I am a cheapskate.
There, I said it. It is no
surprise to most of you, because you know me.
I am always looking for ways to cut our spending. I have noticed this year that we are doing
more fun things together that don’t require money. I love me a good fair (and fair food!), but
the prices are becoming outrageous at $7+/person, plus $6 for a sandwich, $3
for a bottle of water…you get the gist.
When all is said and done, a few hours at the county fair became a $50
ordeal!
Instead, we have been doing the following this summer:
Scenery
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| Mill Creek State Park |
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| Mill Creek State Park |
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| Nelson Ledges |
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| Nelson Ledges |
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| Big Creek State Park |
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| Happy Puppies: Salt Fork State Park |
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| Stony Brook State Park (New York) |
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| Stony Brook State Park (New York) |
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| Stony Brook State Park (New York) |
Pool
We don’t actually own a pool, but we got out a few times
with the pups to go swimming! Our Buddy boy just
loves the water! The pups love to swim,
and we get a great laugh at watching our little otters in the water having a
good ‘ole time.
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| Big Creek State Park |
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| Salt Fork State Park |
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| Salt Fork State Park |
Car Show and Petting
Zoo at a Local Festival
(We spent $3 total to get into the petting zoo and to feed
the animals – it was worth it!)
Celebrating
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| 4th of July Fireworks |
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| 4th of July Fireworks |
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| Cousin's Wedding Out of State |
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| Camping Weekend with Family |
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| Making Memories with Niece |
Exploring
I’m sad that summer is officially over; however, I look forward to the leaves changing and the cooler temperatures. We have plans of enjoying another season (fall) on a dime by going on hikes with the pups at surrounding state parks, taking a road-trip through the county north of ours that has 18 covered bridges, and getting away to Cook Forest in western Pennsylvania the first week of November
What have you been up
to this summer?
Yeah! We did this a couple of time. In MO you can earn badges by visiting each state park, getting your passport stamped and then submitting it to the state - at least you could, I haven't checked into it lately. There are SO many things to see in your own state, things you may not even know exist and many free or for a very small charge. We always get the tourism book that is published annually, for our state and the bordering state. Give you lots of ideas.
ReplyDeleteI love it! :-) I should take a look to see if ours has this. Thank you! :-)
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