BTW - you're right about winter coats not really being an issue so far this winter. And dingbat me obviously wasn't thinking when i took the girls to school, after I dropped them off I went to the supermarket.....but I didn't put a coat on. The wind was down right cold walking across the store parking lot. Brrrrrrr. A sweatshirt over a T-shirt was not exactly proper attire for being outside this morning :)
i hate driving in a coat so i usually try to get by with heavy sweaters if i am going shopping or something, and don't have to spend a lot of time outside. but i wore my new winter coat this AM and was happy i did.