All on the Same Day!

There are only 365 days in a year, so it's logical there will be days when important family events overlap … but to have 3 interesting, life-changing and noteworthy happenings all on the same day, is pretty remarkable.

First, Kelly gave notice on her job with the Utah Office of Education last week after a particularly difficult day, later texting her mom (and probably Gary, too) “no amount of money is worth this!” For the past year and a half, she has been managing the OofE’s largest computer program while we’ve watched her losing sleep and getting more and more stressed, so we weren’t really very surprised to hear she had made this decision. Tuesday, July 23 was her last day.  Not sure what she’s going to do next – other than finish up her house renovation, take a ride (or two) on her Harley Davidson and join the family next week in Island Park, ID - but she reports, “I’m at peace” and she’s been told the OofE will leave the door open for her to come back if she changes her mind.

One week later, Kelly got a call from her former boss at Hill Air Force Base (in Ogden) asking if she would consider coming back to the base.  Less money but no commuting so more time to ride and to spend time with her husband.

Also on Tuesday, July 23, Whitney said goodbye to her longtime job at Esurance for a better job with more money at e-Trade.   

Then we heard from Todd who reported at 2:19 p.m. on July 22, 2019 Todd and Naoko Sappington, welcomed their 2^nd little boy – Tyler Robert – weighing in at 8.2 pounds and joining 3-year-old TJ waiting at home and big sister Ayami, a college student living in California.  At nearly 57-years-old, Todd is elated to be the father of this beautiful family and reports he is loving being a daddy again and is happier than he's ever been.

And, for those among you who might be inclined (and you know who you are) to point out that Tyler (no word from the proud papa on whether this adorable little one will be known as Tyler or TR) was born on July 22 and Kelly and Whitney left their jobs on July 23 … let me just say, all of this interesting and exciting news happened - more or less - within the same 24 hours!