Blog Hop Friday and A New Layout

If you're new to A Mother...Again, welcome! Sit down and stay awhile, why don't cha? If you like something that you see, feel free to leave me a comment letting me know that you're hear so that I can find you and reciprocate!

So to give you something pretty (IMO) to look at today, I’ll show you another template that I did from the Shabby Shoppe…I used their Blossom kit and Template #4 from the Memorable templates, in case you’re interested.


So what do you think? You like? I think that I’m getting pretty good at this stuff! Of course, it’s a lot easier to do this when you’re using a pre-made template…but still. I tried to do a from-scratch page by myself last weekend, and it turned out ok…but not anywhere near as cute as this! Oh well, I guess that comes in time. I can’t expect to build Rome in a day, so to speak…

Happy Friday everyone!

THANK YOU!!!

If you're new to A Mother...Again, welcome! Sit down and stay awhile, why don't cha? If you like something that you see, feel free to leave me a comment letting me know that you're here so that I can find you and reciprocate!

And just because I'm SO excited to be building my blog traffic and gaining more followers, I told myself that when I reached 50 followers I would do something special for my readers. I wasn't really sure what to do, but something was called for...and then I received a Thank You gift from a coupon group that I signed up for the other day, and I knew that this was the PERFECT prize for my followers.

Everyone's name went into the "drawing" (everyone who follows me through GFC, that is) and I randomly selected a winner using random.org.

The Prize? A free photo book from Shutterfly! Yep, you read that right - a free, 8"x8" 20-page Hardcover Photobook from Shutterfly!

The Winner? - Lucky #23

Nikkolish!!!

I'll be contacting you shortly, Nikkolish, to get you the product code for your free Photobook from Shutterful.  Thanks to everyone for following, leaving me comments and just making my day...I'll do something like this again when I reach 100 followers...

Happy Friday!

Fabulous Followers Give-Away!

Happy Friday y'all!  I hope that your week has been good...mine's been a million times better than last week was, so I don't suppose that I can complain all that much!  In fact, I'm feeling so good...and feeling so much love from the blogging community that I'm going to do a give-away...are you excited?!?!
 
I hope so...this one came to me through CSN Stores and I'm SO excited to offer it to you!  Have you heard of CSN Stores?  I'll admit that I hadn't heard of them before they contacted me to do a give-away, but let me tell you...I was quickly won over with all that they have to offer!  CSN Stores has over 200 online stores where you can find everything from cute shoes, to a funky end table, or great cookware.  I quickly marked them on my Favorites as a site to shop at soon!  Especially with the holidays coming up so fast - this is the perfect one-stop-shopping spot...

CSN Stores is offering one lucky reader a $20 gift certificate! 

Here's how to enter:
  1.  Vist their site over at CSN Stores and comment below telling me what you'd be shopping for if you won.  Nothing specific, just in general...shoes, cookware, furniture, clothes - with over 200 online stores, the possibilities are endless!
  2.  Be sure to leave your email address in the comments so that I have a way to contact you! 
  3.  Note - this give-away is limited to US/Canada residents ONLY

Want a BONUS entry?  Then click to the right and follow A Mother...Again through Google Friend Connect.  Just comment below and let me know that you either already follow or are now following to get your extra entry! 

That's it!  It's that easy!

This contest will close on Thursday, November 4th at 11:59pm (CST).  I will randomly selected a winner using random.org and notify the winner.  You'll have 48 hours to contact me back before a new winner will be selected. 

It's Friday, so you know that I'm hopping along today...




Join along for the fun!  So be sure to follow along with A Mother...Again, and get entered for the $20 gift certificate to CSN Stores.  Happy Friday!

I received no compensation for hosting this give-away from CSN Stores.  They are providing the $20 gift certificate for a give-away of my choice - I set the rules and limitations and simply provide them with the winner's name and email.  CSN Stores will contact the winner via email to award the certificate.

Blog Hop Friday!

If you're new to A Mother...Again, welcome! Sit down and stay awhile, why don't cha? If you like something that you see, feel free to leave me a comment letting me know that you're hear so that I can find you and reciprocate!

Happy Friday!

Blog Hop Friday!

I've got a great treat for you today...a guest post from one of my new favorite reads!  After you finish reading her post, and visiting her blog, because I KNOW that you'll want to, come on over and Blog Hop with me! 

If you're new to A Mother...Again, welcome!  Sit down and stay awhile, why don't cha?  If you like something that you see, feel free to leave me a comment letting me know that you're hear so that I can find you and reciprocate! 

Happy Friday!

Blog Hop Friday!

Well, hello there!  It's Friday, which means it's my favorite day to Blog Hop...you know, AFTER work!  But today I've taken a vacation day (mainly to sleep!) because I needed to recooperate from the day that didn't like me that was my yesterday.  So there's a chance that I'll just be "hopping" all over the place!

If you're new to A Mother...Again - welcome!  I'm thrilled to have you and hope you find something that you'll enjoy reading.  If you would like, leave me a comment and let me know that you were here so that I can find you and return the "blog love!"

And since this week has been pretty word-heavy and lacking its normal gratituitous-pictures-of-my-child(ren)-ness...here's a few that will hopefully make you smile...



"What's that, Mom? You want me to smile???"

"Let me think about it..."


"Darn! You missed it, Mom! You've got to be quicker than that!"
Did you see the little "evil" smile that he was making while laughing at me for missing his smile?

Well, I'm off to go back to sleep! Have a good Friday!