Here is how we saved money/spent money wisely/made extra money:
- Thursday after Annabeth's last P.E. class, we drove down to Evansville. We listened to books on tape on the drive down. We had a great visit with my family - Dad and Annabeth finished a project for her room, we ate out for sushi and pizza, and Dad and Aunt Lu took the kids to the children's museum. Mama and I had a quiet afternoon reading by the fire at the library, a bit of shopping for Christmas, and then a walk through her favorite consignment store. We also took Saturday to shop the Central Band Craft Fair and to visit Momaw in Owensboro. We had a very good visit and look forward to going back in a month or so.
- A few weeks ago, Mama and Dad took home the nightstand from Owen's room to re-do for Annabeth. This originally came from the lakehouse and hasn't really served a function in Owen's room for a couple of years. Dad completely redid it, painted it, and now it's the perfect doll wardrobe for Annabeth's American Girl Doll Samantha.
Here you can see the nightstand by Owen's rocking chair.
All made over for Samantha.
It doesn't even look like the same piece of furniture!
Annabeth's American Girl Corner
The doll, desk, and clothes were all mine from when I was a child.
My Mama and I found the doll bed at a consignment store and Mama put together all
of the bedding. The closet makeover was a project made by my Dad.
Inside the closet. She has all of the dresses nicely hung with mirrors
to check her hair. The drawer underneath has shoes and accessories.
to check her hair. The drawer underneath has shoes and accessories.
- I watched a friend's kids on Monday. They are extremely well behaved and clean up so well after themselves plus my kids love playing with them so it didn't feel like work at all! The family generously paid me with a Starbucks giftcard. Thank you all!
- Monday evening we purchased a fundraiser item from a student at our dance studio. The fruit is an item we buy weekly anyway and even though this was a bit more expensive we were happy to support Ella and the FFA. Mark and I have always made a point to support fundraisers when we can, knowing our own kids will also do them at different points.
- Tuesday we did the pre-Christmas deep clean of Owen's room and Wednesday we did the pre-Christmas deep clean of Annabeth's room. Nearly 50 items are leaving our house to either be donated or sold at the spring Here We Grow Again sale.
- Monday evening we purchased a fundraiser item from a student at our dance studio. The fruit is an item we buy weekly anyway and even though this was a bit more expensive we were happy to support Ella and the FFA. Mark and I have always made a point to support fundraisers when we can, knowing our own kids will also do them at different points.
- Tuesday we did the pre-Christmas deep clean of Owen's room and Wednesday we did the pre-Christmas deep clean of Annabeth's room. Nearly 50 items are leaving our house to either be donated or sold at the spring Here We Grow Again sale.
- We had a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday with Mark's family. M&J hosted and we took deviled eggs, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, chocolate chip pie, and chocolate chip cookies. We had a wonderful afternoon together and were just missing one member of the family who was home sick.
We are home today, with a slow morning of cinnamon rolls and a Christmas movie. Next is tree and house decorating for Christmas but NO shopping. Our Christmas shopping is done and we're looking forward to an evening of making memories together.
Happy Savings to All!
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