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House full of people

August 13, 2007 by Tricia

I’m exhausted and in pain. We had a houseful of guests here from Saturday through to early this morning. By houseful I mean there were nine people staying in the house!

That’s stressful at any time, but I’ve been feeling terrible for a couple of weeks due to my Crohn’s and it was UNBEARABLE having all these people here.

I’d put something down and my brother in law would move it into another room. A while later I’d be looking for whatever he’d moved and find it in the weirdest place. My husbands father does this kind of stuff when he visits too and it just drives me nuts. I mean they move stuff that never moves! There’s no need to move it, that’s where it belongs! Grrrr

Our nineteen year old niece is really hard to get along with too. I mean, my husband and I were just saying that’s she’s really disagreeable … we agreed on that. So it was really hard having a hostile entity in the house! The friend she brought with her was much nicer than she is. My husband just said gee I wonder how they became friends and why such a nice girl is hanging around our niece. LOL

I’m gonna lie down soon …

Win movie passes for The Eye of the Dolphin

August 13, 2007 by Tricia

There’s a new movie opening in theaters on August 24th. It’s called Eye of the Dolphin and it’s said to be a perfect family movie that would be enjoyed by teenage girls, or might even be a perfect father daughter movie night outing.

If you’d like a chance to win free movie passes just fill out the form and you might be able to get tickets to an exclusive sneak pre-view of Eye of the Dolphin. You can watch a short movie trailer while visiting the free movie pass site too.

The movie, written by Wendell Morris a three time Emmy winner, was filmed in the Bahamas and features spectacular scenes above and below water, smart dolphins, and a great cast of characters – Carly Schroeder, Adrian Dunbar, Katharine Ross, George Harris, Jane Lynch and Christine Adams.

The story is about a 15 year old girl who’s been expelled from her Los Angeles high school. She’s sent to live with her dolphin researcher father in the Bahamas. The father is a little crusty and has no time for his rebellious daughter. His daughter eventually discovers the dolphins and and unexpected connection forms between the daughter and an orphaned wild dolphin. The girl soon finds that she and the dolphin have the power between them to bring hope to the impoverished residents in her new home.

This sounds like a nice movie for teens or teens and their parents to see.

The Baronne

August 12, 2007 by Tricia

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I’m showing off my royal roses and flowers this Sunday. One of my sites has a prince and another a royal purple flower.

This rose is called Baronne Prevost and it’s an antique rose with a lovely damask rose scent. I love old roses with their quartered sections. This rose just looks full with many petals but when it first forms the petals are divided into four sections and it’s just lovely.

I think I can almost say that the Baronne is growing into a short tree as it’s holding at about eight feet tall and each year it’s main branches get thicker and thicker. That’s a tree or a large shrub, right?

Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.

Thousands of coupons to be found at the Deal Locker

August 11, 2007 by Tricia

If you’re on a tight budget I’m sure you have a keen eye for great deals. Even if you aren’t on a budget there’s nothing more satisfying than knowing you saved some money when you’ve made a purchase. Am I right?

If I am then you’re going to love the Deal Locker. This is a site where you can find coupon codes for tens of thousands of items. There’s also listings for savings at thousands of well known stores.

Considering that there are so many free online coupons and printable coupons listed at the Deal Locker it would be a shame not to visit the site before you begin shopping. Wouldn’t it be disappointing to find out after you’ve spent your money that you could have saved an extra 15%?

When you visit the Deal Locker site you can type in the name of the item or store that you’re looking for, or you can use the tabs across the top to search by store or category. It can take as little as a few seconds to find a great deal and begin saving money.

One thing that I really like about the Deal Locker is that it’s interactive. If you sign up for a free account you can add coupon codes that you’ve found on the internet and you can also rate coupons that you use on the site as to whether they worked properly or not. It’s certainly nice to search through the site and know that the majority of the coupons on the site have been rated by fellow users and that they are most often marked as having worked well.

As you probably already know Chris and I have been busy renovating our house. Soon … I hope … we’ll be thinking about purchasing new furniture and other home decor type of items to add that extra touch to our newly renovated rooms. So I decided to take a look at Deal Locker to see if I could find any Home Decor coupons or even some home improvement coupons and I found several coupons that I can use now or in the near future when the renovations are finished.

I was able to find Ace Hardware coupons and coupon codes for other well known hardware or handyman type home improvement stores, and home decor stores.

All in all I was quite pleased by how easy it was to find some coupons that I could use. I’m in Canada and yes there are listings for Canadian stores, US stores, as well as stores in the UK, Germany and even Australia.

Visit the Deal Locker. I’m sure you’ll be pleased by what you find. I know I was! I’ve bookmarked the site already.

Showy Canna Tropicana

August 11, 2007 by Tricia

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What other tropical leafy plant has more rows in it’s colorful leaves than a Canna Tropicana? None that I can think of!

I love this plant. It’s foliage is so vibrant that it’s a pleasure to grow in the garden. You can brighten up a patio or an empty space in your garden bed with one of these lovely plants.

It’s flowers are just as showy. None of my cannas have begun to bloom yet this year. They are being very slow for some reason. I’m sure they’ll bloom soon though.