It's Fall, a time of transition. Here in Connecticut, the leaves are turning red, Kirsten's back at work, Zoey's off to daycare and I've started a company.
That's right...after three happy years at Nielsen, I've decided to pursue a long-held dream of building a start-up. Routefriend, LLC, is now registered with the State of Connecticut. Founder & CEO? Yours truly. Computers are magically efficient tools and the whole enterprise is coming together very quickly. I hope to have a private beta by the end of 2008. Thus far, total investment has been about $90 for corporate registration fees + $25 for a salad I shared with my star intern, Alex.
Meanwhile, Zoey's adjusting to daycare. At first, she rebelled against the bottle feeding and her first daycare visit was cut short by a "where are my parents?!" freak-out. Now she's happy, though. She likes her bottle and her daycare friends...most of whom are much bigger and impress her with their crawling and solid-food-eating abilities.
That's Zoey in the middle of the picture below, watching her friend Angela read a book.
Here is Angela saying goodbye to Zoey as I take her home.
This is Zoey, happy that one of her daycare teachers is taking her picture. (Thanks to Miss Anna.)
Kirsten is adjusting from a summer of full-time Zoey exposure to the challenges of working motherhood. It's tough. For the first few days Kirsten missed Zoey a lot, but now she's settling in. Often she'll get out early enough to pick up Zoey and go for a walk, which is a huge treat for Zoey. As they say, it's the quality time that matters.
A final thought...Kirsten and Zoey wish they could vote. Don't miss your chance to choose the leader of the free world. Go vote November 4th!
