The best day of his life

I've been working a lot, so I'll squeeze in two unexciting days into one blog. Check back tomorrow, late, for a recipe.

Yesterday Pete took the boys to Burger King playland (it's so big, you have to pay to play) but they didn't buy any food, so it was just $2. Pete also rented them a movie for $2.99 and stopped at the grocery store where he spent $13.82. Dinner was leftover goulash.

Today I took the boys to a park and then to the public pool with Kay and her kids. Pool admission for me and the boys was $8.00. I guess that's cheap compared to some entertainment, but it feels expensive to me. I remember when I was a kid it was something like a quarter to get into the public pool. It seems like everything is so darned expensive these days! It was cheaper for Kay because kids under 2 are free.

I've been wondering if I should give myself a handicap in this "contest" *chuckle* because Kay's kids are younger than mine, in many cases she would be charged less than I would. That includes groceries. Her baby is breastfed, and breastmilk is free! Pete also brings his lunch everyday, but Kay says her husband eats out about twice a week (she's not counting her husband's spending) so that would increase my grocery budget as well. She also doesn't have cats. Or maybe I'm just looking for excuses to justify why she's royally kicking my butt right now. Heh.

As of yesterday, she's spent $257.66. My blog is a day ahead of hers, and I've spent $440.07. Tonight we're having leftover goulash again. Tomorrow I'm starting the WinCo plan for groceries that I mentioned in the last blog post. I'll send Pete to work with a grocery list, and he'll stop on the way home.

I'm going to have to come up with even cheaper entertainment. I thought the public pool was a good bet, but after the fact, I don't know if I got my $8 worth. The boys loved it, though - Pip said, "This is the best day of my life!" Well, okay, I guess the "best day of his life" is worth eight bucks...hee hee.