$5.00 Vintage Tablecloth

I'm sharing a few thrift store finds and bargains, that I got before getting sick.

Vintage tablecloth - $5.00, a hand towel and some hankies (can't remember what I paid).  I do use the hankies too, in case you are wondering.  I put my allergy easer oil on them, and tuck them in my purse when I am away from home.  The oil doesn't last as long, but it does help me, and I don't have to carry the oil with me.  The are fun to decorate around the house with too.  Oh, and I use the tablecloths every day.  With kids, they do get changed often, but I love them in my home.  

Of course, my very special ones, from my mother, are used on a small table in my own room.  

The hand towels are used in the kitchen, as well as in bathrooms here.  I also take a few when we go camping. 
  

Writer's Digest books for $.50/each - what a bargain!  I am sharing these books with the kids.  There is more than one writer in this home.  I thought we could use them to keep exercising our brains this winter.  Planting season is about to start.

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I did not sleep well last night for some reason.  I have all the arsenal a person could need with the flu - air purifier, cold mist humidifier, etc.  I got up early anyway.  Maybe I am finally getting over this and don't need the sleep.  The sky is dark this morning - a sign that snow may be arriving today.  

I need to call about chick orders (layers and meat) this spring, and get a price for driver's education for my 16 year-old.  I finally found my magazine on breeds of chickens best for meat.  It was tucked inside my weekly/monthly organizer (that had been put to bed for a few weeks).  We have a busy weekend coming up too.

I ordered checks - gosh, they got expensive.  

I am not baking anything this week.  With so many upset stomachs in the house, it's been leftover homemade chicken noodle soup, toast, tea, crackers, and such.