Crazy day and a walk over to CVS for a $2.25 purchase

Let me start by saying, this day did not go as planned - it was supposed to be a day just like any other workday with a quick stop at CVS afterwards.

Last week, I noticed that the jeep didn't have any pickup.  One of the icons came on - but only for like a second.   I had a feeling that the catalytic convertor was going.  I had a Camaro that did the same thing.  I told Dan and our plan was to drop it off at Goodyear on Friday morning.  Well, the jeep didn't make it.



I was driving to work - probably about  miles from the house and the Jeep wouldn't go over 30 miles an hour.  So I made it to Goodyear and called Dan to come pick me up.  He took me to work and within an hour, Goodyear called and said it was exactly what I thought, but they found other items too (of course!).  So Dan picked me up at 1 am and we drove the car to the dealer.  Dan said he started to follow me, didn't think about it and got right up on my tail!  Nice - it was taking forever to get up to speed and I felt like a granny with everyone passing me.

We dropped the car off, stopped at Roy's for lunch and then Dan went off to work and I started working from home.  Luckily, Westfield is on top of the traveling computer connection and it was just like I was in the office.  I might have actually gotten more done than I would have in the office ; )  Jeep called and said that the Jeep will be done by Friday because they can't get the part until Thursday - nice.  In the meantime, I'm without a car and I'll be working half days in the office/half days at home.  I asked about a loaner car and they said that none were available until next week and they don't have a shuttle service (only locally). 

The pups were pretty good at letting me do some work.  About 4 pm, Esa was looking to go for a walk, but I held her off for about another 45 minutes.

After the pups' walk, I decided to walk over to CVS since that was the original plan today.  When I went to CVS on Sunday, I forgot a couple of my coupons.  I made out!  The total transaction was $2.25!

Here's the breakdown:

• 4 Dole Fruit Bowls - 3/$5 minus (2) $1 off 2 coupons
• 4 Simply Asia soup - 88 cents each minus (2)  $1 off 2 coupons
• 2 Kellogg's cereal cups - $1 each minus (2) $1 off 1 coupons
• 1 Diet Coke - $1.79 minus CVS you select coupon - $2 off
• used $3 in Extra Care Buck

WOOHOO!  Every once in awhile I have a good shopping trip like this.  But then, I'll have $50 shopping trips there too (but with about that much in savings in the trip too).  This is a realistic extreme coupon trip.