Dear Mr. Snow Miser,

Thank you so much for taking the time to ignore my request for no snow. I can see by looking out my window that you have been a very busy man. I have heard tales that you "...never want to see a day, That's over forty degrees, I'd rather have it thirty, Twenty, ten, five and let it freeeeEEEEEEeeze!," but don't you think snow on the ground of 49 out of 50 states is a bit much? I guess it's true what they say, "you are cold-hearted and have ice in your veins." I believe I will be going to visit your brother, Mr. Heat Miser, to see if he can do anything to fix the weather here. If he can't heat things up, then I will be going to speak with Mother Nature. I just wanted to warn you so you two boys can come together and stop this feud once and for all.

Snow bound in KY,
Cari

Snow, snow, go away.
Come again...wait...never! :)

Can you tell I'm a little sick of the snow? Its hard to keep a house clean with the stuff around, the kids don't want to play outside because its too cold, its hard to call a snow day when you homeschool, and I hate slipping and sliding my way to my destination. The depressing part is we are supposed to get more snow this weekend and the temp is supposedly not going to get out of the 30s until March. At least today is a stay-at-home-in-your-pajamas day and the snow looks pretty. Alright, I'm off to work on more laundry.

My moment as a poet (incredibly short lived)

I took a creative writing class in college (NKU) and really enjoyed it. The other night when we were going through some old things I came across a poem I wrote for the class. As my old band director, Papaw, used to say "it's not gonna set the world on fire, but it works." :)


"I Am"

He kissed me on the forehead on our first date.
He listens to my dreams and doesn't make light of them.
He vowed before God, family, and friends to love me forever.
He is my husband.

They cradled me when I was born and showed me love.
They protected me from danger when I was young.
They have accepted my husband and love him as a son.
They are my parents.

She was still in our mothers' womb when I first talked to her.
She loved to play with me and follow me around.
She looks up to me with love and admiration.
She is my sister.

She smiled at me when we first met.
She wrapped her tiny hand around my finger and stole my heart.
She is innocent, sweet, and beautiful.
She is my niece.

She makes me laugh like no one else can.
She tells me her hopes and dreams.
She watches out for me and helps me in my time of need.
She is my friend.

These are the most important people in my life.
To them I am a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, and a friend.


by Cari Chase


I told you it wasn't great, but I got an "A" just the same. Lol.

The Wonderful and Amazing B&E Salvage

A couple of weeks ago I went to B&E Salvage on Preston Hwy in Louisville and I am pleased to report my greatest savings to date! I usually go into B&E and spend anywhere from $11 to $40. On this particular trip I spent $78.35!! My cart was overflowing with name-brand products and a good amount of those were organic. Once I was home Tim and I thought it would be a good idea to compare prices with other receipts I have to get a true picture of what I would have spent had I purchased the items at a regular supermarket. To our surprise the total was.....are you ready.....$196.22!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it? We were shocked to say the least. It made our night and further strengthened our devotion to shopping at B&E. :-)




This past weekend I headed out to Kroger since they were having one of their "participating item" events where you buy a certain number of select items and get so much off your total bill. This particular event was for $5 off when you bought 10 select items. What draws me to these events is the quality and quantity of the items they offer in the sale. My total before the discount and my coupons was over $50. After the discount and coupons was $25!! Tim and I reviewed my receipt and found that I had saved 62% on that purchase! Yay, me!! :-)

Now for some sad coupon news. I had a coupon for $2.50 off of Finish dishwasher tabs and about a month ago Walgreen's they were running a special where the tabs were regularly $5.49 and the Register Rewards was $3...making the tabs $2.49. With my coupon of $2.50 I would have made a penny on this purchase. When I got to the store they were out of the tabs. This was disappointing, but I was able to get a rain check for it. The great thing was the rain check made the product $2.49 and I wasn't going to need to mess with the Register Rewards. Now for the bad news...after spending weeks waiting for the product to come in I finally happened upon it at the Frankfort West-side location. At check-out I was very excited to know that I was going to make my first great buy, but after presenting the rain check and my coupon I was turned down for using the coupon. I was so shocked and upset I didn't push the issue like I should have. And, to top it all off, the cashier KEPT my rain check which meant I was not going to be able to try and buy the tabs at another location! Aggravation set in and upon exiting the store I declared I would never be back. This was a bit premature and I have since decided that I will no longer go to that particular location. The cashier was rude, condescending, and slammed the product on the counter when I told him I no longer wanted to purchase it. So, if shopping at the Frankfort Walgreen's on the west side of town then be careful when checking out and don't let the old man cashier get to you. :-)

Happy shopping, everyone!