Money was tight one summer. A vacation was out of the question, so the parents tried to make every Friday night an event. Each week, they tried to do something new. One week, they drove two hours to one of the few Drive-In Theaters left. They got home at 3 a.m. that night. Another week, they had a picnic in the park. They tried outdoor movies, free concerts, zoo nights... One week, they built a fire pit in the back yard and told ghost stories while roasting marshmallows. That hit the spot. Each Friday for the rest of the summer, the kids invited friends over to compete for the scariest campfire story. The tradition continued nearly every week until after Halloween, when temperatures turned colder and video games beckoned. By that time, money tightness had passed … just in time for Christmas spending.
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