little ranch house on the built-up prairie

it may be 2011 for the rest of y'all, but here in our house it's 1881, complete with sun bonnets in january.

it's geography girl!

i suspect most five-year-olds' favorite christmas gift wasn't a(nother) globe.

mr. hoffa, is that you?

everyone is back to school and work today, and i just completed the first serious post-xmas vacuuming. jaysus, the stuff i slurped up: varied, and horrifying.