Some Creativity, Some Coupons and Some Cats

Hey look guys! I finally got around to opening up all my beading supplies and making something. I'm pretty happy with how this bracelet turned out and I learned that this type of clasp is horrible for bracelets (too hard to open with one hand), so I made it just big enough to squeeze over my wrist. Not bad for a first try I think. :)
Now let's move on to the coupons (Gigi did not approve of our mess of circulars): CVS - my card

• 7 papers $2 each
• Crest Pro Health Toothpaste $2.99, used freebie coupon (*took off $3.25, from previous mail-in rebate) and got back $2 EB (Limit 1) = $2.26 profit
• Diet Pepsi $1.59 - will get back $1 EB when I buy a second, looks like a monthly deal
• Diet Dr. Pepper $1.59
• Used $3.99 EB, $3.99 EB, $4 EB, $4 EB, total was $1.04

DBF bought a second Crest Pro Health = $1.79 profit (after tax)

Walgreens

• St Ives Body Wash $2.99, used $1.50 coupon (5/10 SS) and got back $3 RR = $1.51 profit
• Gillette Fusion Gamer Razor $9.49, use $4 coupon (6/7 P&G) and get back $2.50 RR = $2.99
• 3 John Frieda Root Awakening shamp/cond $5 each, used three $3 coupons (6/14 SS) and got back $5 RR (WYB 3) = $1 or $0.33 each
• 4 3M packaging tapes $3.49, BOGO sale (with in-circular coupon) = $6.98
• Snickers bar $0.89
• Used $10 RR and $10 RR, total was $3.33 ($2.48 of that was tax)

Then DBF bought:

• St Ives Body Wash $2.99, used $1.50 coupon (5/10 SS) and got back $3 RR = $1.51 profit
• Walgreens reusable bag $0.33 with in-circular coupon
• Barilla pasta $1 with in-circular coupon
• Used $2.50 RR, total was $0.57

Then we met up with my sisters to see The Hangover. It was friggin' hilarious! I laughed throughout almost the entire movie. One of my favorite parts has to be the Mike Tyson bit. I used my Clearview Cinemas rewards card and got a coupon for a free medium popcorn. The last time DBF and I saw a movie, we qualified for a free ticket. We rarely see movies but the points accumulate quickly.

And finally, the cat segment of today's presentation. Gigi was keeping us entertained all weekend. Here she is, meditating with her yoga mat, thinking deeply and breathing in the stuff of life. Breathe in.....exhale out......channel your inner lion....namaste."Do you hear that? Why I believe it is the sound of a hair tie calling my name! MUST PLAY!"

She loves, loves, loves (did I say loves?) to play with hair ties.

Here she is, pretending to not even notice the hair tie. Notice however that it is firmly within her grasp with no chance of escape. A classic example of a cat and mouse game.

She has now turned her attention again to the band. She calmly draws it in, trapping it between all four of her paws.
Then before you can say, Bob's-your-uncle, she's up and gone! She's flipped the tie to another portion of the playing field and lobs it into the air with a quick flick of the paw. (Editor note - previous conquests can be seen strewn about the field.)
She often pauses and studies her human companions, checking to see that they are in no way watching her or paying any attention to her movements. As you may be aware, this is a classic human-feline interaction, called the I'm Not Paying any Attention to You Game.
Having ensured that she is unobserved, she continues. Her feline companion, Mousse often watches from the sidelines.

Please note his high level of interest.

Gigi often practices her acrobatic and ballet skills. One, two, three, one, two, three, and...plie and pirouette! Lovely, lovely...look at that form! The grace! The elegance!

Umm, dear Gigi, shaking your head that hard's gonna give you a headache...

"Woah, where'd my tail go???"

"Better lie down and think about where I left it. Hmm, oh there it is!"

"AHA little hair tie, did you think I had forgotten you?? NEVER! I know just what to do with you....let's see how well you can swim!!" (evil cackle)

Invariably, the game always ends this way. I don't know why Gigi chooses to end her victims in this fashion. I'm going to start calling her "Sleepin' with da fishes Geeg".