Thanksgiving came late this year. And I’m not talking about where it landed on the calendar. This year, my family and I celebrated Thanksgiving on Friday, November 27th. This was to give my brother Bill and nephew Grant time to visit us, since Grant was working on Thursday. They have not been having an easy time of it recently and they needed to be surrounded by loved ones.
We had a good visit with them. It was just myself and my parents there to greet them, since my other brother Daniel was at work. We talked about books, Grant’s job, opinions on video games, etc. My dad kept Bill and Grant entertained with stories about hockey while my mom and I were in the kitchen.
Things really picked up when Daniel returned home in the early afternoon. He, Bill, and Grant see eye to eye when it comes to video games and I could hear the three of them laughing and enjoying themselves from where I was helping out in the kitchen. It was really heartwarming to see. Amidst the chaos of the world today, my family still found reasons to be grateful.