Day 30

Posted on | October 1, 2007 |

Knit Shop — $58.37
Yarn for a new vest! I really need a new vest and really wanted a new knitting project. I bought 6 skeins of Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride bulky in a heathered green called Pine Shadows and 1 skein of Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride worsted weight in a heathered brown called Sable.

I was afraid it might take me a couple of years to find my old pattern and my circular needles from the last time I made one of these vests but believe it or not I found them right away! And I got started right away; I’m well on my way to a new vest.

School — $100.00
I bought two $50 grocery cards today — one for Kroger’s and one for Vitamin Cottage. I’ve always wanted to help support the school through the purchase of grocery certificates — a great way to benefit the school without spending any extra money that I wouldn’t normally spend. The problem’s always been, however, that I buy everything with a credit card. Organizations usually require a check as payment for the certificates. But The Daughter’s school lets me use a credit card. It’s a beautiful solution.

Toyota — $647.78
Front and rear brakes on The Tank. Ugh. About two weeks ago the Brake, VSC Off, and VSC Trac lights all came on. I don’t usually ignore idiot lights but I’ve had this problem before. It’s worst when it’s cold and often the lights go off when the weather warms up. As I said, I don’t like to ignore idiot lights, but since they weren’t always on and our schedule’s been so hectic, I put off making an appointment for service. Really, the only day we can even consider being able to function with only one car is on Monday. I’d meant to call last week but forgot so we did a late-night drop-off on Sunday hoping that they’d be able to fit it into the schedule. They did. The Tank has new brakes. And we’ll be getting an American Express bill later this month. Always something….

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