Tuesday Thrifting With Brenda......

 This was such a good dish for our inauguration party with Ilene on Momday.

She arrived about 11:00  so we watched the entire event together! Louis Dean came in and joined us from time to time so it was really nice to watch the whole thing with Ilene.

I found this recipe on a reel from Facebook and took screen shots so I could remember how to prepare it.

It was really good!!

The recipe calls for a pizza crust - which I didn't have - so I used a tube of crescent dinner rolls.

Basically - it is the dough and the hot dogs are placed areounf the edges and then we pull the dough over the dogs. Chili goes in the middle and

topped with a can of chili and chopped onions.

I added some Fritos and then grated cheese.

Brush the dough edges with melted butter and sprinkle Everything but the Bagel seasoning over the dough.

Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350.....

Delicious!

We enjoyed watching the presidential inauguration of President Trump and Ilene and I are planning on watching The Hillbilly Elegy together.

I've  already seen it but am looking forward to watching it  again with Ilene.

She is such a good friend to us.

Tuesday morning Brenda and I ended our thrifting adventure with lunch at the original Sonny Bryan's Barbecue.....

And it was SO good!!!

This is next door to the Salvation Army thrift store on Inwood Road.

Their Senior discounts are 50% off on Mondays for brick and brack and clothes.

Wednesday is 50% off on everything else.

Brenda and I are adjusting our thrifting stragedy.

We had such a good day!

I am already finding gifts for next Christmas!

These will be for Faith.....shhhhh....

I love all things Sunflowers!

I'm thinking thoughts of spring and this lemon pic will fit right in for me.

Brenda found this wallet/bag and I am so excited!

I have a never ending search for a handbag that WORKS for me!

Brenda says I can put this 'wallet' inside a bigger bag - and then take it out when I go in somewhere to shop! Win! WIN!!

I love this denim bag....I may use it in the kitchen to hold my tea towels.

How could I pass on this lantern??

Brenda found this Traveler's black cover and I turned it down at first.

I already had several....

But it is such a quality piece with pleats in the back - 

it went right into my cart!

I'm going to love wearing this!

I had picked Brenda up and we talked about what we were looking for in our thrift adventure that day.

She and Billy had given us a really nice piece of furniture which I am going to put in the den where the white Christmas tree is. Louis Dean loves to watch western movies and we have quite a collection - thanks to our friend, Susie Q, son Jesse, daughter Amber, and others.....

So I found exactly what I was looking for!

The baskets will hold the DVDs so Louis Dean can easily pick out what movie he would like to watch.

He can follow the old movies he is familiar with and this is good for him.

It's amazing how God works things out for us!

Louis Dean was going out to fill the bird feeders when he discovered a frozen faucet that had defrosted!

He was Johnny-on-the-spotn and a trip to Home Depot for a new faucet took care of the situation in short time!

Louis Dean has an appointment for his annual checkup tomorrow.

He is doing so well and life is good for us. We do appreciate all the prayers!

We are hoping to go back to the ranch as soon as it's above freezing at night and warm enough in the day so LD can go outside to play.

I would like to thank all of you for your positive responses to my postings of  Children in thw Closet. This has been a labor of love and I have  have felt compelled to share my story.

It's not been an easy book to write and  I will be glad to finish it.

My next book will be a happier one -Life With Louis Dean!

God saved the best of my life for the last of my life and even though we are now dealing with dememtia and Alzheimer's disease - I would not trade these days for anything.