Comments on: Spring Break Day 2 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/ spy into my little life Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:58:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Monica http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11211 Monica Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:28:25 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/#comment-11211 by the way, I mentioned the food spending cause it still amazes me that feeding 2 I was spending twice as much as I spend feeding 4... I make my own baby food and I'm vegetarian, my husband is not. by the way, I mentioned the food spending cause it still amazes me that feeding 2 I was spending twice as much as I spend feeding 4… I make my own baby food and I’m vegetarian, my husband is not.

]]> By: Monica http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11210 Monica Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:26:32 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/#comment-11210 Thank you for not taking my comment in a bad way. I seriously love your blog and feel so identified with you in so many ways... I used to be a spender myself. I had to stop myself about three years ago. Then I went on the drastic measure of going on a total cash diet, and now I live on that and have managed to get completely out of debt and have saved about $15k (of course in 3 years). I used to spend $ 400 or more on just food for my husband and myself a month, and now with my two kids we spend $200 a month only. I now live on a biweekly grocery shopping trip (which covers the cooking at home, bath stuff and a couple of extras like ice-cream to keep at home), and only have $20 to spend the whole week on "wants". it's not easy, but once you get it into your mind that you only have $20 for the whole week, you think more than twice before spending it. Usually now I finish my week with at least $10 and I use them to treat myself and my kids (well, my 3yo, my other kid is 6mos). So I end up using $80 a month on my extras... Check on the city website, they have tons of things to do for next to nothing, and lots of classes for Baby Bug for $20 a month or even less sometimes. You can also register in community classes in nearby cities. I used to live in Seal Beach, and go to classes for my girl in Seal Beach, La Palma and Los Alamitos, we used to go to music class, a toddler ballet class, art class and a sort of gym class, and in the four classes I only spent $45 a month... just ideas... I believe now that you can have a great time for free most of the time. Thank you for sharing your blog! Thank you for not taking my comment in a bad way.
I seriously love your blog and feel so identified with you in so many ways…

I used to be a spender myself. I had to stop myself about three years ago. Then I went on the drastic measure of going on a total cash diet, and now I live on that and have managed to get completely out of debt and have saved about $15k (of course in 3 years).

I used to spend $ 400 or more on just food for my husband and myself a month, and now with my two kids we spend $200 a month only. I now live on a biweekly grocery shopping trip (which covers the cooking at home, bath stuff and a couple of extras like ice-cream to keep at home), and only have $20 to spend the whole week on “wants”. it’s not easy, but once you get it into your mind that you only have $20 for the whole week, you think more than twice before spending it. Usually now I finish my week with at least $10 and I use them to treat myself and my kids (well, my 3yo, my other kid is 6mos). So I end up using $80 a month on my extras…

Check on the city website, they have tons of things to do for next to nothing, and lots of classes for Baby Bug for $20 a month or even less sometimes. You can also register in community classes in nearby cities. I used to live in Seal Beach, and go to classes for my girl in Seal Beach, La Palma and Los Alamitos, we used to go to music class, a toddler ballet class, art class and a sort of gym class, and in the four classes I only spent $45 a month…

just ideas… I believe now that you can have a great time for free most of the time.
Thank you for sharing your blog!

]]> By: Photographer Lori http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11209 Photographer Lori Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:31:00 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/#comment-11209 I know a great spring break activity...Do a Karma Dog drawing! :) Both Baby Bug and Rapunzel...;) I know a great spring break activity…Do a Karma Dog drawing! :) Both Baby Bug and Rapunzel…;)

]]> By: Monica http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11208 Monica Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:17:56 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/#comment-11208 I'm probably going to sound bitter and out of place among these comments, but did you not say you wanted to save money??? By the day you describe, you must have spent at least a good $30-$50 during your day, and while I don't argue that the day you guys had sounds fun and makes you an aunt anyone would love to have, my first thought when I read your post was "was she not trying to not spend money?" There are tons of free stuff to do in your area, have you tried the kids day at the museums?? I'm sure your niece would love it, and Baby bug would too, I used to take my now 3yo to the kids day at the Long Beach Museum of Art and at the Orange County Museum of Art... they are free and they provide the materials... There is so much fun stuff to do without spending a single dollar, have you tried that??? I love your blog and hope I'm not coming across as bitchy or something... <i>SAJ says: I actually thought I pulled off the day pretty inepensively. All that fun for less than $20! But then that might show you what a bad spender I used to be. (!) We spent $8 at Wahoo's for lunch, $2 for the carousel (2 tickets), $4 for ice cream and then Starbucks was free via a loaded starbucks giftcard from you guys! Of couse we ate dinner at home and breakfast at home and that didn't cost anything more than I would normally spend on groceries. But you make a good point. We could have packed sandwiches (which we did today on our trip to the Getty). It's amazing how money can just fly away.</i> I’m probably going to sound bitter and out of place among these comments, but did you not say you wanted to save money??? By the day you describe, you must have spent at least a good $30-$50 during your day, and while I don’t argue that the day you guys had sounds fun and makes you an aunt anyone would love to have, my first thought when I read your post was “was she not trying to not spend money?”
There are tons of free stuff to do in your area, have you tried the kids day at the museums?? I’m sure your niece would love it, and Baby bug would too, I used to take my now 3yo to the kids day at the Long Beach Museum of Art and at the Orange County Museum of Art… they are free and they provide the materials…
There is so much fun stuff to do without spending a single dollar, have you tried that???
I love your blog and hope I’m not coming across as bitchy or something…

SAJ says: I actually thought I pulled off the day pretty inepensively. All that fun for less than $20! But then that might show you what a bad spender I used to be. (!) We spent $8 at Wahoo’s for lunch, $2 for the carousel (2 tickets), $4 for ice cream and then Starbucks was free via a loaded starbucks giftcard from you guys! Of couse we ate dinner at home and breakfast at home and that didn’t cost anything more than I would normally spend on groceries. But you make a good point. We could have packed sandwiches (which we did today on our trip to the Getty). It’s amazing how money can just fly away.

]]> By: OMSH http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11207 OMSH Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:59:33 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/#comment-11207 THAT is a beautiful tea set ... Hmmm ... I'm wondering if my girls' American Girls need a tea set like that for Christmas this year. Will need to bookmark that. It sounds like a wonderful day. Good for you for mastering "the evil eye" so early. It'll come in handy later. *wink* THAT is a beautiful tea set … Hmmm … I’m wondering if my girls’ American Girls need a tea set like that for Christmas this year. Will need to bookmark that.

It sounds like a wonderful day.
Good for you for mastering “the evil eye” so early. It’ll come in handy later. *wink*

]]> By: Jennifer http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11204 Jennifer Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:27:24 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/#comment-11204 I too have chickened out with my kids at that ferris wheel. It is just so big, and high and scary. My rule? If I can see the ride from the 5 freeway it is too large for the Baby. Both my kids still manage to be fearless despite my caution. The tea set is adorable. The kids are adorable. What a refined little Bug you are growing. I too have chickened out with my kids at that ferris wheel. It is just so big, and high and scary. My rule? If I can see the ride from the 5 freeway it is too large for the Baby. Both my kids still manage to be fearless despite my caution.

The tea set is adorable. The kids are adorable. What a refined little Bug you are growing.

]]> By: Emily http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11203 Emily Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:54:14 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/#comment-11203 You must look at your niece and think about what baby bug will be like someday. They are both super cute, and together they are on cuteness overload. You must look at your niece and think about what baby bug will be like someday. They are both super cute, and together they are on cuteness overload.

]]> By: Angella http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11202 Angella Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:41:42 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/#comment-11202 You're busy, busy, busy! You ARE a super auntie and Mommy :) You’re busy, busy, busy! You ARE a super auntie and Mommy :)

]]> By: Oopsy Daisy http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11201 Oopsy Daisy Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:40:08 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/#comment-11201 What an adorable tea set! Somebody out there in blog-land has excellent taste in tea sets. I thought it so odd to see outdoor malls while in Cali. We have one here in Indy now but since we had snow several days last week it's not as popular as the indoor malls. Too bad we don't have a carosel at our outdoor mall. What an adorable tea set! Somebody out there in blog-land has excellent taste in tea sets.

I thought it so odd to see outdoor malls while in Cali. We have one here in Indy now but since we had snow several days last week it’s not as popular as the indoor malls. Too bad we don’t have a carosel at our outdoor mall.

]]> By: Gramma http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11200 Gramma Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:28:49 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/04/09/spring-break-day-2/#comment-11200 Don't forget cucumber sandwiches...every proper tea has them. Remember to use butter, not mayonnaise. Cinnamon sugar toast cut into fingers is also nice. Please read to the girls..."Wind in the Willows" or "Three Billy Goats Gruff"...or one of my favorites: "Velveteen Bunny." Don’t forget cucumber sandwiches…every proper tea has them. Remember to use butter, not mayonnaise. Cinnamon sugar toast cut into fingers is also nice. Please read to the girls…”Wind in the Willows” or “Three Billy Goats Gruff”…or one of my favorites: “Velveteen Bunny.”

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