It is bitterly cold here today! I had the heat off all day since no one was home. I think that is the way to save. Gas here is around $3.10 a gallon. It is just awful. To run errnads one must be very very smart on one's choice of routes.
Bought some Christmas candy today for stockings. Each day I try to get a few more items. Last year at this time I was done with gifts because I was having surgery in early December. If you need motivation to get things done....just have a surgery on your calendar and a three week recovery time! So I am making some progress in purchasing gifts for my kids. ALot of the gifts they have already picked out with me and I just purchase them. Seems like they like some surprises but they like to know kinda what they are getting. I think it is practical and then we can discuss budget and how things either are a good idea or not.

It feels good to be at least working on that. I just can not worry or fret too much and just do the best I can. It is more about making fun little memories, right?

Nothing new or free at work. I still get free newspapers which means coupons. One crabby old lady gave me an entire bottle of nice smelling body wash. I am still using it after about one month. That was nice freebie! I get free TP as well....only here and there.
I need to get better in using coupons! Part of me buys so many store brands that many coupons are worthless to me. Still I need to look thru them better and use the ones I can.

I am making some fleece blankets with last years left over fabric. The colors do not match my family room...but I could care less! I am not going to waste it. So this weekend I am making up warming blankets with the left over fabric I have.

My parents always buy me a Christmas gift. I hope they ask me what I want....I need pots and pans so badly. A WalMart gift card would be a huge help to purchase a few pans. We will see.

Stay warm...it is just an awful day here weather wise. Today there was snow in the air. It was not fun to see that! So cold way to soon! I will have plenty of leaves to rake come this weekend.