Today at work the phone support staff held a party for our team and named it programmer appreciation day. I was amazed at the amount of work the put into it for decorating the conference room and planning games and lunch. It was fun to get to know some people and socialize a bit. Generally our room is so quiet, but there was some ruckus today and it was a nice break.

I’m really liking my new job. Today management provided lunch for the whole company to say thanks for recent accomplishments. It is a really fun environment to work in. Plus it has some fun perks. Today I created invitations for Nolan’s second birthday. The theme for his party is going to be “Where the Wild Things Are”. I photoshop’d his face into a picture from the book and used it to make a card. I created the...

Tonight we had a family home evening lesson about the window’s mite. I think it was a little confusing for the kids because they don’t understand math at all and I think that is helpful for that lesson. Anyway it is the thought that counts. Nolan was cute at dinner dinner time. As we bowed our heads to say the prayer he said “Heavenly Father”. So Rachel continued to try to help him through the rest of the prayer. He might have whispered...

I took Gehrig with me home teaching because my companion was heading out of town after church. I was surprised how excited he was. I have taken him a few times. He generally goes off and plays with the kids if we talk for too long. That was the case today. I must have been at the Hauser’s house for an hour and a half. I try to limit my visits to 1/2 hour but I find I enjoy visiting much more than that. I never thought I would be that way....

We had a good weekend in Roosevelt with Family. Grandpa Brighton’s funeral was great. He was a such a great man. He lived a simple life, but he was always honest and had a lot of integrity. I don’t think anyone could say anything bad about that man. The kids had a great time in Roosevelt. I didn’t see much of Gracie. She was always outside – mostly playing with kittens. We couldn’t get Gehrig in the car when it was time to...

I don’t normally blog this early in the day, but I just had a great experience that I wanted to record. Also, we are driving out to Roosevelt tonight for my grandpa’s viewing and funeral so it is more convenient to do it now anyway. This morning I called the lawyer that sent me a cease and desist letter from Finicity (makers of Mvelopes). He was very unfriendly and unhelpful. I’m sure that is his job though. The conversation...