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  1. ElfJewel

    passenger vans and headrests

    With baby #7 coming it is time for us to get a bigger van. We would really like a Nissan NV or Ford Transit but they are out of our price range. I think we are going to have to get a regular passenger van and see if we can retrofit headrests. I found this thread...
  2. ElfJewel

    How many TAs in 2004 Odyssey?

    I was helping my friend install seats in her 04 Odyssey. She wanted 3 FF (2, 4, and 7 and we already talked about RF the 2yo- he was RF in the 2nd row but she wants him FF in the back now) and 1 RF and didn't want to move the baby (he is passenger side 2nd row in an infant seat). How many TAs...
  3. ElfJewel

    Help me pick a "new" car

    DH wants to trade in his Expedition and Saturn for a new car to drive to work. The Expedition is horrible on gas mileage and the Saturn has no a/c (in Las Vegas). He wants something with good gas mileage and decent safety ratings, 10 years old or less, for about $5-6K. I want it to have shoulder...
  4. ElfJewel

    Keyfit or Onboard 35 (or other infant seat)?

    We thought we had decided on a Graco Snugride 30 for the new baby, but with after reading about all the problems with the buckles I think we should get something else. We've been looking at the Onboard 35 and the Keyfit 30 (DH wants to spend $200 or less), but would be willing to look at other...
  5. ElfJewel

    I love whem people listen!

    My LLL group has a garage sale every year. Last year I bought all the expired ones and when my friend asked why I told her it is because they expire (and these were REALLY bad). She said she would use "totally use them in a grandparents car" :( I just saw her today and she wanted to know how to...
  6. ElfJewel

    we got a new car! and a ?

    FIL got a new car, so we got his old one (03 Expedition). Yay! DH will drive it to work, and we will leave it for anyone that has to drive the kids while I am working (no one likes loading my van and they pretty much refuse to drive it). They will ride in it a couple of times a week. After...
  7. ElfJewel

    Thought you would appreciate this...

    A neighbor stopped by to admire our new chicken coop (we just put the chickens in today). The kids were so excited to talk to new people lol. When they were leaving Emi (2) started to follow them, then turned to DH and said "I can't go with them. They don't have a seat for me!" :love:
  8. ElfJewel

    conversion vans

    My dad just got a Sprinter van. But he got it with custom seats. He has 2 side facing benches with lapbelts (he already knows I can't put the kids there). What about the big luxury captains chairs? They have lap/shoulder belts. He wants to know if he can take the big girls (in boosters). I told...
  9. ElfJewel

    Look what I got!

    I've been wanting to get M a cruz since her legs have been falling asleep. I keep looking at Target but either they haven't had it or I haven't had the $. Yesterday we went to check again and they had them on sale for $14 (something else was out of stock). So we got 2! :love: I think now we can...
  10. ElfJewel

    Frontier as a booster

    We're thinking of replacing K's Monterey with a Frontier85. We tried her in M's, but I have a question. When using as a booster, can you adjust the backrest (harness adjuster), or does it need to be at the highest position? I couldn't find anything one way or the other in the manual, just that...
  11. ElfJewel

    Booster Help Please

    I thought we had our seats figured out. But since the Monterey needs head support now, and my van has the forward leaning headrests (meaning I have to take them off) it doesn't work for us anymore. So we are booster shopping again (DH will love that :rolleyes:) I need a booster (no back is fine)...
  12. ElfJewel

    Oops? Graco CS

    We had a problem with the buckle sticking on our Nautilus, so I sent Graco a message to find out how to order a new one. They never responded, but I got a new harness about a week ago, so I thought that was the end of it. Today I got another harness in the mail. We had already decided to just...
  13. ElfJewel

    My angle adjusters came!

    I can't get a good picture from the side but I think you can tell from the back what a big difference they make. Before After They have a little less leg room now but still not bad.
  14. ElfJewel

    Tether anchors in 94 Corolla?

    Does anyone know if it is possible to have tether anchors installed in a 94 Toyota Corolla? My mom likes to take the kids sometimes but I is outgrowing our spare RF seats and I'm not ready to booster him yet (he is 4 and 31 lbs). I would rather send him in his Maestro but she doesn't have TAs...
  15. ElfJewel

    Officially FF!

    Jamie will be 6 next month and has been asking to turn FF. We decided to get her a new seat for her birthday but we wanted to try it out for a little while first (this is Ian's spare and can't stay in the car). We are going to trade in our broken Nautilus to get another Maestro (if she will...
  16. ElfJewel

    Good CS from Graco

    I sent a message to Graco last week. The headrest of one of our HBTBs kept slipping down to the lowest position. I told them it would NOT be safe if it happened in the car. I didn't get a message back from them, so I thought they were ignoring it. But when I got home today there was a new...
  17. ElfJewel

    Guess who is the proud new owner...

    of a flame Literider! She is so excited. She wanted the cowraffe but this one will do :) (I think the shoulder belt adjuster needs to be tightened a little more. She didn't ride like that, just trying it out) This one will live in my trunk with M's pink leopard one, so they can both go with...
  18. ElfJewel

    Vent Grrr... chocolate+carseats

    I let DD3 get a candy bar at the grocery store today and within 5 minutes in the car it was melted and the baby somehow got it and opened it! Now we have chocolate all over their Radian harnesses. I cleaned them as well as I could with baby wipes but i might have to get new ones...:mad:
  19. ElfJewel

    Where should I put everyone??

    My friend and I are taking 5 of her dance students to a dance competition 4 hours away this weekend (2 are mine). We have: 2 13 year olds- both 5 step 2 almost 9 year olds (one will be 9 at the end of August, one the beginning of September)- need boosters (nbb or hbb) 7 year old- was going to...
  20. ElfJewel

    does she fit without a booster?

    We have decided to get rid of our 07 Odyssey. We love having 2 vans but can't afford it right now. So DH will go back to driving our old 98 Saturn. He only takes 1 or 2 kids usually and each seat we have in there will fit at least 2 different kids. The only problem is it has no headrests, and...

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