ellen is still a genius

i know this is going to be hard to believe, but ellen did this puzzle by herself. well mostly. dave strategically handed her pieces and told her where they went if she wasn't sure. like "this is north carolina. it goes above south carolina." and then she'd put it there. the western half she's pretty good at -it probably helps that the states are so much bigger. her current favorite is minnesota (she likes to say it) but she's also really quite excited about new york because ernie and bert and the rubber ducky live there. genius.