Friday five

1.  Every Single one of these. Oh how I love the transition into fall. They can be found here 

2. If you preorder the album you get a signed copy plus an awesomely soft tshirt. I LOVE mine! (they run big btw) You won’t want to take it off, trust me.

This band is amazing and has such amazing hearts. GO, preorder! What are you waiting for!!!

I got to help them at a recent concert —->>>>>>>

3. Campermama —–more on this later. But I’m so excited that I’m having a slumber party at my parents house. Just me.

4. ARE YOU A FAN YET????  https://www.facebook.com/LindentreeBoutique

5. Pink hair….i’m obsessed!

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Friday Five

1. Finally got to see  this, and even better I got to see it with my Dad AND my hubby! One lucky girl!!

2. Picked up some new perfume the other day that I’ve been wanting to get for a while…and lucked out with a free bag with purchase. Gotta love useful freebies.

3. Made this! Love it. Its been on my to-do list for a while now.

4. Really digging my Passion Pit pandora station.

5. Made this for brunch one morning this week…so easy. 4 ingredients and DELISH!
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Friday Five

Things that struck my fancy and I want to share with you

1. River Island Watch—Holy Moly, so adorable…My eye was first drawn to the simple little bracelet beside the watch and then I looked and absolutely love all the details of the watch. I’m a sucker for the bigger, chunky look. Sadly, I cannot find this anywhere. I did find the bracelet. Which is only $18 here.

2.  Love this color! Can’t wait for my hair to be a little longer and then its ON! Balayage here I come.

3. Chili Cheesecake—making this today for a little get-together I’m hosting tomorrow.

4. With Us – by Hillsong has been on repeat in my head all week. Love this song and love knowing that through everything He is always with us.

5. The new GoodhYOUman shirts—fab. Every Single One of Them.

Happy Friday!!! Enjoy every last second of the weekend.
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What do I do?

I was invited to do a link up party by my FABULOUS cousin Bethe. She’s kind of a big deal and I know I’ve mentioned her once or twice but seriously, why are you not following her already???

So the question is: What DO I do with my days? That IS the question.

Well, I am a full-time mom to three growing-like-weeds little ladies. Hayden (6) and Preslyn & Ella (twin 4 years olds). Really, I should just stop there because that sentence makes me tired. But aside from keeping those little ones out of trouble, fed, clothed and occasionally bathed, I also own and solely operate my own online boutique, Lindentree Boutique .

I just switched over to a new website so the products are still trickling over one by one. Seems like it will never end, but one of these days I will have the full range of products back up and available for you. Until then you should definitely be following me on Twitter (@lindentreeboutiq), Facebook and Instagram for all the updates.

So basically I do everything that happens with my company. I receive, package and ship every single order myself…with occasional help from the aforementioned little helpers. I list the products on my website, write the descriptions, edit the content, re-edit the content. I do all the social media and advertising and occasionally I host a trunk show or show up at an event as a vendor. Its really fun when I get to do that, because I get to meet customers face-to-face for a change. I research brands and do all the buying, as well as pricing, tagging and anything else that deals with Lindentree. It’s very rewarding to know that I operate a company that I built from the ground up. I can’t wait to have a little more time to really expand my vision.  I definitely use all the skills I acquired and learned during college, for all those that constantly wonder why I even went to college.

When I’m not submerged in bookwork, which is the nails on the chalkboard for this B.A. graduate, I am usually switching a load of laundry, reading with the kiddos one of our books from our library day, planning a meal, couponing, tending to our expanding little backyard farm, listening to music, sewing, cleaning, submerged in a warm bubble bath, or practicing our worship set for church.

Oh did I mention that my husband and I just became part of the creative worship leader team at our home church campus?  I am over vocals and he is over the band. It has been amazing to see the path that God has lead us in over the past two years and we are really excited to see what is next.

We also have a new business that God has directed us to that BJ and I are launching together this December. I can’t tell all the details on that yet, but it is very exciting!

So…..what do you do??? Leave me a link in the comments to your blog about what you do and lets have a link party 🙂

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Currently

loving: Hansens Cherry Vanilla Soda, Quaker instant oatmeal, the Olympics, Elevation Worship and Necterines, Sia, Florence and the Machine
reading: The Marriage Plot and my daily Bible Devotion
waiting for: school to start. My kiddos are getting a big stir crazy these days with the heat keeping them indoors. We’ve kept pretty busy this summer and I’m savoring them being home, but I’m ready for routine again.
excited about: My Stella Dot Jewelry Party on Saturday (wanna come??)
missing:
My dear friend Trey.
Listening to worship playlists today that he would have loved
 just about ripped my heart out all over again.
trying to: Eat healthy, stay fit and overall have a better balance to life, work, family.
To Love with everything I have.
To keep pushing toward excellence and have grace along the way.
working on: Seeing life through a 6 and 4 year old’s eyes and realize the days go by too quickly.
enjoying: Snuggle time with the twins every single morning lately.
Library summer reading days. We have found some fun books this summer
using: less hair product since I’m growing this mop out 😉
wearing: Anything that discourages sweating. Ugh, this heat lately is ridic!! My new white linen pants from OldNavy have been amazing in this heat

 
planning: the set list for worship on Thursday and Sunday.
My bathroom update. I’ve been wanting to paint it and update for a while!
singing: Cory Asbury “my soul sings
needing: nail polish remover to get the nail polish off my kitchen floor.
Cleaning failure of the century.
Also, needing a serious overhaul on my office. These piles have got to GO!
learning: Crochet and backyard chicken farming

listening: crickets are singing and the house is quiet
wishing: for a month of vacation
doing:  The Summer Clear Out.
Going room by room, making things more efficient for the school year.
praying for: My family. Many health issues in many lives around mine. Praying for recovery, healing and health for those that are well.
dreaming of: my winter vacay ski trip/30th Birthday!
Want to play along? What are you currently up to?
 I got this idea from my cousin Bethe . If you aren’t following her blog yet, you should.
She is amazing!

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Melted Crayon Wall Art

This was on our summer to do list and with all the rain we’ve had we finally stocked up on all the supplies and then checked it off the list today.

I think we may still add some text painted over it, maybe a scripture about love or something. But here it is for now

PS. for this size 16×20 I used 4 boxes of 24 crayons each. I got each of them for .01 at Staples!

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The perfect duck

Oh…Hey there!!

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I’ve been buried since the kiddos got out of school for the summer and now I’m swamped with summertime orders from all those online shoppers!!

I’m super grateful of course. Never complaining for lots of work, but I just wanted to pop in and say hey to anyone that is still out there 🙂

If you are wondering what on earth I’m even talking about and want to know what my J.O.B is (aside from loving on those three gorgeous munchkins)….well hop over to www.lindentreeboutique.com and check out my store. I own and operate it and Love it!

You can be our fan on facebook as well and get updates on all our sales and coupon codes as well as new items which we add constantly!!! And we have a business blog that you can add to your feed www.lindentreeboutique.blogspot.com

XOXO

Linds

See ya, Kinderbabes…I’m off to conquer the world!

Today Hayden graduated from Kindergarten. We are so proud of her and her first year of school. She far exceeded any of our expectations and excelled in every way.

She was honored to get to lead the American Flag pledge, which is a HUGE deal for her that she stood up there and didn’t get scared.  Her class performed a really cute dance that they had practiced and all of their personalities really showed. It was hilarious! Great way to help all of the parents make it through without crying!

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Hayden had an amazing teacher this year (Ms. Moake) and we are really glad that her first experience in school was a good one!

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Some of her accomplishments for Kindergarten were:
~Perfect attendance
~A honor role all year
~Level I reading group (this was the highest and she was alone in her group so she asked to go back down to H so she could read with her friends)
~Scored either a 100 or a 105 on every single spelling test the entire year
~Achieved the excellence in Art award for the first semester (second semester awards are Friday)

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She is reading and writing and growing up right before our eyes. We are so thankful for the person she is becoming  and the character that she is developing.

As she was receiving her diploma, they read some things about her
-Favorite color is red
-Likes to eat guacamole
-Wants to be a doctor when she grows up
Hayden is so excited for the summer but also to head off to first grade!

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Spring Break Bucket List

Repair and demolish all things in my mending pile
Deweed flowerbeds  DONE
Plant garden  DONE
remove all crayon marks from interior walls of the house  DONE
finish the Hunger Games DONE
Make the girls easter dresses–ordered the material
Finish Tshirt dress  DONE —It did not turn out how I visualized, but I shall try again, and use a stitch for jersey
Make a pencil/makeup bag
Have a bestest date
Be able to see my entire office floor
Change banks

annnnnddd GO!

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