Thanksgiving was a time of reunion.  My brother Danny finally finished his tour of Iraq and came back to the states.  He is currently at Fort Drum, NY, but came down for a surprise visit for Thanksgiving.  This had been planned for a long time.  My mother did not know.  She came up wednesday and expected to start cooking for Thanksgiving dinner that evening.  David and I picked up Danny at the airport and came back home.  We told him to wait in the car.  We came in and started talking to my mom and then when the doorbell rang we asked her to answer the door.  She freaked out completely and just hugged him.  It was very heartwarming.  And here we are:  The whole family.