Nik:  Everyone should stop planning their Black Friday shopping strategy and DONATE to something! It’s Thanksgiving. Be thankful for everything you have because so many people have so much less or nothing at all. I got a letter from Meals On Wheels asking for a donation. I read the letter and burst into tears. I’ve been so caught up in my own “stuff” that I’ve lost sight of how blessed I am and how thankful I should be. Do you know that 1.9 million seniors must choose between buying food and buying needed medicine? And over 50% of the seniors Meals On Wheels West serves live below the poverty line, which means they live on less than $11,170 a year. All are chronically disabled and almost all live alone. The letter also requested that I write something on the enclosed placemat because many of their seniors suffer from loneliness, having outlived their friends and family. Anyway, if this post touched your spirit, you should click on the link and donate a few dollars. The thought that some simple words I wrote on a placement and a few bucks will give someone a hot meal and a little happiness on Thanksgiving, breaks my heart. In a good way. Donate. Really. Please.
Alex:  And to think I was bummin’ since this is my first Thanksgiving away from my family. I am definitely donating.