Mama Jo
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...and I have resigned myself to the possibility that I may need to purchase a minivan... *sigh*
I'd go for a large SUV, but the thought of getting 8 miles per gallon doesn't exactly thrill me.
Transporting 5 kiddos under the age of 6 in a car that barely fits 3 in the backseat just isn't happening.
I need space for 3 FF'ing harnessed seats and 2 RF'ing seats. Or possibly 4 FF'ing harnessed seats and 1 RF'ing seat... I'm not quite sure how much the bigger little one weighs. No one is ready for a full-time booster yet.
Please enlighten me as to what minivans you would or wouldn't recommend, keeping in mind the ridiculous number of child restraints I need to accommodate.
I prefer captains chairs to a middle bench seat and also prefer dual automatic sliding doors (maybe they all have this, I have no clue!)...
This transition has been slow and slightly painful... I've gone from a young, single, carefree "truck gal"; to a trendy mom with a cool SUV; to a boring, conservative, 4-door sedan... a downward spiral which has drawn me very near to the inevitable black hole... desperate housewives meets suburban soccer mom meets Mr. Rogers in a skirt, behind the wheel of a minivan...
Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. And bonus points to whoever can recommend the best bottle of wine to down before signing the papers...
I'd go for a large SUV, but the thought of getting 8 miles per gallon doesn't exactly thrill me.
Transporting 5 kiddos under the age of 6 in a car that barely fits 3 in the backseat just isn't happening.
I need space for 3 FF'ing harnessed seats and 2 RF'ing seats. Or possibly 4 FF'ing harnessed seats and 1 RF'ing seat... I'm not quite sure how much the bigger little one weighs. No one is ready for a full-time booster yet.
Please enlighten me as to what minivans you would or wouldn't recommend, keeping in mind the ridiculous number of child restraints I need to accommodate.
I prefer captains chairs to a middle bench seat and also prefer dual automatic sliding doors (maybe they all have this, I have no clue!)...
This transition has been slow and slightly painful... I've gone from a young, single, carefree "truck gal"; to a trendy mom with a cool SUV; to a boring, conservative, 4-door sedan... a downward spiral which has drawn me very near to the inevitable black hole... desperate housewives meets suburban soccer mom meets Mr. Rogers in a skirt, behind the wheel of a minivan...
Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. And bonus points to whoever can recommend the best bottle of wine to down before signing the papers...