Here is how we saved money/spent money wisely/made extra money this week:
- Last Saturday, we drove down to New Albany for a special guy's 6th birthday. The kids had SO much fun at his party and came home with an entire gift bag per child of candy and prizes! We also enjoyed an afternoon of play at their house afterward. Thank you Eblings for being the very best party people.
Check out those awesome pinata prizes!
- Monday morning Owen broke his foot. We were able to get seen right away for x-rays and a cast done the same morning. We used our local immediate care instead of the ER since I wasn't sure it was broken/it was a clean, inner break. This should save us hundreds of dollars. He was so brave and tough. He was very well behaved at the doctor's office and all he asked for was a Spiderman toy (we don't do comics like that but his friend has a Spiderman and he wanted one too) Mark made it happen and used a $6 coupon on the way home to get his wish item.
Owen's new happy place complete with his favorite blanket,
sippy, and new Spiderman toy.
- Since Owen will be in a cast for the next 6-10 weeks, we'll know more in a few weeks when they re-x-ray, he will miss the rest of the year of gymnastics. We had already paid and our studio owner was kind enough to transfer that payment to Annabeth's summer punch-card fee. That means I don't have to plan ahead for that payment at the end of May.
- We had a few busy days of running all over and packed meals for each of them. It was extremely temping to eat out but I resisted and packed lunches and dinners.
- Monday night we had about 20 minutes between dance and 4H. Annabeth and I had so much fun eating lunchables in the back of the car. I love how little it takes to make our kids so happy!
- We've been borrowing books and movies from the library to help with end of the school year learning and to entertain while he's been in the early recovery.
- After he broke his foot, I looked on Facebook Garage Sale sites for a jogging stroller. They were pretty pricey, especially since we just need it for a couple of months. I then asked on my personal page if anyone had one we could borrow. A friend did and we picked it up last night. Thank you Trevva!! It worked out well as her boys are getting a new animal soon and needed a fish tank which we had on hand. I was so happy to get that out of our garage.
- In February, I hosted a Color Street/Usborne Books & More mash-up. There was a Color Street party booked from mine and in turn this past week I earned an extra $25 in FREE product! I have been loving my Color Street nails this spring and am excited to try two more colors! I love looking for styling ideas on Pinterest and then shopping with my Color Street Stylist De'Shea. Shop with here here: Color Street - De'Shea
A HUGE HUGE THANK YOU to our Franklin Friends! This week our friends loved on us so well - calling to check in on Owen, leaving handmade cards in our mailbox, helping me figure out our first cast, letting us borrow items to help Owen, bring him balloons, and more. Thank you all! We are so thankful to have friends that are like family!
Happy Savings to All!
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