måndag

In honor of my Swedish-descended sister-in-law, Joanna, this week we have the Swedish Days of the Week.

Joanna called today to pass along the super good news that she and my brother were accepted as the adopted parents of a new baby girl. The baby was dropped off at a fire station in Detroit. This will be their second adoption and second adopted baby girl. I wish them all the luck.

They were smart enough to realize that -- as they had to be in Detroit tomorrow to pick up the baby -- they would be unable to vote at their normal polling place so rushed over to where they could fill out an absentee ballot and just made it within 10 minutes of closing time.

I filled in my ballot and mailed it on Thursday. I didn't realize that you can also drop off your absentee ballots at certain locations if you think you're going to miss the mail. I hope mine gets there in time!

Here is a Halloween photo of John and Joanna's other kids (left to right): Leaf Man, Cowgirl Z and Piglet.