After meeting almost a decade ago entirely by chance, a grandmother in Arizona and the young stranger she now calls a friend will have Thanksgiving dinner together Thursday for the ninth year in a row.

For those who need last-minute additions to their Thanksgiving meal, there are a few grocery stores open on Thursday.

Inevitably, someone somewhere in Houston will wake up bright and early on Thanksgiving morning in a cold sweat. A crucial ingredient, something that you swore you bought, will come up missing, resulting in a mad dash for the grocery store.