My boss took us all out to lunch today for our Christmas/New Year lunch. We went to a place that is okay but not one of my favorites. The food is too fancy for me.

He also gave us a Christmas bonus. I got $200. It is in the form of AMEX giftcards. In the past my bank has cashed them in for me. I hope they still do that.

I really want to send the $200 to the hospital bill but I need it for February when I am short for my budget. What to do...I could probably make some changes to budget and move stuff around but I hate to do that. I will have to think about it.

I referred my mom to ebates and at first it said I got a $25 referral fee. I thought this is great! Who else can I refer. But when I checked today it was down to $5. That is a bit more realistic. I will take it though. Better than nothing.

I was having such bad menstrel cramps that I couldn't even sit up straight. I stopped on the way home and bought a heating pad. I took some ibuprofen when I got home. They seem to be easing up a bit now. I don't usually have cramps like that. I don't like them one bit.

I spent 13 at Dollar General for the heating pad. I have about 20 left to get me through next week, not including what I have left in my allowance, which is about $15. I should make it just fine.

I called today to see about getting my children on a different healthcare option. Right now I pay $486 for the two kids. It is high because DD had some testing done earlier this year. Since that issue has been resolved I thought we could get a cheaper policy somewhere.

What I have found is that to insure just the children I have to have a seperate policy for each child. And the coverage stinks. No office visits or prescriptions until the deductible is met. I just looked a another option that is about the same money for less coverage.

I guess we will just stick to what I have.

I came home tonight and turned on the oven to cook my bagel bites. About ten minutes later I started smelling something burning. I opened the oven and after the smoke cleared I saw that I left my pizza in the oven from Sunday. I had forgotten to put it in the fridge to eat later. Stupid mistake. Not only did the house stink but I ruined potential meals. I hate it when a make stupid mistakes like that.

I budget for gas each week and if I go under it is almost like found money so I am calling the overage snowflakes.

I was $25 under budget for gas this week so I set up a payment to the hospital bill for that amount.