Green Works - By Clorox

I hope all my many friends and family who have received a sample of Green Works from me, provided by a company called Matchstick, have enjoyed using it as much as my household has!
I was very impressed while I was standing in line at the store the other day when a women complimented me on the smell of my laundry detergent; my jacket had just been washed two days prior using Green Works. I told her about the product and just so happened to have one of the sample packs in my purse that was sent to me and gave it to her to try for herself. I love when I don't need to wear perfume and can still get compliments!
For those of you who have tried the samples I've provided you with let me know what you think and please take a minute to complete the following survey, for every one completed a $2.00 donation will be made to Redwood, which will help families that are less fortunate. http://www.feedback.matchstick.ca/se.ashx?s=439B5E1D0F98116D. 
Thanks everyone and enjoy! : )

Lest We Forget

A day like today is a sad but proud day for me and other family and friends of our Canadian armed forces; today is Remembrance Day.
Today I feel saddened by the enormous loss our country has suffered due to war.
I am saddened that so many men and women died for our country and were never given the same opportunity to live like we have been given.
I am saddened that children have and will grow up never knowing their mothers or fathers.
I am saddened that war is still a very present aspect of our everyday lives.
Today I feel proud that I am part of a country who believes in freedom and will stand up against evil doers.
I feel proud that I am married to a Canadian soldier who will, without complaint, answer his country's call when they need him.
Today I feel proud thinking of all the men and women from past and present wars who were/are willing to give their lives or did give their lives to protect our future.
Today I am proud to be a Canadian!
RIP to our fallen, We will NEVER forget!
To all of our men and women in uniform, past and present, THANK YOU!

Change can be a good thing!

I was given an opportunity to try a product I had never used before, Green Works laundry detergent by Clorox. Personally one of the biggest factors for me with laundry detergent is the smell of it, so as soon as it arrived the first thing I did was open it up to see if I could tolerate the smell of it or not. I was extremely surprised at how fresh and clean the smell was! It isn't over powering and you can tell just from the smell of it how gentle Green Works really is. I love that it is environment friendly and actually works!
I first used the product on my clothes after giving birth to my second child and believe me after coming home from the hospital my clothes were desperate for a washing! Green Works lifted any stains I had on my clothes, cleaned and freshened them better than my old laundry detergent did. Since I was so impressed with how great of a job the product did on my clothes I decided to use it on my baby's clothes as well. Everyone knows that babies need soaps that are gentle on their delicate skin so why not use a soap that is made from natural plant based ingredients? You can really tell the strength of the product if it can clean a young child's clothes! The real benefit of using using Green Works on the baby's clothes is the fact that I don't need to do two separate loads of laundry. It is such a pain having to do a separate load of laundry using baby detergent  for 3 or 4 items and it cost more with water and so on! Now I don't have to worry about that and I can throw in my baby's sleepers, blankets or whatever with mine, that is convenience at its finest! 

Just in the nick of time!

So it finally happened two weeks ago, we had our baby boy! At about four a.m. my water broke and so we quickly packed the car and began our four hour drive to my dr. in my home town. Some people may think that is crazy but I needed to be where I felt comfortable. As we were driving my contractions began and started to become closer and closer which started to concern me since we still had another hour of driving to go. We stopped at a hospital that was about 45 minutes from where we were headed to see if we could continue the trip or not. I got the go ahead from the doctor at the hospital telling me that I was 3 cms dilated and that I would be ok to get to my doctor. By the time we pulled into the parking lot at my hospital I couldn't even walk due to the pain and how close my contractions had become. With in about two hours of arriving at the hospital it was time to start pushing and my little miracle was born!
I am so happy that the pregnancy is over with and my little boy is here. I can't believe how much he looks like his big brother! I pulled out some new born pictures of Liam the other day and compared them to Hayden and the resemblance is amazing!
It has been very nice to have my husband home with me for the past couple of weeks to help out with everything, I just hope that the army gives him next week off as well. I'll give my husband credit, he has been an amazing help to me I just wish he had boobs! Liam isn't interested in the baby, but isn't uninterested either. I think at this point he just thinks the baby is boring and would rather play with his friends or watch tv.
Overall things are going pretty well around our house with the exception of lack of sleep! With that being said I need to go and take a nap before I kick myself later for not sleeping with my little love bugs was. : )

And the penalty for high sticking goes to...

For the record, no baby yet...
Anyway, tonight my husband and I took our son to his hockey practice. I haven't been to the last couple of practices so tonight I could really see the improvement in Liam's skills. Most of the kids seem to have more confidence on the ice and can actually stop without having to slam into the boards! Watching a group of six year olds on the ice is funnier than going to the circus in my opinion, I haven't laughed that hard in a while! I couldn't believe the amount of competitiveness some of the kids had, including my own. They were doing little exercises where they had to chase each other around, kind of like tag but just two of them at a time. They would go around in a circle until you caught the other person. Well one of the kids got the bright idea to use his stick to trip the kid so he would win! Liam if in a game would have got a penalty for hooking and another kid would have had one for high sticking! These kids sure know how to play rough for such a young age.
I think putting our son into hockey was one of the best investments we could have made. Seeing him tonight was amazing! I'm so happy he is loving it and doing so well... Even if he is trying to be a little Tie Domi. Who knows maybe we have a Team Canada player on our hands? He's been saying it for years now that he wants to play professional hockey when he grows up and I really do believe him!

No baby yet and no win for the Leafs yet!

I was thinking earlier that the baby will come when the Toronto Maple Leafs finally win a game, I was thinking tonight is that night! Well... I'd hate to say it but I was wrong! At some point this baby is going to have to come, wish I could say the same for the Leafs and a win.
Well I am hoping that tonight I get a better sleep than I did last night. I think I only sleep at most an hour and a half at a time. That is mainly due to the baby pushing on my bladder, but last night the little guy was crushing my ribs! I really don't see how some women love being pregnant! Don't get me wrong I love the baby!!! I just don't love what my body is going through... I still strongly believe that babies should come from storks!
Hopefully by this time next Saturday the leafs have their first win of the season and I will have my baby boy (or who knows they could have been wrong and it's a girl), we'll just have to wait and see... 

Waiting for baby is like watching grass grow in winter

Here we are the middle of the month and 10 long days away from my due date. Lately I've been going through what is called "nesting", going crazy with the cleaning of the house. I recently just learned about some new products called Green Works and am looking forward to trying them soon! There is nothing worse than worrying about the kinds of chemicals we bring into our homes with children and animals around, plus worrying about the effects they may have on the environment. Green Works Natural Laundry Detergent is suppose to be so gentle to the skin I may even be able to use it on my newborn baby's clothes! We'll have to wait and see! But how much easier would that make things if I didn't have to separate baby's clothes from the rest of ours? Oh soo much easier!
Well I am hoping that this will be the weekend baby decides to make his big appearance, all I ask is to get one good night of sleep before he shows up! The last few nights have been tough since every time I try to get rest the baby wakes up and kicks me for hours and hours. If I'm having sleepless nights already shouldn't the baby at least be born so I have something cute to look at while I am being deprived?