Explanation (Sorry it's long)

There have been some major changes to this blog lately.

I'm sure you've noticed. 

I wanted two sidebars... I thought my blog would look a lot less cluttered. Awhile back, a friend generously paid for someone to design our blog.Well, we're college students, and we don't have the money to pay to have things changed. So a different friend helped me out, (thanks Lindsey) and we ended up having to change everything.

Now on to advertising.

When this blog was created, I thought family members and a few friends would be the only ones to read it, never thinking it would be read by many of you.

I'm grateful for all of you, every single person who reads this blog, leaves comments, writes e-mails, and has shown our little family any form of support. We honestly wouldn't be where we are without ALL of you.

After we came home from the hospital, people kept checking in, and I had sooo many people suggest that we advertise... I said no.

To be honest, I thought within a few months, things would go back to how it was before the accident. Well, it didn't. 

 This blog still surprises me. 

Every.Single.Day. 

I love this blog. It is so important to me. 

I love that it documented Preslee's short life, and continues to document Ledger's.

I am grateful I have a place to sort out my feelings, and not burden Pat with ALL my grief. 

And I love the people I've met through this blog. It has been an incredibly positive thing in my life.

I finally realized this might be our new "normal." 

So I created a new e-mail address, and am much more organized with writing back. I still feel guilty with all the letters I didn't respond to after the accident. I was barely functioning back then with school, being pregnant, and my grief. I became so overwhelmed Pat suggested I take a step back.

But I read every single letter. Thank you. Many of you have helped me more than you know.

Back to advertising,

I love giveaways, And if I can give a little back to all of you, I'll do it in a heartbeat.

I was suddenly contacted by many individuals after I did the first one, hoping to host their own giveaway. I became overwhelmed, and wasn't quite sure how to handle all of it. The last thing I wanted to happen was to have the blog be taken over... So how do you regulate it? I talked to everyone about it, asking their input.

I've actually been a little stressed over it.

So I finally came to a verdict.

Every once in awhile, I'll host a giveaway. But I've now set up my own method so it won't take over the blog.

In order to host one, you have to be a sponsor, and all the buttons will be placed on the sidebars, so it won't overrun my posts.

And the extra cash we earn from it will be put towards the little costs that arise to upkeep the blog. Photo storage, photo editing, (yes I'm lame and was still using picnik, which no longer exists. I have to buy something... Any suggestions? I don't have a lot to spend)

I just wanted to be honest and let you know what I've been thinking.

This has been a HUGE learning curve for me.

Thanks for being patient, I'm trying my best to figure it all out.