Carry You stroller accessories giveaway

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**WINNER: random.org #78, congrats Tara! Winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. Thanks to all who entered and thanks again to Carry You!**

Carry You stroller accessories are an awesome idea. We have yet to use our stroller (I hate winter!), but I know how handy our Carry You organizer will be when the time comes! I already know what a hassle it is to get Ryan out the door and make sure we have everything… which means carrying 5 different bags or items, tripping over our stuff, dropping it on the floor… we’re a mess by the time we get out the front door! These organizers attach to your stroller and carry your stuff for you. They also have snack trays and stroller bags! We were sent this Milan Deluxe organizer – it fits our Graco Quattro Tour stroller:

It has 2 large cup holders, large velcro pocket, medium and small pockets, and a large expandable mesh area. Hold your wallet, car keys, cell phone, diapers, pacifiers… everything! What makes these stroller accessories great? The cup holders fit full size drinks and they have a full bottom (so you can just throw your keys in there if you want), you can fold up your stroller with the organizer still on, it’s water resistant, it’s quick and easy to attach (no equipment), it looks nice and it’s quality fabric!

The snack trays are pretty cool too – hold snacks, drinks, toys… and the width is adjustable too for different items.

One lucky reader is going to WIN their choice of one of the following: Demi Milan organizer, Piccolo snack tray, or the Siena snack tray (see pictures below). You can see which organizers/trays fit your specific type of stroller by looking at their list.

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**Giveaway ends March 2^nd 2010, at 11:59 pm CST. Random.org will be used to choose the winner who will have 48 hours to respond to my email before a new winner is chosen. Good luck!**

Goodbye: We’re scaling back our travels and bidding you farewell.(Going Places)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) December 30, 2001 Byline: Roy Leonard Three years ago, I decided to retire from daily radio and TV obligations at WGN and devote more time to travel. For almost two of those years we’ve been writing about our trips and discoveries in these pages of the Sunday Daily Herald. As we start a new year, we’ve made another decision that will mean less travel and a little more relaxation for Sheila and Roy Leonard.

Instead of two or three tours each year to Europe and frequent weekends in New York, we are going to limit our overseas jaunts and visit New York perhaps once a year. That means, of course, there will be fewer experiences to share with you, so this will be the last of our weekly Travel Diary columns. website bidding for travel

The last 20 years have been the most exciting and rewarding that anyone could possibly ask for. However, travel takes a toll and we find that it takes longer and longer to catch up after each week or two away from home. Because of the structure of our tours, we often do a whirlwind visit to a prospective destination, hurry home to plan the itinerary and then return with a group a few months later. It’s exciting, but it’s also very tiring.

We’ve come a long way from escorting that first London Theater Tour in the early ‘80s. Neither Sheila nor I had been outside the continental United States, except for a family vacation in Hawaii just before sending our firstborn off to college. We were blessed with six sons, but travel was out of the question for many years. Once we started, however, we never stopped.

After London came Paris. Then there were three consecutive years to the Soviet Union. We discovered Norway, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Thailand. We enjoyed a Princess Cruise to Alaska and then found the Wind Star. Next month will be our 12^th sailing on that 440-foot sailing ship as we travel to Australia and New Zealand.

My wife and I have this little game we play. Usually we are seated in some romantic spot and I will turn to Sheila and say, “Would you have ever dreamed 25 years ago that we…” and she will finish the sentence for me,”…would be sitting here.” It happened in Venice this summer when we stopped for a coffee at the Café Quadri, overlooking St. Mark’s Square. I wondered if I might be sitting in the area where Marcel Proust or Alexandre Dumas enjoyed their coffee back in the 1800s. site bidding for travel

There was a visit to Germany many years ago where we were staying overnight at a lovely old hotel in Lindau called Hotel Bad Schachen. There was a balcony off our room, overlooking Lake Constance with a view of the Alps in the background. We could hear the orchestra playing for dinner downstairs in the restaurant and it was like a moment out of a Noël Coward play.

In Paris one evening we had been walking around Montmartre and arrived on the hill by the Basilica Sacre Coeur just at sunset. We could see the city spread out in front of us as the lights slowly went on. In the background, coming from the church, the choir was singing a vesper service and the moment was magic.

On Bastille Day the Wind Star was anchored along the French Riviera in the harbor at Cannes. Naturally, everyone thought I had planned this perfectly, so we might help the French celebrate their big national holiday. I assure you, it was just coincidence, but what a lucky one. We went into town to watch the parade and then back on board as evening approached, we settled into our lounge chairs on the aft deck, opened the champagne and watched one of the grandest displays of fireworks I have ever seen. As we finished singing the last chorus of La Marseillaise, I turned to Sheila and said, “Would you have believed…” and we had another glass of champagne.

We hope to take another group to London for our annual theater tour next October and we’ll try to arrange a few trips to New York City. When plans are firm we’ll notify you folks on our mailing list.

It’s been a pleasure to share our love of travel with you. Happy New Year!

- For information on Roy’s personally escorted tours, contact Abercrombie & Kent and ask for Deborah Kash at (630) 954‑2944.