I met with my boss yesterday...I'll be getting a 3.72% raise next year, and $2500 of my possible $4000 bonus. Both are better than I expected, so I'm pretty happy about that. Also, I'll be taking a new job (still within my company) sometime around mid-February. The upside is that I really need a change of scenery, and the new work and new people both seem great. The downside is that I'm not yet sure what my new schedule will be, and it's likely that I'll be commuting into NYC 5 days per week, which is a drag both time- and money-wise. But I'm so happy to be moving, that it's ok!

I've been using this week (and likely through the end of the year) trying to take care of housekeeping type things. I like starting the new year off fresh, with a clean slate. So I went to the doctor yesterday, DD had her doctor appointment yesterday, she needs to go back to the dentist next week, and DS has 2 appointments next week. Way to use up the rest of my Flexible Spending Account! A good friend of mine will be here for the holidays, so we'll get together with her on Friday. MIL is coming over for a quiet Christmas Eve, then we have 11 for Christmas. I'll need to do some grocery shopping before then, but hopefully not to big a hit since I went so over budget last week.

Then my brother and SIL are coming next week with their 2 kids. They live in NC, so I don't get to see them nearly as much as I'd like. Can't wait for them to get here. On the money front, I needed to renew my newspaper subscription, but they wanted $102 for 6 months (7 day delivery). When I asked if they had anything cheaper, they agreed to keep my current $47.45 rate, which was an introductory offer. Never hurts to ask! I'll keep this for 6 months, then switch to another paper before coming back to them. I mailed off my last box of books to ebookdrop yesterday. I'll try to hit the used bookstore tomorrow during lunch for another round before the end of the year.

I've just about finished my 2006 goals, so I should be able to post them next time...