hehe Pex, where I live now is only about an hour from the Cities, and there are boatloads of Scandinavians here as well. I'm a big fan of lefse with lingonberry sauce as a result. Oh, and Swedish meatballs.

Thanks everybody for the good wishes. (And Inky -- you had the gift of being a Cheesehead and you gave it up to be a FIB?!?!?! Shame on you! )