Life is too short to be upset about things... Always have an aim and target in your life so you can strive to achieve it and give your life a taste of accomplishment. Don’t ever under estimate anyone otherwise you will deceive yourself. Look at life from a different perspective and be thankful for what you have. Be nice to others and treat people the way you want to be treated. We are all human beings that have wants and needs so everyone has his own target. Try to be fair and if you try to do things do it to the fullest, then you will feel satisfied from your inner self. Look around, be thankful for what you have, and know that others don’t have some of what you have and if you are not satisfied with your life think about alternatives, think about things that will give your life a taste. Look at the big picture, as nothing is robotic in our life. Happiness is the way you should approach this life, put a smile on your face so other can smile back to you. However, if you feel lost at the end of the tunnel, darkness and fear will ultimately be your guidance!!

~ Sherif Eldalash -Credit & Accounts Receivable

All In One Hour


Every morning, I drop my son off at daycare and my daughter off at school, and then I make my way in to work. This morning I was scheduled to drop off my car at the repair shop at 7:30 AM.

A few houses down to right of our house, and just across the street, I was able to drop my son off at daycare at 7:00 AM. My daycare providers are a husband and wife team who happen to have five – yes, FIVE - children of their own. Their beautiful family includes four growing school-age girls and one little boy, just a year younger than mine.

I’m sure you can just imagine what weekday mornings must be like at their house. Getting all of them up, giving all of them breakfast, rushing each one out of the bathroom for the next one in line, packing lunch and finally making sure everyone is pressed and dressed with books in hand and in the car on time.

And here I come - throwing my little helpless munchkin into that mix.

This is where my son spends most of his waking hours. He is smiling when I drop him off and he is smiling when I pick him up. I thank God for my son's care givers who make it possible for me to work and provide for my family without any cause for worry.

A few houses down, and to the left of us, I was able to drop off my daughter, so she could get a ride to school. In this house live two girls: one teenager and a ‘tween my daughter’s age. The mom is studying to be a PA (Physician’s Assistant). But in the midst of their hectic lives, this morning they had the door open - waiting for my daughter when we pulled up. As a matter a fact, they asked why they hadn’t seen her more often in recent days. I told them I had not wanted to impose, with all that they have going on. All the while I was thinking inside how unselfish of them.

After the drop-offs, I sped down the block thinking about getting to the repair shop on time. Suddenly, my car slowed down and my heart became heavy…with gratitude. My neighbors have busy lives and children of their own to get up early and rush out of the house. But lovingly, they welcomed my children into their home this morning with smiles and open arms.

To top it all off, when I got to the repair shop my co-worker was there waiting for me, to drive me to work.

This journey began at 7:00 AM and ended at my desk at 8:00 AM. I received all of this neighborly love in just one hour. I am so grateful for my neighbors, how do you feel about yours?

~Mitzi
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Mitzi is a wife, mother, baker and a closet poet. She lives on Long Island with her husband and 2 children. Her daughter is a fiesty 11 year old and her son is a curious 2 year old.She starts each day with any kind of spiritual reading she can get her hands on.





Previously posted on : http://www.jumptandem.net/2011_12_01_archive.html

An interesting way to use WAC's InvisiLED® Pro 24V tape light

An interesting way to use WAC's InvisiLED® Pro 24V - 3000K to illuminate this custom made company sign. Thank you Kirby Risk Electrical Supply and Brian Roche from All the Best Lighting provide this "Rock Star" sign image.

As a child and a wife I grew up lacking most importantly self-confidence and self-esteem. I am no longer a child or a wife, but I am a mother who strives for her children to have self-esteem and have confidence in everything they do. However, telling your children to be confident and as a parent not showing it, what example is that for a child?
There started my journey of me being more confident in my life. I used to live for what people would say or think about me, always wanted others feedback, never take risk, always remain stuck in the same place. The meanings of confidence: belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance. If you cannot believe in yourself and your abilities, no one else can or will.
I had to get myself in that mindset, determined to carry things through, and even though sometimes you feel that you cannot accomplish your goal, you still have to push through and believe in yourself that you can do whatever comes your way. Seek help; do not be afraid to say you need help. Go over the achievements you have accomplished in your life even with adversity. Set achievable goals, these are targets that you set for yourself, if you are not meeting your goals; go over what it is you might be doing wrong and restart your goal if you have to. Also learn positive thoughts, stray from negative thoughts that can destroy your confidence; create strong mental images of yourself. These are some of the strategies that are working for me, and for the year to come I am going to be more successful in getting myself there. Also with the help of God, my family, my friends and mentors in my life I will continue accomplish whatever comes my way..
“If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. ~Author Unknown”

~Ally Nelson

Credit & Collections Team Leader

With the holiday season at hand and the weather growing colder, it always serves as a the perfect reminder to be thankful for what you have in your life, and to pass that nice warm positive energy on to those around you. Countless studies show that gratitude can extend life span, increase happiness, immunity, optimism and make for a healthy heart all while depleting your stress levels! All it takes is a few minutes each day, just try and think or write about three things in your life that you are very grateful or lucky to have. What about family, friends, loved ones? Your home or your health? That delicious meal you had? That homemade apple pie mom made you? The beautiful sunset, sunrise, stars, waves crashing? It can be anything! Don’t stop there, pass off the kindness to those around you, hold the door for someone, let some one in your driving lane, pass on a smile, or tell some one you appreciate them. Help spread that warm spirit it can be contagious and extremely rewarding. I wish you and those close to you a happy holiday and a prosperous and healthy new year!


~Steve Pereira
Financial Accountant

A Family Away From Home

When I was told that employees from other departments could contribute to the company Blog. The first thing came to mind were my co-workers.
Isn’t it amazing how you get up in the morning, leave one family only to immediately connect with another family?

Some may not agree but first let me high light a few things.
We have breakfast together, we get coffee together, we chat about what we did
The night before. We plan all kinds of get togethers and birthday celebrations. We call dibs on what kind of birthday cake we want the following year or
What we want for our secret Santa gift (even though it should be a surprise) We cry together, we pray for each other and most importantly we support each other.

How many companies do you know where employees miss each other so much when they go on vacation and can’t wait to get back to work to see each other.

Now that’s what I call family.

I could go on and on with how we all are connected in some kind of way or another. Whether it be a marriage, the birth of a child, a death in the family
Sickness and health…. There is truly an unspoken bond amongst us in the WAC family.

~ Mitzi Boone

Accounts Payable

A Greener Holiday

Originally we were going to write our Blog this week surrounding Thanksgiving, but then we had a rather interesting conversation about “Going Green” for the holidays and we decided we needed to share with others how you too can have a Green Holiday Season!
So, how does one go about “Going Green” for the holidays? Or, better yet, adopt this as a way of life
- Stop buying and using wrapping paper! - According to Stanford University, if every US family wrapped three gifts in re-purposed material, the gift wrap saved would cover 45,000 football fields… That is 13,500,000 feet of wrapping paper!! Now imagine each of those families did away with the wrapping completely! There are so many greener options that can be used instead of paper!
o Go completely paper less – put presents out unwrapped, use bath towels, sheets or pillow cases to camouflage the gifts
o Re-Use Boxes – local stores end up throwing out TONS of cardboard boxes around the holidays, shoe boxes or even cigar boxes for smaller gifts
o Use Gift Bags – Most people will re-use the gift bags (or you can ensure you give gifts in gift bags who you know will!)

o Re-Use the old newspapers or comics! - Use the comics for the kids, and the news for the adults – perhaps even wrapping your sports loving friends in the Sports Section
o Paper Grocery Bags - can be cut up and used to wrap gifts (logo side down) you can even have the kids decorate their own wrapping paper!


- Instead of the normal Holiday greeting cards - send e-cards to all, or even give verbal cards!

- Re-Use your Holiday cards from the previous year as gift tags! – cut the covers off and punch a hole in the corners, with a little string or tape you have a new gift card tag!

- Give electronic gift cards instead of actual gift cards! – Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon and many more – Check out link below for numerous e-gift cards! http://www.giftcertificates.com/shop/category.aspx?category_id=155&eGiftCards=1

- For those who celebrate the holidays with a tree, think about instead of purchasing a cut tree, buy a live tree in a pot (roots and all) Decorate that for the holidays! After the holidays are over, instead of throwing the dead tree away, you will be able to either re-plant this tree in your yard (or local park) and enjoy it for years to come!

- Instead of eating leftover until you are ready to be sick at the sight of turkey, think about giving your leftovers to those who do not have enough to eat! Your Best bet on this would be to Google local homeless shelters in your area and call to find out if they accept donations of prepared food (some may not because of food safety and sanitation concerns) but if they do, store your leftovers in your fridge at 40 degree or cooler and drive them over as soon as you can!

- Save Energy and use LED Light’s instead of standard holiday bulbs.

Here is a website with tons more information on how to celebrate your holidays a bit greener:
http//planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-holidays.html

Let’s all start making a difference today, break those old habits and make Mother Earth your best friend. Spread the news and forward this on to everyone you know….just don’t print it

Thank you for taking the time to read this and have a wonderful holiday weekend.
~Rebecca Procops & Tony D'Alessio