Electronics Giveaway

We had a great response to our recent kitchen giveaway--now let's see if electronics are equally popular. Please leave a comment to claim an item. Free delivery to Sacramento area residents only.

Aiwa stereo (CD/dual cassette/radio).

Works great but the connection for one of the speakers needs repair.

Two 35 mm film cameras and one digital one (3.2 megapixel)

Electronic dartboard

By the way, these lamps are still available.

Kitchen Stuff Giveaway

Time for some spring cleaning! The kitchen items pictured below are taking up space in our house for no reason at all, as it's been years since we've used them. One or two of them were possibly wedding gifts that we never used at all. If any of you could put any of these items to use, please leave a comment and you can have them for free. Free delivery to Sacramento area residents only.

Rival 8 Quart Roaster Oven

George Foreman Grilling Machine

Presto SaladShooter

The Great Lamp Giveaway

"Great" as in two. We have two lamps we no longer need. Both work fine but have taken some abuse from the kids over the years. These lamps are free to a loving Sacramento home where they can once again shine in all of their glory. Just leave a comment to claim one or both!

Rug Giveaway

Some of you may remember our last rug giveaway. Rest assured, this time we're not giving away anything with bad odors! This @5x7' rug previously provided a play area for our children in their bedroom, but we no longer have need for it. We are offering it for free (no, we don't sell items on this blog...contrary to whatever you may have read recently elsewhere in the blogosphere) for anyone in the Sacramento area who would like to provide a new home to this rug! Be the first to leave a comment claiming this rug and it's yours.

 

Bookaway

Since we have too many books and not enough time to read them, we've invited a few friends to join us in giving away books for free at www.bookaway.blogspot.com.

If you'd like a chance at winning some free books in the weeks and months ahead, be sure to bookmark the site or add it to your Google Reader account. Also, if you are interested in giving away some of your own books on the site, please let us know. We would welcome a few additional co-bloggers who have good taste in books.

Finally, please help us spread the word by telling others about Bookaway.

Kid Not Included

Need a dining room table? Be the first to contact us in response to this blog post and this beautiful, well-used table is yours. This rare collectible was formerly owned by certain high-class individuals (aka Rodney & Stacy Mitchell). Kid and delivery not included.

Unpacking

Each time we move, we seem to be transporting more and more stuff. This time (with considerable help from friends) we filled the largest truck available from U-Haul. So I guess next time we'll be making multiple trips? Unless, of course, we manage to find the time to get rid of some of our stuff.

Some of it is useful stuff that we're just not putting to good use. The rest is probably junk that we just haven't had a chance to get rid of. (I hate throwing things away--I'd much rather give them to someone who will find a good use for them.)

All of this to say, this blog needs some more giveways. (It's been too long since the last one!) Here are a few good resources I ran across while unpacking that I've been sitting on too long. They're free to a good home. If you want to take them to pass on to a friend as part of a Christmas gift, I have no problem with that. I just don't want them sitting on my shelf collecting more dust when someone else could be benefiting from them.

The Bible-Driven Church (John MacArthur, MP3 Audio CD)

Open Their Eyes: Doing What Only God Can Do (John Piper, DVD)

Quest for Joy: Six Biblical Truths (John Piper, Audio CD)

The Pleasures of God (John Piper, MP3 Audio CD)

One item per person, but feel free to claim as many as you want once this blog post is over a week old. Folks who live outside the Sacramento area may be asked to cover shipping costs.

Need a Toddler Bed?

We're looking to clear out some space and decided that it's time to say goodbye to Eliana's race car bed. Could any of you Sacramento area readers put it to good use? If so, please contact us asap.

Win R.C. Sproul Books

Enter to win 40 copies of R.C. Sproul's most recent book, The Truth of the Cross.

New Giveaway: Grisham Novel

In light of Christina's jury duty today, it seems fitting to do a new giveaway in honor of those brave men and women across America who leave their homes and workplaces to serve on a jury.

Be the first to leave a comment claiming today's giveaway, and you win a free hardcover copy of The Runaway Jury by John Grisham.

According to the Amazon.com book review:

Millions of dollars are at stake in a huge tobacco-company case in Biloxi, and the jury's packed with people who have dirty little secrets. A mysterious young man takes subtle control of the jury as the defense watches helplessly, but they soon realize that he in turn is controlled by an even more mysterious young woman. Lives careen off course as they bend everyone in the case to their will.

Save the Smelly Carpet!

This carpet (approximately 7.5' x 5') needs a new home.

By using the adjective "smelly" in the headline of this post, I don't intend to say that the carpet totally stinks... However if one just happens to put one's face close to said carpet, one may detect a slight musty odor that might not rank in one's top 10 list of favorite smells of all time.

But does this carpet's unappealing odor require it to be banished to the dumpster? Say it ain't so!

There are all sorts of possible ways this carpet could be put to good use, including:

• Use it to provide a little extra padding in the bed of that brand new pickup you just purchased.
• Or put it in the garage to create a more comfortable place for your new puppy to hang out.
• Or spray paint it red, so you'll have the appropriate gear handy next time royalty drops by.

The clock is ticking... who will save the smelly carpet?

First one to leave a comment claiming it, gets it. Free delivery for Sacramento residents only.

New Giveaway: Designer Couch

Here's a once-in-a-lifetime offer! Our beloved couch, custom designed by my sister Charity and lovingly crafted by both my older sisters and my dear friend, Colette, ("crafted" meaning that an old couch was re-covered and beautified with some new cushions) is available to the first taker, absolutely free of charge. This aged artifact features not only seating convenience, but also a hidden queen-sized sleeper!



Disclaimer: Material is coming loose around the arms and will need some talent with a needle and thread or staple gun to restore it to its regular appearance.

Better act fast. This offer is not going to last long. Be the first to leave a comment and this couch is yours. (Delivery not included.)

New Giveaway: Japanese Movie Tickets

I have two tickets to see "Japanese Movies at the Crest Theatre" this Saturday, May 19, at 3:30 PM. The featured film is Sansho the Bailiff. We've never seen the movie, so we can't vouch for it.

The tickets (valued at $10/each) are free to the first person to leave a comment claiming them. (Sorry, but you'll have to arrange your own babysitting!)

Winzy

For those of you who find the regular Google search engine too boring, you might check out Winzy.

Christina is really into Winzy right now. If you use our link to try it out, you'll give her some bonus points.

Personally, I think I'll stick with the plain old-fashioned Google search engine.

New Giveaway: Free Bowling

Since no one took the rare artifacts OR the fancy dancy digital answering machine, I can only conclude that you all must be holding out for the good stuff. Well, here it is -- a rare opportunity to bowl for free.

Diapers for Three is pleased to offer two certficates each redeemable for 20 minutes of complimentary open play bowling on one lane at Country Club Lanes in Sacramento.

In plain English, that means be the first to leave a comment and you get 40 minutes of free bowling.

New Junk Giveaway: GE Digital Answerer

Okay, so no one bit on the giveaway of rare artifacts from our wedding, but I'm still willing to give you all another chance to prove the old adage true: that one man's junk is truly another's treasure.

Folks, what we have here today is a once in a lifetime opportunity to win a GE Digital Answering machine (Model #29878). It's in excellent working condition and comes with the original instruction manual. Be the first to leave a comment claiming it and it's yours!

And if any of you change your mind and decide you really do want those rare artifacts, just let me know.

New Giveaway: Rare Artifacts from our Wedding

These rare collectible dinner glasses (originally purchased at Walmart) are some of the few that have survived the many years since our wedding (back in 2002).

These glasses were actually a key part of the table centerpieces at our outdoor reception. The entire reception was masterfully designed and coordinated by my creative and talented sister-in-law, Charity.

But, alas, space in our house is limited, so even these treasured collectibles must go. There are six tall glasses and eleven short ones. Be the first to leave a comment claiming them and these rare artifacts will be yours.

One Man's Junk...

We've been doing a little spring cleaning (even though it's not quite spring yet) and thought it might be fun to do some giveaways on our blog to test the truth of the old adage "one man's junk is another man's treasure." Besides, it only seems fitting that you, our dear faithful readers, should get first dibs on our junk.

So here's how it will work. We'll post an item and the first reader to leave a comment claiming it, gets it. Free delivery to Sacramento area residents only. If you live outside the Sacramento area, you'll have to pick up the shipping cost.

Our first giveaway item is the paperback edition of the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Undaunted Courage, by historian Stephen E. Ambrose. Here's an except from the Amazon.com review:

A biography of Meriwether Lewis that relies heavily on the journals of both Lewis and Clark, this book is also backed up by the author's personal travels along Lewis and Clark's route to the Pacific. Ambrose is not content to simply chronicle the events of the "Corps of Discovery" as the explorers called their ventures. He often pauses to assess the military leadership of Lewis and Clark, how they negotiated with various native peoples and what they reported to Jefferson. Though the expedition failed to find Jefferson's hoped for water route to the Pacific, it fired interest among fur traders and other Americans, changing the face of the West forever.

Be the first to leave a comment claiming it and it's yours!