May 5, 6 2012 Mary Lou Heard Memorial Garden Tour in Orange County, CA

What a great way to enjoy local gardens and check out OC at the same time.

FREE (donations welcome)

Home garden tours.. officially hosted by the Mary Lou Heard Memorial Garden Tour

 "Real Gardens by Real Gardeners".

For more information and to donate go to: http://heardsgardentour.com

2012 Flyer with information

Photos of some gardens to view

Donations benefit:

The Sheepfold: Shelter and program for women and their children

The OC Foundation for Oncology for children and families: Families go to camp that have children recently diagnosed with cancer.

Mary Lou Horticultural Scholarship: Yearly cash scholarship to one student desiring a horticultural education.

Happy Thanksgiving, Winter is coming... Hot Chocolate! Alysa Good Stuff Favorite

I want to wish you all a gracious thank you for reading my blogs, I hope you'll follow them, and enjoy them too. Happy Thanksgiving, I wish you a good family togetherness time. If alone, spend sometime with those you care about. Let the love shine in through the clouds! God bless.

 Time to warm up! Alysa Good Stuff Favorite!

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Best Hot Chocolate: Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate!
Tips: Add a few marshmallows or a dollop of whipped cream and garnish with Ghirardelli dark chocolate grated shavings. For a Mexican flavored drink, add Cinnamon. During Christmas time stir with a candy cane for a minty treat! Get cozy and read my blogs or a nice good book or movie.

Disneyland and California Adventure Park Discounted Hopper Tickets!

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Check this site out too for more Disneyland, Anaheim California Vacation discounts!

Click here for California Adventure Park/Disneyland Discount Tickets

Also found this information for discount Disneyland Park Hopper tickets! 

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Please note, I cannot validate or guarantee discounts that I find, check it out for yourself if you are interested in any of these deals. I am not affiliated with any businesses mentioned in my blog. Alysa 

FREE Family Fun in Orange County this Weekend Oct. 2010

FREE Family Events in Orange County

• Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm Irvine Civic Center: Global Village Festival with 50 cultures represented, fun to see and food.
• Sunday 9:30am-4:30pm Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa: Children's Book Festival with Authors and Food

http://www.ocregister.com/video/?videoId=621081836001&lineupId=1125901233

Free Fun San Clemente California Residents October 2010 at Ocean Institute

The Ocean Institute is having a free open house for residents of
San Clemente the next three weekends, Oct. 2-3, Oct. 9-10 and Oct.
16-17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Good deal Ocean Institute, pass this on to your neighbors.

Proof of residency is required, driver's license/utility bill.

www.ocean-institute.org or call 949-496-2274

http://www.ocregister.com/news/-268559--.html

HURRY! TONIGHT! VEGAS DEAL SWA Flight and Golden Nugget Hotel $39 Deal use this link! June 24

Great deal for late Summer last minute vacation!
http://www.goldennugget.com/specials/eblasts/sw_39_2_2010.html

Until midnight tonight!!! Thursday June 24, 2010 You must use the link from the page shown above or below as directed, click the link for the flight and click the link for the Golden Nugget Hotel.

SWA Flights $39+ one way/each way (midweek), depending on distance etc. purchase now and fly in September 8 - November 17, (flight costs more on weekends).
http://www.southwest.com/

Golden Nugget Las Vegas Hotel deal $39 and up hotel nights, only put deposit down now to reserve.
https://secure.goldennugget.com/smsworld/wc.dll?smsworld~availbox~&RMK=D&RSR=EB6220&RCR=EB6220

They also have a deal on their site that has low rates now also, but if you book your reservation in Sept 8- Nov 17 you will also get SWA deal!
www.goldennugget.com 

Beach House Family Vacation Rental San Clemente, CA 3 Bedrooms orange county california Summer and Year-Round Bargain!

Summer Fall Winter Spring Vacation Spot tips: Come to the place where it is the best overall year-round climate in the world! Southern Orange County: San Clemente, CA.

Vacation home for rent near the San Clemente Pier with gorgeous ocean and sunset view from patio. 3 bed. 2.5 bath, sleeps up to 7, fireplace, 3 parking spaces, + more amenities.

The San Clemente Pier Bowl area has on pier dining and fishing, and nearby restaurants, shopping, train station, and of course beach fun and surfing. San Clemente Pier also has a fireworks display show on the 4th of July, and other Summer events like the Ocean Festival and Beach Concerts. Nearby the pier, downtown San Clemente on Del Mar street is the Village Art Fair, Farmer's Market, Classic Car Shows, and other events.

San Clemente,CA. Events
More about the City of San Clemente, CA (located in South Orange County)
See beach home website here: http://www.sanclementebeachhouse.com/

San Clemente Beach House Rates for 2010:

October 1-June15: $275.00/Day (3 night min.), $1550.00/Week, $2600.00/Month

June 16-August 31: $2,000.00/Week

September 1-September30: $300.00/Day (3 night min.), $1600.00/Week, $2600.00/Month

Visit my other blog for more on Vacations on a Budget in Southern California... Mini Vacations in Orange County, California! http://alysagoodstuff.blogspot.com/2010/04/afford-vacation-on-budget-in-orange.html

More on Visiting Orange County and other So Cal destinations, check out this site I found: http://www.socal-vacation-guru.com/orange-county-vacation.html

Pod of Killer Whales Kill Seal Lion off Dana Point Harbor Coast OC California

 
Article: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-orcas-dana-point,0,4262348.story
June 2, 2010 (Captain Dave Anderson) Dana Wharf Whale Watching video
http://www.danawharf.com/
Want more info on Whales in Dana Point, CA? Search Whales in blogger search above.

Alice in Wonderland Shutter Island $1 - $2 Movie Theatre Starplex Cinemas Irvine, CA Show times

https://starplex.tstickets.com/ticketing.aspx?theatreid=1013
2 Dollar and $1 Tuesdays only Movie Theatre in Southern California and other US locations nationwide.

My 2 favorites this week:

Alice in Wonderland Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter! Tim Burton - Disney film
Last week for Shutter Island Leonardo DiCaprio- A Martin Scorsese film

Playing in Irvine, CA at:
Woodbridge Movies 5
4626 Barranca Parkway
Irvine, CA 92604
Information: 949-733-3795
Movie Line: 949-733-0980

Cool $5 DVDs at Wal-Mart San Clemente, CA Orange County

COOL DEAL
$5 New DVD's at Wal-mart found at San Clemente movie bin box:
Wal-Mart Orange County, CA locations directions

Photo courtesy of http://www.webtvwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/21-jump-street.jpg
I got: The Outsiders, 21 Jumpstreet First Season (2 DVDs set), RV (with Robin Williams- Funny!), Thomas the Train.

More I saw: Reality Bites (Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller...), Superman Returns and more!

LOST DHARMA Food Labels FREE Download for fun Party decor supplies tips

Photo courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/uscfan/ / CC BY-SA 2.0

Wow cool! Throw a DHARMA/LOST Party! Free LOST DHARMA Food and Drink Labels, plus household cleaning etc labels! How fun. So thankful for finding this site and for the person that created these great labels! These are intended to be free.
Click here, then save pdf file and print on full sheet labels! Cool check it out, includes information and gallery of items with labels.

http://maxpictures.com/weblog/2007/04/10/lost-labels-for-your-dharma-initiative-needs/
 
Found this too: Apollo Chocolate Bar Wrappers, Mr. Cluck's Chicken Bucket labels (use them as place mats too), and party invites.  http://adashofthat.com/2010/05/lost-finale-party-invitations/

Lost Season Finale coming... May 23rd, 2010 2 1/2 hours episode. Plus Jimmy Kimmel Live after finale show! Go to http://abc.go.com/ for more information. Behind... lost on lost episodes? You can watch also online at abc (link above). Or try www.hulu.com to see LOST shows online. 
Visit my other blog posts on LOST including party tips and DHARMA information: search lost or dharma within my blog. Enjoy the labels, I am!

Cheap and Free Lost Party Fun

Apollo Bars, download print (from link above), cut. Use Trader Joes ($1.79 pack of 3) or other small milk chocolate bar around 2 ounces 4-5 inches; foil wrapped bars or wrap your chocolate bar in foil. Remove the package label, and wrap Apollo label, applying a tiny bit of glue along edge and on little white rectangle. Voila. ps fun tip: these bars make for excellent place to stash lottery scratchers if you want to surprise some or all of your guests. Just carefully slip one under the Apollo wrapper.

DHARMA Beer Labels can be used on bottles or cans, even for root beer (hansen's Natural Creamy root beer). Mr. Cluck's Chicken Bucket Wraps can be used as place mats too. Remember an inexpensive tip, clear packing tape makes for a quick and easy waterproof surface or clear contact paper for any of your labels. 
See what I did here:

More information and LOST / DHARMA Party ideas: http://alysagoodstuff.blogspot.com/2010/05/lost-spin-on-real-dharma-hanso.html


LOST Season 6 Finale The End (Spoiler): http://alysagoodstuff.blogspot.com/2010/05/lost-with-lost-series-finale-spoiler-my.html

$1 Tuesday Summer Family Kid Movies Kirkorian movie theatres

KRIKORIAN KIDS series June 22nd through August 24th. Every Tuesday 10:30am and 12:30pm only $1.00 admission. (Free admission at Buena Park Metroplex and Krikorian 15 at Dos Lagos) http://www.kptmovies.com/aboutkpt/upcomingevents_details.cfm?ue_id=93

One different movie showing each week (in order):

Planet 51, Tooth Fairy, Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel, Fantastic Mr.Fox, Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Night ath the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian, Cloudy with a chance of Meat Balls, Aliens in the Attic, The Spy next door, Shorts.

Also see my other blog $1 movies for information on local discount Starplex Cinemas. (search movies for more movie deals too!)

Red Box $1 rentals, get a free rental Plus Albertson's special 5 free!

redbox movie one night, $1 dollar movie rentals on dvd or blue ray.

Find a redbox near you: http://www.redbox.com/Locations/LocationSearch.aspx

Get a FREE Rental from redbox: Online reservation rental. Reserve one online then rent it from a redbox, and the next online reserved movie is free!

Current deal valid 4/28/10-5/4/10 (check with your local Albertsons grocery store first):
Purchase $20 in one transaction of P&G products at Albertsons
Get: $5 off a redbox purchase and 5 FREE one night movie rentals

*All purchases must be made in a single transaction to qualify. Your codes will print along with your register receipt.

Coupon Deals LA, Orange County and other California areas +Utah

Cool! Just found this, Screamin Coupons. I haven't tried it, if you have feel free to comment and tell us what you think.
How to get deals
Buy Coupons and use the next business day. Get daily alert emails with an unbeatable deal from local businesses, if you like it you can buy it. Share deals with your friends and you could get $10. They also help give back a small percent to local schools and non-profits.

www.screamingcoupons.com

Coupons for California areas: Los Angeles and Orange County, plus Fresno, Sacramento Metro, San Diego, San Francisco Bay area, San Jose Metro. Also, Utah. http://www.screamincoupons.com/deals/

Orange County FREE Spring Concerts in Southern California

Keepin it low cost... and FREE! Fun doesn't always have to mean emptying the bank. Just learned about this:
Orange County Market Place (Swapmeet location) has free concerts coming up May 2-June 20, 2010. All you need to get in is some canned food to donate to the Second Harvest Food Bank for Orange County. Come and have fun with the family and feel good that you helped someone in need too.

Click for information here OC Market Place Special Events & Entertainment: 2nd Annual Spring Concert Series

Also enjoy other fun and shopping: food, arts and crafts and more the OC Market Place has to offer.
Saturday & Sunday 7 am to 4 pm
OC Fair & Events Center
88 Fair Drive - Orange County Fairgrounds
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
$2 Admission, kids 12 and under free
Shoppers hotline: 949-723-6616 recording
Vendors: 949-723-6606 recording
info@ocmarketplace.com

What does Cheap Family Fun have to do with Minute Maid Juice Boxes?

Thank you Minute Maid, we had fun this weekend! Better than the coupons in the newspaper, Minute Maid juice boxes have coupons for Chuckie Cheese. We had a few hours of fun for $25.00 for a family that's a pretty good deal. We bought 100 tokens at $25 and got 100 more free. And I myself like going there. I can win on "Deal or No Deal". This is the second time I won the top tickets, some how I can follow the case at the start of the game. Last time I had one token left and was determined to get my kids the 40 ticket case, and I did. I was flushed with excitement, you'd think I just won a jackpot in Vegas! This time the jackpot was 50 ticket case, and I played once determined to win, and I did again!

So, drink 100% Juice and have some family fun!