Frugal Friday 507

 Happy Frugal Friday!

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

- Last weekend we had my parents in town for Labor Day. We bought a big batch of groceries and ate all of our meals at home but one. The kids each chose a meal, Owen - spaghetti/Annabeth - deepdish pizza, and then we did a cook-out on Labor Day. My parents did treat us to lunch out on Saturday.

- While we typically go to the lake for Labor Day, we stayed home this year for big house projects. For Annabeth's 12th birthday next month she is getting a room makeover. We painted each of the kids' rooms for their nursery, 6th birthday, and then will for their 12th. Annabeth said good-bye to her purple butterfly room and chose a mint green Harry Potter themed room. We don't quite have everything in yet but I'll share when we do.

- Monday, my parents took Owen to Hobby Lobby and he was able to choose new room decor for his room. He chose, of course, Hot Wheels. We had wanted a cars/Hot Wheels theme for his birthday a few years ago but he insisted that he loved dinosaurs and that he had to have a dinosaur room for his 6th birthday. We were gifted some decor and spent $30 on other items which was great because he's never loved it. It was so nice for Mama and Dad to take him out to get new room items that better fit him.

- It was Back-to-Dance week this week. We've got quite the busy nighttime schedule again this year but different from last year. We made some edits to our meal plans to make things easier with less food waste. I am hoping that being prepared ahead of time will make everything easier as the year goes on. We do not ever stop for fast food or sandwiches and this really takes a lot of careful planning on busy nights. 

- As cleaned out the kids' rooms, we listed some items for free and some for sale on Facebook. We have the free items spoken for and are hoping to sell a few others. We also took a big batch of free books, DVDs, and other items to our co-op's free table. 

- Yesterday was our first day back at co-op. We were so glad to be back with our friends. We went out to a park for recreation afterwards and packed out our lunch to save money. 

Back to Class

We had a great week and are looking forward to a BUSY weekend of baseball and dance.

Happy Savings to All!