Tuesday's Treasures, Quadville, Movies and Pool Time! It was the BEST Tuesday and Wednesday!

I love a good Tuesday!

In 'old times' it meant a movie, Goodwill and art.

In 'recent time' it has meant Goodwill.....

but yesterday (Tuesday!) I scored two out of three!

I'll start off this journal entry with my very special Granddog Shiner.

Here he is as a puppy.

I remember the first time I met him....

Sabrina was having thyroid surgery in Dallas and Shiner had just joined Amber and Mike as their first canine family member......

I think it was 2008....

He was adorable! Still is!

They came up to the hospital having traveled from Houston where they lived at the time.

I well remember that Sabrina  was still in surgery when they drove up and I went out to give them an update and that was when I met my Granddog.

His paws looked huge and we laughed when we talked about what a big dog he would grow to be.

And he did!

He was trained as a hunting dog and he was a good one!

 Amber and Mike have been so good to Shiner and he has been such a good canine family member to them.

Shiner was their first 'baby.'

Shiner and I had some special bonding time Tuesday night.

I do love my Shiner Boy!

Now to the Tuesday Treasures I accumulated before I arrived in Quadville later on Tuesday afternoon.....

I scored big time on a Ralph Lauren bedding set - dust ruffle, pillow shams, sheets - brand new and still had the tags on them - for a mere $10!

The small plates from Williams-Sonoma - $2!

I stop - and shop - for all things SUNFLOWERS!!!

Love our cute little Kailey holding them!

An over the sink cutting board with a colander??

Yes! It will live in the camper!

I loved this sign and thought I would put in it in the bathroom at the ranch.....

Not! I have it hung in MY bathroom here at home.

I took down something to make  a place for it and will return that to the Goodwill from whence it came.

Yes, they do.....although Summer will most likely be in Puerto Rico this year - her heart will be at home.

I loved this super cool house dress and am wearing it as I write!

I'm all about comfy shoes and this pair of nice sandals are SAS.

Brand new at Goodwill!

I love dressing up like a doily!

This will do nicely!

I finished up my Goodwilling and met up with Amber for a late afternoon movie....

It was great!

Movies are one of our favorite things to do!

When we were walking out, we passed the billboard for EQ2.....

I said, "That's going to be a good one!"

I had seen the previews.

Amber asked, "Did you see the first one?"

I said, "No."

I'd meant to but it came and went and I missed it.

We arrived back at Quadville and I spent the night there.

It was Kailey's turn to cook dinner......

You can see her and her mommy in the kitchen cooking.

The others were entertaining me with a song and dance show worthy of Broadway!

It was a magical evening of music and entertainment!

I loved every minute!

The dinner was delicious!

Mongolian beef with snow peas and broccoli, rice and fresh watermelon and pineapple.

Dessert was a from scratch butter cake with homemade chocolate frosting.

Pretty ambitious menu for a 6 year old......and the other 6 year olds plus parents and grandmother all enjoyed every bite.

After dinner we all went into the living room to watch America's Got Talent.

A perfect ending to a wonderful day!

The kids went off to bed as did Mike.

So did I.

I undressed, took my medicine, turned on the awesome window AC that is freezing cold and tucked myself in bed.

Then Amber opened the guest room door and gave me an extra blanket.....I do love it being cold enough to need an extra cover..... and as she was about to close the door she said she was going to stay up and watch a movie.......

I shot up out of bed and was down the hall before she could say.....

The Equalizer.......

She knew I needed to see the first one before I watched the sequel.......

and it was excellent!

She knew where the 'gritty' parts were and fast forwarded them.

We were in bed by 3:00 AM!

Win! WIN!!!

That's one of our favorite things to do!

Watch movies.

We have done this all her life!

The kids all slept late and Trystan was the first one awake this Wednesday morning.

Trystan loves getting up early for a little one on one time.

I love it, too.

We snuggled in bed and then went out to the kitchen to make coffee.

By the time it was said and done - I was having coffee with my three girls.

We made memories.......

Amber brought in the mail when she got up and this magazine with her feature story on the front had arrived.

Amber is a gifted writer!

This is just one of many publications featuring her writing.

She graduated from Texas State University at the age of 20 with her four year degree.....

a major in written journalism and a minor in criminal justice. She was homeschooled and then enrolled in college when she was just 15 years old.

Yes, I am one proud mom!

The quads, Amber and I spent the afternoon at a local Dallas pool......

and it was wonderful!

Any time I can get with Amber is a treasure!

I am also one proud MeeMAW!!!

Time spent with these precious grandquads is a gift.

Louis Dean was so happy to see me when I got home tonight around 7:00.

That's always a good thing when your husband wants you to come home.

He had taken my laptop in to be checked out......

And I had made Salted Caramel Brownies to take to the Geek Squad before I left on Tuesday.

Alas, they told him there is a recall on my laptop and they are SO sorry they need to keep it a couple of weeks. No worries. I have my older lap top......thank goodness.

Louis Dean needs to take his in tomorrow....it's a safety thing. Something about it getting too hot.

I may need to get up early in the morning and mix up some muffins or something before I leave to visit Reaoma and then drive to Fort Worth to see Mother and Lillian.

So I best get to bed and to sleep as fast as I can......

Good night, all......