Form 4 TUESDAY MORNING CORP/DE For: Sep 16 Filed by: MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS II LP (10K)

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS II LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 4600

(Street)

CHICAGO

60602

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TUESDAY MORNING CORP/DE [TUES]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/16/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								10,838,526	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	09/16/2009		S⁽³⁾		17,700	D	$ 4.42 ⁽⁴⁾	48,054	D
Common Stock	09/17/2009		S⁽³⁾		48,054	D	$ 4.41 ⁽⁵⁾	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS II LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 4600

(Street)

CHICAGO

60602

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS II LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 4600

(Street)

CHICAGO

60602

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Madison Dearborn Capital Partners II, L.P. ("MDCP II") is the record owner of these shares.

2. These shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Madison Dearborn Partners II, L.P. ("MDP II"), the general partner of MDCP II. John A. Canning, Paul J. Finnegan and Samuel M. Mencoff are the sole members of a limited partner committee of MDP II that has the power, acting by majority vote, to vote or dispose of the shares directly held by MDCP II. Messrs. Canning, Finnegan and Mencoff and MDP II each hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any shares directly held by MDCP II, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of such shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. Due to this limited partner committee of MDP II, Madison Dearborn Partners, Inc., the sole general partner of MDP II, no longer reports beneficial ownership of any of these shares.

3. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by MDP II.

4. Represents the weighted average trading price of the shares sold on the transaction date. The trading range for these shares was $4.34 to $4.48.

5. Represents the weighted average trading price of the shares sold on the transaction date. The trading range for these shares was $4.31 to $4.50.

	/s/ Madison Dearborn Partners II, L.P., by Madison Dearborn Partners, Inc., its General Partner, by Mark B. Tresnowski, its Managing Director	09/18/2009
	/s/ Madison Dearborn Capital Partners II, L.P., by Madison Dearborn Partners II, L.P., its General Partner, by Madison Dearborn Partners, Inc., its General Partner, by Mark B. Tresnowski, its Managing Director	09/18/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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