LJ Idol Presents:

I'm going to be sleeping in a bit, then heading to work by 11. Quite grateful to be avoiding most of the Black Friday craze, other than the traffic (one of the major shopping districts lies between me and work, and avoiding it would add a good 20-30 minutes to my drive.)

We had an awesome Thanksgiving here. A truck driver friend ended up laid over in town here for the day, so I picked him up from the truck stop and he helped me with all the chopping of ingredients for Zuppa Toscana! I also made a caramel Brie and dried fruit dip to go with thin apple slices and crackers for an appetizer, italian seasoned french bread to go with the soup, and crust-less pumpkin spice pudding pie for dessert! Delicious, and I have left overs enough for two meals!

My big Thing to be Thankful For (TM) is having feeling back in the first two fingers of my right hand! I have three badly bulging discs in my neck that are pinching off nerves to my right arm, and causing stabbing shooting pain along with numbness, tingling, and weakness in the arm, hand and fingers. Thanks to some amazing friends who have been helping me, I've been able to get some chiropractic care and physical therapy, and I've gone from needing surgery to a therapy plan and a re-evaluation scheduled for 20 weeks out!!!! I'm thrilled about this! I don't want surgery, and with no insurance, therapy is too expensive as it is. I can't afford surgery + hospital stay + at least a month off work to heal! Very Thankful here!!