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  • Sump Pump: So Far So Good 

    bjournal 2:16 am on June 11, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    A few pictures from the ongoing sump pump project in the basement. These were taken a little after 2pm.

    Cementing it all in

    Cementing it all in

    Bye bye built in desk

    Bye bye built in desk

    Drilling the hole for the pipe

    Drilling the hole for the pipe

    The heart of the beast

    The heart of the beast

    The piping that's draining out all that water!

    The piping that's draining out all that water!

     
  • Email from Audrey 

    bjournal 3:17 am on June 2, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Dear Daddy,
    Mama. Mommy. Mama house. Thank you. Mama thank you. Yea. Thank you. Park. That park. Stroller. Tiny stroller. Red stroller. Big stroller. Big stroller. Yea. Shoes on. Shoes. Yea. Mama. Mama. Mommy. Mama. Hi mama. Car. car. Coat on. Coat on.
    Love, Audrey
    (That is what she told me to tell you).

     
  • Park Ratz: Mohn Park  

    bjournal 11:18 pm on May 31, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , Avalon Cove Playground, Mohn Park, , , Rochester Playgrounds

    We went a little earlier today for the park this morning. This is Mohn Park. A great playground over by Avalon Cove. The steep slide was the best part. She went down about 20 times and was sad to leave. Went spent almost an hour at the park!

    Mohn Park playground

    Mohn Park playground

    Swingin'

    Swingin'

    The steep slide

    The steep slide

    Checking out the fountain. She wanted the Gabba's to go swimming.

    Checking out the fountain. She wanted the Gabba's to go swimming.

     
  • Park Ratz: Edison Building and Saint Mary's Park  

    bjournal 8:54 am on May 31, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , DJ Lance Rock Hat, Edison Building Playground, Gabba Hat, , , , Saint Mary's Playground, Swinging, Yo Gabba Gabba

    Today Audrey and I crossed two more parks off the list today. Saint Mary’s Park playground and the Edison Building playground.

    The progress so far. The stick pins are the parks we’ve been to.

    http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103505837817194532251.00046aba8907ee5301b5f&ll=44.020965,-92.460937&spn=0.243421,0.878906&t=h&z=11

    Here are some pictures from our trip.

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    Playing at the Edison Building playground

    Playing at the Edison Building playground

    Tiny tiny park

    Tiny tiny park

    Audrey watching Foofa and Brobee swinging next to her

    Audrey watching Foofa and Brobee swinging next to her

    The stuffed Gabba's wanted a ride too

    The stuffed Gabba's wanted a ride too

    On the way home!

    On the way home!

     
  • bjournal 6:56 am on May 26, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    I think I overexerted myself today. I almost feel asleep on the floor a few minutes ago! Not long and I’ll be passed out on the couch.

     
  • Park Ratz 

    bjournal 6:54 am on May 26, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Playground, , , , Rochester MN Parks,

    I’m starting a new series of blogs entitled “Park Ratz”. Audrey and I plan on visiting every single Rochester Public Playground. In total there is a list of 72 playgrounds on the Rochester Park and Rec website.

    Here is the map I created on Google Maps that points out the location of each one. The pin points are parks we’ve visited and the droplet looking markers are the one’s we haven’t.

    http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=103505837817194532251.00046aba8907ee5301b5

    This list of 72 isn’t a comprehensive list. It doesn’t include playgrounds at elementary schools or places like the Boys and Girls Club. We eventually want to visit all of those as well.

    It’s amazing how many really nice “diamond in the rough” playgrounds out there. We’re going out to find all of them!

    Here are the first two parks we visited. Northern Heights Park and Cassidy Park. Northern Heights sas really hard to find. There was a paved asphalt path between two houses. If you didn’t know it was there you’d miss it.  It has really nice beach style sand.

    Cassidy park it hidden behind Century High School and is about 3 blocks down a large hill off Viola Road.  There were these spinners where you could hang and spin. I swear I was spinning 50 RPM. Enough to make me sick (not really).

    Northern Heights East

    Northern Heights East

    At Cassidy Park (Behind Centruy High School)

    At Cassidy Park (Behind Centruy High School)

     
  • Four Seasons Park 5/23/09 

    bjournal 3:13 am on May 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Audrey and I decided on a trip to “Four Seasons” AKA “Castle Park” this morning. A little rainy but we didn’t melt. Across the way the start of the Med City Marathon. We got to listen to the National Anthem and watch the kids run. For about 20 yards Audrey joined in from across the street. She said “run!… RUN! RUN!”

    Here are a few pictures from our trip.

     
  • Quarry Hill 5/17/09 

    bjournal 12:26 am on May 18, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Audrey and I had a little adventure hike to Quarry Hill Sunday morning. By the end Audrey had a nice collection of dried sticks, dandelions and rocks. We saw ducks, geese, turtles and a family fishing. We sat at the side of the pond and ate a snack and relaxed for a few minutes before heading home.

     
  • bjournal 7:09 pm on May 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Getting ready for the Sunday tradition of pancakes and sausage.

     
  • Heath Right Now 

    bjournal 4:15 am on May 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    All this boy ever does is sleep!

    All this boy ever does is sleep!

     
  • Transportation Fair 5/16/09 

    bjournal 1:33 am on May 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    This morning was the Annual Rochester Transportation Fair. Lon, Gabbi, Zach, Guy, Judy, Audrey and I were all there. Mara and Heath had to skip as it was too cold and windy for a 2-week old.

     
  • Animal Farm 

    bjournal 8:08 pm on May 16, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    I was playing around with the standard Windows Vista photo editor. Not the greatest editor. Whoever brews these programs up must be on something. It just seems so backwards from what I’m used to. There isn’t even a “Save” feature on the program. Closing the picture auto saves it but if you want to keep the original you have to “save as copy”… and how do you change the file name…I dunno. “Easy to use” aint so easy.

    Interesting Crop...

    Interesting Crop...

     
  • Heath Robert Danz  

    bjournal 6:47 pm on May 16, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: 5/1/2009, Baby Heath, Birth, Heath Robert, May Day, ,

    I’ve FINALLY gotten around to going through the pictures from my camera.

    Heath Robert Danz— Born 5/1/2009 at 10:20AM

    Enjoy!

     
  • bjournal 6:38 pm on May 15, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Off to work! At least it’s Friday!

     
  • Photos from Quarry Hill 5/14/09 

    bjournal 6:37 pm on May 15, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , Quarry Hill,

     
  • BrentDanz sent you a video: "Audrey at Quarry Hill 5/14/09" 

    bjournal 6:18 pm on May 15, 2009 Permalink | Reply

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    Audrey at the quarry part of Quarry Hill on 5/14/09.

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  • National Bike to Work Day 

    bjournal 12:17 am on May 15, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Don’t forget that Friday May 15th is National Bike to Work Day!

    If you can get on your bike and pedal to work!

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  • Mike, Audrey and the piglets 

    bjournal 11:36 pm on May 14, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    A video Guy uploaded to Youtube last week. At Mark and Charis’ house looking at the pigs.

     
  • Crazy test 

    bjournal 11:27 pm on May 14, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    I just wanted to see how a mas forwarded email looks on my blog when emailed.

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  • Hi Everyone! 

    bjournal 7:35 pm on May 14, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    I’m typing this blog from my email address. It’s so much easier. The subject line of the email is the blog title and I can even attach a picture file! Pretty amazing.

    I’m going to attach multiple phots to see how it works.

    <<47b7df33b3127cce816a51fe1a5e00000016108AbuHLds1aNx.jpeg>> <<crocs.jpeg>> <<dad.jpg>> <<Daisies_BW.jpg>>

     
  • Email Test Post 

    bjournal 4:45 am on May 14, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    It looks like I may now be able to post from my email account. How cool would that be! Let’s try it.

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    • john danz 5:15 am on May 14, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      you are going to have to show me how to do that!

    • john danz 5:20 am on May 14, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      trying out this post

  • bjournal 3:38 am on May 14, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Relaxing after working on the yard for a couple hours. Next up? Park then pork chops.

     
  • Happy Mother's Day! 

    bjournal 9:18 pm on May 10, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Mother's Day

    Happy Mother’s Day to all those wonderful mothers out there!

     
  • bjournal 10:40 pm on May 3, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Looks like were going to be going home Monday morning. Might still be today though… were leaning toward tomorrow just so Mara can get some more rest.

    I’m planning on returning to work on Tuesday. We just want enough time to get things situated at home.

    Everything is going just fine. His security tag just fell off. That’s not good.

    The nurse is fixing it right now.

    I had a good morning with Audrey. Made pancakes & sausage for Audrey. Very tasty. After that we worked on cleaning up the house. I cleaned up the bedroom as much as possible and put things in order. Washed the dishes, swept the floor. I’m going to have to head to the grocery store at some point.

    She watched her new “Bear in the Blue House” and played with her new blocks from Margie and Johnny. Nice relaxing morning.

    I think we’re leaning Jimmy John’s for lunch.

     
    • Stephanie Danz 1:41 am on May 5, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      Hope you made it home safe and sound! I tried posting something to you Sunday, but I don’t think you got it. Congrats to all! I’m sure Audrey’s loving her new baby brother!

      Greant Aunt Steph

  • Heath and Dad 

    bjournal 7:31 am on May 3, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Father & Son

    Father & Son

     
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