Your 3 words...

ABC's Good Morning America has this really cool special every few weeks or so called "Your 3 Words".  Tons of video snippets that that tell your story in 3 words.  Here is a link .. (Scroll down to see previous weeks):

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Your3Words/

So I've been trying to think of what my 3 words would be.  I just haven't been able to decide.  It's been turning over in my head for weeks now.  What 3 words tell my story?  I just don't know at the moment.  It's been incredibly difficult trying to figure it out though. 

Hrmm,
Troy-Leigh

A little prickly heat never killed anyone... YET!

So .. it's hot.  Really hot.  Like EXTREME hot and humid.  Miserable and awful.  I keep asking myself the question, "Why do you still live in Flori-duh?".  The heat is so oppressive, the economy is in the crapper - but it has been for years and years down here and the hurricanes bite hiney.  Seriously, if I could pick up my home and just move with it, I would have to get out of this oven. 

Yes, I am totally complaining today.  I usually sit on the back porch with my laptop, but I can barely stand it out there.  Toss in some afternoon thunderstorms and you feel wet just stepping foot outside from the humidity. 

Do you know what is worse than living in Florida with this heat?  Wearing a bra while living in Florida in this heat.  I even upgraded and bought bras with breathable material..... and the girls are STILL gasping for air. 

All I've gotta say is............ where the heck is winter?  Seriously... bring it on.  I counted today.. at least 5 1/2 months left until the cool air moves back in..... I am not sure I am going to survive this summer if it doesn't let up soon!

Off to fan myself some more!

I'm totally in love...

I am hopelessly in love.... I received 4 new spoons yesterday of the "Embossed" pattern that are from 1882 - 128 years old!!  I convinced Jim into making them and oooh my gosh.. I'm in love.  Stunning floral lily pattern, super chunky and just beautiful.  I listed yesterday and one went in the blink of an eye.  The other is still hanging in there today.. but I've already been questioned about it twice today.  I am torn between keeping it or leaving it to sell.... *sigh*....

I'll post a pic here because who knows how long this last one is going to last in my shop!

Happy Memorial Day!

XOXO

Giveaway!

Don't forget to go over to http://www.hip2save.com/ to register for the giveaway of several of our items!!  Last I checked, we were at the bottom of page one but considering the amount of posts that go on over there, check page 2 if you don't find us right away!

Have a great long weekend!

Hip Happening!

Great news!  Our Etsy store will be hosting a giveaway of a variety of our handcrafted items on the coupon blog hip2save.com!  Of course it is by far my most favorite coupon site with tons of great deals.  The giveaway will post on 5/29.  Be sure to check out their site tomorrow and enter to win one of our bracelets or garden markers!!

XOXO

It's in the little things...

It's all the little things that never seem to mean much at the time but mean so much later.  Like fireflies... beautiful beacons of light flashing in the early night.  Do you remember chasing them around for what seemed forever and ending with a glowing jar at the end?  What wonderful fun childhood memories.  Florida doesn't have fireflies... or at least not waaaaaay down here in the south.  None!  We have mosquito's instead.  LOL 

When I think of catching fireflies, we would scoop them up, try to catch them in mid air or pick them off of you as they land.  But it's a bug!  Why are some bugs okay to touch but other bugs send you running the opposite direction?  Like lady bugs.  Harmless pretty bugs with all those beautiful dots ... we pick them up.  Heck, we even blow them away and make a wish.  Why not OTHER bugs... I won't say what OTHER bugs I'm talking about because it will give me the creepy crawlies just thinking about it.  But why are these two bugs ok?  Hrmm...

Buggies or not, I sure would love to sit on the porch watching them light up the sky.  You always knew it was summer when you had sticky fingers from the watermelon, your feet were bare and your jar was full. 

Chasing Fireflies,
MPCB

PS Father's Day key chains have come to our Etsy store. Yippee... :)  AND we were picked to be featured in the Treasury again last night but this time for our silver bracelets!

:)

All is right in the world.... my oldest son, Blaec (19), is home from college.  A giant sigh of relief.  For a kid who never spent more than a night away from home, the last 5 months have truly been difficult on Jim and I.  Our home has been so different with only Nicholas (14) here. 

But... sssssh..... I have a secret confession to make.  I kinda got use to the quiet house.  No siblings fighting, one less person to deal with.. and half the noise was gone.  LOL 

Even with the constant cell phone ringing, the loud music and the boys arguing.... all is now right in the world.  My oldest baby is home for the summer at least and everything is back to normal. 

It all just makes you :)