Today my colleague and I published another follow-up to our January series on the bad landlords in the Twin Cities.
Here's the story.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Hangin' out in the yard
Me and the kids are at the cabin alone. Jamey is coming up this afternoon. This morning it was cloudy and a little cool, but not bad, so we just hung out in the yard. Yesterday was fantastic -- absolutely perfect summer day -- and we spent about an hour on the beach. Not long enough for me, but Ben & Maddie didn't want to stay out any longer.
Note that Ben is wearing his own clothes today! However, I should add that this is the third or fourth day this week that he's worn that same outfit. It's his new favorite. He calls it his "paint shirt." A little while ago "paint shirt" got wet, and he agreed to try "pirate shirt," and he was pretty excited about that!
Here are a couple pics from this morning:
Note that Ben is wearing his own clothes today! However, I should add that this is the third or fourth day this week that he's worn that same outfit. It's his new favorite. He calls it his "paint shirt." A little while ago "paint shirt" got wet, and he agreed to try "pirate shirt," and he was pretty excited about that!
Here are a couple pics from this morning:
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Vacation week
I've got the week off from work, so me and the kids have been busy doing fun stuff (although I haven't done much picture-taking!). Jamey is working this week, partly on the rental property and partly doing a part-time/temporary gig videotaping for some training videos on how to service furnaces (or something like that). So I've been on mostly solo kid-duty. Ugh.
Yesterday the big highlight of the week was that I took the kids to the MN Zoo with our friend Sonya and her daughter, Clara. The kids had a blast. They ran almost the whole way! In the evening, Jamey and Kevin met us at our house and we had dinner. Ben & Maddie fell asleep so fast!
Sunday, I had a playdate with my friend (and former colleague) whose son was born 2 days before Ben & Maddie. We intended to go to the Highland Pool but when we got there we found that it didn't open for another 2 hours! So we hung out in her backyard -- kiddie pool, sandbox and toys kept the kids busy for a couple hours while we chatted.
Tomorrow I'm taking the kids to the cabin and Jamey will join us on Friday afternoon.
Today, Jamey's grandparents stopped for a visit in the morning and the kids played outside (gorgeous day!). Jamey got a few pics while we were waiting for Liz & Jack:
Yesterday the big highlight of the week was that I took the kids to the MN Zoo with our friend Sonya and her daughter, Clara. The kids had a blast. They ran almost the whole way! In the evening, Jamey and Kevin met us at our house and we had dinner. Ben & Maddie fell asleep so fast!
Sunday, I had a playdate with my friend (and former colleague) whose son was born 2 days before Ben & Maddie. We intended to go to the Highland Pool but when we got there we found that it didn't open for another 2 hours! So we hung out in her backyard -- kiddie pool, sandbox and toys kept the kids busy for a couple hours while we chatted.
Tomorrow I'm taking the kids to the cabin and Jamey will join us on Friday afternoon.
Today, Jamey's grandparents stopped for a visit in the morning and the kids played outside (gorgeous day!). Jamey got a few pics while we were waiting for Liz & Jack:
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Sunday, August 7, 2011
Another cabin weekend
We came to the cabin this weekend to hang out with our friends, Roger, Chris and daughter, Masyn. They were here for only about 24 hours, but we're staying on til Monday afternoon since I've got a vacation day.
Ben and Maddie had fun playing with Masyn, who is 7 years old. Maddie followed her around like a puppy dog.
Unfortunately it rained most of Saturday, but it's gorgeous now. We're heading out to the beach when the kids wake up from nap.
Ben & Maddie are doing well. Both have really increased their vocabularies and how much they are able to say. We can actually have little conversations with them and they now tell us when they're hungry or need a diaper change, etc. It's kind of nice. On the other hand, they usually want whatever they want IMMEDIATELY and they will hound you until you say yes (especially Maddie). Ugh.
Here are some pics from this weekend (and yes, Ben is wearing Maddie's dress. He pretty much only wears girls' clothes these days)
Ben and Maddie had fun playing with Masyn, who is 7 years old. Maddie followed her around like a puppy dog.
Unfortunately it rained most of Saturday, but it's gorgeous now. We're heading out to the beach when the kids wake up from nap.
Ben & Maddie are doing well. Both have really increased their vocabularies and how much they are able to say. We can actually have little conversations with them and they now tell us when they're hungry or need a diaper change, etc. It's kind of nice. On the other hand, they usually want whatever they want IMMEDIATELY and they will hound you until you say yes (especially Maddie). Ugh.
Here are some pics from this weekend (and yes, Ben is wearing Maddie's dress. He pretty much only wears girls' clothes these days)
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Impromptu little party
Tonight we had an impromptu little party for our friend Sonya who got a new job this week. Their daughter, Clara, and Ben & Maddie had a blast playing together.
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