I got a surprise invitation in my email yesterday from my brother to join him for Thanksgiving.  He and his wife have a very small house, and this year they decided to rent a hall and invite the entire extended family to join them for Thanksgiving dinner at the hall.  He said the hall can accommodate up to fifty people and has a kitchen.  He indicated that he will be asking people to chip in and bring food to share.  He also indicated that he is making arrangements for people who have to travel a long distance to stay for free in a local hotel.  I guess that it what surprised me the most; I know he is on a very limited budget and I just can’t even imagine him having the money to rent the hall and get hotel rooms for everyone!

I told him we would plan to attend.  Now I just have to get together with Teri and discuss what food item we’d like to bring.