There’s been a whole lot of Wall Street vs. Main Street yakkin’ on NPR lately, and I’ll have you all know that I grew up on Main Street.

Sometimes when I get an itsy bitsy bit homesick for the Great White North (Iowa in this instance, not Canada) then I pull up my parents’ house on Google Earth and look at it.  I realize that President Bush also does this with his ranch in Crawford, and that’s actually where I got the idea.

So…here’s where I grew up.  (Props to Brother for actually getting this picture for me in the first place.  I couldn’t figure it out.)

One thing I don’t miss?  Mowing that huge front yard.  There is no shade out there and it takes forever, even on a riding lawnmower.  I think it’s an acre, but I’m sure that Sister probably knows the exact percentage of an acre it is, so I’ll just wait for her to FactCheck me.

In just about five weeks I intend to be running around in the pasture with coveralls and mud boots on.  (Maybe Dad will need help fixing the sprayer again?)  Hooray for going home for Thanksgiving!