when I started this blog five years ago, I was a pet sitter and the name animal-crackers made sense. now I'm a stay-at-home-dad and freelance writer, but rather than confuse everyone by getting a different blog, it's just easier to keep posting things here.

Christmas, the time of year when we should stop for a moment and asks ourselves: What would Mary do?

And now we have a clear and definitive answer: Mary would surf the Internet in search of a hat for her newborn. And what better place to shop online than Powderpuff.

Mary would say pshaw to these overblown concerns about commercialism. She was poor. She knew the value of a dollar, and myrrh.

And if she had a dozen or more of those dollars she would buy herself a new purse at Powderpuff. It's true.

And Joseph? If he had a few dollars, he surely would have bought his honey-bun a scarf.

At Powderpuff.

Powderpuff. It's more than just a store. It's Andrea's store.