Thanksgiving Fun

This Thanksgiving is going to be quite unusual. My husband and I take turns spending every other holiday between our two families. This Thanksgiving it's his turn. He has a small family. I'm cooking. It's unusual because half of his already small family won't be there, so it will only be 6 of us. I'm not used to having such a small gathering.

After everyone leaves, my husband will bring up our fake prelit Christmas tree. We'll plug in the movie "Home Alone" (great Christmas music on it), and my daughters and I will decorate the tree until it's just me left decorating the tree, usually finishing by the time the movie is over. It's a tradition that my kids won't let me break---ever. It's great to have them look forward to it.

I am thankful for soooo much. My faith, my life, my family, a home with food, paid bills, a job, a car that runs, Joy, and lots to look forward to!

Response to "From Gaunt to Gargantuan: The Atkins Method of Acting" by Caryn James

James holds, with much contempt, actors who go overboard when they gain or lose large amounts of weight for a movie role. She uses Tom Hank's gain and loss of 50pounds for his role in "Castaway." She calls it the "new stunt acting extreme," and feels actors are doing the public quite a disservice by altering their weights for a movie role. Their general audience struggles so much with the issue of weight loss, and actors make it look so easy.

I don't have a strong opinion about the topic like James does. If actors want to go overboard with the whole fit-a-role-by-fattening-or-skinnying-up thing, that's their beeswax. People need to use their own discernment. The public should not be looking to movie icons to compare themselves to. Hollywood has to be the most disfunctional group of people that we all get to hear about. I mean PA-LEEEEEASE! If there is any one group we shouldn't idolize and compare ourselves to, it's them. Why is it so hard to believe they would be so extreme?

My Halloween Weekend

My halloween was a bit different this year. First of all, my husband was out of town, my one daughter went over her friends to trick or treat, and my other daughter went to a party at church. So no family around. Also, I didn't get around to carving a pumpkin this year. First time since I started a family. I was going to get around to it Saturday, but since no one was home to enjoy it, I opted out. I did pass out candy, though. I even had a couple older people come around for free candy. I mean MUCH older! It was kinda weird. They were by themselves and could have at least put a costume on. Any-hoo, I also had a few girlfriends over and we ate food, caught up, and watched the movie "Enough". We watched Jennifer Lopez kick her abusive husband's butt after the trick or treat rush was over. It was a good night. Gaining an hour is always great, too! The rest of the weekend I went to church, caught up on housework and homework, and went to visit my mom.