Fudruckers

My Bacon Cheddar Burger

Luke's 3 cheese burger

Just plain old Me

Oh Lukey Pookey!

Fudruckers

So I found Luke's pics from last night's dinner! We had a great time...but I am still freezing in these pics! The food was good and I LOVED their sweet potato fries!!! Thanks Luke for dinner and pushing me around!!

Branson Again??

Yes, Luke and I are in Branson again! We simply LOVE this place. We got here yesterday afternoon and stopped for a great lunch at Bandanna BBQ. I'm not really a BBQ person but this place is too good! We decided to go to SDC last night as opposed to tonight. The high here today is 25 and the low is supposed to be between 3 and 8 degrees!!! Last night was cold enough!!!

I have a wonderful hubby who doesn't mind pushing his wife in a wheel chair. I have to say since I've had my boot on (5 months now) I have yet to use an electronic wheelchair...and I'm so thankful for that!!!

Silver Dollar City is so pretty. This is our 3rd time to come and see the lights this year. We got there around 3 and walked the park...well I guess I rode around the park! It was VERY cold! We stayed long enough to see the big tree light up and then we left. My toes were hurting they were so cold...and I even had on 2 socks!!!

We ate supper at Fudruckers. Their Fry Dipping Sauce is really good....I think it's BBQ Sauce, mayonnaise, honey, and some mustard. Our burgers were good along with our Sweet Potato Fries. Well we are off to shop some today and hit the Landings tonight!

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas!

White Christmas is starting!!!

Me & Luke

Amber & Mark

Their tree is so pretty!

Last night we went to Mark and Amber's house for dinner and a movie. Amber and Mark made some good chili, cheese dip, and corn bread. I ate so much!!! We snacked on Chocolate Gobs that I made which really do stick to your teeth. After stuffing ourselves, we settled on the couch with coffee and White Christmas. This is mine and Amber's favorite movie. I always cry at the end...it's just so good! Bing Crosby is simply wonderful! If you've never seen it you must...it's wonderful!!! Thanks guys for a great night. We have so much fun with ya'll! Merry Christmas!

Cookies, Cookies and More Cookies!

On the day it iced I decided to bake! I made 4 big loaves of Pumpkin Bread and 8 mini loaves. I also made a TON of sugar, gingerbread, and chocolate chip cookies. These will all be gifts somewhere down the road. For now, they are in the freezer...some little gingerbread men didn't do so hot and are in crumbles in the freezer but that's OK! Now all we have to do is ice them next week! Thank goodness Luke can help with that. I'm also thankful that's a sitting down job as my foot was killing me after baking all these cookies!

What NOT to do in your kitchen!

The other night I made a Pork Tenderloin, Fried Okra, Baked Sweet Potatoes, and Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins for supper. I plated our food putting the skillet the fried okra was in-in the sink. I then place the pan of Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins on that burner...keep that in mind. We sat down, said the blessing, and began eating. I really enjoyed my Sweet Potato...and kept thinking how it smelled like browning marshmallows. The smell kept getting stronger and out of the corner of my eye I noticed the pan of muffins smoking! Our kitchen was filled with smoke from the burnt muffins....the burner was still on! So, if you ever take something off a burner, make sure you turn the burner OFF!!! Or you'll end up with these! Not a good smell in the house!

Christmas Party with Friends

Gang's all here!

Mom's pies were TOO good

Me & the beverages

Food Spread

Me & Dad

Saturday night (it was a WEEK of Christmas Parties for us!) we went to Mom and Dad's for a Christmas Party. Mom fixed a GREAT meal: Pork Roast, Squash Casserole, Ranch Potatoes, Green Beans, Rolls, Fruit Salad, Deviled Eggs, and a Chicken Ring. She also made Chocolate Pie, Coconut Creme, and a Kentucky Derby Pie. We were stuffed. Mr. Jim entertained us for sure! The Barkers got to show of pics of their new grand baby....he's adorable! Mr. Herschel and Cindy are such sweet people....I want to try some of his dressing at Thanksgiving...it sounded wonderful! Thanks Mom for inviting us over for a great meal and fun friends! Love ya!

INA Christmas Party

The Capital Hotel

Luke's Self Portrait

Mrs. Flippo & Her Husband Darren (she was my English teacher in High School)...

Wendy and her BIG remote!

Me sporting my game...and the wine the waiter poured me I didn't even want! He just poured without asking!

Me & Janet almost dressed alike!

Amber & Mark

Mark & Luke

Me & Amber

A pose before we left

Friday night we had Luke's work party. We met at the Capital Hotel and had a great dinner! I had never been in the Capital Hotel before and my was it gorgeous. The service was wonderful and the food was pretty good too! We played the game Dirty Santa....and after stealing Mark & Amber's present....we ended up getting stuck with the game Twister (which my little tutor girl loved!). I asked Luke if he thought I could play this in my boot! LOL!! Enjoy the pics! My new shirt I wore I got a steal for at Frontpage in Neosho (25 bucks!)....it was pretty but boy did it have static! I made everyone sick from the static gard here at home!