Oct. 31st, 2016

dreamshark: (sharon tire)
Okay, it's not that hard to find out where my polling place is.
It's not even too difficult to be reminded which ward-precinct I am in (since I got yanked out of Ward 10 and moved to Ward 8 I have been unable to remember).

But how the hell do you find out which Park District, School Board District, Hennepin County Commissioner District you are in? There used to be maps online and I can't find ANY of them. I've just given up completely on the Soil and Water Conservation Board. Is that even an elective office anymore? And is there still a Library Board?

Anybody have links to voting district maps?

ETA: Okay, I found a map for Hennepin County Commisioner Districts, but it is hella misleading. What this map says to me is that I am in District 4 (Minneapolis). But when I drilled down a couple of clicks to a more detailed map it turned out I'm in District 3, which is labeled St. Louis Park on the larger map. Terrible.
dreamshark: (sharon tire)
 Lena unexpectedly received this customized pumpkin in the mail! This is an old Tatge tradition started by Lena's great-grandpa Orville. The names are engraved on green pumpkins and the kids all root for their special pumpkin to grow up and be the biggest. Orv passed away last year, but one of the uncles is continuing the tradition. I'm not surprised by that, but everyone was surprised that he went so far as to MAIL the pumpkin. Usually the grandkids and their families are expected to come and pick them up. Lena knew all about pumpkins because of an exciting day trip to The Pumpkin Patch, a local attraction that is apparently the Hay Ride of the pumpkin world.

The last two pictures are Lena's costume for this year. It's a zebra character from some toddler show that Lena watches. Whatever it is, it's pretty cute, right? Lena was particularly pleased to have a tail. And to get free ice cream at a local Halloween event in Milwaukie (Oregon, not Wisconsin, and yes that's how you spell it).

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For the record, Lena will be two years old on November 10.

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