Weighing in on poisoning, plays and parties

So, it has been a while since my last posting. What has happened? A couple of minor things:

1. My show opens tonight and runs until next Saturday. It is looking very good. I screwed up on a couple of sound/light issues during the dress rehearsal, but they can be fixed.

2. I did gain some weight back, but I am now back down to 324 lbs. Partly due to our food poisoning yesterday. On Wednesday night, we had perogies and sausages. Apparently the sausages were a little 'suspect' but tasted ok. Anisha wouldn't eat any of the sausages and probably for good reason. She was the smarter of us three because Ali and I got the food poisoning. Around midnight that night, both Ali and I were afflicted with projectile vommiting and terrible Montezuma's revenge. We were up all night with it, with me throwing up 4 times and Ali almost twice an hour until about 5am. We took Thursday off to recuperate and sleep. We didn't eat much, just drink flat ginger ale. I took today off as well since I am run down from the busy rehearsal week and weak from yesterday's "adventures"

3. Anisha has been doing well at Daycare. She has made some great crafts that I will post once I get them home and scanned. They say she is one of their best eaters there. That is great to hear, but why is it that when she comes home, she fusses about what we feed her and often feeds Daxx? Silly girl.

4. I got the news that my contract with the Catholic School board will not be renewed in January, that means that I am back to subbing again for February to June, unless another job opens up.

5. With Christmas fast approaching, it is interesting to see people panic about prepping for it. Other than lightly decorating our house, I don't plan to do much more. I won't do a lot of baking, if any, and I know what presents I want and I have a good budget for it. I think that is why so many people freak out about the holidays and can't enjoy it, they place too much pressure on the presentation of the holiday rather than the meaning of fellowship, family and togetherness. Sure, its great to entertain people, and God knows I would love to entertain if my house had the room, but enjoying the company should be of the utmost importance. I find the whole presentation thing very shallow. The holidays are about giving unto others with love and caring. So, handmade decorations from your child are way better than $50 ones from JYSK. Showing up to a party which is potluck with light snacks (cheese, crackers, etc) , rather than hosting a dinner gala of sorts, makes the evening that much more fun. And spending time with your family, or giving gifts that allow the family to spend time together, is much better than the gifts themselves.

I read online through the CTV newssite that the average person spends almost $450 on each person for holiday shopping. That is sickening. Sure, we have a lot of gifts for Anisha this year, but they may total $75, including all the clothes. No wonder people are stressed at the holidays: Have to get the best, most expensive gift for people... OR... I spend so much I am in terrible debt... OR... I have to spend a lot getting ready for everyone coming over to make a nice impression.

All this stress to make a good impression rather than just being with people. I vow to try and not be that way, and hopefully many of you can do that too. I am not looking for the perfect gift, just the gift of you being there to share the fun of the holiday with me. Thats the best gift. We are always so busy in life, I love just spending time with those who I consider friends or family.

Have a happy week all.