***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Thanks to random.org’s trusty randomness, we’ve got our winner and it is… Gretchen B (whose husband is “a mastermind with wood. He can make almost anything, at times he has surprised himself at what he canters up.”). That sounds familiar. Congrats Gretchen!
Sorry this post is a few minutes late (380 pages of book proofing = crazytown). But Happy Almost Father’s Day everyone! To help us celebrate, Home Depot is giving away an $100 man card, er, gift card so one lucky reader gets a fast and easy way to show their handy hubby/dad/uncle/brother/grandpa/neighbor how much they care… or how much they really want them to finish that project. Home Depot’s also throwing in a RYOBI 18V ONE+ Lithium Ion Compact Drill Kit (valued at $150) because no tool collection is complete without a power drill and driver. Plus this one weighs less than three pounds and the battery lasts four times longer than your everyday battery. So guys, I’ll guess we’ll all have to come up with another excuse to take a break from our to-do lists.
- PRIZE: A $100 Home Depot gift card and a RYOBI 18V ONE+ Lithium Ion Compact Drill Kit
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … what’s the “manliest” quality of the person you’re celebrating this coming weekend. Do you admire your dad’s ability to fix anything? Do you just love seeing the father of your children with a little bit of stubble? Or maybe the way your brother plays with your nieces earns him major guy-points in your book?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, June 13th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Home Depot.
Haley says
Happy Father’s Day! My dad is a great guy who can admit when he CAN’T fix something, and hires it out instead. Go Dad!
Carey says
Happy Father’s Day!
Annette says
Happy Father’s Day!!! I love watching my husband let our kids (ages 2, 3 & 4) “help” in the garage. He’s so patient with them! And our 2 y/o daughter knows the difference between an air compressor and a generator, which makes him very proud.
Tricia A says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! The manliest thing about my husband is how he will do anything for myself, our daughter, and our unborn son, no matter how un-manly the task may seem!
Lindsay says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! The manliest thing about my husband is he hasn’t met a project he can’t do!
Meagan B says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! My father is surrounded by women (5 daughters, my mom, and mostly female farm animals…he’s clearly outnumbered), one of the manliest traits about my Dad is his ability to push us to fix it ourselves while still being our Dad. We’ve all inherited this unique gene that causes us to say “I could make that!”. Just this week, I’ve created 4 new projects using old barnwood and the skills that my Dad has passed on through the years. As we say in our house “Anything can be solved with a woodscrew!”.
Jen T. says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
The manliest thing about my husband is that he can back up and park any type of trailer within a 1/2″ of where it needs to be, no matter what tight limitations there are. He does it with a smile on his face the entire time.
Amy T. says
Happy Father’s Day! I love that my dad had the know how (and the tools) to completely gut and renovate my kitchen!
Kate says
Happy Father’s Day
Erin says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! the manliest thing about my dad is that every time I move (and i’ve moved alot) he’s helped me to change locks, install fire alarms, paint, carry furniture etc. He’s awesome!
Kylie S says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
The manliest thing about my husband is his ability to fight for our country and come home being an amazing father, and even occasionally doing the dishes : )
Giffin says
Happy Father’s Day! Manliest? Definitely how amazing he is at being a dog dad, I can’t wait until I get to see him with our future human kiddos :)
Rebecca Udy says
Happy Father’s Day! I love how my husband is already so excited about our little boy who is due in October, and is so willing to help get everything ready for him to come.
Shirley@Housepitality Designs says
Happy Father’s Day….I love that my hubby, the father of our son, feels good enough in his own skin, to be sensitive and caring to my needs and my son’s…to know that a guy who is a “jock” can also shed a tear over the first time my son took a step or the day he graduated with top honors…Manly, does not always mean a guy with stubbles, muscles, or a hammer at his side…it is being secure with your “manhood” to be compassionate and loving…and I am blessed!
Margaret F says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! My husband is teaching our daughter to drive and taking all the risks. That is manly.
Kelly says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! The manliest things about my dad are his strong Christian roots and love for his family.
Robin says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!! I am celebrating my dear sweet boyfriend of four years, who is the “father” to our pups. He is a man’s man, a former Marine who is always making sure I’m safe and sound, even getting up in the middle of the night when I hear a suspicious noise or coming running when I scream because I see a huge bug. He is the greatest, and I love him so much!
Jesse says
Happy Father’s Day!
Jen says
Happy Father’s Day!
My husband does most everything around the house, from the dishes to taking the kids to school to building a pergola.
kate says
Happy Father’s Day…my hubby is manliest when doing wood working projects with lots of manly tools of course!
Paula says
Happy Father’s Day! My hubby has never been afraid to tackle any DIY project – we built a house and he tiled the bathroom and kitchen with no previous experience. We hate to pay someone to do anything we think we can tackle ourselves.
lisa ferguson says
Happy Father’s Day! The most manly-man thing about my mega-manly man is that he is manly enough to call the professionals or let me do it myself because he *really* is not handy AT. ALL. But hot damn, the man can cook!
brittany says
Happy Father’s Day
And the manliest thing about my husband is that he was able to swallow his pride to take a lower paying job to make time to get through firefighting training to better support his family. and I love him to pieces for it.
Sarah says
Happy Father’s Day! The manliest thing about my hubby is the two-day stubble that I hate to see him shave off Monday mornings :)
Evonne Zinn says
Happy Father’s Day! My husband can fix anything and its great that he is teaching my son everything he knows.
Lynn Tyler says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
I will be celebrating my step father this coming up weekend. He has taught me so much that I would have never learned without him. I admire his ability to fix anything and adapt to anything.
Eleanor says
HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!
My ole man can fix anything. Might not be the prettiest fix, but it will always work :)
Doug says
Happy Father’s Day! My dad can build or fix just about anything
Carley says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
My husband and I are huge Pens fans…he used to play hockey and is all about the rough tough of the sport, and would love to teach our son!
VickiP says
Happy Father’s Day!
My hubby loves everything about soccer – especially teaching our three year old the skills of the game.
Connie A says
Happy Father’s Day! My dad is almost 82 years old and is STILL helping me with all kinds of projects! I’ll be stumped on how to fix something–and he can always figure out a way. I love that man more than anyone in the world!
Annie says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
The manliest thing about my dad is his ability to make and/or fix anything around the house!
Caleb Hales says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! I admire the full grown beard my Dad has had for my entire life and 30+ years total.
Dani MP says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
He is a guy’s guy in almost every way, actually! I think his manliest quality… being so passionate watching sports on TV he has to watch it in the basement/ground level so he doesn’t yell so loud it wakes up the kids on the 2nd floor!
Ronnie says
Happy Fathers Day! My dad is straight up Mr. Fix it!
Christin says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!I love that my Dad can figure out how to fix anything! He’s my go to guy!
Sarah C. says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
My dad knows everything. What’s more manly than being a genius?
Mary says
Happy Father’s Day! I love how my husband takes care of our family.
Elisabeth says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
It’s definitely the man smell…er…the GOOD man smell…
jenn says
Happy Father’s Day
My dad has been the brawn while I was the brains in my almost whole home remodel we completed before I was able to move in to my new house. I couldn’t have done it without him!!
Steph N says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
The manliest think about my dad is that he’s a problem solver–if he can’t tell what’s wrong with something or how to fix it, he loves sitting down and figuring it out. And since he’s an engineer, he’s usually successful.
Joelle Lehoux says
Happy Father’s Day! I love how my father-in-law can make just about anything in his wood-working shop! It’s really handy to have that sort of skill in the family! =)
Amanda says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
I love that even though he squirms and hates it as much as she does, my dad will kill and remove any animal or bug that my mom asks him to.
Leslie W. says
Happy Fathers Day! My dad can fix just about anything, he’s a big tough guy, but a Teddy bear at heart.
Mike Thompson says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! My Dad has helped me with all my home improvement dilemmas. He’s a steady and patient guy.
audra says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!
i love that my husband comes home and notices and appreciates a clean house and homecooked meal (not both of these every day though!) :) he is an amazing father and an awesome best friend!
Jessica says
Happy Father’s Day!
My am looooves tools!
Jennifer says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! I am celebrating with my dad at my brother’s wedding and I think one of the manliest things he has done is raised us to be strong, independent, successful people and to help us transition into adults and now spouses to start our own families!
Andy says
Happy Father’s Day!
My Dad’s a Mr.Fixit.
Robyn Campbell says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! The manliest thing about my dad is his love of football because he is not really good at fixing much!