Frugal Friday 472

 Happy Frugal Friday!

Here's how we saved money/spent money wisely/made extra money this week:

- Friday night the kids and I enjoyed a free Christmas event at a local library. They got their faces painted, played games, looked at Santa and gingerbread houses, and met a live reindeer. We always love the reindeer from Silly Safari - such a fun tradition!

Free Fun! Thanks JCPL

- While we were at the library, Mark attended the Coroner's Christmas Party. They were treated to a very nice dinner and he received some thoughtful gifts from the Coroner's Family and some other deputies. 

- Saturday the kids and I had Christmas with the Eblings. We went to their house so they cooked the meals and we took sides and desserts. We made sure to pitch in with dishes and clean-up as a thank you. We took all the kids down to the Charlestown Christmas Square. They have the most beautiful, well done Christmas music and light show. We love that it's free too! 

- Mark was on call so he stayed home. He finished a HUGE homemade Christmas gift that he has been working on. We're all excited to gift it! He did take a break during the day and did a bit of shopping with his mom. 

- Sunday after church we had lunch at Kristi's. She treated us to pizza, ice cream, and sent home the leftovers. Thank you!

- Tuesday we made homemade gingerbread men. We've never done this before but the kids had it on their checklist so we made them. In the afternoon, we went to the JoCo History Museum for the Tree Walk. We do this every year and even at 11 and 7 my kids think it's a winter wonderland! I love that it's free! 

- Yesterday we enjoyed the Eiteljorg Museum. We got into the museum free with a pass from the library and that also got us access to the beautiful Jingle Rails Exhibit. The library pass saved us $38. We also got our parking validated at the museum saving us $20! 

This has been on my Christmas Bucket List for years but we've never made it

It was WELL worth carving out the day for it! The train part was beautiful!

We had a good, busy week. The kids are counting down to Christmas break and we have 7/10 of our Bucket List finished now. Looking forward to more holiday fun this weekend. 

Happy Savings to All!