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Mundo errands

12/3/2012

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Little Brother was grumpy and Big Brother wasn't paying attention.
Today was a rare day that the kids had day care and I actually had the day off! I took full advantage of my freedom by doing as many things on my list that I could--free from the squirmy little guys. 

My first stop after dumping the boys, was to finally deliver a bunch of odds and ends to my mom--her tires that she left at Practical Cycle, a huge bag of yarn since she's gotten back into knitting, and a big stack of dinosaur books from the library that she and Big Brother checked out. You'll notice that I swapped out our old blue pannier set with my trusty milk crate and brand new Baguette (a half-sized Go-Getter bag from Yuba). This was its first real test and I'm already in love with it! That baby is a monster! Unfortunately, however, I do have to move the Peanut Shell again to make room for it. I had moved the seat up on the deck because Little Brother's weight was making it pretty tippy. Any time he fussed and wiggled, it would almost pitch the bike over. We'll be going back to that set up now and just have to stay extra vigilant about keeping him still. 
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Fancy pannier on one side, dump bucket on the other. Giant stoker bars are great for hanging extras.
Next, I unloaded everything at my mom's house and together, she and I rode to Ikea! Breakfast and shopping! Again, I didn't worry once about the load thanks to my amazing bike! My mom forgot her panniers so I ended up with everything. Too bad it wasn't anything exciting like a Malm or Hemnes. 
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My mom's Ikea stuff.
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I love Ikea's packaging, I can fit so much more on my bike!
On our way back, we stopped at Practical Cycle to replace my Planet Bike Superflash that fell off yesterday while riding and then Ace Hardware to look for battery-powered Christmas lights. No lights but I did schlep home the curtain rods my mom needed. 
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Yep, just pile it in!
Finally, just because I had a few extra hours before the kids needed to be picked up, I decided to go back home to pick up my sewing machine so my mom could teach me how to use it. We have tons of fun sewing ideas, starting with Christmas stockings for my boys. 
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Perfect fit!
I was a little worried about the stability because the sewing machine was balancing on the milk crate. I would have felt better if it was strapped directly on the side-loader, but it held the whole way back to my mom's. I was pretty proud of my Mundo-skills! 

We managed to have plenty of time to figure out the machine and get some work done. Picking up the boys at dusk was lots of fun. They were super excited to head home and chatted the whole way. I was really happy to have my Superflash back. I can't wait to get extra lights when the Christmas strands come in. Be sure to check out the #ChristmasFeats hashtag on Twitter for lots of cargo bike Christmas hauling! 
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