I am officially a permanent employee. After 13 1/2 months of being a
contractor, I now get paid time off. I haven't mentioned anything
about this because I wasn't sure how it was going to play out, but all
is good in the end. I got a raise, not quite how much I wanted, but
close enough. It will be good to have a little extra money coming in,
so we can save for another car, now that we are down to one car.(but
that is a story for another day)

Even though I have worked here for over a year, I still had to go to
new employee orientation. 5 1/2 hours learning about the company I
already know about. Let me tell you about fun. I learned all about
parking, security and expense reports.

I barely got through all the work I needed to get done, but I am
heading home. I need to finish the laundry and get groceries for the
week. Thanks to my loving husband who cleaned the floors yesterday, I
have one less thing to do when I get home.