I am going to count today as a no-spender, even though DH went golfing...since he used his allowance to go.

I am baking a potato dish for dinner...I got the recipe from Taste of Home, but have used it before in a slightly different version. (Potatoes, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, green onion and butter)...It smells YUMMY and will go nicely with the grilled steaks tonight. (is it dinner yet??)

A friend of my parents (he is about my age) was killed in an accident this morning, so it has been a solemn day for us. I knew this guy. He was one of the techs at my moms dialysis a few years ago...and was the one that never minded wearing a dress on Halloween just to make the patients smile. Such a sad loss....total freak accident.

I did a bunch of laundry today...and it all got hung out on the line. I am also revisiting my Meals on a Dime book...to get remotivated in saving for the smaller paychecks that are forthcoming.

I want to get all the house bedding done before the weather cools too much- so I can use the sun for drying.

I didnt get to the craft room as I had hoped today...but I will work on it this next week.

I did start pulling out my little christmas trees that I decorate with fall foliage during Autumn...I love doing this...Ill try to post a picture next week when I am all done...it seems weird to start when I still have those sheets up everywhere...but fall is coming quick, and I want to get my home in the spirit!!! (When I get up, the house is 50 something...and by night, it has gotten up to almost 90 in here!)

Shaun, farewell to you. I know life wasnt easy for you...but you and your wonderful sense of humor will be sorely missed by those of us that knew you. Nana and papa enjoyed you, thank you for making nana's time at dialysis a little brighter.

Today will hopefully be a quiet, spend free day.

DH wants to work on wood and I have accumulated a stack of laundry.

I havent blogged too much about it, but my shoulder has continued to hurt...almost two months now...It will get better for 2-3 days and then I move it at the wrong angle and I get this electric shock and it hurts for 4-5 days again...so i am thinking pinched nerve...I have done quite a bit of reading and from what I can tell, this darn thing can take a long time to heal. It sure messes with my ability to get stuff done.

Anyhow...today is an almost pain-free day...so I will get some laundry and some baking in today and try to get caught back up.

I also want to get my craft room cleaned and organized so I can start working on fall and winter crafts. We will see how it goes.

Have a good one!

I had to run to town to take DH lunch, so I took advantage of the trip and returned a BB movie that I had gotten for free,went to the library, did some window shopping at a couple of stores and finally stopped for groceries.

I hadnt planned on a full shop, just needed a couple of items...so I didnt take my coupons...Oh Flash, you may want to skip this post...

I found some really good deals, and decided just to bite it and go for it so I wouldnt have to come back...and I did ok...$92 for the week including all the lunch supplies. I only bought sale stuff, and I only bought what we really needed...(uh-oh, I can hear lr johnson from here...ok, maybe there were a couple...ok, a few... things that would have fallen more into the 'want' category like DH and DD3s soda and a couple boxes of cereal)...but again, they were all on sale.

The bill started at $140 something...but after my club card discounts, I only paid the $92...which is not as good as with my coupons, but it was within budget.

And, that was my only spending for the day.

I started $$ tracking at the end of August. What I can see from the little I did, all my money goes to a teenager I loving refer to as DD3. and that pretty much sums it up...

LOL.

Ok, maybe not all of it...but all of my 'allowance' sure did.. I was so careful- not buying mochas or doo-dads or thingamagigs...saved it all, only to have DD3 'borrow' it.

sigh...I suffer from 'soft mom syndrome'...and am a sucker for a sweet smile, a please and a hug.

Well, at least now that I am tracking, I know. Then again, I think I knew before but just didnt admit it.

So there you have it...Im broke, but DD3 sure enjoyed her week.