We try to visit my Grandpa Cryer for FHE every once in a while. He’s one of my all-time favorite humans, and it’s so neat that my kids have a chance to hang out with their great grandfather. Grandpa Cryer has always been a great gardener and he had lots of chores around his home …
Category Archives: Work
Jake’s summer business: Lawn Rangers
In the summer of 2014, Jake started his own business. He started edging lawns and got several neighbors interested. So, Jake plunged in. We had an old edger that Manina bought from a yard sale. But Jake knew from edging our own lawn that that machine just wasn’t an option for a commercial lawn care …
A new commute
My commute to work today was much shorter than it has been for some time. You see, my employer, Ancestry, moved its headquarters to nearby Lehi. I’ve been working at Ancestry for about a year, and before that I was at a neighboring building at Morinda for 10 years. I burned about an hour a …
Our Two Soccer Referees
Both Jacob and Megan have spent a lot of time this spring calling soccer games. Jacob did it last year and found out that it was a pretty sweet job. Megan joined him this year and together they make a pretty good team. It began back in February with training. Both Jacob and Megan had …
First week at Ancestry
This was my first week as an employee of Ancestry.com and it has been a week of adjustments. Everything is new to me at Ancestry. Here is a quick list of some of the things I had to adapt to during my first week: Being totally clueless After almost ten years at Morinda, I had …
Farewell to Morinda
After just about ten years at Morinda, I am moving on. Today was my last day and I’m excited about what the future may hold. About a year ago, I made a list of priorities in things that I would look for in a new job. Morinda treated me well, so I was going to …
Life and Health Insurance Exam
I began working for Links Consulting and Producers FMO about a year and a half ago. Not long after I began working there, my boss, Mike, confided in me that, although I was mostly just doing the billing and commissions, one of the main reasons he hired me was because he thought I had real …
Wild Wild West
Our kids look forward to my employer’s annual Summer party like it’s going to Disneyland or Lagoon. The date is circled on the calendar as soon as I bring home the invitation from work, and for good reason—Morinda throws a great party. This year the theme of the party was the wild, wild west. The …
Fit challenge results: month 1
Seth came home from work about a month and a half ago with some information on a new Fit program that his work was launching. All employees and spouses were invited to join the challenge and would receive protein shakes, multivitamins, fiber drinks, snack bars, and the other FIT products free of charge. By sticking …
Ski Date: Deer Valley
Just like last year, I managed to get a free ski pass to the world famous Deer Valley resort. I thought it would be fun to bring Manina along this time so we could make a date out of it. Manina was pretty nervous. So nervous, in fact, that her anxiety was making her borderline …
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