Dealing with death

We recently had to deal with the death of our close friend's daughter, it was tragic to say the least. The difficult part was explaining the death to toddler L. A week before the incident L's fish had died so at least he was somewhat prepared. Unfortunately explaining the death of a person is a bit different than a fish. We flushed the fish so he knew where the fish was and that he wasn't coming back, our friend's daughter was another story. When we were offered the chance to review the book Where do we go? : The Good Grief Book by James F. Weinsier we jumped at the chance. Due to our personal stance on religion we were a little worried about how the book would be presented but we were pleasantly surprised by the books ability to blend with most different religious and spiritual views. The book does not address a specific religious view and is very open which we liked. Though this book unfortunately did not help us to explain death to 3 year old L it did open up conversation and imagination for where you might go after death and what it might be like. The pictures (illustrated by Cliff Beaman) are very detailed and L loved pouring over every detail and discussing what was going on. Even after we were done reading the book he sat with it for hours and is still immersed in it days later. While we are still dealing with the most random questions that really seem to have no good answers for, at least this fabulous book can help us too answer some of them and leave L with some good thoughts about a bad situation.


Where do we go? : The Good Grief Book by James F. Weinsier retails for $12.95US and can be purchased at Amazon.com or through Books Plus by calling 1-877-630-8998, they ship to both US and Canada.

Zeddy's Diapers and Training Pants/ Great diapers at Zellers!!

Toddler L is now out of diapers during the day but he still wears diapers at bedtime so we were happy to try out Zeddy's Frisky Frog Training Pants. These are basically Zellers brand of pull-up's but cheaper. First off we love the price difference, these are much cheaper than the Huggies or Pampers version. We were though a little confused by the sizing; L is normally a size 4 in diapers and in these he was a 2T-3T. The difference in size though makes sense though when you take into consideration the weight. Zeddy's size 2T-3T is for under 34 lbs and Pampers Easy Ups (which we used to use) size 4 is for 16-34 lbs, they both contain 44 diapers though. So aside from the sizing seeming different on the package (though they really aren't) the price is the great part. Zeddy's diapers and training pants start at $12.99CAD while the name brand ones retail at $17.99!!! So we already have you know hooked by the price don't we? Now on to the training diaper itself, these to me are great because they are not covered with cartoon characters (I really hate that!) they have the alphabet and music note on the front and the big seller for me; on the back it says "back side back side". How many times have you asked your hubby to help out and he's put on the training pants backwards?! The diapers come in unisex while the training pants come in boys or girls. Performance wise they are very absorbent and hold up well but I would not really recommend them for night time use. We used them at night and they were hit and miss on leaking but I think that is because training diapers are meant to be peed in and then taken off, not rolled around in all night. Also because L didn't pee every night we would use the same diaper for multiple nights if it was still dry and that did stretch it out a bit. I had L's little girlfriend try out the Zeddy's b/c she is still in diapers and her mom found that they held up very well. They also have the tear away sides like the name brand training pants which is nice. Another observation is they don't have that jelly build up after sitting in pee for a bit like some other brands. I really wish we had known about Zeddy's Training Pants when we were going through a few bags of Pampers a week!! These are great training pants and you just can't beat the price!! We 100% recommend these diapers and training pants to anyone who uses disposables!!Zeddy's Teeny Tadpole diapers and Frisky Frog Training Pants retail starting at $12.99CAD for a mega bag and $14.99CAD for a larger club pack, they can be purchased at your local Zellers all across Canada.

Breath easy

Even though winter has ended and spring has sprung, we are still at that yucky in between seasons stage where one day it's gorgeous and the next day you want to turn the heat back on. This can really mess with your system and for some of us we end up stuffy and congested though we are not quite sick. Over the winter I received a Vick's GermFree Warm Mist Humidifier and boy do I love that baby!! During the winter months it was a blessing to have and it still is. This humidifier is a giant but for me it's just one more reason to love it, because of it's large size it's able to house two water tanks that equal to a 2 gallon capacity so you never run out of water in the middle of the night or early morning hours. Pure, sanitized warm mist kills up to 99.999% germs, mold and bacteria in the water helping to prevent you and your little ones from getting more sick or just helping you get better. It also has a patented germicidal ultraviolet chamber and promotes better breathing everyday. It also has a small little reservoir for Vick's VapoSteam, the great thing is this is it removes for easy cleaning. This humidifier comes complete with an on/off button, humidity control and 3 lights that let you know when the unit is on, when you need to refill the tanks and replace the UV bulb. The Vick's GermFree Warm Mist Humidifier definitely is the mother of all humidifiers. There is not a thing missing from it and it really has been a life saver this winter and this spring. It has been especially great since the arrival of baby K who has been congested and stuffed up since birth though is finally getting better. It's been a huge help clearing baby K's stuffed up nose at night so he can breath and sleep easier which has helped us all get some much needed rest.

The Vick's GermFree Warm Mist Humidifier retails for $90US and can be purchased at Walmart in the US or Canada.

Canadian Family's Top 53 Mommy Blogs

Check it out!! We made the cut! A big thanks to Canadian Family Magazine online for adding us to their Top 53 Mommy Blogs list, we are thrilled to be on it. Canadian Family is a great magazine (they also have a great online website as well) and we read it every month so we are thrilled to be on this list!! We also want to say hello to those who stopped by after seeing us on the list, we hope you'll come back as their are many more reviews to be posted soon.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!!!