Money Woes

It is totally worth it to have one income and get to stay home with baby Doodle. I love raising him and I like to think he's better off with me than in day care -- of course I don't begrudge the parents who put their kids in day care or have a nanny, to each her own. That said, we don't have the kind of spending money we used to. That is mostly due to the fact that I'm not working, but the outrageously high gas bill we just received ($750 for ONE month) and the improvements we are making to our house certainly make things more difficult. I can't wait for spring to arrive so we can go back to paying $30 gas bills, and BD and I will be able to more freely go for walks and be outside. I'm not looking forward to weeding. I've noticed some vines already making their way out of the ground.