Feeling old and cheap

Ellie has her first softball game tonight.  I am actually really excited to watch it because Ellie has been taking this whole softball thing very seriously. I know.  Nobody is more surprised than me.  Anyway, Tom has a meet and I know I will not get to watch with Sam and Jack in tow, so I am hiring a babysitter to come to the softball fields with us and play with the boys on the nearby playground.  This is a milestone moment, y'all, because I have never had anyone babysit my kids who is not related to them. Also, babysitting is dang expensive these days.  The going rate is $10/hour.  So tonight's little game is going to set me back a cool $20. Back when I used to babysit, in this exact same neighborhood, I only got paid $3/hour.  Talk about inflation.