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Well, I guess I’m going to get to do something I’ve never done before… Get season passes for Six Flags over St. Louis.

Sarah is my only “employee” of Little Light. She cleans wax out of jars and gets paid on a per-jar basis and then also works fairs with me, at least the Saturday, if they are two days. Last year, we had an agreement. After she did the five fall fairs, at least one day, I took her to Chucky Cheese where she had a blast, we all did. I’ve instructed her to be thinking about what she wants to do this year, after the spring/early summer fairs, and then after the late summer/fall fairs. Sunday she finally made up her mind: Six Flags. And I suggested, why not get season passes, then we could go at least twice - after going twice, you’ve already saved money rather than buying full price tickets each time.

However, I think I may have to “pre-pay” her before she starts doing fairs as MercyMe will be performing at our Six Flags on April 14th. If I’m going to get season passes, gosh dang it, I’m also gonna go to that concert! If it’s not already obvious to you that I l♥ve MercyMe, take a look around their website… you’ll find it. (hint: )

So, anyway, I’m just hoping I can afford this. :P Doesn’t look like I’m going to end up getting my part of our tax return. Because of last year’s losses (LOL) our tax return went up $1200. I was going to claim that to go on my business credit card but a certain someone thought that it should go toward fixing our car, if not, then our credit card - in reality, it went toward the downpayment on the Jeep (I actually wrote this post last Sunday lol). I, however, make it clear that if I can’t lower my business credit card a bit I may be in serious trouble halfway through this season. But, again, this one-time purchase for tickets and a parking pass and then Sarah and I can take our own lunches and stuff, so, hopefully, this type of thing won’t be adding a lot to my business card.

But, hey, I gotta give the kid an incentive to help out, right? I mean, I know she enjoys doing it - when I first started, she came up to me and said, “hey, your fairs… can I come… and, like… help?” But it’s nice to be able to reward her. And it’s really nice to have her along, she keeps things fresh and if it’s just the two of us, then I’m free to go to the bathroom and am confident in knowing that she can handle the table while I’m gone. The only problem is she sometimes forgets to write down sales so I have to figure out later what was sold and in what sizes (she remembers the total cost, haha).

But this will be fun, methinks. I can take her at least twice by herself and then maybe take E once or so, before he turns three, kids under three are free. And being season passes, they come with free passes you can bring friends in with. So that would be “productive,” too.

The last time I went to Six Flags was when Steve and I were dating, in 1999. It was the year before they opened the waterpark part and all the ticket prices went sky-high. (Stupid, they should make waterpark goers pay more for their tickets, not everyone wants to get in that nasty water.) We went with some friends who, at that time, were dating and “planning on getting engaged.” They are now married with kids to other people. So, whatever. But it was fun. :)

So, what do you think, good deal? :)