I'm like you, and I chose Yes (bc of how I worded the question). I also used gems to speed up the pond on the night before the event ended, as on Sunday I was going to be away from home all day and device free. If I was going to be home, I could have scraped through I think with not spending any gems, but it would have been *really* close. I did some calculations on Thursday about how many times I had to collect before event end to get the frog and it was going to be quite a few! I did however choose to spend a few gems on cattails to craft a kitty. I like the drops of the kitty so for me it was worth it to spend some gems. [Plus, how can I fill in all of the information about the goals if I don't do all of the goals myself! ]