Qwest — $160.23
Covers our land line including our 3 options — caller ID, messaging, and in-home wiring insurance — plus our three cell phones with a 750 minute cross-country plan

Costco — $67.04
24-pk of AAA batteries, 5-pk of lint rollers, box of kitchen trash bags, foam sled (for The Son), 18-ct Nest Fresh eggs, box of bite size Toblerone pieces (make a great Christmas gift-exchange present)

Costco Gas — $31.78
Topped off The Tank. 12.043 gallons $2.639/gal. odometer: 114770

eBay Seller — $19.75
purchased three new without tags J.Crew men’s broken-in t-shirts for The Son

school — $150.00
Kroger grocery cards — this is such a great way to help out The Daughter’s school without costing me an extra red cent

Kroger — $37.77
groceries using my newly purchased grocery cards (see line above) — I had The Daughter, hungry and tired from a volleyball game, with me. Not the best of ideas to take her with me but she was driving And after all that, I forgot to pick up my prescriptions! Ugh. [Note to self: when shopping, take The Son. He pushes the cart, carries the bags, and puts away the groceries but doesn’t yet load the cart with expensive and forbidden goodies.]

• carrots
• green onions
• lettuce
• cucumber
• tomatoes
• apples
• ground beef
• cereal
• protein bars
• chips (2 varieties)
• rice cakes
• flour