Recitals and Plays and Costumes, OH MY!
It’s amazing how much it costs to cloth kids involved in theatre and recitals! I don’t even want to think of those kids who are into pageants! I briefly looked into it when my kids were little, but the fees just to enter are outrageous.
Most shows we do don’t cost us a dime! But the school plays since they are self funded do cost a little. And since we did Beauty and the Beast this year which required costume rental, it cost us a bundle considering we really didn’t have any extra money to spend this year with two house payments. But we somehow found the money and painfully handed it over! And we thought we were threw. But oh, no. They needed jazz shoes and tights! Tights my BOYS will never ever where again, unless they’re in another play that requires them.
Then my daughter needed two sets of shoes, tights, and costumes for recital! We got them big so she can wear them again! I’m going to save myself the agony and not add everything we spent up! Thank goodness, since my husband does a business trade with the studio we don’t pay for classes! But add in two sons going on a Jr. High trip at $160 each and it’s a wonder we made it through this month. To my boys’ surprise, but with not too much resistance, we told them they would have to come up with half of the money for their trip if they wanted to go, and they did!
And me, I’m still scrounging to save up for my conference. I’m sure if I added up everything we spent on recitals and plays and school trips this year I could have found my money to go to the conference this year, but putting my kids first in this area is a no brainer! I love seeing them excell on the stage and they love it! There’s no better place they shine. So, if it’s meant to be, I’ll find the money to go to my writer’s conference in September. And I’ll pray no more unexpected expenses come up!
