I know I'm in Kansas when...

• more than a handful of people offer to help me tote my baby stuff from the airplane.
• almost all of the women I meet are blondes.
• total strangers wave to me from their cars.
• walking in order to get somewhere is considered strange.
• walking carrying a baby in a baby sling gets people to stop and offer me a ride.
• the humidity and sound of locusts is fondly familiar.
• I can recognize my favorite bird songs from childhood.
• every house on the block brings back a childhood memory.
• I start to feel like I'm finally at home.