On Friday I took back the items that didn't fit me to Goodwill and got $15 back. Also, Discover entered a $20 cashback into my checking account. So I was feeling pretty good, anyway. Then I got a notice in the mail that my house's assessed value went up $3,500. That might seem like bad news, in terms of taxes, but to me it means I can sell it for more than I thought -- hopefully! Plus, it nicely increases my net worth!

Yesterday I went to my daughter-in-law's mother's house, about a two-hour drive away. My son and daughter-in-law were visiting for her brother's wedding reception. Since they live 9-10 hours away from me, it was a great chance to see them. I went along to the reception, even helped set up, and it was a good day. I spent $25 on a gift card for the newlyweds, and $21 on gas and a capuccino. Gas was only $2.19 a gallon -- how great is that? I also ate free all day, although that wasn't exactly intentional. My DIL's mom treated for lunch at Steak & Shake (she was quicker to grab the check than I was -- honest, I was trying!) And of course the reception offered plenty of food for dinner.

I delivered a bag of clothes I've been collecting for my kids' baby, and they seemed pleased. I figured that I spent about $40 on all the clothes I brought -- a paper grocery bag full. That's less than I spend on three little items at Disney last month!

But they already have a lot of little things, so I am going to have to change gears and look for bigger clothes now. Either that or think of a different way to help them out. I'd like to start collecting books, and I also like the idea of giving the baby a savings bond every year. My in-laws did that for my kids and they came in handy when they were in college.