The Evil Accrediting Agency is gone, and to tell the truth, they weren't really evil. They were actually nice. Our surveyor actually gave us a stellar report, and I got to hear it all in the exit meeting. It was just too cool!
Our surveyor liked us so much he/she actually mentioned us by individual name from his/her notes, which really made the big boss puff up like a proud papa. Thankfully, as a result, he is giving us a get out one hour early card anytime before the end of the year, which is really nice. I was hoping for a raise for getting in the cross-hairs again of the surveyors (i.e. being the chosen person for both JC and EAA), but alas, I'll take an hour here or there, especially to do some holiday shopping.
Black Friday is coming...so I can get out there in the mix and shop away for an extra hour. I'm still on cloud 9 after all the prep to get here, and my celebratory champagne is going to my head. More later...