And the winner is...

Comment #8 (according to random.org) which is...

JACKI

Jacki, you should be getting the ebook emailed to you from Cindy (the author) over at Busy Mom's Tips. Email me and let me know what email I should tell her to use :).

And HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! I have some thoughts on that, but I'll write about them later.

How to make a button with a grab box

They're everywhere. How are bloggers doing it??? Hey wait... I did it...






And if I can do it, I'm here to say that ANYONE can do it. But I can't take the credit for it, I'm just going to pass on the links to those who can take credit. I just copied their work.
First of all is Manic Mother with her link here, which is the post I used. But yesterday I also ran across this post from Ginger Snaps where she also goes over it. So for those who asked, and those who didn't but were wondering... there you go. I joined the ranks in spilling the beans with this. And hey, while you're at it, add my button to your blog ;).
Also, thanks for the comments. AND my give away ends tomorrow, you know, the one called "How To Increase Your Blog Traffic". Check it out, only one day left.

GREEN

I'm showing how GREEN and clueless I am when it comes to connecting on my blog. For those who found me through blog hops and didn't find a GFC (let me tell you how long it took me to even figure out what that meant!), I now have one. If you follow me, I'll follow you. So to everyone stopping by, THANK YOU. And welcome.
And in the name of growing in the knowledge of blogging, please check out my give away for "How To Increase Your Blog Traffic" by Cindy at Busy Mom's Tips. I can tell you, only two days after reading and applying her tips, my traffic is obviously growing. I can't thank her enough for it. So go enter, I get to give a copy of it away :).

I love it. Now you can have it.

*This Give Away is Closed* I'll admit it. I love my blog. For those of you who really know me, writing has been my outlet since the age of 10. The only thing better than being witty, funny, down to earth, and giving tongue in cheek anecdotes about running in my circus, is the thought that you are reading it. Laughing with me, relating to me, perhaps taking something from me.

If you can relate to me there, then this give away is for you. Wait, did I just say "give away"? You bet I did. Cindy, from Busy Mom's Tips has created an ebook, "How To Increase Your Blog Traffic", with tips, steps, and information on how to increase traffic on your blog. I found my self, as I was reading her ebook, stopping with every suggestion and link, and clicking, taking a moment to complete that step, not later, but NOW. She made it so easy. The most encouraging part of her ebook? Her personal story. She shares how her blog, Busy Mom's Tips, was started in 2009, and how, as she studied and scoured the internet for ideas and suggestions on how to make her blog grow in readership, and even income, she was able to watch it grow, and know that she would survive as a blogger. Guess what? She sums those tips, and all that information (including website links!) up for us in an easy to follow ebook. You can check her ebook out here: www.blogginghints.com/p/how-to-increase-your-blog-traffic_06.html. I'm following her ebook step by step on both my blogs. Hopefully, in just a matter of months, I'll be able to say the same as Cindy... growth has happened for my blog. I can't think of anything more rewarding as a writer and a blogger. Cindy has graciously allowed me to have a give away for a copy of her ebook. I'm so excited to be able to share this with you! I know, as I've read and followed your blogs, that you love traffic and comments every bit as much as I do. Here's an opportunity to learn how to get them. Thanks Cindy!

Here's what you need to do to get entries for the ebook "How To Increase Your Blog Traffic", you'll get an entry for each thing you do, so make sure you let me know:

1. leave a comment telling me why it is you love to blog

2. follow my blog

3. post a link to this give away on your blog

A winner will be chosen with random.org.

It's that easy! This give away will end on May 7th, and the winner will be chosen and announced on Mother's Day, May 8th.

...ebook that is.

Giddy

I'm feeling a little giddy. Not because it's Valentine's Day (though I DO feel giddy over my man, that's just a general everyday giddy that I lived a charm life to feel) but because I went from being a general working mom who does random cakes for the fun of it in the random spare time that I have, and some times I get around to posting pics of said cakes on my project blog... to being "Stephanie over at Circus Cakes". Hee hee I LOVED reading that. My lovely bribe project was featured on Bargain Divas and I felt COOL. I'm going to say it again, "Stephanie over at Circus Cakes". Sounds good doesn't it? Happy Valentine's! Enjoy that fact that you have loved ones in your life. And go vote for my wedding while you're at it. I AM bribing you after all ;).

Vote... because if we can't go, you can't

Going to Turks and Caicos for a wedding adds up, especially when we have to times it by 8 for our kids to go with us. We entered this contest to win the ultimate wedding of $100,000. I'm going to mix it up and say I'm not above bribes. I'll do a give away for a three tier cake of your design for any occasion you choose. Here's what you do: You get an entry into the give away for your initial vote on our contest entry. Let me know on any of my blogs or on my facebook that you voted and you're in. THEN for every person that comes to any of my blogs and says they voted for us because you sent them, you both get entries into the give away. The more people you get to vote for us the more entries YOU get for a FREE THREE TIERED CAKE of your choice. SPREAD THE WORD. I want my wedding. And I'm pretty sure you can think of an occasion for a fancy three tiered cake. :)