I can't even keep the days straight anymore! Between work, church responsibilities, home projects, and October events (including our family Disneyland trip) I have been pulled in a million directions!
After the second Halloween event we attended in October, I seriously thought Halloween was already over!
We went to a Trunk or Treat at Austin's school and also to the Springs Preserve Haunted Harvest event, which was very inexpensive due to our family membership.
We enjoyed our Disneyland trip over Nevada Day weekend with Ryan's parents.
Ryan's office had their annual cubicle trick or treat afterschool on the 31st which was great fun. Then we got some take-out dinner and Ryan spent nearly 2 hours carving our enormous pumpking that Austin picked out at the pumpkin patch.
We had very few trick or treaters as compared to last year, but Austin still had a nice time going around our neighborhood. Our cul-de-sac was definitely the most festive!
I spent Halloween night getting ready for a women's craft night at church the following day. I donated supplies and volunteered to do handmade cards and gift tags for a free craft. I made soup to contribute to the dinner, made cookies for the goodie table, and brought some of my handmade gifts to display.
My inspiring friend, The Prudent Homemaker was there working on some of her projects and had many of her beautiful sewing and embroidery items on display.
Here are some of my latest savings:
Savings at Disneyland:
*We carpooled with Ryan's parents to save on gas.
*I packed snacks and drinks to take in the park and made a large batch of rice krispie treats that I wrapped individually for our breakfasts along with some bananas.
*I used 2 $7 off Enfamil coupons to get 2 FREE packs of toddler milk drinks to take for the baby.
*For some meals I ordered the kids meal (which is still pricey but less than an adult meal that's too much food anyway).
*I took the baby to the room to nap every day, so I also had lunch in the room one day from food I brought from home.
*For the first time ever, I did not buy anything for myself at the shops! Each kid got $20 to spend this year.
Savings at home over the past few weeks:
*Made breakfast muffins and granola bars
*Made a double batch of dry pancake mix rom a new recipe found here and stored it in mason jars. It requires water, oil and one egg for every 2 cups of mix. I made several pancakes to freeze for the kid's breakfasts.
*One morning when we had french toast, I made extra to freeze as well.
*Trimmed my own bangs and waxed my own brows/facial hair
*Took a friend to a free show on the Strip and my hubby to a free UNLV game with my free Fill A Seat membership from teacher appreciation week.
*We ate out on very few occasions in October.
*I hosted a Lula Roe maxi skirt party a few weeks ago. I got a free skirt just for having the party and another free skirt for selling the minimum at the party.
I'm getting ready for my favorite time of the year and looking forward to some of the great handmade projects I have prepared for my family!
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