Work and Things...

Well I have started a new job, and my kids still amaze me.  I currently am in a new (still additional to my DRI graduate assistantship) position with the Environmental Protection Agency.  It is good already.  It is interesting that there is such a comradeship there.  I always imagined a government job as backbiting and infighting.  Everyone I have met is enthusiastic and welcoming me to the team. 

I will admit that the office I share is crappy and the computer is kind of a joke (okay, not kind of...).  But the work is actually really interesting.  I am working on developing methods for tracking toxic environmental compounds that are analyzed using Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography techniques.  We are testing if these techniques can adequately identify the pollutants.

The good about this job is that we are going to be in Las Vegas for at least another year, possibly two and we will be able to be near the places we really like to travel to and avoid the harsh winters that are located else where! :)

I am excited because the place I go to work is right in the middle of campus here at UNLV and my commute won't change at all.  Well that is a Lie, we are moving closer and my commute will get shorter.  This makes me happy and sad.  I like the workout.  However, with days like today that are really windy and I am kind of tired this is a nice prospect to be 10 or 15 minutes closer.

So some funny things my kids are up to lately.  My now 8 month old baby (holy cow she is an old woman! To bad that makes me her dad still), hates applesauce but loves yogurt.  Apparently Texture is not allowed in what she eats.  She also really digs carrots and onions, a nice mix that Alison whips up for her.

Zach is crazy.  First he is so compassionate that it blows me away.  He worries about us getting what we need all the time.  He also prefers Oatmeal to Waffles and Pizza.  Make a note of that, cause we can only get him to consistently eat oatmeal.  Argh!  We are going to hold this over his head when he is older!