I've been doing a pretty good job about cooking at home, and even planned ahead to use my crockpot on Wednesday, which is a day when I can't be in the kiitchen from 2:15 until about 5:45 or so. It was nice knowing that dinner was done when we were all hungry and ready to eat. I've been trying to keep track of which entrees DD likes, so that in the future I can plan better to take her tastes into account, or plan for leftovers for her when I want to fix something for myself and DH that she doesn't care for.

I won't even tell you how much our credit card bill is this month. We will pay it off, like we always do, but ouch. Between car maintenance, the dog, and doctor/dentist visits, it's been a big month for necessary expenses. And it gets worse - 6 months of car premiums are due, as are property taxes. DH has the money for property taxes set aside already, so that's taken care of, at least. I should also have about $175 in Rx reimbursements coming my way, and my in-laws covered the cost of my visit to the headache clinic, so that helps.

Our Halloween party is this Sunday and it is coming together nicely. DH thought of a cheap costume - he bought a green apron and is going to dress up as a Starbucks barrista. With some planning I could have made the apron, but we did luck out and get it on sale. I made my costume, and my mom made DD's. I spent almost as much on my wig as I did on the materials for my dress, lol.