Sunday, January 27, 2008

Bloggy Giveaways Carnival

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Thanks Shannon at Rocks In My Dryer and Bloggy Giveaways for hosting this giveaway! Shannon said "Make it something that is reflective of you." So, that's what I did. Since I aim to educate people on the facts of Down syndrome and what a blessing it has been to be the mom of a wonderful little girl with Down syndrome, my giveaways are related to it.

Everyone is eligible to enter. Just leave a comment on this post to enter. You do not have to have a blog to enter, but if you don't, be sure to leave your email address. Multiple entries ARE allowed as long as you enter only once per day through my contest ending time. Using Random.org, my three winners will be chosen on Sunday, February 3rd. Contest ends Saturday, February 2nd at midnight EST. This giveaway is absolutely free! I even pay the shipping costs!

Now, on to the prizes...

Giveaway #1
$10 gift card to Wal-Mart
This $10 gift card can be used at any Wal-Mart location or walmart.com. How is this related to Down syndrome other than the beautiful girl holding it has Down syndrome? Well... Wal-Mart is one of the many businesses who have provided successful employment to people with Down syndrome and other special needs.

Giveaway #2
Brand New Gifts Book
Gifts: How Children with Down Syndrome Have Enriched Our Lives is a collection of writings by mothers who have experienced the blessings of having a child with Down syndrome. This book has become a favorite of many parents. I had to buy one for myself to keep, too. The video below contains the many faces of this book.




Giveaway #3
2 books by Karen Kingsbury: A Thousand Tomorrows and Just Beyond The Clouds
Thanks to my friend, Dori, who sent these to me to enjoy and has given me permission to pass them along for someone else to read, I am giving away A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury and the sequel book Just Beyond The Clouds. Both books contain the character Carl Joseph, a young man with Down syndrome, whom you will grow to love.

**CLICK HERE TO SEE WHO WON!**

546 Sweet Thoughts Shared:

Christina said...

I would love to be entered! Please let me know if this is all I have to do!

Dori (Aviva's mommy) said...

I hope who ever wins the books enjoys them as much as I did.

Gabi is just adorable, I truly love the glasses!! She looks so mature.

HUGS!

Mommy to those Special Ks said...

Here's my entry! :)

Michelle said...

what cute pics of Gabi!

I already have the Gifts book, but would like to enter the other 2 contests! I've heard a lot of bloggers commenting on reading Kingsbury and I've yet to read a book by her yet but sure am interested!

Stephanie said...

You have the cutest model!! How is she doing with her glasses?

AZ Chapmen said...

count me in please come visit

StephthefutrRxDr said...

your daughter is so cute acting like a little model!

Karin said...

Please enter me in your giveaway. Thanks!

Lesha said...

Thanks for the giveaway :)

Jessica said...

Here's my entry and thanks for the generosity!

chelle said...

You model is so cute!
I have the Gifts book and it is fabulous! Count me in for the rest!

Southernlady said...

count me in

Anonymous said...

I would love to be entered, I have a gorgeous 10 year old daughter with DS. kebis@comcast.net
Kathy

Mama Mia said...

Gabi looks so cute! Hope she's leaving her glasses on better.

Thanks for having such a fun giveaway!

Nana said...

Gabi looks so cute in her glasses. I love the one that she is looking above the glasses at you when she is holding the WalMart card. That is something that I do all the time..... I guess it's in the genes. Good luck with the drawing....:)

Tara Marie said...

Oh, I just love the beautiful model, modeling the prizes. What a fun idea and wonderful prizes.

TerriSamsmommy said...

I would love to be entered. Gabi is so beautiful...she is really growing...

Land of Sunshine said...

Please enter my name in your giveaway.

stacey said...

what a wonderful way to win and give some away!

Shannon said...

You have great giveaways with a meaning behind them! Thanks!
palmersf@comcast.net

Shannon said...

I do believe we have found the next Vanna White :) She is just precious!

Great giveaway!

Laura said...

Count me in...your prizes are awesome!!!

Boasting In My Weakness said...

Very Cool! Please enter me!!

Katie
http://bimw.wordpress.com

Daughter of the King said...

Add my name in, please
Deby

yesipray at gmail dot com

Mrs. C said...

What a precious little blessing you have.;)

Playful Professional said...

I could always use something at Wal-Mart and some good reading.

michelle said...

These are all such great and generous prizes. I love giveaways that reflect the heart of the giver.

Michelle
www.northofthe49.com
michelle (at) northof the 49 (dot) com

Jules said...

Mama's of special kids band together! What a great gift! My 5 1/2 year old daughter has Turner Syndrome- and she is a very special part of our family! I'd love to win!

Lisa (Lily's mom) said...

Please enter me in the contest as well. I have a blog that I have been terrible about doing anything with - it is lilymarlene.net. I am actually thinking about scrapping the website and going to a blogspot as I am web design clueless and my brother has helped me in the past keep it up. Lisa (Lily's mom from the T21 board)

Darlene R. said...

What a precious little gem you have. She is absolutely adorable!

TheAngelForever said...

Gabi is absolutely gorgeous!

Please feel free to stop by my giveaway as well.

TheAngelForever
http://www.theangelforever.com

jennwa said...

Enter me!!!

jenjerjack said...

Hi Shannon. I would love to be entered in your Gifts giveaway. I have always wanted to read it!! :o)
(hugs)
Jo and Jackson

Courtney said...

Please count me in too.

CrystalGB said...

Please count me in. Very nice prizes.

aniowamom said...

With four kiddos, you have to know that books are BIG BIG BIG in this house. Please enter me!

My giveaway is up as well, come on over to win a $25 gift card!

Amy A said...

I would really like to read these books. My two-month-old son is named after a very dear friend and precious person who had Down's Syndrome. Hopefully his loving legacy will continue through my son's life.
amyjohnallen at bellsouth dot net

Bennetts said...

Pick me Pick me!!! heee heee You are a peach for doing this, and Gabi is a great model!

Gray Matters said...

Thank you for sharing your heart.

Jacki said...

Okay, your daughter is adorable! I would love to be entered in your giveaway! Thank you!

S.B. said...

here's my entry.

Kristi said...

Please enter me. Gabi is absolutely adorable.

Beth@Sportsmomma said...

count me in!

And What a cutie pie you have there!!

Bebemiqui said...

I hope I win!

Qtpies7 said...

I would love to win any of those prizes. My former sister in law recently found out their unborn child has Down's Syndrom. I would love to send her the book if I win. I also have heard great things about Karen Kingsbury, but I STILL have not read any of her books.

Jennifer said...

Count me in.

Ginny said...

I'd love to enter!

Mommy said...

Wonderful prizes. I love to read, and and extra wal-mart money is always needed. ;-)

Jessica said...

What wonderful prizes. I work with adults with Down Syndrome and I can attest to how blessed they make my life. Count me in your great giveaways!

Amy said...

Count me in - Thanks

Rachie S. said...

Please enter me, Your daughter is a cutie!

Anonymous said...

Whoops, forgot to leave my email address in my last comment!!

laura_licious101(AT)hotmail(DOT)com

Melissa Markham said...

I have a nephew who has Down's Syndrome and I worked with an Early Intervention program back in the 90s. God bless!

Annabelle said...

Count me in please!

Hélène said...

I would love to win any of your give aways!

KMom said...

yay for giveaways!

racheariel said...

I'd love to win!
thanks!
rachel

Anonymous said...

Nice giveaway! monk5@charter.net

homebutnotalone said...

I love the look of those books!

Thanks for entering me.

Carmom said...

Thank you, I would love to be entered.

Melissa said...

Thanks

ZudaGay said...

I didn't know that about Wal-Mart, way to go Wal-Mart!!! I'd love to be entered....thank you so much!!!

Paige said...

Looks good.

Thanks for the giveaway and have a fabulous day!

Mandi said...

Yeah! Sign me up!
Thanks,
Mandi

Mindy said...

Aren't you clever! Love the prizes!

Mindy
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Tracy said...

Please enter me.

tnayar at verizon dot net

Elisarose said...

What fun! Count me in!

Celly B said...

What wonderful gifts! Please count me in!

Michele said...

count me in please!

April said...

What wonderful prizes! Thank you for offering.

Deb - Mom of 3 Girls said...

What an adorable little model you've got there! :)

Katie said...

What a sweet giveaway. Thanks for sharing your heart with us in this giveaway, and thank you for the opportunity to win.

katie at dekabyte dot com

angelaandconnor at gmail.com said...

We'd love the books or the giftcard!! Great giveaways!

Teddi said...

There can never be enough inspiration in the world - sign me up! And thanks!

Cindy said...

Gabi is beautiful! Great giveaway; so meaningful!!

ktjrdn said...

It's nice to see someone say good things about Walmart for once.

Christine said...

What a beautiful giftaway. I would love to learn more about Down Syndrome. And your daughter is so beautiful. Please enter me. Thanks.

Nick and Megan...and Chelsea too! said...

GREAT giveaway...thanks!

Anonymous said...

Please enter me in the walmart gift card contest. As most we love Walmart. Its really the only store near hear actually. (Big department store type)

Thanks for holding the contest.

Nikki
www.homeschoolblogger.com/Angelheart/

Angelheart135@aol.com

Jenna said...

I would love to be entered in your give-away... Walmart is one of the only shopping establishment within a one hundred mile radius of my home!

Julie said...

Thanks for the chance to win!

Stephanie said...

Please enter me!

Cindy said...

I don't know anyone who doesn't love Wally!

Jenn said...

I would love to be entered - how fun!

Jennifer said...

I'll take one!

majellamom said...

Please count me in! Your daughter is adorable!

Stacey said...

Please count me in.

slmpckins@comcast.net

Melissa said...

Love it. Count me in! THANKS! :)

Chelsea said...

Include me, too, please. (And could your daugther be any cuter?)

Mommy to those Special Ks said...

Here's my Monday entry! ;)

EllieMae said...

Please count me in! Thanks

Andrea said...

I love Karen Kingsbury!!!
I'd love to be entered in this draw.

And your daughter is gorgeous!!!

km said...

I'm in.

Fiddle D. Dee said...

I would love to be entered! What a cute helper!

Angela said...

Looks like Great prizes!

Charlotte said...

Please count me in. Thanks.

Mrs. Nichole Jordan said...

Count me in! I would LOVE that!!!
Thanks so much!!!
Nichole
nicholejordanblog@yahoo.com

http://blog.handmadebycole.com/

Dollymama said...

Great giveaway! I would love to invite you to my baby boutique blog where one of my personal friends who is also mom to a 2 year old with DS blogs. I would love to win this so I can read the books and share them with her. You can see her first post here:
http://thebabyboutiqueatwombswindow.com/blog/birth-stories/susans-intro/

happygeek said...

What a gorgeous model you have!

Don and Lisa Osborn said...

Thanks for your thoughtfulness!

Amanda said...

What a wonderful giveaway! Please enter me.

KnittinChick said...

Fun, fun, fun! Please count me in:-)

Britt said...

What a wonderful giveaway! Thanks!

Michelle said...

Wonderful giveaways, thank you! Please enter me. :)

Karla said...

Great giveaways! I'd enjoy winning any of them. Thanks so much!

Peggie said...

Count me in!

grace said...

I would love to join the fun!

mom2ri said...

I would love to enter. Thank you!

momintraining said...

Please count me in!
Email: wordpress [at] theparentingdiaries dot com

Kyra said...

This is a GREAT giveaway!

mamaredhead said...

Your Gabi is adorable! Please enter me, and thanks for hosting this giveaway!

mamaredhead at gmail dot com

Rebecca said...

Love your cute little model. Count me in.

Melissa said...

count me in!

cdziuba said...

My niece Andrea is 12 years old and has Down Syndrome. She's quite a character! She doesn't have a shy bone in her body, and one of her favorite things to do is watch videos of my favorite show of all time....Lost in Space. She's really into dogs and cats, and is just a great kid.

mar said...

This is great fun - please enter me

Reeva said...

great contest! - please enter me to win :)

Melissa said...

Thank you! Your daughter is adorable!

Jenna Z said...

Thanks for the chance to win! Great prizes!

Allison said...

Please count me in! Thanks!

Karen said...

Please count me in, thanks! I am the mom of a special needs son, so I can appreciate these places and things as well. Your daughter is beautiful:)

kpuleski at gmail dot com

Nancy said...

Good contest. Please enter me.

Banana said...

Gabi is ADORABLE!

Please enter me in your giveaway! Thanks! :)

Romie said...

This is a great idea and you daughter is fabulous - please count me in :)

Lorie said...

Please enter me!

Carissa said...

Great giveaways. Your daughter is so cute.

April said...

Great prizes, count me in!

Wired Wilsons said...

What a beautiful, touching video. Thank you for sharing. I'd love to be entered in your giveaways.

Camille
wiredwilsons [at] gmail.com
www.wiredwilsons.com

tarah716 said...

Perfect prizes for me, Sydney is getting too old for her "baby" books.

windycindy said...

What a generous giveaway contest. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks,Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

Heidi @ GGIP said...

I would love to enter. I am currently pregnant with a baby with an unknown syndrome, and through this I have learned a lot about many other birth defects.

I hope you have fun with the contest.

Amy said...

Thank you for entering my name in this contest. I am in school planning to be a teacher in just 1 1/2 short years and the more books I have, the more children I can reach!

Leia said...

What a great giveaway! Pick me!

Once Upon a Dream... said...

Oh, I'd love to win! Please count me in!

I'm doing a giveaway on both of my blogs:

http://airforcefamily2007.blogspot.com

http://goddessofthehome.blogspot.com

I'll be doing a new giveaway everyday until Friday. Thought you might want to know.

Eden

Renee's Reading Corner said...

Please enter me! Thanks for hosting this.

amyjrn23 said...

Great giveaway....count me in!!

denyse said...

I wanna win!

Sherry said...

Wow. This is such a nice giveaway! Enter me. :)

Pure and Sensible said...

What a beautiful contest and cute pictures of your daughter!!! Please enter me. Thank you, Leinani

www.heartofwisdom.com/PUREANDSENSIBLE/

Ben and April said...

Your daughter is beautiful. Thanks for the chance to win!

amenking@bellsouth.net

Deborah said...

I love to read, and what an endearing subject to read about. Love your blog. If I win, please inform me at dmj53@hotmail.com

mamazzgoodies said...

Please enter me!

Thanks for having this contest!



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Liz said...

What a great giveaway! Please sign me up! Thanks!

ressiedinnk said...

Great contest!

Charity

David &amp; Casey said...

What a great give away!

lovedandamazed said...

Wow, Wal-Mart and Karen Kingsbury are great things! We have several friends who have Downs children as well. Please count me in!
author_erin(at)lycos(dot)com

Gustogirl said...

Enter me please!!!

Amy said...

Your daughter is adorable, and she makes a very good prize model. :)

I'd love to win any of your prizes- they are all very nice!

Sarah M said...

Karen Kingsbury is a favorite author of mine, and who doesn't love wal-mart! Thanks for the chance to win!
tzaddi_sister(at)yahoo(dot)com

plin said...

Thank you for this opportunity. Sign me up!

fins2thrite said...

I would love to win either the books or the $10 GC. I work with adults with down syndrome at a facility in Mississippi.

devildogwife said...

Please sign me up. Thank you!

tiffanyhulbert said...

Thank you for this giveaway!! :)

goalmom said...

Thanks for entering me!

Shannon said...

I have a friend who has a child with Down's and I'd like to give these to her.

LaughNLove said...

would love to enter for this, thank you.

Lady_MSnow said...

Please enter me! :D

Shelly said...

Thanks for your generosity!

Shalee said...

Woo hoo! Walmart!

Bree said...

Thanks for the contest!

Andrea said...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Karen Kingsbury! And walmart! ;)

Katy said...

please enter me! I would love to read those books!!! Thanks so much!

Emily said...

I'd love to enter!

joyfulnotes said...

I haven't seen the "Gifts" book yet, but it looks great! Enter me please!

Deb in OPKS said...

Wow, 162 comments already! How cool is that?

Veronica said...

Count me in!

Christy said...

So many great gifts!

Anonymous said...

Great prizes, please count me in!

~Laura
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/duckygirl

nikkiharding said...

I'd love to win this!

Rebecca said...

very nice!

Ibby said...

What fun!! I don't need another Gifts book, but I'd love to try for the other prizes!

Maggie said...

What a wonderful giveaway!

AspergersKitty said...

I'd love to read these books! I find other people with special needs intresting because I have a form of Autism, called Asperger's Syndrome.

Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings said...

She is absolutely adorable!!!

Count me in for the drawings, please.


Thanks for the giveaway!

Stop by my place to win a bath set & candles or one of two copies of a book I'm giving away.

Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings

Sue said...

Count me in!

Carey said...

Enter me too! Hugs and kisses from Carey and Chelsea.

www.cbranam.blogspot.com

Joanna said...

Your daughter is beautiful.

Please enter me in your giveaways.

quiltingreader said...

Enter me, please.

Jendi said...

Excellent ideas! Please enter me.

Denise said...

What cute pictures! I'd love to win! Thanks!!

PastorMac's Ann said...

Please count me it. Your daugther is adorable.

clallen said...

this is the absolute best carnival that i have ever been too! thanks for the contest!

Wendy said...

Count me in:)

kirbyscotchie2 said...

Please enter me in the contest!

Musicmamaof8 said...

I'd love to be entered in your contest!

Blessings,
Patrice

peg42 said...

Gabby is adorable. Please enter me. Thanks.

Shane said...

sign me up - i am at walmart alot

M.E. said...

Enter me, please!

Gina said...

I would love to be entered.

FuzzyWuz6 said...

My daughter is 5 and is our family's "gift." Please enter me in your contest. Thank you.

nor_lou said...

very cute picture :)
wonderful contest

Shama-Lama Mama said...

Please count me in. I know someone that this would be an awesome gift for!

The Chatty Housewife- said...

What a nice giveaway!

Earthmommy said...

What a wonderful giveaway, please enter me!

Mari said...

Yes please!!

Ronnica said...

Your daughter is precious. I also love your layout!

luckyme said...

this is great

The Trier and Jen said...

put me in your draw please
Jen

aBookworm said...

Here's my entry. Thanks!
callmeabookworm at gmail dot com

Sam-Is-Mad said...

Please enter me.
Samantha
samismad@hotmail.com
http://sam-is-mad.blogspot.com/

mommartin said...

What a cute sight. Gabby is adorable too. katie_mmartin@yahoo.com