What it's like to settle in at the governor's mansion

Come January, Minnesota's governor-elect Tim Walz may take up residence in the official governor's residence on Summit Avenue. He and his wife, Gwen, say they're still deciding whether their 17-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son will make the move from their current home in Mankato.

When former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty was first elected to office, he and his wife Mary also had to decide whether they would move into the governor's mansion with their school-age kids.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with former First Lady Mary Pawlenty about that decision, and what life was like at the governor's residence.