Wild Turkey American Honey

Description on the bottle:  The makers of Wild Turkey Bourbon present American Honey.  A true bourbon based liqueur made with real American Honey for an exceptionally smooth sweet taste.

Sarah says:  *Sputter, gasp, cough...* No, this isn't wine. *Cough*  It's whiskey.  *Head shutter*  As I've discussed here and probably other places throughout this blog, I dislike wasting.  So, this bottle has been sitting in my home for well over a year, and there is no end in sight.  So, tonight, I wasn't in the mood to open a whole new bottle of wine, so I thought I'd take a little stab at getting this bottle out of here.  Let's just say, I'm not a whiskey drinker.  While I can appreciate the sweetness of this - it's still whiskey, which means it's awful.  There is nothing smooth about it.  I don't know how people drink this stuff without their eyes tearing up, coughing, and getting the shivers!  I don't think my one itty bitty sip made much of a dent in the bottle.

Overall rating: Thumbs down.

Sarah says:   Speaking of waste - my kids have a serious problem wasting electricity.  I cannot seem to get them to remember to turn off the lights in their rooms.  I think it's probably always been like this, but in our old house their bedrooms were upstairs, so I never really saw it.  In our new home, we are all on the same level, making it much easier for me to monitor.  Plus, if I'm standing in the kitchen, I can see the light reflecting down the hall from their rooms, making it possible to see if their lights are on or off with no effort at all.  So, I'm constantly telling them to switch them off.  I've tried explaining to them that electricity costs money, or that it hurts the environment, but that doesn't seem to impact them.  So, the past 3 weeks, I filled up a jar with quarters - see pic above - and told them there was enough money in there to go out to ice cream in one week, but every time I had to remind them to turn off their lights I'd take a quarter out.  At the end of the week we'd see how much we had left, if they turned off their lights on their own, we'd have enough to go out to ice cream.  We have not yet been able to go out for ice cream (which is disappointing since I've really been wanting some ice cream!).  I've pondered making them a chart that they get a mark on every time they do remember to turn off the light, and after so many marks they get a prize - but so often they exit their rooms without me seeing it, I'm afraid I'd miss them actually turning off the lights and they would never get the marks.

What can I do to get these kids to turn off their lights?!  I figured if I reminded them enough times it would eventually sink in, but that doesn't seem to be the case.  I'm so so frustrated - any suggestions?