Thank you. The brugmansia is one of my crosses from a few yrs ago that just finally bloomed this fall before it froze here. It is one of those that likes to get tall first I guess. It had a few darker blooms after that one, so I think (and hope) it will get darker blooms on it in the spring. eloise I didnt know you had finches. Those babies are sneaky that way. I used to have zebra finches and lovebirds. They all kept having so many babies that I finally gave them all to my mother LOL! I still have our parrots though. I always wanted to get some of the Lady Gouldian (sp) finches. They are so pretty. Hey Will, guess what? I have guineas too lol. They sure are some characters! Wild, crazy and super wierd but also loveable. I think they make good watchdogs. They let us know the second anything out of the ordinary is going on. Bill your (or shall I say your wife's) friendly chickens sound like some of mine. I have this one blue ameraucana female who I named nasty Nellie because she wants all the attention and sticks to you like glue once you enter her pen. She is nasty to the other chickens who try to get attention. Alot of ours are sweet and want to be petted...even the roosters. I go outside and yell, "Hey Babieeeesss" and all these big ol evil looking Roosters come running up to get petted lol.

Don't/won't have cable/satellite and shows like this are a definite part of the reason. Haven't seen the shows but I've read articles about them and seen news blurbs about them. Now that stores are tightening up the coupon redemption policies they're starting to cry about it. I don't get many opportunities to get coupons. The Sunday paper doesn't warrant the cost. And I won't go driving to 10-20 stores to try to maximize them out. I will take coupons for occasional items and try to couple it with clearance prices or at least sale prices and if there's a store coupon to stack all the better but I don't use many coupons other than in the store flyer when I'm going there and there's something I'm getting anyway. I keep a pantry. I have way more laundry and dish detergent than I need but considering the cost, I have a couple year supply of each and have given away a lot. I also have given away brands in stock I'd rather not use to keep the ones I like and get for lil' or nil. For instance I gave away Ajax to keep Dawn and gave away Arm & Hammer to keep Tide that was next to nothing or less. I also know prices on a lot of frequently used items so if I'm at a store and see something on clearance or on sale, I'll pick it up. That does far more in reality for me than messing with too many coupons. And Aldi doesn't take coupons when I shop there. AFAIC, most of the time, coupons are more of a feelgood thing, giving the buyer the impression they're saving money, not unlike the clubco stores. Give people the impression they're saving money and they'll pay any price.

I did go to coupons.com printed off a few. I am going shoping at WalMart tomorrow (ick) but it is on my way to a biz appt. I dont usually go there but with the price of gass I dont go out of my way much any more. i will let you know if they accept them.

Yes Lucillle that is a consideration. That's a 20 mile round trip and probably a special trip at that so you need to factor in driving expense too. A friend of mine used one of the high-end stores in the area to deliver her groceries. They'd put things away, in refrigerator, freezer and cupboards so there was no carrying at all. She loved it. She hated going to the store at all so it was worth it to her. But they stopped delivering to her area. She was one unhappy gal when that happened! There was also a company called Simon Delivers who delivered things in the area. I thought about using them but never did. They were bought out by Coborn's and they're a very good store so I wouldn't hesitate to use them if the need should arise but at this point I still prefer to pick out my own stuff.