranate, alabama kudzu, candy corn, etc. If you have any ideas that your office would like to do, please let me know! Kim

Hey! I have a problem...

is how I started most of my phone conversations last week. I had the PLEASURE to do Jana House's job while she was off playing in Talledaga. I posted check-ups for CSI and MLSI, and I helped Dana with a few bank statements. I have always known that bookkeeping could be a "headache" job and now I know it truly is a difficult position. There were several mistakes that each office made that could have been AVOIDED if check-ups would have been double checked before sending them in. I'm going to list a few problems that I had last week, and I would like EVERYONE to make notes of them and work hard to correct these issues. 1. Check Numbers- I know this does not seem like a big thing but if each office forgot "1" check Jana would have to make "50" phone calls. Do not skip check numbers. If you VOID a check, you still must report it on the check up. Once you have posted a check on your check up please mark that check stub with a BIG *, so that you know where you stopped. 2. Match Deposits with Check-ups - During the few bank statements I did I ran across several mistakes where offices would have one number on their checkup but would have deposited something TOTALLY DIFFERENT! Please make sure that you look at your check-ups when writing out your deposits. The way I had to figure this problem out was I had to pull that office's check-ups and then call them to ask why their deposit and check-up did not match. For example, I called an office and had the manager pull out her paperwork for a certain day and she figured out that they had posted the wrong numbers to the check-ups. If this office would have matched the deposit to the check-up then they would have caught the mistake before sending it in. This was a small problem to fix but took 30-45 minutes to figure out. 3. Checkups are due by 10:00 - If you forget to send checkups, please put a reminder on your computer. Everyone has a reminder in their email that will pop up to help remind you to send them in. If you need help with this, please ask. These are just a few things that I had problems with. So let's all try to make Jana and Dana's job a little less stressful and a little faster. If you have any questions about check-ups, please get with Jana and she will be glad to assist you. Kim

DON'T DRINK THE WATER ...

because it is starting again! CONGRATULATIONS TO NIKKI! Nikki and her husband, Marty, just found out that she is pregnant. This is Marty's second and will be Nikki's FIRST!

Halloween Costume...

Contest, anyone? In the past, we had a small costume contest. We decided last year that we were too big to get around to each location to judge, but this year we have decided to try it again. The 3 Area Manager's will judge and the winning office will receive a free HOUR lunch together outside the office while your Area Manager fills in!! Please note that there are a few guidelines that we must all follow:

1. Everyone in the office must dress up as a team! 2. Each office must get a picture to Laken by 12:00 that day to be judged. 3. Please make sure that you costume is appropriate to wear to work.

Have fun! Trick or Treat!