I Cheated On My Budget With A Mouse

Kinky, right?

But not just any mouse…oh no….THE mouse…

ticket-disney

I spent twenty-four dollars a ticket (plus numerous and off-putting fees) so I can have the privilege of taking my four year old to her first stage show.

It’s not Phantom of the Opera or Les Miz, but hey, it’s a start…right?

In the ether I hear at least one of  you asking, “What about your other kid?”

  1. She can’t sit still for any length of time.
  2. Seats are first row balcony and the young’un is a jumper when she gets excited.
  3. Sixty-six bucks and change was my limit for ticket buying – another kid would have pushed that past $100 for tickets. I have my limits as to how much budget-breaking I’m willing to do.
  4. If #3 sounds awful read it as, “This way I get some alone time with my eldest and daddy is going to make a special night of it with the youngest – ensuring every daughter feels special.”

We will also be adding to the expense by staying in a hotel overnight. The venue where this is happening is attached to a hotel so…it makes sense. I’m actually sharing a room with a friend of mine and her daughter so I’m only paying for half of the hotel room…and the room comes with free room service breakfast! (I know the room service isn’t a selling point.)

So why did I break my budget?

Because the girls haven’t been out of the house to something fun (not including school or dance lessons) since we went to the Chicago Children’s Museum in September. It’s been a little over five months and I’m itching to have a chance to take one kid out and do something really fun with her. Get to know her a little.

Randy and I talked about it before we had the rugrats. Rotating alone time with them so they never just felt lost in the shuffle. It doesn’t have to happen often, but they are going to cherish those memories. I want to start making those memories for them.

I want to take some time to just have fun with my kids. This is another step down that road.

Besides, either I don’t get the check (from this earlier post) for $1600 by the end of the month or I don’t. Either way $200 on tickets, a hotel room, and mouse ears or whatever other garbage I buy for her aren’t going to make a bit of difference. We’re either going to have money to put into savings this month or we are going to roll over some bills to next month.

Either way – Disney isn’t going to make or break us.

Of course, knowing that the money I’m spending to have a good time with my kid is the same price as an early-bird ticket to BlogHer does make me catch my breath a little. But I’m sure the look on her face will be worth it.

February 18, 2009 | By: Jennifer Gniadecki | Filed Under Family, Parenting | 3 Comments 

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3 Responses to “I Cheated On My Budget With A Mouse”

  1. Rebecca on February 19th, 2009 9:54 am

    She is going to have a fantastic time! For you, I advise taking some tylenol before the show. ;)

  2. April on February 19th, 2009 12:08 pm

    Oh she’s going to love it and it’ll be so worth the trip! I took my older kids to see Sesame Street Live when they were about 6 and 4 and a couple of years ago I took my youngest to the My Little Pony Tea Party. Its so cool to see them get all excited about it. Definitely worth the money.

    Aprils last blog post..Happy birthday to That Crazy Mom

  3. Shannon Smith on February 19th, 2009 11:58 pm

    Oh she’ll love it! Thanks to a client who does some trade advertising, I’ve been able to take Andrew to Disney on Ice a couple of times. Of course, I miss most of the show as I’m usually watching the awe and excitement on his face. Looking forward to photos!

    Shannon Smiths last blog post..Happy Singles Awareness Day

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