Shopping , Blessings and Cooking......

 Shopping

Have you hit any of the after Valentine's Day Clearance Sales????

Well, actually, I haven't but Joe did......

Joe loves to shop and  does the Food Shopping ( I HATE to shop for Food!)  and we do live right next to several of the largest Shopping Centers in our area.

At Wegman's Food Store on Sunday,  Valentine Decor was marked down to 90 % off!!!!!

Here is what he picked up for me.......

These cupcakes are from the Raz company, which I know makes a lot of great Christmas Decor.

They were 69 cents each.........marked down from $6.99!!

This cutie was 79 cents.........marked down from $7.99!!

And is sweet Bearington Bear was $2.49.........marked down from $24.99!!!!

Since I keep up my Valentine Decor for most of Feb., here is where all of these goodies ended up.......

Under the Living Room Valentine Tree.....

Look how the new Bear matches my Dapper Snowman and my cute little Love Bug Bear!!

And here is the other bear next to one bought last year on Clearance.....

And here are the cupcakes added to my Sweet Bar in the Kitchen......

They fit right in, don't you think?

 Joe was once again in Wegman's today and he came home with these....

 The bowls were 25 cents each and this is  different style of cupcake than what he bought yesterday, was 69 cents.....

This was $1.49

 The basket and the jar candle were $1.00 each

 These sweet little sock shoes were $2.00!!!

 Then Joe went to Target......

Now Joe does shop Target weekly so this was just his regular trip there......

But of course he checked out the Valentine Clearance which was 70% off......

 I trust his judgement when he buys things because after almost 35 years of marriage and 39 years of knowing me, he truly DOES know me!!

Here is what he came home with........

This was $1.50........marked down from $5.00

Look at the yellow on it...Guess where I am putting this?????

This was also $1.50...marked down from $5.00....

I may Dabble a bit with this.....

And will you feast your eyes upon these babies!!!!!

Yes, silk red ROSE lights!!

He bought the 3 sets that were left for $3.89 each from $11.97 each......

This heart box that you can see in to for $1.80.........marked down from $6.00

This is something that I may Dabble with too.......

And these 2 LOVE signs......

One is wood and felt for $1.50 from $5.00 and the other is ceramic for $2.99 from $9.99.....

And this ceramic box for $2.99 from $9.99.......

Here is the receipt.......

$23.95 for all this !!!!

I think he did pretty good, don't you?

Here is where some of these things ended up.....

Now , this is perfect in my Red and Yellow Kitchen.....

Look at these lights......

I think I am going to try to find a permanent place for these in my Kitchen ......

They are far too pretty to use only once a year....

And here is the ceramic LOVE sign in my Powder Room.....

 
And he was back at Target today.......

And brought home these things.....

These were both marked down to $3.49 each from $12.00 each......

 And they match and have yellow in them!!!  You know they will definitely be in my Kitchen!!

The these were 50% off at $4.99 each.....

 Joe will eat the candy and I will Dabble with the heart boxes!!! LOL!!

Isn't that a pretty fabric????

Have you been able to find some great things after Valentine's Day on Clearance????

I didn't even have to leave the house!!  LOL!!

 Blessings

  My life has been blessed by knowing several Lynn's........

My 2nd most popular post is about What You do and Say on your Blog May Mean to Others is about an email that I received over a year ago from Lynn Crum, who has become such a good friend.
 Lynn, unfortunately does not have a blog...

I have recently become friends with another Lynn, Lynn Cockrell, who is a fairly new blogger and her blog is Mimi Mine.  Please pay her a  visit  and tell her I sent you.....

I have had new neighbors move in who love to shop Thrift Stores and are putting a lot of time into re doing their townhouse and their names are Lynn and Vic!  Just my type of people!!

My sister's youngest daughter who is my Joey's age is also Lynn.......

And this week, I received a package......it was quite a surprise because I was not expecting this.....

This package was from a fellow Blogger , Lynn , whose Blog is Life on Weinee Ranch,
whom I became acquainted with over a year ago..... Please take some time to stop by her blog as well......

Here is what was in the package.....

These beautiful ornaments.....

And these darling little books with the pull tabs!!!!!

Then you pull the tab and the picture changes!!!!

Here is another one.....

And this is the other book......

Good Heavens, aren't those books the cutest things???  I had such fun with them!!!!

And this beautiful  beaded nativity ornament......

Isn't it stunning......

Thanks so very much, Lynn for your kindness and generosity!!  And what a delightful surprise!!

Blogging has been such a Blessing to me ...If you missed my 3rd Blog Anniversary post, please click HERE
to read about how i feel about these past 3 years....

Cooking

And Joe was cooking again this weekend....

He always gives me that look when he sees me with a camera..........

 He is making Oven Porcupines......

 A twist on the Polish dish of Piggies, Pigs in the Blanket or Galumpki's......

Usually the meat is placed in cabbage leaves and rolled.......

This is an easier way and good for those of us that can not really eat cabbage.....

And here they are finished......

They are quite tasty....... The Recipe is a Betty Crocker one......

Joe cooks but only a few dishes.......

Whimpies ( Sloppy Joe's)
Chili
Porcupines
and he makes a mean Lobster Tail

And I am grateful that he does do some cooking.....

I am used to a man cooking.......

My Dad cooked his whole life and when he retired and my Mom was still working, she had dinner waiting for HER on the table when she came home from work....

He also made a pot of soup every week for as long as my sister and I could remember.  And became an excellent baker, making apple pies better than my Mom did.....

Do your Hubbies cook??????

Well, my knee is feeling better with the rest and medication but I go back to work on Tuesday night so we will see.......
The X ray report shows a narrowing in the cartilage, possibly a tear ( not too severe as per my Dr.) so now I have to go to an Orthopedic Dr.....

I will give you a sneak peek at what I have been doing with my time off.......

I took down Valentine and Winter decorations in the Den and I am working on  St. Patty's Day Decorations......

Sneak Peak

I will show you the Den decorated for St. Patrick's Day in my next post.......

I also took down all of Christmas upstairs finally and re did my Craft Room Tree.......

Sneak Peak

 It is now decorated for Spring and Summer.....

It may be decorated for Spring and Summer but it was 12 degrees here this morning!!!  With a biting wind to boot!!

I will be sharing this tree with you by the weekend.......

My Bedroom Table, where the 4 ft. Tree was, now looks like this.....

If you missed my previous post about a strange Tale of a Tea Pot, please click HERE

And this Tree is sitting and waiting to make an appearance else where in the house for Easter.....

I have been busy, but resting my knee, but I will have a lot to share with all of you so I hope you will come back and visit soon .....

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Hugs,
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