new stuff and extreme winter weather

I've found some great stuff at Goodwill lately ~ and the bonus is that I had a 30%

off coupon for most of the items!

A pretty scarf in the $1.49 bin ~

A brass candleholder, a vintage honey bottle, silver tealight holders ~

 

 An aqua Pyrex bowl ~

These cool decorations from Target (are they bookends? That's what I'm going

to use them for) that still had the original price tags on them ~

 

 Cute tin rooster - another brand-new item with the original Pier 1 Imports

price tag on it ~

A tall, wooden Santa that was 50% off ~

 

I also ran into Barnes and Noble today as all their 2014 calendars, planners,

and Christmas cards are now 50% off. I didn't need any cards since I only sent

out a few this year and still have plenty left, but I always buy a new planner

for the year and a calendar (this year it was the Chicago Cubs) for Brian.

But then I saw these little note cards and was smitten. I have this this thing 

for pretty note cards and you all know how much I love owls. I was thinking

that they wouldn't necessarily have to be used for writing little notes. I could

also use them on a homemade card, in scrapbooking, or even put in a little

frame for a decoration.

We had a ton more snow come down the past couple of days. I swear, it

didn't stop for 48 hours straight. Good thing it was a light, powdery snow. My

back can't handle shoveling the wet, heavy stuff. 

 

 Now the bitter cold is setting in. It was -13F when I got up this morning. The

high temp on Monday is forecasted to be -16F. How's the weather in your area?

Go ahead, those of you in wonderful, warm climates - rub it in!