It's the LITTLE Things in Life.....

that make it so enjoyable! For me one of the 'perks' in life is the thrill of a bargain!

Wednesdays are Senior Citizen Discount Days at the local Goodwill here. I go there EVERY Wednesday! They know me and they know WHY I have relocated down here and they ask for a new pic of the Quad Squad every single week!

Here are some of my recent Wednesday Goodwill treasures!!

I have pretty much landed on a chicken theme for our camper kitchen area.

This little girl holds our eye glasses, screws, nail files and the odd and ends we are always looking for! She was welcomed by the other two girl chicks and they are all very friendly with each other and get along fine!!

This chick is on front of the kitchen window - right by the sink!

A fall leaf to catch Louis Dean's things at the end of the day when he empties his pockets!

I'm taking this easel home with me! It's too large in scale for the camper but will be perfect to hold a fall painting on top of the baby grand piano!

A lovely scarf I know I will wear often!!!

I really scored on these super comfy Acorn slides!!!

Brand new for $6.99!!! DEAL!!

I enjoyed my day with the quads.....

Amber woke up after 10 am with the quads all diapered, fed and burped.....ready for the day! That's the beauty of spending the night over there......A&M get some much needed SLEEP!

Mike installed this night vision camera in the nursery so when we arrived last night we could monitor the babies' activities from the den.

We fed at 12:45 am, again at 5 am and then at 9:30am!

Each 'feed' (for FOUR babies INCLUDING diaper changes!!) took roughly half an hour!!

LD & I went back to the camper for coffee, Bible reading and getting ready for the day. I returned to help Amber with the babies and we had a good day.

Amber is so talented! She bought some cool fabric and 'practiced' on a photo shoot using Kailey!

Have I mentioned the fact that Kailey is a 'Little Amber?'

Her arm movements, facial expressions......everything is JUST like Amber!!!

After bath time we snapped a few more pics!!

I hope and pray these three girls hold each other's hands all their lives!

They are off to a good start!

These quadruplets keep me smiling all day long!!!

Tomorrow LD and I head back home for a few days.

My mother has had one surgery and will have another dealing with a cancerous mole.

I'm going to miss these babies but I will be BACK before they know it!!!

It's the 'Little Things' in life that prove to be such blessings!

Little babies COUNT!!!

Good BUYS and Good BYES!

Wednesdays are Senior Citizen Discount Days at the local Goodwill here.

OF COURSE, I MUST go Goodwill Hunting then!

There is usually a treasure to be found and this week was no exception!

I found a couple of what I hope to be good books - plus a journal I can write down all the little day to day things with the quads. I so wish I had started one when I first had grandchildren. I can remember a few of the things Sam said and quite a few of what we call 'Levi-ism's!' but not nearly as much as I could if I had kept a journal!

The chicken will go in the camper and that straw bag?? I will wag that thing EVERYWHERE!!

The silver plated chargers will look elegant on our dining room table. I can see us having a few quiet little dinner parties on our 'visits' back home!

I also picked up some very smart pieces of clothing!

These days I love anything with spandex!

I just LOVE this skirt and can't wait to get it home and create an outfit complete with accessories!

You can tell real 'quality' where ever you find it and under whatever label it bears.

Happy I found THIS great piece!

Now all of the GOOD BUYS I found at GOODWILL were fun!

Not so much the GOOD BYES from these little ones!

Or these two!!

I went back in to see Kailey and Trystan......

they just snuggle closer and closer to each  other.

OKAY!!! I MUST be STRONG! I MUST remember how much I have missed Louis Dean! I MUST get showered and ready for the road!

And I will.......just as soon as I snap a few more pictures to hold me over until I return.

And the NEXT time I come - I am bringing my HOUSE with me!!

Or at least my 'Mini' home!!



Christmas in July!

I ALWAYS do a 'Christmas in July' project!

 This year it is a pillow that I have wagged around with me since April! I finally started working on it in earnest this week while I am down here with the babies.

For over 30 years I taught an art class in my dining room every Tuesday night.

During the month of July we would listen to Christmas music, sip hot chocolate with peppermint stick stirrers and work on our Christmas painting.

Things have been a little different this year but I will still manage to finish this pillow by the end the week. I know! The project will be stretching into August! I can NOT believe today is July 31st!!

I have been down here in Houston watching babies grow!

And they ARE growing!

Right now they are the size of doll babies!

Can you tell who is the biggest?

Harrison, then Kailey, followed by Trystan and Logan taking turns at being the smallest. They won't stay little long so Amber takes every opportunity to put cute clothes on them.

We don't spend ALL of our time holding babies!

They are still feeding every three hours so Mom and Dad have to keep those bottles filled and waiting. Night feedings are still the biggest challenge but they won't last forever. I am going to start PRAYING for each one as I give that last bottle about midnight that they will sleep just a little longer between each night time feeding.

The number of diapers we go through in a day is staggering!

Every baby has his/her own chart where important information is logged in......

like the amount they drank and the contents of their diapers!

Have I mentioned how ORGANIZED Amber and Mike are?

You simply couldn't DO quadruplets without being organized!

Mike works for such an awesome corporation.

Each Monday and Thursday someone from his company shows up at the door with a full dinner! EVERY Monday and Thursday!!

And the meals are so GOOD!

We have had pot roast with all the veggies, brisket that melted in your mouth along with smoked sausage, potato salad, baked beans AND home made BREAD!!

Last night we had deliciously seasoned pork loin with fresh broccoli, roasted asparagus and rice WITH crescent dinner rolls and chocolate chip cookies.

I am telling you......these coworkers are AWESOME!!

While I have been away Louis Dean has continued work on the RV back home.

We should be moving it down her by the middle of August.

Every night - between feedings - I sit out in the front yard here while Louis Dean sits on the driveway 260 miles away at home and we have our evening glass of wine together.

It's not the same but it will have to do for now.

Our 'Camper Plans' are coming along and soon we will be together again and I can't wait. It is silly how much I miss that husband of mine! What makes it even nicer is that he misses ME, too!!

The last day of July! I just can't believe how time is FLYING by!!

I Get My THRILLS.....at the Local GoodWILLS!

I have been on a roll lately with the Goodwill's.......and Hobby Lobby's 80% off sales!

It has been so much fun finding things to deck out our camper with TONS of personality and very little actual $$!

Check these out!

Nifty clever hangers to replace the generic camper ones.

I am going with a fun eclectic look and these will fit right in!

The chickens have already been HUNG!

These plate chargers were just $0.60 each!

The two red French themed pieces will go in the bedroom.

They will look right at home with the pretty green wallpaper in there.

You gotta LOVE that pillow!

I found 4 framed posters. Perfect! They are interesting and light weight.

I MUST have STUFF on every single wall!!!

Great finds for the camper bathroom.

I plan to paper that room with the pink watered silk paper I used in my bathroom last year! I had EXTRA paper left so it won't cost me a penny!!

Not sure where this grape leaf plate holder will 'live' yet.

Never fear! I WILL find the perfect home for it!

Perhaps it will hold books or magazines instead of plates.

Maybe it will even live OUTside! Who knows?

The camper HAS to have a trash can.

This stainless steel one was a STEAL at just $5.99!

And I will need some cute things for our patio at the RV park!!

Good buy for $3.99!

A Yankee votive candle holder was $4.99.

Love the wine theme.

A pretty new shade for a living room lamp.

$5.99

The OLD lampshade found a new home in the gazebo.

I threw the one I replaced away.

Yes! I DO throw something away on occasion!

I bought this really pretty floor lamp at a Goodwill when I was down at Amber's last week. $17.99 and it is SO pretty! It may stay here in the foyer where I have it now.

Or I may take it on in to the camper. I am addicted to lamps of all sorts!

I thought I would throw in this pic of the valance for the kitchen camper.

I have recycled jeans in just about every way imaginable!

I papered the pantry in the camper and covered the freezer door with more paper!

Not sure yet what I will do to the fridge door. I'll think of something!

(I ran out of the green paper! Using things I have, you know!)

Today has been a hodge podge of emotions and activities.

I got up earlier than Louis Dean for a change. Made coffee, emptied the dishwasher, took out the trash and edged the front yard before he even woke up!

We read and had coffee together - in the camper so we could admire our progress! - and then dressed for and attended a funeral. A neighbor man died. His name is Jesse and he was always walking his beloved little dog and would stop and talk to us from time to time and pet Lucy. Another neighbor came by last night and told us about Jesse's passing. He said that Jesse felt bad on Sunday, went to the doctor on Monday who sent him to the hospital. He was diagnosed with leukemia on Tuesday, went home with hospice on Wednesday and died on Friday. We never even knew he was sick.

Louis Dean and I went out for lunch after the funeral and talked to each other about what we would want done when it's our turn to go. He doesn't want canned music. He's thinking he will record some of his OWN music to be played.

The minister read the poem 'The Dash' - which I dearly love - and the whole experience was more of a celebration than mourning.

We then went to Home Depot, I had my hair cut, worked on the camper, mowed the yard.......a mixed day of mixed activities and mixed emotions.

As Mrs. Morrison used to say when we would plan a time together.......

(she was a friend to me and all my children. I met her when she was 63 - MY age now - and she lived over 30 more years becoming a part of our lives.)

"Little Sweetie, you never know what a day may bring."

When it's all said and done.......today was a good day.

Now we need to close up the camper, put away our tools, get something to eat, put our feet up on the stone wall and sit back as we water the yard and have a nice glass of wine. Who cares if we get to bed at 2 am? We are retired and can sleep as late as we please! If I haven't said it lately - let me say it now!

I LOVE our life!!!