Since it is impossible to get work done around the house with Mees and Lina both there (they continuously want to "help"), I sometimes take the kids out of the house for a couple of hours so Dirk can make some progress. Yes, indeed, the roles are divided very traditionally...
Since it has been SO COLD (yes, I miss the heat of Houston), one of the great escapes was to the mall. We bought some cloths for Mees, did a coffee run and they were distracted for the better part of 30 minutes at the children's rides, without mommy having to spend one cent.
