Fun for Kids & Eco-Friendly! My Pretty Playhouse, US/CAN, 11/29

There's never a dull moment at Journeys of The Zoo, especially when the courier arrives. The kids rush to the window in anticipation of things in pretty packages with new and exciting experiences inside. This weeks surprise received tons of squeals when a colourful cardboard box complete with handle arrived. It was...

My Pretty Playhouse from Cascades!

Cascades is a Canadian company based out of Quebec. Not only is this product sustainable as it's made from 100% recycled cardboard but the packaging is attractive as well.

All the writing was in both official languages of Canada; English and French. It highlighted three key components of the product and I noticed right away that the little boy was drawing with his left hand.

Lefties notice things like that.


Luckily Ed was home so that we could set it up right away. Knowing what I know now, I could have set it up myself, however, the instructions clearly stated: "It is preferable to have two people for assembly". First of all, yes, we read the instructions and secondly, they should have mentioned that neither of the two people should be under the age of three. Regardless, it took us just under 15 minutes to complete.

The Zoo's Week in Review. A Visual Memoir.

  Besos, The Zoo

Pain Relief for your Feet with Footminders.

Ed doesn't like it when I post pictures of him on the blog. In fact, he told me that if I must, he prefers that I post pictures of his feet.

When I had an opportunity to review Footminders orthotics, I knew that I had to step up (couldn't resist) because Ed was recently diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and given a prescription for expensive orthotics.

When I visited Footminders website and saw what they had to say about their product, I knew that we were onto something.

Born at 30 Weeks. The Zoo's NICU Story #Prematurity {Loss}

When I was 7.5 weeks pregnant, I knew with 100% certainty that my pregnancy would not go to term.

That my offspring would be born premature.

Impossible to know you say.

Not when you're pregnant with Triplets!


Actual ultrasound: 7.5 weeks gestation.

November is Prematurity Awareness Month. My peers and I have created a blog hop to support all those that have travelled this road and all those that unfortunately will. Be sure to check out the other blog posts listed at the bottom of this post.

Here is an excerpt of The Zoo's NICU Story.

My three doctors informed me that if everything went according to plan, I would deliver at 36 weeks (something to do with placental deterioration). If I didn't make it that far then surely I would make it to the average gestation for Triplets: 32w4d. Christmas Day was 32w4d. We'd call them Rudolph, Donner and Blitzen.

They tried to talk to me about the risk of delivering earlier (amongst other things) but I would hear nothing of it. Perhaps it was for the better. There was nothing I could do anyways.

Mama Bargains $20GC Giveaway, US/CAN, 11/26

Welcome to the Celebrating Baby Gift Giveaway Hop!

This Giveaway Hop is hosted by Fun On a Dime and Journeys of The Zoo is pleased to be a participating with such a great group of blogs.

The prizes will vary in that they may be for your newest bundle of joy, or mom, dad, brother, or sister. Regardless, it will be just in time for Christmas and,

All the prizes are valued at $20 or more!

Journeys of The Zoo is giving away a $20 gift certificate to Mama Bargains. If you're unfamiliar with the site, you won't be for long as it's addictive! New deals appear almost every day but when they're sold out, they're gone. They ship to the USA and Canada (check the FAQ for exceptions).

Just this week, they had an offer on Lansinoh products that was almost 60% off the regular price! At the time of this posting, they had Envirosax's starting as low as $3.60. what a great opportunity to get stocked up for the Holidays.

After you have entered this giveaway (below), be sure to check out the linky (below the Rafflecopter form) and enter to win on all my friends blogs as well.

Ready to WIN!