Finding The Best Adjustable Stroller

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There are so many different strollers on the market today and every time you look at them they’re being upgraded. There is a big demand for strollers and basically every parent in the country purchases one. With all of the variety of strollers being offered, how do you know which one is the best?

The best stroller out there is the one that is the easiest to adjust and fold up. Ask any parent that has raised a child or two and they’ll be in total agreement with this. Strollers can either be a fight or a blessing, and the only way to choose the right stroller is to shop for it the right way at the beginning.

What you need to do is take your baby along for your shopping outing and be sure to bring along all necessary supplies such as diapers, bottles, a change of clothes etc. Then you will start trying out the strollers.

You’ll want to start by unfolding the stroller while you are holding all this gear and your baby. There will be a lot of times when you have to end up holding your baby during an outing when he becomes uncontrollable and fussy. It is during these times when you will need a stroller that you can fold up with one hand while holding a crying baby in the other.

Find the stroller that is the easiest to work with. This is important. There is nothing more frustrating than battling with a stroller while your baby is crying or your toddler is whining in your arms. A quick and easy fold-up is what you’re looking for.

The next thing you’ll need to do is sit your baby in a stroller and see how easy it is to adjust. Some strollers need a lot of muscle power for a simple adjustment and these are the strollers you need to avoid. They quickly become a frustration, and if you have a baby in the stroller and a small child walking along with you, you’ll want fast and easy adjustments.

If you’re pregnant and don’t have the baby yet, grab something ret relatively heavy in the store and put it in your arms while you are testing out the strollers. You need to know that the stroller you are going to purchase will turn out to be a blessing instead of a constant battle. You’re going to have enough to deal with once you have the baby without having to work with an uncooperative stroller.

disclosure: This article was written for me and I was compensated for publishing it.

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Dear Husband: Please Take Down The Christmas Lights Already!

Lights Going Up

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The hanging of the icicle lights along the edge of our roof has always been my husband’s job. We have a one-story house, so it’s just a matter of setting up a ladder and going up and down clipping the lights to the clips he keeps up all year round. Well, it’s February 18th, and our Christmas lights are still up!

I do understand, I mean, it’s a pain to drag the ladder out, set it up, go up and unhook a section of lights, come down, move the ladder, go back up, unhook the next section, come down again. I certainly don’t want to be in charge of it! If I could, I would totally hire someone to do the Christmas light hanging and taking down.

In the Chicago area, there’s a company called Holiday Creations that handles every step of the Christmas decoration process, from helping you design your lighting display, to installing the lights, running the extension cords, even predicting your electrical needs.  Customers can contact them any time – even on Christmas Day – if there’s a problem.

Then, at the end of the season, HC Lights will come and not only take down your lights, but also box them up and store them for you until next year!  And, they guarantee your lights will be down by January 25th, which is a little late for me, but a lot better than still having them up after Valentine’s Day.

Unfortunately for me, we don’t live near Chicago, which means my Christmas lights are probably staying up a little longer. Hopefully Chris will take them down before Memorial Day :)

 

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Seriously Considering An Electric Scooter For My Dad

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My Dad is 77 years old, and a week ago Saturday something awful happened – he was taking a load of laundry out of the dryer at home and he lost his balance, fell backwards, and fractured his pelvis. I know, OUCH.  It’s six weeks of as little movement as possible while he heals, and I know it’s frustrating for him, since he loves to do things like go to Spartan Basketball games and out to lunch with his friends. He has a walker, but it’s not practical for long distances.

A few days ago on the phone with my Stepmom, I brought up the subject of a scooter. I had done some Googling and found electric adult scooters from Lyric that look nothing like the scooters I usually see advertised on TV. For example, the RNG3R scooter is meant not for sitting down on, but for standing on! How cool would my Dad look zipping through the mall on one of these?

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Features of the RNG3R include:

Slip resistant, elevated standing platform
Low maintenance and low energy cost
Frame folds up for easy transportation
Locking Security System
Dual Suspension System with Shock Absorber

The RNG3R has a maximum speed of 22 mph and can go 25 miles on a battery charge. And it looks really cool! Think my Dad will go for it?

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