Because the local schools are used as polling places on Election Day, it’s a holiday for the students. Joe and I had a lovely, lazy morning together (without rushing around to get ready and get to the bus) and then a leisurely walk to the polls.

Speaking of voting, our friends at CJ’s Thumbs Up Foundation need your help! They are in the running for a grant from Pepsi, which would fund their “CJ’s Meal Fairies” program. The idea is to get healthy, tasty food to families of hospitalized children. (Imagine the stress of having a child in the hospital — that is no time to rely on vending-machine food.)

You can vote once a day, every day, for the entire month of November — click here to do it!