tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564994434294082622024-03-13T01:57:34.554-07:00Tracy Prince DesignsFine Genuine Sea Glass and Beach Stone Designs for You or Your Home!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-60294327512899626482010-01-25T09:17:00.000-08:002010-01-25T17:52:16.974-08:00ALL People Deserve AidThis past week I've been seeing and hearing some disturbing comments about our country, about the people who run it, and about the people who live in it! So maybe if I put some things in perspective for you..... it may change your thought.......<br /><br />Haiti was hit by a 7+ earthquake a few weeks ago.... perhaps you hadn't heard.... THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS of people are dead! I am proud to say that our great country... AMERICA came to their rescue..... we immediately deployed troops, volunteers and news media to aid in their relief! Obviously cash is needed to feed, clothe and rebuild. I am beyond happy to give..... It helps the Haitian people and sets up a little good Karma for me!!! Of course I'll help..... why wouldn't I help...... they're human beings, be they from this country or not!!!<br /><br />I've been seeing a sad trend of comments, "WHY AREN'T WE HELPING OUR OWN....!!?" "I'M SO GLAD, WE CAN HELP THE <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">HAITIANS</span> BUT WE CAN'T TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN!!" "I'M GLAD THERE ARE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS HERE, BUT WE CAN HELP THE HAITIANS!"<br /><br />Well.... you're right!! We do have a problem in this country...... hunger, homelessness, health care!! You're right....... But you see in this country we do have help..... IT'S CALLED WELFARE, HOMELESS SHELTERS, SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD STAMPS....... So get off your asses and start helping them instead of bitching at our government for not doing it!!!!!!! There are MILLIONS of sites you could donate your cash to, to help OUR OWN!!! Are you doing that!!!??? Are you working in a soup kitchen..... are you sponsoring a family..... are you donating to a shelter!!!?? You see...... We've won the lottery just by being born in this country....... We truly have every opportunity there is to help one another........ but you'd rather bitch about it...... We as human beings are able to provide aid 365 days a year in this country, FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY, ..... not just when a disaster strikes!!!!!! NOT A SINGLE HUMAN BEING IN THIS COUNTRY...... NO MATTER WHAT THEIR CIRCUMSTANCE WOULD EVER TRADE PLACES WITH A HAITIAN..... DON'T FORGET THAT.... THAT IS HOW GREAT YOUR COUNTRY IS!!!!! So shut up.... get up.... and help one another!!!!!!!<br /><br />Here are a few sites you may want to consider donating to! I promise to do all I'm able to do this year as well!!! Peace my friends!!!! Be the change!!<br /><br />www.redcross.org<br />www.unicef.org<br />http://www.rihomeless.org/<br />http://www.voa.org/Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-17373292347653480922009-10-07T19:40:00.002-07:002009-10-07T19:59:50.604-07:00She's A Poet ~ And I Didn't Know It (well... yes I did)<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I'm in awe of my children..... They surprise me everyday with their many talents.... Apparently The Divine Miss Em is a poet..........<br /><br /><br /></span> <div style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">My Poem<br />By Emily Prince<br /><br /><br />Relaxed<br />Is blue<br />Like the<br />Afternoon sky<br />On a<br />Summer day,<br />And also like<br />The warm feeling of<br />Ocean scented candles.<br />It runs<br />Through<br />My mind.<br />Relaxed<br />Reminds me of<br />The time when I<br />Sat on<br />The couch for<br />3 hours.<br />It makes me<br />Feel safe like<br />When I<br />Take a nap<br />Once every<br />Few months.<br />Relaxed<br />Makes me<br />Want to<br />Kick off<br />My shoes<br />And chill.<br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">She's just lovely.......</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8b2FcCqre3unTzZziL5_k3sy4v_zKnD5swmvmAqDhYAJLQTQBzv22rwmkOrhhseFbK38FhuIu0sOHLkCcMyl9p3NM8vir2S-m7fU4g7f12-8AP7fBZzsbQOT3e5YHB91Ylgq6W5ppcoJ/s1600-h/wobin+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8b2FcCqre3unTzZziL5_k3sy4v_zKnD5swmvmAqDhYAJLQTQBzv22rwmkOrhhseFbK38FhuIu0sOHLkCcMyl9p3NM8vir2S-m7fU4g7f12-8AP7fBZzsbQOT3e5YHB91Ylgq6W5ppcoJ/s200/wobin+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390057081603186050" border="0" /></a>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-51442712450632105692009-10-07T19:40:00.001-07:002009-10-07T19:40:43.603-07:00Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-27435953804084856922009-08-14T10:51:00.001-07:002009-10-07T19:40:14.543-07:00Who Says You Can't Go Back To High School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wWDjwSwIlK7-lSA6CzR8O9dSlJs6YNjLPaKJAdWYE6kY_-F77ACVO4DzmEFEsfdzKKQLiksVn4h3Zy_sWf_LrxTICuH2FzWvMSgvHBGepOx-wUK52CecQ0xO-evkTLMgHIrhOR6iDAxl/s1600-h/wobin+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wWDjwSwIlK7-lSA6CzR8O9dSlJs6YNjLPaKJAdWYE6kY_-F77ACVO4DzmEFEsfdzKKQLiksVn4h3Zy_sWf_LrxTICuH2FzWvMSgvHBGepOx-wUK52CecQ0xO-evkTLMgHIrhOR6iDAxl/s200/wobin+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390053404774465826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I've lost 45 pounds in the last six months...... No gimmicks, no games, no diets........ Aside from Gall Stones that is!! Last summer I started feeling sick almost every single day. I was getting stomach aches, I was ahem..... irregular most days. It wasn't like the pain I had several years ago when I had gall stones....... You remember, when I drank a six pack of Sam Adam's and ate an entire pack of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Oreos</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">!!!?? It wasn't like that...... I started getting scared...... But in my omnipotent fashion I chose to ignore it....... I suddenly became use to it!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I continued to eat the same....... suffering stomach aches, irregular ahem...... movements. Until......</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">One day....... As I sprawled across the bed, buck naked with my ass in the air, crying in to my pillow...... Matt walked in and the poor bastard froze...... "What do I do!!??" "Tell me what to do!?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Leave me alone..... no wait..... call 911..... wait..... I know every firefighter in this state..... don't call..... drive me to the ER!! No wait...... I know every doctor there!!! Leave me alone!!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I mixed myself a cocktail of Advil, Valium, and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Zantac</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> and BING..... within twenty minutes, my pain was gone!! But I couldn't ignore it anymore!! I called the Doc in the AM and made an immediate appointment........ Off to the Ultra Sound tech I was sent! Guess what...... You have Gall Stones!!!!! I was told to make an appointment with a Surgeon...... So I did..... Only problem was, she couldn't fit me in for more than a month....... Well, I've been sick for six months, what's one more!!?? She told me to stay off FAT and eat very low residue light foods...... Okay!!! As long as I don't feel that pain anymore!!!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">After more than a month, I visited the surgeon....Yup...... you have gall stones, BUT you don't have an infection and your duct is in great shape...... no blockage! So why should I cut open a healthy 30 something woman!!!?? You've lost 11 pounds since your last doctors visit!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I'M SORRY!!!! WHAT!!!??? 11 POUNDS!!!!! WHAT YOU SAY!!??</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Who would have thunk it!!?? I lost weight without thinking about it...... I just tried to avoid that horrifying pain!!! Trust me, it was worse than labor!!!! 11 Pounds just to avoid pain! No surgery for me......... I'll just eat what I've been eating and hopefully it won't happen again...... My doctors continue to monitor me to assure I don't get a stone blocked!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Over the next few months, I was motivated to lose more weight...... I figured I'd try the treadmill again...... A little walking is good....... Well after just one week, I worked myself up to two TWO two non-stop RUNNING miles!!! I was a RUNNER!!!! Yahoo...... before I knew it I was down 20 more pounds!! That lasted a couple of months before I ditched the treadmill...... Besides, I looked good at 150 pounds, I mean I was down from 172! So I stopped running! But continued my good eating. I'm now down to 129-133 ....... I fluctuate...... still!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Here's what I've been eating!! I'm very lazy..... so the key for me is </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pre</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">-chopped or made foods!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">BREAKFAST:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">EVERY morning I have a huge bowl of Multi-Grain Cheerios with skim milk.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">One </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dunkin</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Donuts Medium Coffee with skim milk and three </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Splenda</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A little later a bag of Mott's Sliced green apple or</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">One </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Chobani</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Greek Yogurt ~ Plain ~ with two </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Splenda</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> ~ Mix Well!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Del Monte sliced Red Grapefruit in the cups ~ Don't drink liquid...... too many calories</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">LUNCH:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Something light...... Turkey slice wrapped around lettuce tomato and mustard ~ even turkey bacon</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">NO CHEESE</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A salad ~ NO CHEESE ~ Balsamic Vinegar ~ Loaded with </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">vegis</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">SOUP SOUP AND MORE SOUP ~ WATCH SODIUM</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">TBLT</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> ~ Turkey bacon, lettuce and tomato ~ Fat Free Mayo ~ Calorie reduced wheat bread!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sometimes more cereal</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A little later ~ One of these</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Del Monte red grapefruit (so good)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Organic Salsa ~ Trust me on this...... found in Stop and Shop by the prepared salads!!!! It's so good!!!!! Eat right out of the container!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Baby </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Carrots</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Chobani</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Plain Yogurt ~ Two </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Splenda</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sliced tomatoes with sprinkled red pepper (Robyn's idea) </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Mmmm</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Turkey slice with sprinkled red pepper</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">DINNER:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Very lean small amount of ANY meat, I craved steak or turkey burgers......</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I would buy a </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">rotisserie</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> chicken from stop and shop and eat right off the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">carcass</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">any vegetable ~ TONS ~ sprinkle with balsamic vinegar for flavor or butter spray........</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">No rice or anything because I love BREAD and chose that</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Bread with I can't believe it's not butter</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pasta with marinara and turkey meat balls</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sometimes just cereal again</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Turkey bacon (I ate tons of this stuff) egg on an </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">english</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> muffin ~ fat free mayo NO CHEESE</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I made pancakes a lot ~ I Can't Believe it's Not Butter Spray and Lite Syrup, again with tons</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">of turkey bacon!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Watch WHAT you're cooking with..... use olive oils or no oil..... butter spray, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">pam</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">, vinegar, mustard...... no ketchup.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">NOTHING LATER!!! Lots of sugar free gum and Jolly Ranchers if you're going crazy for something!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I drink water all day long...... no juice..... I get my milk in the morning with my cereal...... JUST WATER!!!! No alcohol....... I know this may be hard for some </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Woburn</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> people, but think of your ass after six months.......... Beer betrays you....... It's like that North </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Woburn</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> ass you let walk all over you your entire high school years...... It betrays you!!!!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Good luck...... Before and after pics to follow soon..........</span>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-49628554835032108552009-06-18T06:27:00.001-07:002009-06-18T17:15:03.583-07:00For The Love Of Em!!!!<div align="center"><strong><u><span style="color:#000000;">As I prepared for a night out with my gals last evening, my man Matt came upstairs to watch me dress...... a habit of his...... As I dressed we chatted and in walked Miss Em!!</span></u></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><u><span style="color:#000000;"></span></u></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><u><span style="color:#000000;">I explained to Emma (for the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">thousandth</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">friggen</span> time) to please knock upon entering Mom and Dad's room! I felt like being a bit more blunt this time......</span></u></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><u><span style="color:#000000;">"We could have been having sex..... You don't want to walk in on that!!"</span></u></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><u><span style="color:#000000;">"Mom, why would you guys want to make another baby?"</span></u></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><u><span style="color:#000000;">"People don't have sex always to make babies!! Sometimes they have sex to show how much they love each other! Besides..... Mommy and Daddy can't make babies anymore............."</span></u></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><u><span style="color:#000000;"></span></u></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPmHyrA3l743lzIOZjjwr3INukXi9FFvbcg0zbpAdy6ucIpQHDkTNwW4xp9JXer8i4jQj9KK1twywAslflfKQ4Rixthd4l9CvkUuBRFHI30bE5qFUU6JSwyTkDU_JzdErbDQ_4K0T_zBJ/s1600-h/emjayne+003+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348659013466732674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPmHyrA3l743lzIOZjjwr3INukXi9FFvbcg0zbpAdy6ucIpQHDkTNwW4xp9JXer8i4jQj9KK1twywAslflfKQ4Rixthd4l9CvkUuBRFHI30bE5qFUU6JSwyTkDU_JzdErbDQ_4K0T_zBJ/s200/emjayne+003+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em>Miss Em replied with............... "Because you got ROTTEN EGGS!!!"</em></strong><br /><strong><em></em></strong><br /><strong><em>Gotta love her!</em></strong> </div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-2981566171838725712009-06-16T06:12:00.000-07:002009-06-16T06:31:57.572-07:00A Little Nostalgic......<strong><em>Since the launch of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Facebook</span>, I have become more and more nostalgic. My sisters and I have poured through family photos, friends and classmate photos, and just getting in touch with friends lost!! It's funny how much stuff you realize you've forgotten. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>I took a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Facebook</span> "test" the other day, "Who was your childhood crush" Or something along those lines...... It reminded me of a special and funny memory of my sister Elena, me and my grandmother "MA"! My grandmother had her makeup spread out all over her long kitchen table...... she had this metallic blue makeup "suitcase". Elena and I sat on the table while Ma made us up!! "Lane.... What do you want to be when you grow up honey?" Now, I don't really remember what Lana said, but I'm sure it was somewhere along the line of saving Mankind! </em><br /><em>"Tray, what do you want to be sweetie?" "Black!" "Black??!!" "Yes.... I want to be black!!"</em><br /><em>"Why??"........ "So I can marry The Electric Company guy!!" </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Apparently nobody told me it was okay to stay brown and marry Morgan! He was my first crush..... My biggest crush....... I STILL love him today!! How can you not...... He's God for goodness sake!!!!</em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlohIKLl27vhr4x3n0_2Tib8diZg0Cw_p5orrv9W1bhTXHi-vgxsfdHPeea6xkvW8_j6G_2EkdksS_N5Z09EpBfF8cXqP4Vja-TdME3ZYQG6ZZ5AUXn85zhQcXu_W94zF1Vjdavx9tDgT5/s1600-h/Morgan-Freeman-God.jpg"><em><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347914299162466754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlohIKLl27vhr4x3n0_2Tib8diZg0Cw_p5orrv9W1bhTXHi-vgxsfdHPeea6xkvW8_j6G_2EkdksS_N5Z09EpBfF8cXqP4Vja-TdME3ZYQG6ZZ5AUXn85zhQcXu_W94zF1Vjdavx9tDgT5/s200/Morgan-Freeman-God.jpg" border="0" /></strong></em></a><strong><em> I still wouldn't mind being black either...... God if you're listening...... A bit on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Beyonce</span> side please!!!! Thank you!!!</em><br /><br /></strong><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JpuSmjavA54juZSAxIZEhSPcQNmYyF69Qrd-Tqt3MXze_kaNxHc0Y9RTtH6yZEgWhrwYoNcXsIk9IHXayUm5PIEzyWQA8kgoAmbQHlXy3R0yiNTnOqCrjZj2lKQbYxi18YpMoYoVROEq/s1600-h/morgan_freeman.jpg"><em><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347914181961749410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 146px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JpuSmjavA54juZSAxIZEhSPcQNmYyF69Qrd-Tqt3MXze_kaNxHc0Y9RTtH6yZEgWhrwYoNcXsIk9IHXayUm5PIEzyWQA8kgoAmbQHlXy3R0yiNTnOqCrjZj2lKQbYxi18YpMoYoVROEq/s200/morgan_freeman.jpg" border="0" /></strong></em></a><em><strong><br />MAN HE'S <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">FRIGGEN</span> TASTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /></strong></em><div></div></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-89560140720146097852009-06-15T06:46:00.000-07:002009-06-15T07:32:21.602-07:00What the frig am I!!? ~ Just a rant!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6Rp2lqYt0BPC6GzOAk81uPaWpkLSbV9PBXxRqmA-QXv1LO5AGWS62tN59N8UlyEL8nxkwPdkSH0BD_er9R5g6YmWRcHQfyAPn8YSrSBfuvS0c0ukFSvL9o40suXz4dY-fmNTvrqwwlmT/s1600-h/emma+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347556091787890578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6Rp2lqYt0BPC6GzOAk81uPaWpkLSbV9PBXxRqmA-QXv1LO5AGWS62tN59N8UlyEL8nxkwPdkSH0BD_er9R5g6YmWRcHQfyAPn8YSrSBfuvS0c0ukFSvL9o40suXz4dY-fmNTvrqwwlmT/s200/emma+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I used to ask this question quite a bit as a child! My father is 100% Puerto Rican, his family is from Arroyo..... My mother is 100% Sicilian, her family hails from Calabria!<br /><br />When filling out the census forms in elementary school, I was always stumped!!! What the frig am I!? My mother would INSIST Caucasian...... My father would INSIST Hispanic!! Needless to say they were never a help and I always felt confused and conflicted! I am proud of both of my heritages...... so why isn't there a mixed category!!?? Come on people, we have a half black / half white president!!!! IT'S FRIGGEN TIME!!!!!<br /><br />This week in school my daughter was presented with the same dilemma.... Upon filling out the census form, Emma checked HISPANIC~! The obviously not too informed teacher (for lack of a better term) approached Miss Em and said......"Sweetie..... you're white.... See this box CAUCASIAN....... That means white!! You should check that!" Now not being there but knowing Miss Em..... I can imagine her face....... "I'm not WHITE!!!! I'm Hispanic..... I'm brown!!!!"<br /><br />Miss Em has a diagnosis of SPLD ~ Semantic Pragmatic Language Disorder ~ Which sometimes makes it hard for her to understand what the frig you're talking about, but allows her to let you have it!! This obviously not too informed teacher (for lack of a better term) must have assumed Emily was not understanding her! "No, honey, your name is Prince ~ See the vowel at the end!? That makes you Italian!!"<br />Now who the frig has a processing disorder!!!??? WTF!!! Hello..... a vowel at the end..... not that the word PRINCE wouldn't be an immediate indicator of it's ENGLISH heritage, but the vowel is silent!!!!!! Miss Em stood her ground...... "I am not white, I am Puerto Rican...... I'm brown, Hispanic!!!" One child stood up and said...... "Puerto Rican is not Hispanic!!" Emma still stood her ground...... "I AM PUERTO RICAN!!" "I AM HISPANIC"<br /><br />Of course in the end, Miss Em won...... She always does! But WTF!!!??? Parents teach your children who they are!!!! Let them be proud of their heritage...... Emily knows shes part English, Part Sicilian, AND Part Hispanic........ she has chosen to be all and to CHOOSE her Hispanic culture as her CHECKED BOX!!<br /><br />Teachers...... learn your vowels and don't talk down or condescendingly to your student...... They're going to be wiping your ass and giving you meds someday...... Trust me, you should have seen my 11Th grade English teacher's face when he realized I was his Medical Assistant after his surgery........PRICELESS!!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-62230214439593204402009-06-10T16:24:00.000-07:002009-06-10T16:42:33.942-07:00For Yo Baby Daddy!!!<a href="http://www.steppingstones.etsy.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345846353806143506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWAN2E_lKjvUojSNN2XhZRcSOw3kNwWuVyNNOGddy7hbSO_2yWhkjnumTdrQc4CKZT4LWzrqqyOQEExsYtL7rWNdkaABbwlOWF-3WAEdDEt1dmgfQJf0byx_CmWsfj_jdo3knfqurEXgH/s200/fish+022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5ewIo1NEPC0Mb84_jkkzjw1ERljTd894rlpL4lT78bA0biQ64IP8fAFIn49Eb1_XlxRMJiNdEofOTd3Yz95FWnn7k3ODlrCd3swGbvs26aT6AfF8YSBAEidDIdyiORrcj2RH6LSSOmNQ/s1600-h/fish+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345846263031108434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 146px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5ewIo1NEPC0Mb84_jkkzjw1ERljTd894rlpL4lT78bA0biQ64IP8fAFIn49Eb1_XlxRMJiNdEofOTd3Yz95FWnn7k3ODlrCd3swGbvs26aT6AfF8YSBAEidDIdyiORrcj2RH6LSSOmNQ/s200/fish+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7IijXhyjn9wiLGQVOINsl9w5lEurZR0Y-0qsIDNAWehzhL_psAYr7QDHzme1rtEpaA_Drh4rHBMj_CtUQyMzWMuLnBtZi3gsqD6wt9SbSmZILbNYd6WE4awNOosE6nNfiSuoubqk-C3g/s1600-h/fish+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345846188141132770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 183px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7IijXhyjn9wiLGQVOINsl9w5lEurZR0Y-0qsIDNAWehzhL_psAYr7QDHzme1rtEpaA_Drh4rHBMj_CtUQyMzWMuLnBtZi3gsqD6wt9SbSmZILbNYd6WE4awNOosE6nNfiSuoubqk-C3g/s200/fish+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaRycyy_33SvBomauH4IQlp9CGef0Y4CzA2NkLqmSw6Hqnwjc_kOvOz3i0eXUnWcL_Xtkh6vAsN8Itl5REAzhpQLf3zegpR6Qc5EPBqXaJmgISG56k5_P5xArXO92al2T25SGQ3bggM5I/s1600-h/fish+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345846101866042610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaRycyy_33SvBomauH4IQlp9CGef0Y4CzA2NkLqmSw6Hqnwjc_kOvOz3i0eXUnWcL_Xtkh6vAsN8Itl5REAzhpQLf3zegpR6Qc5EPBqXaJmgISG56k5_P5xArXO92al2T25SGQ3bggM5I/s200/fish+007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DprkACFMMq3PbBAeeVSrhQA_hJ-tY7rVAo9VgEBEXYKC-WNZtZkkw4edUPWYEzBUg9_vWVSGqyBFjksIpHB8cl_t5uViLAZpej9f5fYkuCh7q4mP_RSQPBITCosyf26pPKaC_Md5ioDI/s1600-h/fish+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345846020589054210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DprkACFMMq3PbBAeeVSrhQA_hJ-tY7rVAo9VgEBEXYKC-WNZtZkkw4edUPWYEzBUg9_vWVSGqyBFjksIpHB8cl_t5uViLAZpej9f5fYkuCh7q4mP_RSQPBITCosyf26pPKaC_Md5ioDI/s200/fish+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><em>My husband recently went home to Ormond Beach, Florida...... It was an old fashioned Southern family reunion, equipped with beehive hairdos, house coats, fried chicken and baked beans!!</em></div><div><em></em></div><br /><div><em>He really misses his family!! I'm not sure, but I think his mom is starting to "feel" her age.... she made all these photo memory books and gave him all his trophies to take home! She also gave him a HUGE tackle box filled with vintage and antique fishing lures! </em></div><div><em></em></div><br /><div><em>Most of these lures he couldn't bear to part with....... Others..... well, I was lucky, he gave em' to me!!! I made some great (well, I think so) Father's Day treats with them!!! I used beach stones from Rhode Island and California and paired them with some sweet lures!</em><br /></div><div><em>I find it so hard to find "manly" gifts for our men!! How man ties and soap on a rope can one man pretend to love! These are cool.... functional..... can be used every day and HEY, if he's out around a lake one day..... he's prepared!!</em></div></div></div></div></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-29611455252077658392009-06-07T13:20:00.000-07:002009-06-12T19:54:03.611-07:00Genuine IS Genuine<div align="center"><em></em><a href="http://www.seafinddesigns.etsy.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344688437666324578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 114px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nG0yVv2w2gHaMNPa5h-FsI99kQ19lFiQnsTeUB2O4w-pKVl6JxSOfclQw9UJrtRMz2MjOvWWhkQPuNcYQMrST22yQd_i5xXUI7f64UihiKH2P9X_icMfeNBXvXHHiuRiajW5hTTfrl9X/s200/denim+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344690898898863106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnNaNSGyvKPr7UfLlyQKkuC2IEbwbHmRog5MFetjp-v9AyGDUShpOZUHmQEsgvEb-jPK3ywd5Kg4Tv7TdXvijITX9cpT79WYBzPvDLNsOczuP2qHMxtfm9B9S2VYwKkrxKaHOHKj-NFEr/s200/reglass+014.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />I've been collecting sea glass since I was a little girl. My family is from Arroyo, Puerto Rico and as a child we would visit my Abuelita once and a while! Arroyo is just a town over from Ponce, home of some of the most beautiful beaches! I remember the exact day that I found my first piece!! It was brown and it was perfect!! I found greens and sea foams..... I didn't know what it was...... but I knew I had discovered treasure!!! I was nine..... I truly thought I had found emeralds, diamonds and rubies!! I brought them back to our little home and my Abuelita wrapped them carefully in a towel, safe for my plane ride home!<br /><br />Upon my return, my father and I handed out gifts to my brothers and sisters! I was lucky, this was a Daddy and me trip! When we were finished handing out our gifts, I ran to reveal my found treasures to my mother! Sadly, she was disgusted! I remember her scolding my father for allowing me to pick up trash! She forced me to dispose of it! That sadness sometimes still creeps up on me! I know she had no idea what it was, but I loved it nonetheless!<br /><br />In any event..... Years later...... before the days of kids..... My husband and I traveled to Mexico!<br /><br />I had to be about 21, I can remember mas cervezas...... We were floating in the ocean together, enjoying our day! My husband pulled up a HUGE piece of lime green sea glass and said "Hey babe!! Look at this!!" Puerto Rico came back to me! I remembered. We spent the entire trip searching our Mexican beach.... I found a lot of crap! Broken, not so flawless (to say the least) sea glass! I brought it home with pride!<br /><br />Over the years, I have used only FLAWLESS genuine sea glass in my designs! But I realized I had WAY MORE less than attractive sea glass..... In all colors! I certainly couldn't throw it away!<br /><br />I made some mosaics...... didn't love doing that! Made some votives...... way too much work!<br /><br />A friend of mine one day suggested hiding the chip...... I'm a Karma girl!! There was no way I could do that! BUT!!! What if I repaired the chip with a non-toxic sanding method and was HONEST about it!! Hey! There's a notion!! Re-Glass(tm) Sea Glass was born!! From time to time, I repair sea glass chips and offer them, honestly, to my wonderful customers!<br /><br />You see, sea glass people...... I feel that altering our precious sea glass is perfectly acceptable, as long as we're honest about the alter and we let our educated buyers decide! Why on Earth would I re-pollute the Earth by throwing it away....... I'm more interested in preserving this amazing planet for my amazing kids! I'm able to offer gorgeous rare colors at a fantastic price!<br /><br />I recently had another very reputable sea glass artist ask me how I could alter my sea glass! I asked, how can you bore a huge hole in yours, by drilling it!? After a bit of chatting, she understood...... The dishonest people make it hard for those of us who just want to be! She called me a trailblazer........ A pioneer.........<br /><br /><br />Whatever..... I just want to make pretty chit! </div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-88746220911640198242009-05-27T15:04:00.000-07:002009-05-27T15:11:59.973-07:00You're not as HOT as you think you are!!You wake up in the morning..... Get in the shower...... clean like you're going to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">gyno</span>...... shave everything possible...... exfoliate from head to toe........ you're gleaming!!!<br /><br />You get out..... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tweeze</span> your brows to perfection...... brush, floss.... buff to a gorgeous shine!<br />Your hair comes out EVEN better than you intended...... your make up looks as though it was air brushed by an artist!!! <br /><br />You look good, you smell good........... You're off for the day!<br /><br />Errands to run.......<br /><br />While standing in line at the Post Office, with two <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">smokin</span>' hot construction guys..... my lovely talkative Postal Clerk ... Pearl says to me....<br />"What's that on your shirt?"<br />"Where?" I reply<br />"On your boob!"<br /><br />I look down to notice a huge white SPLAT from the top of my boob.... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">allllll</span> the way down to my waist........ NO IDEA what it was.......<br /><br />As if I wasn't <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">humiliated</span> enough....... As I was exiting...... I glanced down at the SPLAT and noticed that the fly to my EXTREMELY low rise jeans is wide open.......<br /><br />Who's a pretty Britney girl!!!??<br /><br />You're not as HOT as you think!!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-45269087862712335812009-05-27T07:22:00.000-07:002009-05-27T07:26:11.591-07:00Thanks A Bunch Too.......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynmc3n1tmpEQ9xNXkmu-vY7TGm6HILAFVLWSbrbUBmyv_iVZmnh-VNN54SapHkUp9Eaw3ns-CMxiH_UZQtuQXWdkbXJhtRKqdTyVd23Y4d8j_2pHB3n3eFrnedA1YTF9iJ_AWXRSaufSk/s1600-h/lilly+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340509919907294370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynmc3n1tmpEQ9xNXkmu-vY7TGm6HILAFVLWSbrbUBmyv_iVZmnh-VNN54SapHkUp9Eaw3ns-CMxiH_UZQtuQXWdkbXJhtRKqdTyVd23Y4d8j_2pHB3n3eFrnedA1YTF9iJ_AWXRSaufSk/s200/lilly+007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Thanks for the feature Kim!!! Check out Kim's shop at <a href="http://www.flashyfish.etsy.com/">http://www.flashyfish.etsy.com/</a>!</div><br /><div>My feature is at <a href="http://www.everythingetsy.com/">http://www.everythingetsy.com/</a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Yay blogs!!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-66819021981918309572009-05-26T12:36:00.001-07:002009-05-26T12:40:32.116-07:00Thanks A Bunch!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhli-9sXPz-ZodzuCa8diSOGD_PluzBJjRG63wvBuIdJ1RDzlTd_CfVr3QlBcgukJRIWF3Y2sFeJStm0bofrEX0eNYaqkQlPS68WO-yG-aHizfGZpu4U_57oVHVMYitqf3_ltliIU2dM5RE/s1600-h/Customer+Appreciation+photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340219677735251522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 167px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhli-9sXPz-ZodzuCa8diSOGD_PluzBJjRG63wvBuIdJ1RDzlTd_CfVr3QlBcgukJRIWF3Y2sFeJStm0bofrEX0eNYaqkQlPS68WO-yG-aHizfGZpu4U_57oVHVMYitqf3_ltliIU2dM5RE/s200/Customer+Appreciation+photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We've been getting a ton of publicity and features lately..... It's summer and nothing says it better than <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sea glass</span>!! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Thanks to our most recent feature from Becky at <a href="http://www.craftingagreenworld.com/">http://www.craftingagreenworld.com/</a> .</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And to Erica at <a href="http://www.etsymay.blogspot.com/">http://www.etsymay.blogspot.com/</a> too!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Thanks a bunch gals!!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-45402050625187651882009-05-25T10:35:00.000-07:002009-05-25T10:41:36.683-07:00Even More IkebanaI am having such a blast making these <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ikebanas</span>! Sea Glass from Rhode Island and Beach Stones from Malibu, California..... They're so peaceful!! Look forward to more..... I'm always design manic come spring and summer..... I'm so inspired to work work work! Hope you like what's to come!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC46hbZpFZiVV2zHzXzmP7QSv_CWM_V1aXPftM_QHTU5uR421DgCBHqswQE2mrmZrHeLq-on0_svy3R1T_uo4vtz1xurwG2MB8jI-dwGX48OP5Y6YaD5JqnL4TQO4QX_iHXMxDxHGArnw/s1600-h/vase+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339817003633346130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC46hbZpFZiVV2zHzXzmP7QSv_CWM_V1aXPftM_QHTU5uR421DgCBHqswQE2mrmZrHeLq-on0_svy3R1T_uo4vtz1xurwG2MB8jI-dwGX48OP5Y6YaD5JqnL4TQO4QX_iHXMxDxHGArnw/s320/vase+009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIw7UQ0UVun-7Phsvk2k025PtmuVoRRRBfvF0FQrjgDX0TYrgYyXxPbd_RYzwI_RFPp47bvkm-3rWL_pkVLllgsQHCmLKMNKyTT5C-vJtxVqrr39NrWbbh3oMBDcpHb6phfEmyoUrFv4VI/s1600-h/vase+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339816894633423314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIw7UQ0UVun-7Phsvk2k025PtmuVoRRRBfvF0FQrjgDX0TYrgYyXxPbd_RYzwI_RFPp47bvkm-3rWL_pkVLllgsQHCmLKMNKyTT5C-vJtxVqrr39NrWbbh3oMBDcpHb6phfEmyoUrFv4VI/s320/vase+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-4383184503523040792009-05-24T07:25:00.000-07:002009-05-24T07:29:13.153-07:00Sea Glass and Stone Ikebanas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMoz6-KYgztL5_yS1dvk5HgMvrvoONSbd2-GOZS3HinvSOfXRihEGn5JX-2SPUm_znRPQh2gwOpVpgNlO65T21-C6y2l1CFPqu0Tc5HVIkXysiD2wDjEDMC8PbjBCKFAEFLYVtorsn0Zt/s1600-h/vase+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339397317439485762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMoz6-KYgztL5_yS1dvk5HgMvrvoONSbd2-GOZS3HinvSOfXRihEGn5JX-2SPUm_znRPQh2gwOpVpgNlO65T21-C6y2l1CFPqu0Tc5HVIkXysiD2wDjEDMC8PbjBCKFAEFLYVtorsn0Zt/s320/vase+019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCWbp86EqSDhEXOCxp2iB16O_OqoEwds5Sw_ih33gjxCKF-KjyRulkjYyS8I184wJRXbSbA_tt-ojpFlCOquF7ugqDX_R-orY0UNFb7kgRrs8FTiXcG5dFaGlt6sZs9csQnteZArrhstU/s1600-h/vase+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339397216807239362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCWbp86EqSDhEXOCxp2iB16O_OqoEwds5Sw_ih33gjxCKF-KjyRulkjYyS8I184wJRXbSbA_tt-ojpFlCOquF7ugqDX_R-orY0UNFb7kgRrs8FTiXcG5dFaGlt6sZs9csQnteZArrhstU/s320/vase+023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Once and a while I must clean house and be creative at the same time! I've been collecting flat glass since I moved to Rhode Island..... not much you can do with it! While cleaning this weekend..... I thought of something! You like!?</div></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-41272952350034363102009-02-24T10:55:00.001-08:002009-05-24T13:42:53.948-07:00Deep Depression!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzhCms10t3oBifeqFIUkYMdrKkiYqPKyPAge9QfRVI9iey-kK2EdsQhUQLFceChnClIBLrgSlEYs3sxKfseQFzQsXHA5w7F447UrUPFuBdBtTUhrcd_dyJsfQtUKJThjzCATWDBV9iZkQ/s1600-h/peace+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306441025953647186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzhCms10t3oBifeqFIUkYMdrKkiYqPKyPAge9QfRVI9iey-kK2EdsQhUQLFceChnClIBLrgSlEYs3sxKfseQFzQsXHA5w7F447UrUPFuBdBtTUhrcd_dyJsfQtUKJThjzCATWDBV9iZkQ/s320/peace+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVL44KI39hO-Mwqi1YvrMbG3HX4_py9EmFPpeeSgy7n9zLv6sxcbdaXp-nOOABE37HTug5MgoEH2uhMFbgAXKNCXLvZgOq8nJyC2Ej5HtPjubjjRbY_od032egiftckbATMsy-IXlVK21n/s1600-h/sticks+008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306440707532962930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVL44KI39hO-Mwqi1YvrMbG3HX4_py9EmFPpeeSgy7n9zLv6sxcbdaXp-nOOABE37HTug5MgoEH2uhMFbgAXKNCXLvZgOq8nJyC2Ej5HtPjubjjRbY_od032egiftckbATMsy-IXlVK21n/s320/sticks+008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TA9lZWvcxVh6uAXPPKpjD5C9sWkg-kS3Col6bJ8y3ixmBAGbaGH2Oh5zq1ZacD-gYg0b5a-GscQWNUIJdBpYTFtdiO-awx31URSJoKZW8cq59qh3fKVCX82D2mu0WbxYsxbmlbms-BXd/s1600-h/copdrop+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306440515358775218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TA9lZWvcxVh6uAXPPKpjD5C9sWkg-kS3Col6bJ8y3ixmBAGbaGH2Oh5zq1ZacD-gYg0b5a-GscQWNUIJdBpYTFtdiO-awx31URSJoKZW8cq59qh3fKVCX82D2mu0WbxYsxbmlbms-BXd/s320/copdrop+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I think I may be sinking in to a deep depression..... Or perhaps I've sunk!! If this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">frikken</span> weather doesn't warm NOW, my ass is going to be the size of a Buick! I have only been to the beach TWO times this winter!! Two!!<br /><br />Although.... the upside is..... I've been playing with metal.... It's fun, the simple stuff....<br /><br />Check out some of my pics!!</div></div></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-40337658845158443592008-08-02T07:39:00.000-07:002009-05-24T13:43:44.491-07:00STARTED MY NEW SHOP THIS WEEK!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDf8haix_k_N2eQygwcsjqkFCtAHRtv5898WO6REQ-QBSM0ZW-GEPuEaddiTqJIrK6YhpEWu_BIPtWuLGh45HwaDmN3Lygv8INkGpqSBtYngsOEClTNoUjb_WOIUKjmsI-CpLOk4uuaLV/s1600-h/mojito+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229931471432460306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDf8haix_k_N2eQygwcsjqkFCtAHRtv5898WO6REQ-QBSM0ZW-GEPuEaddiTqJIrK6YhpEWu_BIPtWuLGh45HwaDmN3Lygv8INkGpqSBtYngsOEClTNoUjb_WOIUKjmsI-CpLOk4uuaLV/s320/mojito+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5HtJxGGYhOJ0mXkezOuZ7lUmM0eCC2HvI57jSWLPDgygFMmS_CaVuwwmFX2B-N6TZreO9KJ3rzp9c8dz_Wcs2Ib1XqUAieaXjlRwnzd45-2ocZyYWNAfoj4Coezpj50WSMzFuhNO0ujF/s1600-h/surfs+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229931268018071778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5HtJxGGYhOJ0mXkezOuZ7lUmM0eCC2HvI57jSWLPDgygFMmS_CaVuwwmFX2B-N6TZreO9KJ3rzp9c8dz_Wcs2Ib1XqUAieaXjlRwnzd45-2ocZyYWNAfoj4Coezpj50WSMzFuhNO0ujF/s320/surfs+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>It's called Sea Side Supply ~ SeaSideSupply.etsy.com ~ You can find all sorts of stuff from my favorite beaches!! Stones, that I've drilled for you, for your own makin' needs! There's drilled</div><div>sea glass, drilled Wampum shells, brick, pottery, I even have some melted metal!!</div><div>I have so much surplus from my last five years of beachcombing my RI beaches, I thought why not! So many landlocked people don't have the joy of the ocean, this way they can have little pieces of it!!</div><div><br />Above are samples of what you may find!! Have fun!</div></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-34900586121062023262008-07-21T05:45:00.001-07:002008-07-21T05:50:59.128-07:00Special customers!When I started my business, the sound of my grandfather's (Papa) voice was in my head "Always say what you mean and mean what you say, give a firm handshake to everyone,<br />and your word to them is LAW"<br /><br />That's how I continue to run my business, I take nothing personal, and my customer is the<br />lifeline!<br /><br />So, I'm trying to get to know them through my interviews! Amy has been with me pretty much since I started my business, just let me say she loves a fish!!<br /><br />Some customers are really special, some come in and you never hear anything from them again, I talk with Amy once and a while, she's super sweet and loves the beach as much as I do!<br /><br />So please take some time to learn about Amy, My first interview!!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-21787460099267522462008-07-21T05:30:00.000-07:002008-07-21T05:52:48.201-07:00Introducing Amy....... My first customer interview!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3-1Zog1i8ZvabxBcmjFjnOnsg2z1Yf1MCTQOGt9NyMkDgRgkrkf-BAgmhTn47ov_q-xrP0ZdLUlrG4GVz5VJuhchAzWb-E-XPWghUHRTDlekBGPcX3866kGK3H_peFng-XBxU5Hiet9Y/s1600-h/38648416314_0_BG.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225447174993327394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3-1Zog1i8ZvabxBcmjFjnOnsg2z1Yf1MCTQOGt9NyMkDgRgkrkf-BAgmhTn47ov_q-xrP0ZdLUlrG4GVz5VJuhchAzWb-E-XPWghUHRTDlekBGPcX3866kGK3H_peFng-XBxU5Hiet9Y/s320/38648416314_0_BG.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGrIn-Ikp63ZQ0u0RDK-dqx3hTrX7Pip662x2u1e84jSWfIEZcALXr-Hh5sjYTJS0z4kIllhNFjDspyDCbkbFsi5B7sllr9dSj3Vtt0q9hOyC5Pm4as9dzinm2ZqxMv38rNjlyTMHxeb3/s1600-h/58307416314_0_ALB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225447051661133058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGrIn-Ikp63ZQ0u0RDK-dqx3hTrX7Pip662x2u1e84jSWfIEZcALXr-Hh5sjYTJS0z4kIllhNFjDspyDCbkbFsi5B7sllr9dSj3Vtt0q9hOyC5Pm4as9dzinm2ZqxMv38rNjlyTMHxeb3/s320/58307416314_0_ALB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-fdPRd8sCi0gleJ1rLlp5bh67_0NJiRSkonOIx8RRUU_nOuh2fCIh513qAEozlAbcREl9W2-m4cVX0d1bw4mQfW7YWFAlNvSGYrpxUMe967DnDIl9r73hNVRRJahkkgWU1hnThhWBty3/s1600-h/89967416314_0_ALB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225446953170143570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-fdPRd8sCi0gleJ1rLlp5bh67_0NJiRSkonOIx8RRUU_nOuh2fCIh513qAEozlAbcREl9W2-m4cVX0d1bw4mQfW7YWFAlNvSGYrpxUMe967DnDIl9r73hNVRRJahkkgWU1hnThhWBty3/s320/89967416314_0_ALB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>1. Tell me a little about yourself. Name. State. Life status. Interests.<br /><br /><br /></div><div>Amy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">McGurk</span>, still in my 30's<br />Nags Head, NC<br />Married 11 years<br />1 son, Matthew age 8<br />I work full time for a realty company on Hatteras Island.</div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>2. First childhood beach memory.<br /></div><div><br />Myrtle Beach, SC age 4 I guess, with my 4 siblings playing in the waves and finding lots of conchs.</div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>3. Present beach stories.<br /><br /></div><div>I wake up early, around 5-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ish</span> and like clock work, slide on my flip flops and cross the street to the beach. I walk 2-3 miles depending on the wind. I have lived in Nags Head since 1996. I try my very best never to take my love of the ocean for granted. I am truly blessed to be lucky enough to be about 100 yards from the Atlantic.<br /><br /></div><div>4. How did you first come to love sea glass?<br /><br /><br /></div><div>Completely by accident. I found a couple of pieces about 10 years ago. Not really knowing what it was...a friend informed me that I had a very rare piece of pink. I have been hooked ever since!</div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>5. How did you first find my shop Sea Find Designs?</div><div><br />Searching online for somebody to do custom work. When I came across your ice cream cone necklace with a cherry on top, I was instantly in love with your work.<br /><br /><br /></div><div>6. How do you take part in saving our environment?<br /><br /></div><div>I recycle and take a bag to the beach everyday to pick up trash left by inconsiderate others.</div></div></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-30896489858620620712008-07-06T17:56:00.000-07:002008-07-06T18:02:21.148-07:00Didn't get to the beach much this week..........So, I've decided to interview some of my favorite customers too!! Why should the beach peeps get all the attention! <br /><br />I have some of the greatest customers, they've been buying from me since I first started on Etsy. As I said I'm quite chatty, so I talk to alot of them and what's great is that it makes my job so rewarding. The positive feedback that you get on Etsy is great and all, but when you chat with a customer and learn more about them, it's that much better!!<br /><br />So, I'm working on my customer interview questions, I've got my first gal all picked out, she hails from Nags Head, SC! You're going to like her as much as I do, so....... stay tuned!!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-19499296485524869112008-07-01T12:36:00.000-07:002009-05-24T13:44:29.698-07:00What the heck am I supposed to do on a BLOG!!!??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk1_50-3cpycfdQ0sPTT5lEDyRhpr5YYdoizcMJkgzC5y2YgRqyJT4WcmhFfZsbdkMNouAxVOYecZWqOQYHpeQlWu-IYB9CXIM86cd04_tCzH1FKji63a2JZQvmMP5rWrnB8NeqK1etNI/s1600-h/blog+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218134479449328994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk1_50-3cpycfdQ0sPTT5lEDyRhpr5YYdoizcMJkgzC5y2YgRqyJT4WcmhFfZsbdkMNouAxVOYecZWqOQYHpeQlWu-IYB9CXIM86cd04_tCzH1FKji63a2JZQvmMP5rWrnB8NeqK1etNI/s320/blog+022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRE2NrOaajXjoY-3Lr8aKlZf-L_t1w9OKW7hvYMJwXSGzvG5q2Xd_-5NsTpXMSY_OxmpWREbiXXUYD5A7GtqphMMcAQnbD-HAqrPedBJgDNLA59DjT-pXMFRgg0yeB730mGImG6HtLkz-H/s1600-h/blog+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218134257471248418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRE2NrOaajXjoY-3Lr8aKlZf-L_t1w9OKW7hvYMJwXSGzvG5q2Xd_-5NsTpXMSY_OxmpWREbiXXUYD5A7GtqphMMcAQnbD-HAqrPedBJgDNLA59DjT-pXMFRgg0yeB730mGImG6HtLkz-H/s320/blog+021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uGMZLfJEdulK2S1pJcusctgkyJbvPxEhtyAtc1wH_vgSyX-0dnD1jxxRT27YkzpFT8i6f8xzDzcYS73-iRWyorppx5GOO9LwxwWtfj9YQafrovOvumbC6K7Xv0i7oB6be0n0vAhPXkRh/s1600-h/blog+011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218134082316460578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uGMZLfJEdulK2S1pJcusctgkyJbvPxEhtyAtc1wH_vgSyX-0dnD1jxxRT27YkzpFT8i6f8xzDzcYS73-iRWyorppx5GOO9LwxwWtfj9YQafrovOvumbC6K7Xv0i7oB6be0n0vAhPXkRh/s320/blog+011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>So I've been struggling as to what the heck am I supposed to do with a blog! I like to write but I don't think I'm particularly interesting enough for people to check in with me EVERY DAY!!<br /><br /></div><div>So I thought, "Other people are interesting!!" So introducing my blog.... Not about me, but about</div><div>the interesting people I meet on my daily beach trips!! Bear with me, I got the idea after photographing the first people I met, so it won't be that interesting YET!!</div><div></div><br /><div>Anyway, every time I visit the beach, the inevitable question is asked of me.... "What are you looking for??!!" I go into a huge explanation of sea glass and it's origins!! Some people have heard of it, some not!!<br /><br /></div><div>Today's family... never heard of it..... said with Southern accent!! I am afraid that I've created a monster in the Dad!! After I showed him a few fabulous pieces, he started huntin' like a madman! He was so happy he said because he hates sitting on the beach!! His daughter was very sweet and friendly, so I asked if I could photo them for my blog!! They happily agreed!!<br /><br /></div><div>Thanks guys.... wish I found out more about you!</div></div></div>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656499443429408262.post-73107276000975444562008-06-29T17:27:00.001-07:002008-06-29T17:27:57.533-07:00Whatttt'ssss upppp!!Just started!! Gimme some love and some time!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380868609905075538noreply@blogger.com0