And the Doctor Said...

I went to see my foot guy for the last time today (unless I decide I can't deal with the pain). He said my sesamoid bone has healed, but that I have major arthritis in that joint...therefore I have pain. He suggested a steroid shot in the joint, which I told him it wasn't hurting THAT bad! The last, last resort would be surgery if the pain ever got unbearable...which it's not. I asked him about driving my car (a standard) and he said probably not for a long time. Pushing in the clutch is not an option when you have arthritis in that joint. I have to tell ya the Lord works in funny ways....I got my Ford Focus for my High School Graduation. Little Red (as I like to call her) is about 9 years old now with about 85,000 miles on her. She's in pretty good condition...and I used to make her go fast!!! I was very attached to her and really didn't like Luke driving MY car. That is until I broke my lovely sesamoid bone. I couldn't drive her for over 5 months and although I still love my little red car as much as the day I took her for the first drive, I'm not as attached to her. I've learned to accept that Luke is going to drive it for a while, and it's really okay if he gets crumbs in the seat or spills his orange juice in the cup holder. I'll never love Luke's car like I love mine, but I'm thankful that I can at least drive his for a while. Now I guess I have to come up with a name for his car....oh, and maybe get my scrapbook girl license plate cover moved over...Luke's been "Scrapbook Girl" for a long time!

Chicken Salsa Dip

Ok, Samme Wallace made this dip for Scrap Mania. I fell in love with it. It's SO easy and really versatile. You can serve it with chips as a dip or over rice for dinner. You could even eat it as Chicken Chili! Thanks Samme...it's great!!!

Samme's Chicken Salsa Dip:

1 Lg. Jar of Great Value Salsa with Corn and Black beans

1 sm. can of Green Giant Corn with Black Beans and Roasted Red Peppers

5-6 chicken tenders.

Add everything in a crockpot and cook on low all day. It's toooo good!

Birthday with Luke's Family

Me & Luke

Robin & Jeff

Alan & Brenda (somehow I missed Matt & Courtney!) Sorry Guys!

Luke's plate....he loves the tiny spicy chicken...too hot for me!

My favorite is their honey chicken....YUMMY!!!

Saturday night we went with Luke's parents and his Aunt Robin and Uncle Jeff to Buffet City here in Benton. Luke and I love this Chinese Buffet. It's so good. Their honey chicken is the best. We had a great time visiting with Robin, Jeff, Courtney, her boyfriend Matt, Matt (Luke's bro.), Alan, and Brenda. It was a great end to the birthday celebrations! If I look a little red in the pics it's because I had an allergic reaction to Floxin today. Thank God for Benadryl....now my doc has me on new antibiotics for my kidney infection!

Murry's with Mom and Dad

The play (yes I snuck in a picture!)

The set

Me, Luke, Mom, Dad

Rick, Margie, her Mom, and Nathan (not sure who the other dude is!)

Me & Luke

Mom & Dad

Murrys

Last night Mom and Dad surprised me with dinner at Murrys for my birthday. Luke and I had never been there before. The food was good and we LOVED the play. Harvey was the name of the play they performed last night. It was too good. Fran was even in it! She's the lady that helped us with the set of the Kingdom!

Mom said my clue to where we were going was "rabbit." Well I didn't get that at all, but I do now. Harvey was an invisible 6 1/2 foot long rabbit in the play. It was too cute. We ran into Rick and Margie (old time friends of ours) and their son and I share a birthday. It's hard to believe he's 16!! All I remember about Rick is how much he loves prune juice! It was a wonderful day. Thanks Mom and Dad

A Flowery Surprise!

Luke sent me flowers today. They are SOOO pretty and smell really good. I have had so many surprises today. Thank you Luke I love them and you too! You always make me feel so special!!!

My Birthday Basket

Look at all that chocolate goodness!

It's full!

Love it!!!!

Mom and Dad surprised me with a Birthday Basket delivery today. It is FULL of anything chocolate. In fact, I've already opened it up and eaten several things. Gotta pace myself for sure! Thanks Mom and Dad for a great surprise!

Birthday dinner with my man!

Do I look embarrassed??

Luke fillet and green beans

My Hawaiian Ribeye and Sweet Taters

Birthday Girl

My Man

Luke took me to Colton's last night for a wonderful birthday dinner. I had the Hawaiian Ribeye...which is too good. Luke got the fillet as usual. Somehow I ended up with 2 sweet taters on my plate so I shared them with Luke! They sang happy birthday to me (which embarrassed me) but I loved every minute of it. We then went to see Hotel for Dogs. Now those that know me well know that I don't usually do animal movies. In fact, the first time I ever spent the night with Christylee (back in 10th grade) we watched the movie Shiloh. She had to turn it off halfway through because I was crying so hard!

I have to say Hotel for Dogs was AWESOME. I did cry of course, but nobody died or got hurt. I would highly recommend it for sure. Thanks Luke for a wonderful birthday dinner and movie! It was just what I wanted!