1761 Rainy Wednesday w/ the boys

Saucy Scale: 9

It’s official: I heart my Mothers of Twins group. 

When I joined the gang, they had already held their semi-annual consignment sale.  I was bummed that I’d missed out on looking at the twin bargains.  (Since the next sale is in mid-March, I’m fairly certain I’ll miss out on that one as well.)

Once the "official" consignment sale is over, the members are able to sell their goodies using the group email blast.  Last night I happened to be checking my email when I noticed that someone is selling the same stroller that we’re planning to get. Within minutes I’d replied that I would take it.  So, it looks as if I’ll be saving us 50% of the price of buying a new stroller! WooHoo!

I know from experience that the frame strollers – where you just snap your infant car seat into the frame – are REALLY lightweight and convenient.  I LOVED my single frame stroller that both Gus & Mattson used.  I don’t know why Graco hasn’t evolved in this department.  Their single frame stroller rocks…how hard is it to get your engineers together and come out with a double frame stroller?

The Single (Graco)                                              The Double (Baby Trend)

We already have a nice big clunky Graco double stroller for when the babies grow out of their infant carrier car seats.  (We have the DuoGlider LXI – it’s a double long instead of a double wide stroller.)  It’s a great stroller, but when the babies are tiny, the frame strollers are much more manageable – even one-handed from the back of the car.  Hopefully the Baby Trend is as easy to use as our old Graco one!

Ok, I know I’m a bit of a snob in this area, but I just cannot deal with buying most baby products used. 

When I was preggo with my first child, it came down to wanting nice new shiny things for my nice new shiny baby.  After I started selling my old baby stuff, I really had my eyes opened.  It’s one thing to pass down a onesie from my own Child #1 to Child #2 – I know where those stains came from and the probable content of those stains.  When you buy a used onesie, everyday wear looks worse and ick to those random stains that cannot be identified. 

I would consider buying "hard items" used, but you have to be so careful about people selling/misrepresenting items that are recalled & dangerous.  Illinois has great laws designed to protect buyers from these dangerous items.  But it is pretty much impossible to use those laws on eBay, Craigslist, or at garage sales. 

Once I bought a small StepTwo plastic climber/slide for a steal – and then scrubbed it with bleach!  There are many toys I would NEVER consider buying used – like stuffed toys  (think about the Velveteen Rabbit!) because unless you can scrub something with bleach or wash it on hot in the washing machine…who knows what filth is hiding in there?!?

So yeah, most used stuff just squigs me out when it comes to my babies.

I love a good bargain, but I prefer it be the shiny & new kind.

Oh jeesh! 

I just had a phone call from the realtor.  Someone wanted to walk thru the house in a mere 25 minutes from now.  We’ve got a note on file that asks for 2 hours notice.  Twenty-five minutes?  You’ve got to be kidding me!  I can’t even get the boys (& myself) dressed and out the door in 25 minutes!  There is a moderate amount of picking up to be done, but not in 25 minutes!

We had a request for a showing this past Sunday morning.  On Saturday night we made sure the house looked great & we took Baby Girl over to Grandpa J’s for the night – so that we wouldn’t have to do it as we were struggling to get out the door on time for church on Sunday morning.

When we got home Sunday afternoon, it was pretty obvious that the realtor hadn’t shown the place.  There was no business card left on the counter, the door locks usually look odd when they lock it from the outside, and they usually mess up our light switches.  So, TBU called to see if they’d even come by.  It was more than a little annoying to learn that they hadn’t. 

So yeah, I’m not too jazzed about busting my hump to let you show my house in a mere 25 minute window.  You get what I’m saying?

Besides…it’s about nap-time here.  I’m much more interested in keeping that appoinment.

I could really go for a burger from McDonald’s right now, but that’s not gonna happen.

5 Things That Make Me Happy:

1. We had very lazy morning today.  We’re still in our jammies.
2. We’re meeting daddy out for dinner tonight.
3. Fishy kisses from Mattson
4. My Gusser has a very tender heart
5. Baby 3.A and Baby 3.B are both swimming around like crazy these days.  I love feeling them banging around in there.  It’s even more fun to watch my belly quaking while they move around!