So I stumbled upon what appeared to be a wispy leaf on the floor in the laundy.. lo and behold it was a brown recluse spider... dead. Boric acid at work!

I run into one every several months or so, always dead. One of the top reasons (aside from fleas and lice) i keep the perimeter, under baseboards and stuff, dusted with the boric acid.

Did you know that bites from spiders like that will cause lifelong diseases?

The kid fell asleep at 5pm after school today, emotional exhaustion i think. She's the first kid from her school to ever take the county title. we'll be studying hard for the next round.

howz the house coming? sounds very elaborate, like a king refurbishing the palace.