Baby Jogger and Date Night!

We did it!! We hired a babysitter (from the sitter social) and went on a date last night!! I finally got up enough nerve to leave our Lil Boo with a babysitter. Not just any babysitter though, I really had a good feeling about this young lady I met at the sitter social a couple of weeks ago. She turned out to be great! Boo was pretty good for her. She said he played well with her for a while and then just erupted for no apparent reason! Yikes! She had to walk him around for a while to calm him down. He gulped down 9 1/2 oz from a bottle for her! And, he did a fairly good job of going to sleep for her. At the end of the night, she said she'd come back, so I guess that's a good sign!! I must admit, I was a little nervous leaving him. Not because I didn't trust her, but because I've been with him nearly 24/7 since he was born. I felt like he should have been with us.

B and I went to supper at Olive Garden and then went to the movies to see Hancock. We had a great evening out! I even fit into my favorite pair of jeans and found a $20 bill in the pocket! Woohoo! Sometimes, it's the little things...

Now, onto my next great deal. One of the moms in the moms club that I joined was having a huge moving sale and she sent an email out to all of us with some of the things she was selling. One of the items was a Baby Jogger jogging stroller. I've been on the lookout for one, so I asked her to put it off to the side for me and I'd come check it out. She was charging $15 and said it was in pretty bad shape...the sun had really faded the fabric and looked horrible.
So, the next morning rolls around and it's pouring down rain. I kept thinking, should I even go to this sale in the rain?? But, I did b/c I told her I'd be coming. When I got there, she was so over this garage sale. The jogging stroller was sitting in the rain looking quite pitiful. She looked at me and said, "If you just take it, you can have it...for free!" So, of course I took it and thought at the very least, we could maybe use it at home on my parents property b/c it's all grass and dirt roads and we'd need something with bigger wheels to maneuver the terrain.

So, I get home and call the Baby Jogger company to see if they sell replacement seats and canopies for this older model stroller. Because the frame and wheels are in good condition. And to my delight, they still do!! So, we ordered a new seat and canopy and now have a really great jogging stroller for less than half of what a new one would have cost us!!!! Again, I encourage you all to look into joining the local Moms Club in your area. It's been GREAT for me thus far and I am now even on the executive board as the Membership VP!

So, here are the before and after shots of the stroller. What do you think?


Before: A pitiful, faded, tattered stroller.
It used to be a bright cranberry color.

After! A bright red chariot for our Lil Boo!