Fiddledeedee.net Reviews

The winner of the Bug Off Soap Bar and 4 oz. Bug Off Spray is #2, Deedee.  No, I didn’t give it away to myself.  This is another Deedee.  It’s a rare day indeed that I run across another Deedee.

Congratulations Deedee!

And btw, if you want to stay up to date with all the giveaways here at Fiddledeedee Reviews, be sure and subscribe (see button in right sidebar).

Here in Florida, our tourist brochure boasts of alligators, hurricanes, plagues of frogs, and bugs that are as big as your head.

Makes you want to pack your suitcase, right?

There isn’t much I can do about the first 3, and believe me I’ve tried, but as far as the bugs go, I have a sure fire method to KEEP THEM OFF OF ME!

Besides, you know, sequestering myself inside all summer.

My sweet blogging friend, Amy, owner and proprietor of Great Cakes Soapworks, has an answer for my bug phobia.

She sells a product called Bug Off, that comes in bar form and a spray, and besides keeping the bugs away, IT DOES NOT STINK.

This is important to certain people I live with who have heightened olfactory senses.

A month or so ago, Fiddledaddy and Emme headed outside to do lawn work.  As they walked by, Cailey’s head popped up from her drawing to exclaim, “EWWWWW.  WHAT IS THAT HORRIBLE SMELL?”

And indeed, it was rank.

They explained that they were wearing bug repellant and Fiddledaddy boasted that it was “all natural.”

Well.  So is cow manure, but I wouldn’t slather it all over myself.

Anyhoo.  Cailey continued to complain about the smell for TWO DAYS, and thereafter referred to it as “poison.”

I informed them that from now on, they will be using Bug Off when tending to our yard needs.  Amen.

It has a nice light woodsy smell, so it doesn’t offend the men in the house by appearing too flowery.  And most importantly, it’s not poison. 

Bug Off is 100% all natural, and it can be sprayed on clothes or skin, but you must avoid the face.  Which makes complete sense, because otherwise you’d be all MY EYES, MY EYES!!!!!

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The Giveaway

Amy has generously agreed to let me giveaway a Bug Off Soap Bar, and 4 oz Bug Off Spray.  All you need to do is head over to Great Cakes Soapworks (she has wonderful products that I ADORE, especially the lip butters) and come back and leave me a comment on this post telling me what tickles your feminine fancy.

The Rules:

•  One entry per household.
•  Contest open to U.S. residents only.
•  Winner will be selected via random draw, and notified by e-mail.
•  You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

I will leave comments open until Monday, July 13, at 9:00 PM, EST.

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Comments are now closed. The winner of this drawing is #3, Karen B.

AKA: A Kiss My Face Giveaway

A couple of weeks ago at Awana, I was privy to a conversation between two first graders. It ended badly by a boy telling a little girl that she stunk.

She turned to me with indignant big brown eyes, “I do not stink!” I leaned in to smell her, “No, you certainly don’t.”

And then I had a little private conversation with the perpetrator of the insult. “Dude, if you learn nothing else from me this year, always remember, NEVER tell a girl that she stinks. Besides. She doesn’t. She smells very flowery.”

With a shrug, he said, “Well, I guess I don’t like flowers.”

I countered, “We’ll talk again in about 10 years.”

Around our house, the worse insult that can be hurled, is by one 3 year old. If he uses the term “stinky rotten” in front of your name, you’ve done something to irk him. Irk him in a bad bad way.

Even I have been the recipient of such an insult, as I’ve heard him mutter “stinky rotten mommy” under his breath, as he stomped away from me, Blues Clues Blanket dragging the ground.

The point that I’m eventually getting to, is that no one wants to stink. And no one wants to be told that they stink. That’s just rotten.

Happily, the nice folks at Kiss My Face contacted me to let me know about their new Kids Line. Kiss My Face is an all natural and organic line of skin care products. And the new kids line is impressive. Take a gander at some of these products. The kids shampoo and detangler is very popular with my girls.

My personal favorite feature of these products is the wonderful citrus smell of this line. I have been known to write an entire post mourning the loss of my favorite citrus body lotion.

Therefore, I’ve been recently known to pilfer the girl’s new bath products. Now I hear, “MOM, did you take my new body wash?”

Pay backs are a booger.

I have an opportunity to pay you all back for enduring my ramblings nearly daily. Kiss My Face is offering one of my readers an opportunity to win the new Kids Line. (Continental U.S. only shipping, please.)

All you have to do, is visit this page, then come back here and leave me a comment, telling me which product would be most useful to your kids. Then for fun, tell me your favorite “fragrance” from your youth. Mine would be “Loves Baby Soft” Spray on Body Fragrance. Which under no circumstances should be doused on liberally. Which is what I did. I’m pretty sure lots of people in Freshman English thought I stunk.

Anyhoo, I’ll close comments on Sunday at 6:00 PM EST, and let Mr. Random Number Generator work his magic.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! One that doesn’t stink at all.

COMMENTS HAVE CLOSED.

The other night, I was nuzzling Jensen’s neck. Breathing in his sweet little boy smell. The precious Hallmark moment was shattered with, “DON’T KISS MINE NECK, MOM!”

Puzzled, and somewhat hurt, I asked, “WHY NOT?”

“BECAUSE YOU’RE GETTING GERMS ALL OVER ME!”

Okay.

This from the kid who routinely sticks his head down the toilet, to get a good echo effect.

And has been known to drop to his belly to lick the sidewalk.

Whatever, dude.

Well, right in the nick of time, Dial Complete has just launched their Campaign for Clean Hands! We’ve been a fan of Dial for years. Even before the children. And get this, the Dial Complete Foaming Antibacterial soap comes in a variety of wonderful scents. I’m partial to the Soothing White Tea.

Fiddledaddy first introduced me to Dial Soap when he discovered my propensity to lick my fingers when stirring a cake mix. Or eating gravy.

Oh yes, I still lick my fingers. I just make sure I have clean hands first. And we’re not in a fancy shmancy eatery. If you can call Dennys fancy.

Also, I wanted to tell you about a video contest that Dial is sponsoring. All you need to do is submit a 15 to 30 second video of your child telling the world “Why Clean Hands Are Important.” The finalists will be selected by a Dial Complete brand judging panel and then voted on by a national audience. The contest winner receives a trip for four to Washington D.C. and $1,000.00 in spending money. Woohoo!

For more contest information, go here. There is a lot more fun stuff such as educational hand washing materials that parents can print and share with their children, and coloring and activity sheets. Plus lots more. Go check it out.

And last but not least. Dial has graciously donated A CASE OF DIAL COMPLETE for one lucky commenter on this post. So, just leave a comment telling me about what your kid gets into, that makes hand washing a must.

For example, around here it would be, “EMME! You’ve got frog pee on your hands. SCRUB ‘EM MISSY!

My girl is a delicate flower.

I’ll keep comments open until Tuesday at 6:00 PM EST, and I’ll have Mr. Random Number generator select a random number.

Good luck! Now, go wash your hands.

COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.