Rocks

 Kevin and I went to a "rock show" yesterday; basically a giant room filled with a multitude of neat rocks of various kinds.

We are both materials engineers and love rocks. So it was so much fun. We actually spent quite a bit of money; more on that later.

When we got home, we cleared a few shelves from our IKEA cabinet to set up the new rocks plus some others we have obtained through the years.

And voila.

The last pic is of a big piece of petrified wood. SO GORGEOUS.

Kevin decided to go back to the show today with three of the girls (the kids who wanted to go) and they are there now. Probably will come back with a few more treasures.

Now I am a saver by nature. Like, I was born a saver. Add that to having nine children to care for, and I tend not to want to spend money on non-necessities. I do, of course, spend money, lots of money, on food and shelter and electricity and clothing...

But we are used to being careful financially and it is frankly hard sometimes to spend frivolously.

Not that rocks are exactly frivolous!

Wait, they are frivolous. They serve no practical purpose. We just like them. A lot.

They are also educational :-).

Anyway, I am really happy about our new rocks and reminding myself that money is a tool, and that just storing up money for no particular reason is silly.

In the early days of our parenting, when we were living on a smaller income with a bunch of little kids, we had to be very careful.

Now it is fun to buy rocks! And it is financially just fine.