New Toy and Old Memories

For months I have been on a hunt for something that Jack might be able to join us in while taking a bike ride. Jack loves being outdoors and with our condo being a little matchbox, the outdoors is an extension of our home.

Come Christmas time I thought I had the perfect contraption. A bike seat that would attach to our bike and he would sit behind the driver. I purchased it, installed it, made a few custom alterations, and gave it a whril...I HATED it. The rider (myself) couldn't sit on the seat fully, Jack never looked secure no matter how tight I did the bolts, and it rode horribly. This is the one and only photo of him in the seat.




So not long after I got the seat installed, I uninstalled the seat and returned it for a full refund. Gratefully they took it back no questions asked.

After about 3 long months of me trying to locate option number two, and making may stops by Walmart and himming and hawing if I should spend $100 on option number 2, I finally did it. I found a used one at Play It Again Sports today and even got a tutorial, and it was already assembled, and was practically new. It also came with a 7 day return policy.

I promptly came home, unloaded my car, and after dinner I got to installing the new toy. Jack even joined me in helping install the new parts. He got out his wrench and was banging away on the bike. He was investigating every bit of this bicycle as it was something new to look and touch.

After I got it all hooked up I took Jack for his first mini ride. He loved it! He was waving at daddy, and looking all around. He looked comfortable and it was easy to drive. Not to mention it was light and I barely noticed that I was towing something. Granted I need to fill up my tires tomorrow with air but it was the best $100 I spent to get Jack some more outdoor time.

Bike riding was a favorite of mine as a child always looking for the opportunity on the weekends to take a ride with my dad and brother on the bike trail always picking a new destination on the trail to go to. I hope that Jack will also find that same enjoyment.

Now we've just got to get another bike so we can all get on the trail together and daddy can have his bike back. Hehe Mommy stole it! :)

Ode To Cup/Snack Holder

For the past few weeks Jack has been giving me struggles with him being happy in his car seat on the way to Ms. Wendi's (childcare) and on our way home. He has been very fussy, toys don't seem to distract him, and when you put a toy in his face he will throw it right back at you. Only on a few occasions have I found him occupied with something, and that something currently is the garage clicker. Thank god he hasn't learned out to click it yet, otherwise we would have a serious auto accident backing out of the garage but for now, it at least keeps him quiet. Until one day this week when I went in to Babies R Us, which I don't often do b/c I have found them very pricey but I had a coupon for $5 off which I thought I would use on some necessary items. Among my finds was what you see. A "Brica Snack Pod." I thought to myself, this might be something that Jack would enjoy, and let me tell you, it was the best $11 some odd dollars I spent.

I have been on a hunt for snack traps with easier traps to get his little fingers and hands in that will allow him to bring out the snack without dropping it, but haven't been able to locate them. It's like they took them off the shelf b/c I can only find one particular one and I hate them.

This new item just clips on to his current car seat, which does not have a cup holder, and allows him to have a snack, and put his sippy cup in it.

Long behold this was the quiet that I have been looking for! I gave it a whirl this afternoon and my trip home was QUIET! I would look back a few times in my mirror to see what he was doing and he was just shoveling his favorite snack, cheezy poofs as we call them, aka gerber graduates cheese puffs (basically a baby cheeto). I also make sure to fill up his sippy cup, which I also found was almost empty by the time we came home. The little stinker has been hungry and thirsty all this time! I knew he was going through a growth spurt, but geeze, he NEVER stops eating. He could eat all day long if I let him.

So to whoever invented this contraption, I owe you a massage or spa day :) You have just made my life so much more peaceful.

Happy 29th Sean

Today marks my husbands 29th birthday. Jack and I promptly woke daddy up at 645am to his birthday cards that awaited him.

Later I decided that he and I needed some adult time, so I decided to surprise him at work with a little special birthday lunch I like to call Lucilles BBQ. With Seans new position as being a supervisor at SchoolsFirst FCU Cal State Fullerton satellite campus, I'm able to make it over there on lunch breaks to say a quick hello and then head back to work.

My first trip on campus was last week. I hadn't stepped onto campus in several years after making the decision to work full time rather then complete class', as was quickly reminded that I was OLD! All of the student that surrounded me were much younger and I felt out of place. Again to I was reminded of that same feeling when I arrived today and heard a very loud noise coming from the quad where a terrible band was rocking out so as to give a concert (ear plugs necessary if you ask me) and then just about 100 yards away you had a crowd of approx 300 pledge candidates I would assume, chanting for "Greek Week."

If I found neither of those appealing, I think I have officially marked myself with a stamp that says I'm in a different state of mind, aka OLD.

Let The Games Begin

Welcome!

You have just stepped into what we like to call "Plunkett Madness." Or as my husband Sean would beg to argue "Plunksanity."

Almost 11 years ago Sean and I met each other and we went through life in a fairly organize, calm, and peaceful manner. Now with 1 almost 1 year old, a 6 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog, a condo in Anaheim, 3 cars (1 of which is a race car, and always has project happening to it), a car enthusiast web site, 2 full time working parents, 1 nut of a crafter and quilter, and a non stop never ending schedule of events, the need to document our life felt necessary.

Please join us as we journey into what we call life.

Enjoy!