Thirty Nine!

This sweet thing...

...had another birthday yesterday! Can you believe he's almost 40 years old? :)

To celebrate, he and I had lunch at Pluckers where we laughed and laughed about his dream the previous night. He had abruptly woken me up at 4:00 a.m. saying, "Don't move. OK." then jumped out of bed and said, "I have to get the Christmas elves, there's one on your side and he's going to fall." He turned on the light and said, "Or, I could be dreaming." Do ya think? It wasn't as funny at 4:00 a.m. but it had us in tears at lunch time.

Afterwards he had to go get an MRI of his shoulder (it's the second one he's had in a couple weeks.) His ring and pinkie fingers on his left hand have been numb going on two months now and we are trying to figure out why. We know it's a pinched nerve in his neck but we don't know what's pinching it. I'll keep y'all posted. Please pray that the numbness will go away as it's driving him crazy...it could be his b-day present. ;)

My parents came over for dinner...I made manicotti. We ended up eating really late because as I was preparing dinner, the bottom of the jar of spaghetti sauce exploded. Seriously. It was bad. I was covered in sauce from head to toe as were the floors, walls, various other pantry items, etc. We should have taken a picture but we didn't think of it. We were too overwhelmed cleaning up for an hour! So, even though it was his b-day, he was down on his hands and knees helping me clean up. Poor guy. But, that's why I love him.

He opened presents...

...and was excited to get a light for his rifle...

...and a hunting coat...

...which will come in handy this weekend while he & Carter are deer hunting.

Of course there was cake with LOTS and LOTS of candles cuz' he's almost 40! (I get to say that all year!) :)

I think Carter's arm got tired as that's A LOT of candles to light! (It never gets old.)

But he managed just fine. He can blow really hard, remember?

Happy Birthday Dave! We love you!