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Sunday Pinterest Party Featuring You {Week 3}

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Yes!  It’s Sunday Pinterest Link Up Party time again!

Weekly Pinterest Link Up Party

Meet our team:
Allison from Two Thirty-Five Designs~Pinterest, Lindsay from Makely School For Girls~Pinterest, Kelly from Lily Pad Cottage~Pinterest, Adrianne from Dream Book Design~Pinterest, Jenelle from Nelle Creations~Pinterest, Sarah from Creative Ramblings~Pinterest, and Aimee from Captivating Corner~Pinterest.

 If you missed the last few weeks, be sure to click here to find out what’s going on.

What a week it’s been around here!  I’ve been busy trying to get ready for some big things happening on the blog (a big theme I’ll be introducing tomorrow and the summer tour of my home later in the week), which has had me running around like a crazy person!  It’s a good crazy, though.  I’m really excited about the things I’ve been working on!

There were some great pins linked up to this party last Sunday.  One of my favorite was this sweet DIY Tree Stump Chalkboard pinned by Amy.  I love the colors she used, and I think it’s a great idea.  And isn’t her handwriting pretty?

DIY Tree Stump Chalkboard…

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Cooling Off While Chillin’ Out

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There aren’t many more days left in the year before Texas again starts to resemble the surface of the sun.  Now, when I was a kid living here, I really don’t remember it being so hot that I felt like I was melting.  I mean, I feel like that now, but I don’t think I felt like that then.

But not my kids.  They take after Tom, who is really bothered by “the day star” as he calls it (think about it).  I’m sure he also thinks that he also wasn’t affected by heat when he was a kid, but I’m gonna play the “Yeah, but you didn’t grow up in Texas” card.  But, our kids are growing up here, and it doesn’t take too long before they are red faced, whiny and ready to come inside.  We’re talking like 10 minutes, y’all.

This year, we have a new little tool in our summer arsenal – a misting fan.  It’s totally going to be easier for us to cool off while we are chillin’ out!  Corny?  Yep…but totally true.

Battery operated misting fan from Arctic Cove - You can use it on a 5 gallon bucket or with a water hose. So perfect for those hot summer days!

Y’all, this isn’t just any misting fan – it’s the 18v Bucket Top Mister from Arctic Cove (available at Home Depot). This mister is quite possibly the end all, be all misting fan in the history of the world.  That sounds overly dramatic, but it’s pretty amazing.  In fact, there are 3 reasons why it’s going to rock our summer….

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