Frugal Friday 386

 Happy Frugal Friday!

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

- Saturday we enjoyed the Baptism of our newest niece. We gifted her a Bible book and money for her college fund. When our old nieces were baptized (nearly 11 years ago) we began giving that gift and have carried it through the years.

- Saturday evening we celebrated her Baptism and all of the adult spring birthdays (5/6 of us) with a sushi dinner. It was so great to have the STL Rileys in and our kids just couldn't play long enough!

- Sunday we were back IN PERSON CHURCH for the first time since last fall. We were open just a few weeks last fall but it was right around when I had surgery so we only were able to go two times. This makes just the third time we've been to our own church since last March. It was so nice!

- Sunday afternoon we enjoyed a really fun Mickey O-TWO-doodles party for our nephew. Again, the kids just loved playing with their cousins and playing with the party balloons/favors all week long. 

- My dad came to visit Monday- Wednesday. Monday was rainy so we enjoyed some indoor games and made homemade lasagna for dinner.

- Tuesday morning we made homemade donuts with my new donut maker from Matt and Jenn. Thank you all for the maker and ingredients - we had so much fun!

- Tuesday we treated Dad to a day at the Indianapolis Zoo. We really enjoyed our day there - it was foggy/drizzly so the zoo was basically empty. While the Indianapolis Zoo is VERY expensive - we did save some money by going during the winter months as much more affordable in the winter than in nicer weather.

The kids hadn't been to the Indy Zoo for almost four years

so they didn't remember much of it. The butterfly

garden was a HUGE hit! They loved it!

We loved having whole areas to ourselves!

Nothing like visiting places on drizzly days so we

can take our time observing things. 

- Tuesday night Dad treated us to Jockamo's Pizza between the zoo and Lions for Owen. Thank you Dad! 

- Wednesday Dad took the kids out on a date before school. They took a really long bike ride, had a picnic, and visited the library. Thanks for a great visit Dad!

- A friend tagged me on a Facebook post where a woman had wire hangers available. She gave me hundreds of hangers which is WONDERFUL as I need them for the spring sale in just a couple of weeks. She gave them to me for free - I just had to pick up.

- We accidentally forgot to edit our Imperfect order (yes, again) and ended up with fruits/veggies we don't usually order. We had a whole pile of lemons so yesterday Owen and I made homemade lemonade for the first time. He really enjoyed cooking down the sugar and mixing all of the ingredients. 

- We donated a cabinet from our school room to Kic-It's new office. Kic-It staff was also kind enough to give us a tour of their new facility. We look forward to blessing them again when they have a need we can meet. 

- Today is the last day to order a Book and Cookie Kit through my Usborne Books & More page. Special thanks to my friend (and incredible baker) Katelyn Schwander for teaming up with me for this fun project. You can order here: Book and Cookie Kits Order Form 

We had a great week and enjoyed lots of fun out of the house learning for school. We aren't taking a formal Spring Break this year but I plan to include some Field Trips over the next couple of weeks.

Happy Savings to All!