Random thoughts....

The Best of Jamee

Sigh.....another one of my favorite people left HQ.

Jamee came when I desperately needed her help in the office and very quickly became not just a coworker, but my dear friend and little sister. I LOVED working with her: she made me laugh, orchestrated frequent Starbucks runs, offered stress relief, genuinely cared about people, brought life and enthusiasm into our quiet office, was really good at her job, brimmed over with sincerity, and has a heart for knowing God and walking with Him.

Jamee, please don't kill me, but I'm going to post some of your quotes. Love you and miss you, girl!

"Oh! I forgot I had a cowboy hat on."

"I worry myself sometimes."

"Lots of peanut butter and a little banana makes me happy."

"I have baby it's cold in my head."

"I think we should all take the rest of the afternoon off and go huddlepoppin."

"Maybe I won't cry. I might just cuss......after those people leave."

"I am very smart.....I think."

"I shocked myself. I've done that before."

"The thought of me curling up and dying because someone made fun of me is just hilarious."

"I was thinking I wasn't in there because I wasn't in here."

"Is that a car or a person?"

"I'll start calling him Spider Daddy."

"I think God put me on this earth to make noises that broaden y'all's horizons."

"Ooooh! I'm not so blond anymore. That's lovely."

"Taco Bell is not real Chinese food!"

"Never mind. I was trying to be good, but when I'm around you it all goes out the window."

"Remind me never to marry anyone from Vision Forum."

"We don't want a repairman from inside IBLP."

"If I were going after someone, I would go after someone older."

"Technically, if he was, then he wouldn't be. But he's not, so he is."

"She always makes fun of me. I think that's her love language."

"Do you know who my guy turned out to be? The Beast!"

"The matchmakers have spoken. And Jamba Juice is a great way to celebrate."

"I think I want to go to a CI. They've got some nifty songs."

"Rob is holding Cupid hostage."

"Yes, but I'm a stylish Eskimo."

"That was not a blessing."

"If you see him, cuss him out in a Christian fashion."

"My baby is in Kentucky."

"Rob would probably stay in a state of perpetual embarrassment if you weren't here to stop me from saying these things."

"I lost my mouse."

"When did I say THAT?!?"

Confessions of a . . . terrorist??????

I am a terrorist. This may be a shock to you, and I quite understand.....I was shocked, too, when I myself found out.

When I flew to Florida earlier this month, I learned that my name in on an FAA watch list.

This does explain why I could never get through airport security without an act of Congress.  But it raises some other questions. Why is my name on the list? And why is the FAA watching me? (I rather suspect racial profiling.) What did I do? And really, why do they still let me on airplanes?

What do you think?  

Interesting....

Hmmmm.......it looks like I get more comments when I don't post anything. So maybe I should continue not posting. Two months and counting.....;-P

Jamee's Anniversary

Since Jamee poked me and prodded me to get a xanga, it's only right that my first post should be about her. I recognized Jamee's one-year anniversary of working in the Call Center yesterday. Without further ado, here are my notes......

Since most of y'all don't know how wonderfully delightful it is to work with Jamee, I'll give you a small idea by sharing a few of the comments that she's made in the office.

"Sledge hammers work wonders."

 "The Story Behind the Pineapple Story is The Pineapple Story....right?"

 "I think that I would just shrivel up and die....or go to the beach or something."

"I'm here, so we have people." 

"I don't like being nice to people."  

"Life would be sooo boring without me."

"I lost my mouse." 

"I need lots of looking after." 

"Do I look pitiful enough?"

"It's all about reaction."

"She always makes fun of me. I think that's her love language."  

"Technically, if he was, then he wouldn't be. But he's not, so he is."

"I'm not going to be funny anymore."  

"That is not going on the quote list." 

Jamee's job is to answer phones: publication orders, seminar registration, and the main switchboard. And she does it wonderfully -- she knows how to handle almost any situation that comes up. 

She also handles most of our correspondence, whether by letter or e-mail, and helps with special projects....of which, we have many.

Jamee has discretion, and doesn't share her first reactions with customers. I have fun sitting at the desk next to hers. I hear her put a call on hold: "Would you mind holding while I check on that for you?" I hear her ask me about it: "Melinda, you won't believe what this lady wants!!!!" And I hear her go back to the caller with an answer: "Ma'am? Thank you so much for waiting..." Jamee communicates graciously with our callers, no matter what she thinks of their request.   

Jamee has a servant's heart, and is willing to do whatever needs to be done. She also has a good work ethic. When she finds herself with free time, she takes initiative and finds something that needs to be done.

Jamee is dependable: when I ask her to work on a project, I know that she will follow through.

And Jamee is simply fun to work with. She has a love for people, and truly cares about their needs, and that shows in everything that she does.

Jamee came when we desperately needed help -- during our busiest time of the year, and just as several other people were leaving -- and has been a delightful blessing ever since. We love working with her, and I thank God for her. Thank you, Jamee!!!!!