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ACTIVE RAIN WINNERS...

The Texas Real Estate group proudly announces the Active Rain WINNERS of our recent contest, "Beat the Heat"! This was our contest for August when the temperatures in Texas are blistering red-hot. Combined with the humidity the 100+ temperatures are oppressive and all you seek is a place to BEST THE HEAT AND COOL OFF.

We had a great turn out and all of the post entered helped cool you down just looking at the beautiful pictures OF SOME OF THE MOST PRISTINE, SCENIC & FUN places to go in Texas, anytime of the year! It's also a great list of places to direct you clients, friends and family to. There are some of the most top picturesque places in Texas in these posts. (Idea; Contact your data base with the list & a map of these great Texas places and attractions...they will love you for it, and hopefully a referral too).

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Fist Place Winner (1,000 points) Russell Lewis for, beat the heat: Barton Springs Eternal! - river
russell It is 102 degrees, the middle of August in Austin, Texas and IT IS HOT! I feel the sweat dripping down the small of my back as I step across the concrete to the edge of the pool. Looking back, I see my friend kicking off his sandals and re ribbon alize he...

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Second Place Winner (750 points) Crystal Ledbetter for, beat the heat: Beat the Heat At SplashTown Spring, Texas - One of our family favorite places to beat the summer heat in Houston is SplashTown USA!Located off I-45 and 2920 it is a summer fun destination since the 1980's. SplashTown offers fun in the sun with lots of water activities. As you approach the palm ribbon tree-lined entrance you escape to... slide SPLASH TOWN WATER SLIDE

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Third Place Winner (500 points) Karen Staha for, beat the heat: Golf, Fish, Beach, Shop, Dine - All in One Texas Place! - Looking for a place to beat the heat on a hot Texas summer day? A true island paradise in Port Aransas, Texas is the perfect place. Located on Mustang Island off the Texas Gulf coast and surrounded by bodies of water, Port Aransas boa ribbon sts over 18 miles of beaches. (Yes, we ... sand

Very cleaver idea Karen :-)>>>>>>>>

foot prints in the sand

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Honorable Mention (200 points)

Steve Homer for, beat the heat: Where to "Beat The Heat" All Over the Great State of Texas! - OK so I must confess - I have a HORRIBLE sweet tooth that takes over especially in the summer heat here in Texas. So as I read through the other entries I saw: pools, rivers, lakes... Yea ice cream yea yea... OK so everyone likes the water, but where do we go ...

Steve took us for ice cream...how cool is that!

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All Entries (200 points)

Ricki Eichler The beautiful Texas Hill Country offers many wonderful places to "Beat the Heat". Here are ricki a few pictures of my favorite places along the Frio River

Lynn911.com : Beat the heat, Lake Cypress Springs TX, located piney woods of East Texas experience any season , beat the heat: Beat the Heat, take a stroll along The Harbor located on Lake Ray Hubbard Texas, and beat the heat: Dallas, Beat the Heat, Victory Park, Dallas TX WOW outdoor movies under the stars

- NOTE;You may enter as many times as you want, which increases your odds of winning, however you only receive the extra 200 points one time. Lynn had four entries, so be sure and check them all out.

Lara O'Keefe , beat the heat: McKinney, Beat the Heat, Golden Retriever Misting System
Texas summers can feel like it's as hot as the surface of the sun!
We have found a way to combat this oppressive heat! A highly spe dogs cialized, personal misting system.

Lorrie Semler, beat the heat: Beat the Heat in Addison Texas - Beat the Heat in Addison, Texas!
Of course Addison has all the usual ways to beat the heat with water, but there are other ways in town to stay cool, too.

Sherry Scales, beat the heat: Austin,Beat the Heat,at Barton Springs - Forget about the best swimming spot in Austin. Barton Springs may be the best swimming spot on Earth. Clear and icy and teeming with life, this 1,100 ft long spring-fed pool is one of the largest non-chlorinated swimming pools in the country. Average flow is 27,000,000 per day.

Trey Thurmond, beat the heat: Remember Our Wildlife and Pets Get Hot too! Take Care of Them. - As I was pondering what to write about on cooling off and beating the heat in Texas...it dawned on me that wildlife and pets really have it tough! We have had some days at 105 degrees already this summer and with high humidity. Not many animals have the luxury of being able

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Cheri' Smith, beat the heat: Beat the heat at "ITZ" in Houston - There are many places to beat the heat in Texas. Most of them are water related. There are times however when you are tired of (or it's raining) the water parks , lakes and rivers and just want to have fun indoors. About 10 minutes south of Tomball on 249, conveniently located ...

Announcement of upcoming contest from Liz Carter beat the heat: The best place in Texas to "Beat the Heat" contest for August of course :) - Texas Real Estate Groups August contest, L & M'S THE EYES OF TEXAS - search for the best place in Texas to "Beat the Heat"! OK boys and girls time for more fun and more POINTS, Texas Real Estate groups contest for August will be where to go to beat the ...

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Be sure and watch fr the next contest announcement + please LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR GROUP HAVE A CONTEST ON? Liz

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Thanks to all of you for entering such excellent post for this contest, with this group it is always very hard to pick the WINNERS, since all are top quality. Let me know what contest you would like to see for the fall? Each time a contest is planned I have a post at the top of our Texas Real Estate group where the all the featured posts are with complete details, so be sure and keep a watch out.

A very special thanks to Bob Stewart for all his help, support, and magic points' wand. He get the points bob out to the WINNERS very quickly...Bob you rock and we love you man!

There was a bit of delay in the judging due to illness and Hurricane Ike, thanks to every one for their patient understanding Texas Real Estate group is a very special group of great bloggers and friends. Since I adopted the group in Feb. 2008...

...we have grown to 423 members and we are IN THE TOP 25 MOST ACTIVE GROUPS ON ACTIVE RAIN...OUT OF 4585 groups we are #22. Please come join us, we would love to have you, Liz.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS

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Stay COOL, healthy & happy! Liz

Posted by Liz Carter,Broker/Owner of Liz Carter & Team Realty, Katy TX (Houston) on 09/28/2008 12:52 AM

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41 Comments on ACTIVE RAIN WINNERS...

SEP

2008

What a great and fun idea! Great photos! Maybe we need a beat the rain contest in Seattle after the summer we have had!

Jean...

Glad you liked it, my husband was born and raised in Seattle. He told me that they sell more sunglasses than any other city because people need them so rarely they loose them :-). In TX you don't loose your sunglasses :).

Maybe you could do one on places that sell sunglasses, smile. L

Love the photos - they all were great! Sure can relate to the hot temperatures this summer. I look forward to October!

What a fun photo collection of COOL... The summer heat, for me, is hard to endure... why didn't I think of dressing up in my guerilla suit & soaking in a pool EARLIER?! I need to watch if you do one for fall...I already have one in mind so will be on the lookout ;-)

Liz! This is so cool! You are the best and I am veryglad to have met you and so many other great folks in this group! Frankly I had so much fun working on this post because I played hooky from the office several afternoons for my "research". You are truly a fireball of energy and I look forward to having more fun in the future with you and everyone in the group. I wish I could do a transaction with many of the folks here because the level of professionalism is obvious. Okay, I've gone on long enough. Thanks again for everything and I look forward to the next contest!

Great photos, everybody, and I'm sorry I missed the contest. In August, I beat the heat with two weeks in England, where it rained all but one day. I was going around swathed in sweaters!

Cheers,

Robin

Howdy Liz

My friend, I sure did enjoy reading the Beat The Heat contest post's. Each of the Texas Real Estate group members entry in the contest, is a winning post. I always know, when I come to the group there will be the fines posts to read and comment on by the top Professionals of the Active Rain community.

Now let the Drum Roll Begin for the top three Beat The Heat Contest Winners!

Drum Roll

Russell, Crystal, Karen - Thank you each for your very fine written posts to read, and the fine photos to look at.

Congrats to each to each of you!!

Baker Home Inspection and Consulting

Liz, I loved this contest, and August or September escaped me from getting an entry in with a unique photo. I was thinking of a local water park or my Fitness Pool because I didn't have a pretty Barton Springs photo. All your winners came up with great stories and photos. A great contest and maybe I can participate in the next one. Congratulations to everyone.

This contest was made for to the T for Texas.

Congratulations All!

Thanks Liz and Congratulations to all the winners! Think I need to go swimming :) and take some ice cream with me :)

Hey everyone, this has been the best ride and I am happy to be associated with such a fine group of really good, down to earth people! You all have a great week and Liz and Marchel, Take care of yourselves!

LIZ, We had a great turn out and you did a wonderful job of putting it all together. I'm sure glad that you were the one doing it as my power has been in and out. It is exciting to see the group growing the way it is.

Tulips for Liz Carter Liz, what a great job in picking these winners and a fabulous job of presenting them. For a lady who is having her own hurricane, I applaud you.

Take care and GREAT job!

thank you

THANK YOU AGAIN LIZ! It was a fun contest! That picture you mentioned was my 5th attempt of writing 'Beat the Heat in Port Aransas' in the sand. They all kept washing over before I could get a photo! It is a pleasure and privilege to be a part of this Texas Real Estate Group, and I look forward to getting to know you all. Liz, thank you for your leadership and support here.

Karen

There were some really great and creative entries this time . I honestly believe the entries get better each time the Texas Group has a contest. Good job!

Liz, I can't wait to read all of these posts...I wanted to enter but have been just crazy. When I did have the time I was on Dial Up and could get nothing done!

They look like great posts and you did a beautiful job of announcing them. You're on the dashboard!

Great job and great contest my friend...

AND, BTW, AS I'VE TOLD MOST OF YOU...LIZ TOOK THE NEW PIC OF ME! THANKS LIZ! LOVE YOU.

SEP

2008

Liz - These were some fun entries. Congrats to all of the winners, including two of my new lunch buddies, Russell and Steve.

Mara...

I've got my eyes closed I'm trying, I'm really trying....damn it's just not coming to me; Seeing you in a Gorilla suite soaking in a pool!!!! It's a great visual. Now you've got me curious on what you're planing :-)

Of course I've got that monkey in a pool,,,I just love that photo :--)...and it goes both ways. One time I look at that face and he/she seems to be thinking, "Oh my this feels soooo good, and I'm so relaxed." The next time I look at it, "Oh my heavens what a day from hell I've had, nobody betting talk to me or I'll bite their ear off." Can you see them or is it just me??? L

Everyone did such great pictures when I get my slide show bought, I think I'll put them all on a slide show.

Any one have a recommendation for the best, easiest, produces it's own embedded code slide show soft ware program, oh I I want lots of cool stuff on it too???? Liz

That was a fun contest. Great pictures. We need a contest for winter in some parts.

Ahh - Russell, why am I not surprised. I did enjoy that post, even if it was a little devious ;-) Congrats to all,

signed living vicariously in Titusville

WOW some wonderful entries bravo to the winners. Have a wonderful week.

Hi Gail you are getting to know me only too well! This is such a great group and really rpresents the agents that are all over Texas so well. It's a true testament to Liz and Marchel!

SEP

2008

Has Russell been tippling!!! "such a greta froup and creally rpresents" ROTFL

Hi Gail...I fixed the flap! Actually I am a terrible typist (two fingers) and it drives the people in my office crazy, listening to me pecking away! I also forgot to "spell check" anyway, Thanks for the shout out !

OCT

2008

Hi Liz - I enjoyed reading your winners - and learning about how to 'beat the heat' out your way :)

OCT

2008

Thanks for the photos. I have a daughter in Houston so I enjoy seeing Texas

OCT

2008

Hey Liz,

Great Contest! Wonderful photos - hope you have all survived the heat!

Take care, Laurie

OCT

2008

Hi Liz, I know you are going through some tough times and just wanted to check in and let you know I am thinking of you! Talk to you soon!

OCT

2008

Hey Ms. Liz - Ceil and I have been thinking of you; hope everything is going OK or as well as can be with you. Sure do miss you and you know you are always in our thoughts and prayers.

OCT

2008

Hello my friends...

Wanted put this on a couple of my last post to let everyone know...I'M SPRUNG!!! YIPPIE It feels so good to be home from the hospital. I'm on the mend and will hopefully feel much better soon. Thanks for all of you friendships, they mean the world to me. What a wonderful place AR is, it feels like a 2nd home because of YOU!

PS: I just had to get this one posted,(Jason Crouch is a Dirty Rotten Scoundrel....) since it really shows how much fun, and that the friendships are not just on-line superficial...they are REAL! Big Hugs & Kisses

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These posts are great! I miss you Liz!!!!!!!!!! Where are you my friend? Call me, k? Deb

OCT

2008

Liz!!! So glad to see you back up and at em!!!

OCT

2008

Liz, I sure wish you would call me soon. I am feeling a bit under the weather myself...does this mean we're getting old? Naw....just older. I miss talking to you. I want to ask about the contests. I would like to have one in Diary and could use your suggestions. Love you, my friend.

Later in the rain~Deb

OCT

2008

Hey Liz! I just wanted to check in and say Howdy! I am thinking you are doing much better and hope you are feeling well enough to make it to ReBar in Houston. I am going down for the day and hope I see you there! It should be as much fun as it is informative!

Ms. Liz - Glad to see you back. Seems we have all gotten spread apart lately and that is because you haven't been here to ride herd on us. TEX and MS.MOLLY are well and said MOOOOOOOOOOOO.

OCT

2008

I wanted to share this picture with all of you, this is the lake by my house in Katy and was taken by Graig who was kind enough to share it with me...God sure made a beautiful sunset this evening!

Hello my friends...I have missed you all so much. Feeling better daily and hope to be back in the rain to play with my friends tomorrow :).

I have so many blogs I want to do, and so many thanks to special people here on my home away from home.

Thanks for everything, you guys are the best. You can "feel the love" here on AR...it's real!

Stay healthy and happy, Liz

Liz! Wow! That is simply beautiful and how nice that you get to see different vesrion of the sunset from your home each evening. I am happy to hear you are feeling better and missed you at ReBar camp (Yes we talked about you a lot but it was all good!) Take care and I will visit with you soon!

LIZ, that is one gorgeous picture. So you are blessed to live close to a lake in Katy and have a lake house also. I'm glad you are starting to feel better. I wish you could have been at REBar yesterday but your health is MOST important right now. Your name did come up quite a bit but like Russell said all good.

JAN

Russell...

I'm almost caught up, well except e-mail just keeps growing daily even though I'm trying to get as many answered or taken care of daily. I'm tempted to delete them all and start all over. That way

people in ocean

we can run off and join these guys :). L

Deb...

Sorry I just did not feel like calling anyone. Marchel, Judi, Gena, Brad and several more AR friends would track me down from hospital to hospital :), and call. I'm surprised you never found out where I was, I did have my cell phone most of the time. No matter I'm back and will come by to visit and also give you a call. I'm at home most of the time if you want to try me here. Looks like you have been doing a bang up job with your group, congratulations my friend, L

Car; & Ceil...

Well we will have to put a stop to that, OK :). Maybe start a post on "our grand kids from Mrs Molly & Tex". Hugs, L

Marchel...

I hope you set them all straight for me :). L

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