Update on the Fam!

Long time no type...

Actually I've been away from the blog for the past couple of weeks adapting to life with Ting and Zoe in our little apartment. Life has been good with both of them around and we are slowly integrating with our new surroundings. A couple of notes of interest:

First off, Ting got a job her second week out here. She will be working in customer service for Patagonia over the holidays. For those who don't know Patagonia is a high end outdoors clothing manufacturer with a pretty staunch commitment towards the environment. Ting's office has solar cells on the outside of the building used to power the facility. The warehouse uses special light diffusers to provide outside light for its workers. Fabric scraps are recycled for use as gift bags and children's clothing.

Outside of the company Patagonia has provided grants to farms to raise organic cotton (used in Patagonia T's and casual wear). They donate money to various environmental groups on a consistent basis and have even started a trust to protect wild areas in Argentina for future development as national parks.

Even though Ting's only been there two weeks she's pretty stoked about working for a business that actually has a conscious and cares for its employees, suppliers, and the world around us.

As for Zoe, she has started venturing out into the world as well. With Ting and I working, Zoe is now a student at La Petite Day Care. To paraphrase the Grateful Dead "The first days are the hardest days". It took Zoe a week plus a fever and a runny nose before she fully got situated at La Petite. While we are still a little reluctant to go the daycare route with our daughter, however, she seems be doing okay. As an added bonus, with all the stimulation of a day of play she's sleeping 10 to 12 hours a night (which means more together time for Mom and Dad).

Finally, I thought I would write up a long blog on my thoughts and experiences with the presidential election and voting in the battleground state of Nevada. As of right now though, it is all still too depressing... I can tell you that there is great division in our country now and it concerns me. There are a lot of disenfranchised people out there and I don’t see a leader that will pull this nation together. The next four years should be interesting...