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Exergen Review/Giveaway

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I got the great opportunity to review the Exergen Temporal Thermometer. I have 4 kids and it seems I have to take all of their temperatures in a row. That takes forever and they don’t really care for it either. So this thermometer was a real blessing. You just sweep it across the the temporal artery in the forehead. It captures the infrared heat that is emitted and then reads out the highest temperatures that it senses (out about 1000 a second). I was pretty impressed with how well it worked. I did some unscientific tests by taking my temp orally and with the Exergen and was pleased with the results.

I love the fact it comes with its first 9-volt battery. I also like that you can switch it from Farenheit to Celsius, for the pure nerdyness if nothing else. Some tips. Take the cover off. I know it seems pretty basic but I forgot and couldn’t figure out why it was reading low. Don’t do repeated swipes, apparently the temp with then drop. If you aren’t sure about the reading, wait a little bit and try again. Also, in the packaging there is a booklet but it is kind of hidden between 2 pieces of cardboard. Make sure you grab it before you toss the package.

My real problem with this is the fact I didn’t have it with my first kid almost 8 years! You can get this at a variety of places but Amazon is always one of my favorites and at under $35 it is a great deal. Even better though….

Win it!
How would you like to win your own Exergen Temporal Thermometer?

To enter:

* Just leave me a comment telling me who you would use it on!
* A random winner will be selected and notified on April 21st.
* The winner will then have 3 days to claim their prize.

To earn extra entries, you may do one or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra ticket but you must leave a separate comment for each one.

* Subscribe to my feed.
* Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here.
* Subscribe to my Twitter

This giveaway is open to addresses within the US. Please leave a way to contact you in case you win.

If you want to see more giveaways pop over to Making Money Keeping Money to see more giveaways on Contesting Monday!

(This is a FRN review)

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DaBib Review and Giveaway!

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Look below for the review and giveaway!

Ok, I love this bib! Now I am a mother of 4 kids and the oldest (by a lot of 5 kids) so I would say that I may be a bib expert. Once again I say, I love this bib!. DaBib has many great design features. First, it is dual layer with a micro fiber terry cloth on the front and a water proof cloth back. I love that it is water proof but not plastic so it doesn’t crack or wear. I have already washed it quite a few times and there isn’t any wear on it. I love the neck. It is a high cloth neck that is like a cuff so it keeps the crumbs and dribbles out. Because we all know. The worst things are the ones that get past the top of the bib. It wraps around with velcro and is adjustable. There is a 2 or 3 inch strip that you can adjust on. It also has a pocket on the front. I love a pocket on bibs but you can’t ever clean them out all the way and they just don’t stay open to catch enough. Well, the makers of DaBib seemed to find a way around that. The pocket is attached from the back and then you flip it to the front. Then it stands out a bit and to clean it just flip it back so all the crumbs (or oatmeal in my little one’s case) don’t end up in the washer.

So I love this bib. My biggest problem is that I didn’t find it until my 4th and last kid!

Win it!
How would you like to win your own bib from DaBib?

To enter:

* Just pop over to the DaBib site and then come back here and leave me a comment telling me which one of these great bibs you would want to win.
* A random winner will be selected and notified on April 14th.
* The winner will then have 3 days to claim their prize.

To earn extra entries, you may do one or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra ticket but you must leave a separate comment for each one.

* Subscribe to my feed.
* Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here.
* Subscribe to my Twitter

This giveaway is open to addresses within the US. Please leave a way to contact you in case you win.

If you want to see more giveaways pop over to Making Money Keeping Money to see more giveaways on Contesting Monday!

(This is a FRN review)

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Windex All in one Review and Giveaway!!!

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So Windex has come out with a new window to help you clean your outside windows. I am horrible, I barely ever wash my outside windows because it is such a pain. But according to studies I am in the 80% majority who avoids it. So I was really intrigued when I received the new Windex Outdoor All-in-One Starter Kit.

I was really impressed how easy it was to put together. All you do is slip one end onto the other and twist. Then you just lay the pad on the end and it just velcros on. The pad is cool because 1 does about 20 “standard” windows. I am not sure what that means but it did all mine. I also like that you can put it on an extension pole to reach even further.

To use it you wet down your windows, then just wipe them down with the tool, then rinse your window off. There is a severe problem. You then can tell how dirty the inside of your windows are but there are worse problems;). This really works well. There weren’t any streaks left or any dirt. That really says something because I don’t have grass. So my windows are always dusty and just spraying them down doesn’t work. A final benefit is the price. The starter kit is only $15 and the refill kit is $5.

We here at the NerdFamily highly recommend Windex’s All in One. They have a great coupon on refill pads or you could win a starter kit here!

Win it!
Want your own Windex All in One Starter Kit?

To enter:

* Just leave me a comment.
* A random winner will be selected and notified on April 8th.
* The winner will then have 3 days to claim their prize.

To earn extra entries, you may do one or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra ticket but you must leave a separate comment for each one.

* Subscribe to my feed.
* Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here.
* Subscribe to my Twitter

This giveaway is open to addresses within the US. Please leave a way to contact you in case you win.

If you want to see more giveaways pop over to Making Money Keeping Money to see more giveaways on Contesting Monday!

(This post was written for Family Review Network as part of a program by SC Johnson, who also supplied the product for review and give away.)

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The Perfect Baby Handbook: Review & Giveaway

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The day I got a pre-release copy of The Perfect Baby Handbook: A Guide for Excessively Motivated Parents I was in serious need of levity. Lucky for me I got it! This book is a refreshing mockery of all the “how to get the perfect kid” talk we here and read. Now I will admit I sometimes try a little to hard to get the perfect kids but sometimes I need to be reminded to take it easy. All to soon these kiddos will be grown so lets find the humor! This book was so funny. I laughed so hard my eyes were watering.

Walk into any bookstore and you’ll encounter a ludicrous number of “expert” baby-rearing manuals. Although The Perfect Baby Handbook provides a solid foundation, it goes without saying that you’ll need to read them all. A sampling:

* Are You My Mother and, If So, Must You Slouch Like That?
* Infants and Their Little Anxiety Attacks
* No Ifs, Ands, or Buts: How to Parent Without Using Certain Grammatical Constructions
* Throat Lozenges of the Baby Whisperer
* 10,001 Great Baby Names Selfish Celebrities Have Already Snapped Up
* The No-Cry-from-4:01-to-4:03-a.m. Solution
* The Obviously Gifted Child: A Guide to Spotting Glaring Brilliance
* Layettes of the Aztec Kings
* What to Expect When the Word “Expect” Becomes Meaningless
* Because You’re a Terrible Daddy Who Just Smoked a Gigantic Joint
* Creating Insecurities in Your Baby—So He Can Triumphantly Overcome Them
* The Tale of Peter Rabbit’s Unfortunate Speech Impediment
* An Angel Fell Out of the Sky and Landed in Our Nursery, Slightly Injuring Our Baby

Win it!
Wants some more humor? Well, you can win your own copy of The Perfect Baby Handbook: A Guide for Excessively Motivated Parents? Well I have 5 copies to giveaway!

To enter:

* Just give me a moment of hilarity from your own parenting experiences.
* A random winner will be selected and notified on April 4th.
* The winner will then have 3 days to claim their prize.

To earn extra entries, you may do one or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra ticket but you must leave a separate comment for each one.

* Subscribe to my feed.
* Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here.
* Subscribe to my Twitter

This giveaway is open to addresses within the US. Please leave a way to contact you in case you win.

If you want to see more giveaways pop over to Making Money Keeping Money to see more giveaways on Contesting Monday!

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EyeBuyDirect Review and Giveaway!

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I am a cynic. Usually when a deal sounds to good to be true it usually is. That is why I was so curious about EyeBuyDirect but I am so happy that these great deals really are true!!! Now we have pretty decent vision insurance so it was going to take quite a deal to make us not use it. Now NerdDad needed some new glasses so I got his prescription (must have to order) and sat down to look around. I found these great frames called Saint that were $24.95. This was the frame and a single vision lens. That is a huge steal!!! We always get a thinner lens with a scratch coat so I started looking at the options. I was pleasantly surprised to see that is came with a scratch coat for free. Then we selected the super thin lens that was only $42 more. Insurance never covers that upgrade and you never get it that cheap. We also added the Anti-Reflective and UV coatings. Our grand total, counting shipping, was a mere $83.80. Even with insurance we have never gotten out so cheap! We have never gotten away with less than $100 when we were also using insurance. Now it did take a while to get the glasses but it wasn’t too long.

We received them in a nice hard case with a cloth to dry them with. I was so happy with quality. I am sold! We will be using EyeBuyDirect from now on for all our eye glasses. For once something is really as good as it sounds!

(Non-Prescription glasses- Every frame can be fitted with a blank lens. All that needs to be done is select “Fashion” under the “I use my glasses for” on the prescription page.)

Win it!
So how would you like to win your own pair of glasses from EyeBuyDirect?
To enter:

* Go to EyeBuyDirect’s website and tell me what frame you think you will like the most (you are not committed).
* For a second entry, they could upload their photo and try on glasses (you just have to try this!) or review someone in the “Wall of Frame”.
* A random winner will be selected and notified on March 11th.
* The winner will then have 3 days to claim their prize.

To earn extra entries, you may do one or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra ticket but you must leave a separate comment for each one.

* Subscribe to my feed.
* Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here and to EyeBuyDirect.

This giveaway is open to addresses within the US. Please leave a way to contact you in case you win.

(This is a Family Review Network review)

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Glade Review and Giveaway!

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With 4 kids and one of those potty training, you can just imagine all the smells my house can have. That is why I was so happy to receive the new Glade Sense & Spray starter kit. I even got it in my favorite scent of Fresh Linen that isn’t too heavy or perfumy! This product has some really awesome features. But I have to say my favorite was that it came with batteries and I didn’t have to go find any!

It sprays only when its light sensor is triggered. The only thing is if you put it in an area that gets light changes from other rooms it will spray. But I love the fact that it has to be triggered so it isn’t wasting the refills by just spraying when no one is around!

It also has another convenient feature that comes in handy when you are always in the room. That is a lock out feature. Your Sense & Spray can not be activated more than once every half hour! That is great for me because a little scent is good much too much gives me a huge headache. There is an override button though, just in case you need an extra burst! So now that you have heard how great it is how would you like to win one?

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So how would you like to win your own Glade Sense&Spray starter kit?
To enter:

* Go to Glade’s website and tell me what your favorite product or scent is in the comment section.
* A random winner will be selected and notified on Feb 25th.
* The winner will then have 3 days to claim their prize.

To earn extra entries, you may do one or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra ticket but you must leave a separate comment for each one.

* Subscribe to my feed.
* Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here.

This giveaway is open to addresses within the US. Please leave a way to contact you in case you win.

(This post was written for Family Review Network as part of a program by SC Johnson, who also supplied the product for review and giveaway.)

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Tiny Prints Contest!!!!

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I love Valentine’s Day cards! That was one of the few things that I loved in grade school. You would have you little mailbox and then go home and look at all the cards you were given. I loved it so much that we do that here in our family and also have cards for the kids’ friends. So you can imagine my delight at seeing Tiny Prints new line of Valentine’s Day cards. They have cute kids cards, photo cards and even “green” cards for the environmentally concerned. So how would you like to win a $50 gift certificate that is good not only on Valentine cards but anything they carry? Well, here are the rules to our game!

How to enter:

  1. Go to Tiny Prints website and set up an account.
  2. Choose your favorite Valentines Daycare and add it your “favorites” located directly under “personalize” option.
  3. Tell me why you chose that card as your favorite.
  4. Leave your email address, make sure the email address the the same one you set up your Tiny Prints account with!
  5. Do all this before February 5th.

Need more ways to enter?

  • Blog about this with a link back here and Tiny Prints
  • Subscribe to my feed

Make sure to leave a comment for each entry.

* Fine print: This is open world wide. This contest is running on several other blogs, as you can & should enter on all of them, please know you can only win ONCE per Companies rules. Please enter all the contests available for the best chance to win! Good Luck!

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HGTV Dream Home Giveaway!!!!

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For those of you who aren’t familiar with this yearly HGTV event here is the skinny. Every year HGTV builds a great home and then gives it away. Yes, you read correctly, gives it away! This year they built an awesome house in Napa, California. You just go over and enter the sweepstakes.

But, before you leave me forever ENTER MY GIVEAWAY! I am blessed to be able to giveaway an HGTV prize pack with all kinds of neat goodies! First, go take the online tour of the Dream House. Then come back and tell me your favorite feature of the Dream House. That is it! Make sure you leave me an email so I can contact you if you win.

Earn Extra Entries:

1. Subscribe to my feed.
2. Blog about this giveaway.

If you do either or both, please leave an additional entry for each!

A winner will be chosen January 31, 2009 and shipping will be limited to the US only.

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Skin MD Review and Giveaway

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I must declare, I am a California girl. Now, I don’t live on the beach but I do live in a place in which it gets very hot and the sun is usually shining. I am also very fair (I believe the term some high school friends used was “glow in the dark white”). So wearing a daily sunscreen is a definite need. Pair that with the fact that I don’t wear foundation, I have to moisturize well and take care of my skin. That is why I was so stoked to get to try Skin MD Natural.

Skin MD Natural is a shielding lotion that has an spf 15 in it. So what is a shielding lotion? It is a protective lotion that keeps out all the environmental ick and at the same time adds humectants to your skin keeping it moisturized. I really liked it. Because I am always on a computer or washing my hands, due to keeping house, I am very picky about my skin feeling oily. Skin MD Natural didn’t leave an oily feeling at all. This is also the first product I could use on both my hands and face! I have sensitive skin that can be prone to breakouts and I was pleasantly shocked that I didn’t breakout at all! The lotion has a light sunscreen odor that quickly dissapaites and has a light feel as you apply that is completely weightless.

Win it!
So how would you like to win a 4 oz bottle of Skin MD Natural of your own?

To enter:

* Go to the Skin MD Natural website, use the Store Locator and tell me (in a comment) where they sell Skin MD Natural around you. That’s it!
* A random winner will be selected and notified on Jan 24th.
* The winner will then have 3 days to claim their prize.

To earn extra entries, you may do one or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra ticket but you must leave a separate comment for each one.

* Subscribe to my feed.
* Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here.

This giveaway is open to addresses within the US. Please leave a way to contact you in case you win.
(This is a FRN review)

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Pledge Natural Beauty Furniture Polish Review and Giveaway

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I recently got the opportunity to review Pledge Natural Beauty Furniture Polish. Normally I am super cheap when it comes to cleaning but I do love using Pledge. Why? I am an asthmatic and have horrible allergies. So if I dry dust I sneeze and get sick. If I don’t dust, I sneeze and get sick. Pledge combats both of these situations. In addition it also moisturizes my wood (so it looks richer) and actually repels dust. So what else could a woman want?

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So how would you like to win a can of your own?

To enter:

* Leave a comment with any cleaning questions you might have. That’s it!
* A random winner will be selected and notified on Jan 10th.
* The winner will then have 3 days to claim their prize.

To earn extra entries, you may do one or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra ticket but you must leave a separate comment for each one.

* Subscribe to my feed.
* Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here.

This giveaway is open to addresses within the US. Please leave a way to contact you in case you win.

(“This post was written for Family Review Network as part of a program by SC Johnson, who also supplied the product for review and giveaway.”)