It might be quiet over here for a little while. Life is getting a jump on me lately, and I have a lot of my to-do list. Unfortunately, blogging as of now is at the bottom of that list! I am hoping to have a productive weekend so that I don’t have to stray away for too long- I was just getting the hang of doing a few new things! But I know that for my own sake, I need to put this last for a few days and tend to some other things…

Like the filing, cleaning, organizing in the office, cleaning the house, making my work space more usable, and being with my husband and kids while he isn’t working crazy hours…

The last part is really the only FUN one out of the whole bunch!

…but you can catch me over at Aleks Handmade where our wedding story is being featured!

Click over there and you can see more of my favorite wedding photos like this one!

I am linking up with The Paper Mama’s Photo Challenge! This week’s challenge- Eyes.

The wonderful people at PrintRunner contacted me, wanting to know if I would do a giveaway on the blog! I said sure- because if you know me at ALL, you know I LOVE office supplies, stationary, the WORKS. Actually, my bff and I always joke that we can never be left alone at an office supply store. It could be dangerous for our wallets!

PrintRunner is a online sticker printing company that also does TONS of other printing services, including flyers, banners, postcards, business cards, and calendars. They also offer design services so that you aren’t totally left in the dark with your work! THAT part I love- I am terrible at designing things! Right now, you can get 25% off their business cards OR free shipping during their Spring sale!

SO: up for grabs for one lucky reader is:

250 Standard Stickers

Flat Width : 2″

Flat Height : 3.5″

Quantity : 250

Paper : Premium Sticker Stock

Colors : Full Color ( 4 Color Process), Black and White

There will be no proof before shipping, and this giveaway is open to U.S. Residents ages 18 or over.  As a thank you from PrintRunner for hosting this giveaway, I will also be receiving the same number of stickers. 

I have been trying to decide what to get on my stickers, and I think the best idea for me right now would be to put my address on them and use them as return address labels! I would definitely be set for a little while. I could also use them with my blog logo (new one in the works- details coming soon!) for mailings, etc. There are a LOT of possibilities! Good Luck!
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It’s been awhile since I have done a giveaway on here, so I figured now is just as good of a time as any! As many of you know, Google Friend Connect was supposed to be going away on WordPress blogs March 1st. However, I still have mine! Anyhoo, once it goes, I won’t really be tracking my followers anymore. It’s fun to see how many people read, but at the same time, I blog for me- so it doesn’t really sway what I am writing about!

To those of you who follow my blog, this giveaway is a thank you. Thank you for reading, commenting, praying, giving advice, and answering questions. You guys are awesome and I love the little blog community that this blog has formed. I truly love it and I plan to keep sharing part of my world with you, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Up for grabs is a $20 gift card to Target and a custom cover photo for the new Facebook timeline! These prizes were given up by my blog friends Maegan and Sarah. They are two amazing women and I am blessed to call them friends! Awesome, right!? This is my first go at Rafflecopter, so PLEASE let me know if there are any issues!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Yes, we are still fighting Brayden’s constant WANT to have his paci. I say want, because he KNOWS he doesn’t NEED it.  Luckily, my mom is a genius.

Brayden went over there one afternoon last week to play with his new train table. I packed a paci but didn’t tell her where it was, knowing that if he was playing trains, he probably wouldn’t want to nap. He asked my mom for it and she told him she didn’t have it, and then since he got it only at bedtime, it was probably at home under his pillow.

Genius.

Ever since then, in the mornings when he gets up, I tell him he needs to go put his paci underneath his pillow so that it is there for nap and bedtime.

It’s WORKING!!!!!!! (For now.) Let’s hope it continues!

Here’s a few photos from my phone that I thought I would share….

Sleeping baby girl

The "normal" state of my living room. Can you tell I have two kids?

Love them

Shopping with mom and grandma is tough work

Pretty in pink!

Have you guys heard of Linky Here?

If you haven’t, I will fill you in! Linky Here is a website/directory for all kinds of blog linkup parties. They are organized by day of the week AND topic, so you can find a blog hop that YOU want to participate in. Fun, right? I love doing these every once in a while (like Wordless Wednesday, What I Wore Wednesday, 5 Favorite Things) and this is a GREAT way to see where those link-ups are hosted!

Right now is their official debut, and they are offering an amazing giveaway, with tons of great stuff. There are 3 prize packages- so you should definitely go check it out here.

I have my button on some friend’s blogs as part of a swap. They display my button, I display theirs, and I do a little write up about them once a month

I have no intention of ever offering paid sponsorships on my blog, BUT I do like swapping with others! So, if you would want to swap buttons and be featured here, email me at back2basicsblog.com and we can work something out!

My sister adores my kids. And I love it!