All of my icons keep disappearing - only a restart will restore them

I have a 3rd Gen Ipad running iOS 7.0.4 and about once or twice a day I have to do a hard reset in order to get my icons back.
They all go poof! All I am left with is the background image. If I double click the home button I have access to any apps that are running but that is all.
I have plenty of room left on the thing - 12.7GB so I know it isn't a space issue.
Any ideas on what would cause this?
Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer.
Sincerely,
Tanya

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Reset your Home page layout (Settings app > General > Reset [you will need to scroll down to find it] > Reset Home Screen Layout. After this you will need to re-create any folders you had.

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