I'm going to do an extra good job of sealing up the doors and window leaks before winter this year. I already have an outrageously high gas heating bill.

We've lost a summer tradition early this year because of the gas prices. The ice cream man stops in front of our house every Wednesday and the kids get cotton candy or a caramel apple. He usually goes until the end of October if the weather holds out. This year he said he has to quit as soon as he gets his supply used up because he can't turn a profit.