Back to School Giveaway Winners

I know, I know.....I am seriously falling behind and have totally been Slacky McSlakerton with announcing the winner(s) of the Back to School Giveaway.

The time has come, my friend random.org and I met this morning and decided on a winner......

Congrats to Heather of 3 Under 3! Heather, email me {sarah at monogramchick dot com} and we'll get your chocolate blooms set in the mail!
After sorting through all of the comments there were 2 shining stars....Bacardi Mama and Summer at Sumo's Sweet Stuff....that both sent an equal number of peeps here to the Monogram Chick blog. Good work, ladies! Email me {sarah at monogramchick dot com} and we'll get your personalized pencil pouches in the mail asap.

Back To School Giveaway

Ok folks, this is a BIG ONE. Tell all your friends, shout it from the rooftops, but don't forget to enter!

Monogram Chick is giving away a backpack AND lunchbox! That's right--we're going back to school in style and a preppy monorammed backpack with matching personalized lunchbox is just the way to do it.

You know the drill, it's simple really. Go to Monogram Chick. Pick your favorite backpack/lunchbox design, and enter by posting a comment including the set you'd choose if you were to win. Then, check back on Wednesday, August 12th to see if you won. Could it be any easier?

But wait, it get's better....if you're a blogger and you add this Freebie to your blog, sending masses of entries that mention you, Y-O-U win a lunchbox too! Isn't that great? The more you send the better your chances of winning.

Stop. Hold the phones. It get's even better! The blogger who refers the most entries wins too! If you're the blogger that refers the most commenters you win a personalized pencil pouch. Wow, is the Chick feeling generous or what!?!

Good Luck everyone!

Bloggers--feel free to grab this image for your blog.

Back to School

It's that time of year again. I've always loved it. Back to School. Even when I was a child I loved "Back to School" season. I don't know if it was the lure of new notebooks, pencils, and sharpies (I have an addiction to office supplies) or the excitement of change and a new year (I tend to like change--weird, I know) with a new teacher and the opportunity to make new friends. Or could it have been the shopping for the first day of school clothes? I think "Back to School" is just in my blood--for heaven's sake, I was a teacher for 5 years! Even as an adult, I loved the pre-service time of preparing my classroom, organizing lesson plans, new markers, and wide ruled notebooks.
I know the time is here. Not because I'm in the classroom (I thank the Lord for His blessings daily!) but because as I took Bailey outside this morning a busload of quiet children drove down the street. I know that same bus will be filled with excited, noisy children this afternoon--full of stories to tell mom and dad about their first day of school and it brings a smile to my face. Now, don't get me started on the fact that it is AUGUST 6th and kids are going back to school--we'll over look that for now as I think, with fond nostalgia, about my first days of school--both as a student and a teacher. Things have changed, I now stitch the personalized backpacks, lunchboxes and pencil holders that will be going back to school yet, I still feel the same pangs of excitement for those that will be sporting them on their first days.
Am I crazy or does anyone else love "Back to School" as much as I do?