Actually, TJ and US. Tomorrow, Saturday, November 6th, Dear Husband and I are going to listen to Thomas Jefferson speak at College of Du Page, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
Yeah, I know he’s been dead for a century and a half. Clay Jenkinson speaks to an audience from Jefferson’s point of view. He’s done these visits for almost ten years through WGN Radio and it’s sponsors, and I think this will be the last of his visits. I just couldn’t let the opportunity pass. I’ve wanted to attend each of these sessions and just couldn’t call in at the right time to get tickets, so you can imagine how excited I am that we will get to attend tomorrow’s session.
A friend from exercise told me that she and her daughter had attended one of his previous visits, and she was sure we would enjoy it. I’ll post more tomorrow, but you can be sure we will have had a great time!

Yeah….I invited them all to have Thanksgiving here. I love it….it’s a crazy day, and takes a lot of time to organize, but I’m a sucker for a traditional Thanksgiving.
We expect to have 41…..FORTY-ONE people to sit down to dinner here. I’ve figured out how to do it without renting tables, and without renting chairs! Family will bring chairs, I have chairs, and a friend is going to loan seven chairs to me. Another friend has offered table cloths. I think I have it all covered. We have plenty of glasses, china, silverware and napkins. I’ve written up a proposed menu. It’s pot luck, and family can either bring part of the written menu, or contribute something new. Once the menu is complete, I’ll print it on the blog. It’s just astonishing the food that we will share.
Unfortunately, not all of my family will be able to attend. My sister-in-law is feeling poorly, and one of my nieces and two of her brothers live too far away to make it for the day. The twins will be traveling to their sweethearts, and one small branch of the family has not responded. (Make a note to buy Thanksgiving cards for those who can’t attend……)
I’m SO EXCITED!!! (Can you hear the Pointer Sisters singing in the background?). If I wasn’t typing, I’d be boogie-ing across the room, headed to my list of things to do, getting ready for the big day. I love this time of year, and I’m really looking forward to the family gathering. How fortunate we are to have a place to offer them, and how fortunate we are that most of them will be able to join us. *S*