Took ds11 we me to fill up the van with gasoling--67 buckeroos--ouch!

We went and bought lunch from the hot dog vendor. Two huge polish dogs, two pops and tip for $7.00. We sat in the sun and ate and chatted. It was nice. When we got home we walked ds5 down to his cousin's to play and ds11 and dd9 and I went to get Slurpees, which they paid for out of their own money. Tonight dh and I are going with sil and bil to a fancy buffet dinner that I got free from work, but we will have to pay for drinks and a sitter, and it's in a casino so if dh wants to gamble a bit that also comes out of pocket. I wish free meant free.

Dh has agreed to go on an envelope system for groceries and spending money. He's going to get $200 every month to do with as he wants. This will include beer and lottery tickets--the two things that I think are a total waste of money. We rarely fight, but I admit that I will battle on this when I'm frustrated. His point is that he hardly spends any money and this is what he wants to spend it on. I hope that with this new system since I already have budgeted his spending money I won't care or want to micromanage it. I did point out this morning that I'm not his parent and don't want to have to feel like I am. We'll see how this goes!