As expected, when the gas company rebalanced my bill for next year, it went up from $174 to $235/month. I'm happy to say that it's still less than 2004, when it topped out at $241/month, but this is not good news at all...I guess I can't be surprised, given the high cost of oil, and colder than normal winter last year (and this?). I'll just have to do what I can to reduce it for the next time around.

DD was sick, and both kids were off from school for the snow, so I stayed home. Hubby stayed home as well. We had 6-7 inches of snow, worst during the morning rush. What a relaxing day. Hung out in our PJs all day, and was planning on doing that all night until the power went out around 3:30. The electric company wasn't expecting it to come back on until almost 6, if they stayed on schedule. The blackout was exciting for the first 45 minutes or so, but as it started to get dark and the kids started to get fidgety, we ended up going out for dinner. (Stove, microwave, and oven need electricity, and hubby couldn't grill because of all the snow). It was fun.

Tomorrow, my two sisters and their families and my cousin are coming for dinner. We'll exchange gifts among the kids, my one sister is bringing appetizers and my other sister and cousin are bringing wine. I'm sure it will be a rollicking good time; I'll have to be careful so I don't suffer from the Irish Flu on Sunday morning...

On Sunday, I need to go to my dad's to do some grocery shopping. That should be it for me this weekend...