Having
just started a new job there was no chance I'd be heading out of town over
spring break last week. So we made our
own thrifty fun by enjoying an assortment of things all on a tight budget, of
course, as I hadn't earmarked anything extra for this week.
We
began immediately as I told the girls the official start to Spring Break was
4:00 pm on Friday afternoon. They
hurried and got their chores done after school so we could get started. We made nachos for supper out of lean ground
beef seasoned with a little taco seasoning and topped tortilla chips ($1 from
Fred Meyer) with the meat, shredded cheese, salsa, sour cream and jalapeno
slices. I used lettuce instead of chips
which basically made my nachos a taco salad.
It was a delicious way to start our break.
After
supper we set up for Family Movie Nite and watched movies all for free online
at Amazon and YouTube. Just recently I
discovered YouTube has full length movies.
We stayed up way too late heading
to bed at 2:00 in the morning!
Saturday
we slept in (I was awake at 8:30) and started off our day by washing up the
nacho dishes. Yes, we didn't even clean
up our dinner mess before we started watching movies. The girls were shocked I allowed this to
happen. J
Later
that afternoon we walked up to the corner convenience store and got some frozen
yogurt. I paid for that using $5 from my
Bunco winnings. The weather was beautiful
and we had fun walking home and eating our treat.
Tuesday
the girls invited their grandparents and we went to the $1 movie to see Winter's Tale. I paid for the movie with the last $5 from my
Bunco winnings. Their grandpa treated
them to popcorn.
Wednesday
and Thursday it rained quite a bit. The
girls spent the days inside. After
dinner on Thursday I hooked the laptop to the bigger monitor in my room. The girls grabbed their pillows and we
watched one of their favorite TV shows and another teen flick online for free.
Friday
afternoon the girls spent the afternoon at a friend's house and I picked them
up around six. It must have been a fun
time because they were so tired they asked to go to bed early. It gave me a quiet evening to myself so I poured
a glass of wine and watched FBI Files
on my laptop for awhile.
Saturday
was a rainy day so we enjoyed the better part of the day in our pajamas being
completely lazy. It had been a very long
time since we'd had a day with nothing to do and it felt great. My oldest made us some wonderful waffles for
breakfast and then we broke out the board games.
Not too
terribly exciting but nice nonetheless.
Do you have any staycation's planned?
Sounds just about perfect to me! I finally realized I am not a traveler and I don't have to travel just because everyone else wants to see the world. I like to stay around the house and read, sew and watch movies. I love movies. I'm a homebody and that is what makes me happy. Tana
ReplyDeleteSometimes the best vacations are spent at home. We really enjoyed the few things we did.
DeleteWhat fun! It sounds like you girls had a great week! We do staycations too. Ours often consist of camping someplace local, visiting the free petting zoo, going to the park, having movie nights at home, hanging out in the backyard and playing games. :)
ReplyDeleteWith the price of gas right now it is hard to justify the expense of traveling someplace. I just think of all the things I can do with that money.
DeleteOften the best of times are the simplest and least elaborate. I think your staycation sounds great and wonderfully relaxing! Hooray.
ReplyDeleteWe are going to do more of this. We live in a great area for fun activities that are free or low cost.
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