In honour of a an extremely rare event, here are seven quick takes of our frugal-ish date "night" plans for tonight. Thank you Granny and Granda for a couple of hours of not-talking-to-each-other-staring-at-a-screen-romance!
1. Fill a zip-lock style bag with copious amounts of junk food gleaned from your son's Christmas sweets and a recent hormone-inspired grocery shop. Add a bottle of tap-water.
2. Pack up a box of leftovers from last night's dinner and some fresh-cut peppers, along with several puzzles and toy cars.
3. Take two doting grandparents and deliver leftovers, toys and a rambunctious three-year-old to their house.
4. Do not give them the junk-food!
5. Drive to the cinema to catch the afternoon (read: cheaper) showing of "Night at the Museum: we've filmed this one in London"
6. Eat junk food, drink tap water and feel a little smug that you didn't have to sell a kidney in order to enjoy a snack at the movies.
7. Collect munchkin and drive home in time for his bedtime. Continue date with a later leftovers/cereal dinner and the newer BBC version of G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown DVDs. Bliss.
Now head back to This Ain't The Lyceum for Kelly's seven quick takes before the sick hits the floor. (31)
Enjoy! Sounds like my kinda date!
ReplyDeleteOh we did! Kiddo had a blast with his cousin at the grandparents', movie was excellent and we arrived in plenty of time for a heart-to-heart in the empty cinema beforehand. Oopsie though - we scoffed ALL the junk food! A tired boy to bed and three episodes of Father Brown later, I'd sum it up as a great date night!!
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