I got called to sub tomorrow for High School math. This particular district pays $80 a day and it is a 9 mile drive. It is the same district, but different school from what I had last Wednesday. So, on Dec 15 I will have a $160 check (minus taxes) to pick up in time for Christmas, or filling the propane tank.

I also made $20 for an article I wrote for thriftyfun.com, so that is coming my way also.

We finally turned the furnace on last week, but it goes to 59 at night and 63 during the day. We are also buring wood in the fireplace and that helps as we spend a good amount of time in that room or the rooms surrounding it.

I paid the electric bill today while I was in the town that the coop is in (took the girls to the library a few blocks from there). The bill for both meters was $185. That is about as low as it gets-that is for both the house and the barn, with no heat or air on.