Today was a pretty good day. It was a little different because I knew going in that there would be no fireworks for us this year. For maybe the first time ever, we skipped out on the extra expenses of a fun holiday because it was not in our budget. It's rarely been in our budget, but we always find a way to spend anyway. I'm going to call that a step towards our financial independence.
Now, there was a big shindig at the park downtown where we could have gone to watch the city fireworks display. I'm guessing it's about a three mile hike and once we got there, the only thing free would be the fireworks. I would have had to spend the afternoon reinforcing for my kids how broke we are and that we can't buy ice cream or sodas or pay for games or whatever other fun stuff was going on that wasn't free. Instead, I planned fun things for home. We made home made ziplock bag ice cream, which was super yummy! Dan's step-dad, Al, was in town. We had cheese dip and rented "Gnomeo and Juliet." It was a great night. We'll call that one a step towards independence from monetary frustrations and trying to do things "normally."
We enjoyed time together as a family, had fun, ate well and made ice cream. I don't think anyone missed the expensive stuff, although we would have enjoyed it if we had the opportunity. What a great day.
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