photo tatania mydeardelilah hate thinking money enjoyed money matters bothersome usual thing deny pair shoes decide leftovers lunch handle experiences kids find hesitating expense hate money yesterday schedule illinois shakespeare festival they're midsummer night's dream play girls pouring summer fueled dreams full-fledged production neighbors friends backyard love professional production play picnic lawn cream quaint cart thrill money original party pooper found performance date works clicked link purchase tickets hundred fifty dollars supporting arts quality entertainment costs real money prepared spend family play normal illinois hesitated credit card hand list things began scrolling monitor mind nice pairs kids shoes nice pairs dozen books tickets jason live music shows nice coffee maker pour boiling water grounds hand make coffee list scrolling felt horribly guilty selfish unsupportive arts number thing raised support buys week's worth groceries we'll lots eggs beans rice couple weeks we'll peanut butter jelly sandwiches park church brunch boycott target month hundred fifty dollars deal decide make teaching kids money priorities money talked house brother aware friends families bought cars carpeting installed houses flew places airplanes stayed hotels restaurants regularly house class learn reupholster sofa easy chair bought volkswagon rabbit efficient miles driving country sleeping tent eating spaghetti tuna sandwiches uninformed perspective poor side middle class expenses spared tickets concerts shows idea symphony concerts plays cost parents performances generally slept half recognize parents making deliberate choices saving large sums money areas allocate including college education glad parent aware made childhood memorable special experiences things ability francisco broadway musical memory snacks packed purse shakespeare festival stratford ontario couple times young loved shakespeare festival tickets happily kids shhhh surprise 