tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841350496834948642024-03-05T17:34:43.016-06:00Buttons BeCauseA bear's life as told by said bear.Buttons the Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135669200531540295noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284135049683494864.post-9024006819562535162011-11-20T22:15:00.000-06:002012-03-26T10:29:45.386-05:00What's a bear to do?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Help Wanted:</b><br />
<b> </b>New Secrabeary<br />
<b>Requirement: </b><br />
<b> </b>Must devote more time to my blog
than the current position holder.<br />
<b>Salary:</b><br />
Bear Hugs<br />
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See the stamped mouse? That means it's from my friend Beanie.<br />
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I'll just zip it open. It's the Amsterdam magnet I won in <a href="http://beaniemouse.blogspot.com/2011/10/tombola-update.html">Beanie's birthday Trombola</a>, and<br />
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one of the beautiful art tags that Beanie and his mom Andrea make. They hang them in unexpected<br />
places when they travel.<br />
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There's a note on the back.<br />
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I put the magnet right on the fridge. I love it, thanks Beanie and Andrea.<br />
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Look at all the cool stamps from England. I like them a lot very artfully arranged. I'm<br />
still deciding where to hang the tag. Hmmmm, I think I may have to start a stamp collection.<br />
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Well gotta go all, so grr-bye for now,<br />
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I recently got a package from <a href="http://www.buildabear.com/">BBW</a>. Oddly, the box is much bigger than I expected<br />
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I wondered why it's so big? What's this??
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Guess I should have entered <a href="http://themanyadventuresofjerryandben.blogspot.com/2011/10/beary-spooky-halloween-contest.html">Jerry and Ben's</a> costume contest!
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Now who's in there besides my...
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Boo! Who are you and what have you done with my new shoes?<br />
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Ahh...there they are.<br />
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Sure hope they fit.<br />
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New shoes and two surprises! She wouldn't tell me who she was or why she was in my box, said she's a surprise! So shhhhhh!
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Wow!!! These are so cool!<br />
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Well grr-bye for now,<br />
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I'm proud to be considered a <b>Toy Tourist!</b> I'm supposed to pass this award on to 5 others. But I'm having a hard time selecting friends to pass it on to. So, if you are a "toy" who shares your adventures through photos, you should consider yourself a "<b>Toy Tourist</b>". Please help support and grow the <b>Toy Tourism Community</b>. Please copy and paste this html into the sidebar of your blog, then pass it along to five of your blogging toy friends.<br />
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I hope to be posting something soon. We've been busy getting my grandma and Bunky settled into an apartment.<br />
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Grr-bye for now,<br />
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Arrrrrgh! Captain Peg-leg Buttons here...<br />
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Searching for me buried treasure.<br />
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"Aye me harty, I found it! I found it! It's all mine" shouted cabin bear Barnes.<br />
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"Correction, me little scallywag, that's me treasure!"<br />
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"Look Capt'n Buttons" shipmate Pooh Pez cried. "Can these be mine?"<br />
"Wye yes they can, me lad" said Captain Buttons (sounding a bit Irish?) "As long as ye share.<br />
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Arrrugh! Now what to do bout that scallywag Barnes!"<br />
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Later, we sailed into port grandma and grandpa's house. Where that little scallywag Barnes showed off his plank walking skills.<br />
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"Walk me matey!"<br />
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"Now what, Sir?" asked the young lad.<br />
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"Arrrugh! JUMP ye Scallywag!" shouted Captain Peg-leg Buttons.<br />
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For more Talk Like A Pirate fun be sure to sail on over to me mate <a href="http://bobs-diary.blogspot.com/">Capt'n Bob T. Bear's</a> to see if the fair wench Dilly participated in any plank walking.<br />
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<b>Special thanks:</b><br />
To me secrabeary mom for sharing her antique oil funnel for me peg-leg. Also, alas thanks to me grandpa for giving me my beary own bear size cutlass. Arrrugh, most excellent to make young scallywags walk the plank! <br />
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A special thanks to me dad for venturing out to the local canonball shop on his bearthday for me buried treasure. A pirate must keep up his strength.<br />
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Shiver me Tim-bears till we meet again,<br />
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Captain Peg-leg<br />
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The flag we flew for one straight, now too faded to fly, unlike the memory.
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Sharing the memories with the young bears, lest we never forget.<br />
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Grr, in solemn remembearance,<br />
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"Look what I found growing in the tall grass Buttons." said Scruffy.<br />
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"Wow, Scruffy, it's an impatient that grew from the seed from one of last years plants." said Buttons.
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"I'm going to rescue it from dad's lawn mower with my trusty shovel" said Scruffy.<br />
"Scruffy that's a great idea!" said Buttons "If it weren't for all the excitement last night dad would have mowed it down. Scruffy, that's not a shovel...."<br />
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"First, we need to find a spot to transplant it. I think there's still some room in this flower pot."<br />
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"Now, this is a shovel!" said Buttons. "The right tool for the job.<br />
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There, I think the little fella will be quite happy now. Great rescue Scruffy".<br />
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"Err...thanks?" mumbled Scruffy as he just shook his head. <br />
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grr-bye for now,<br />
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The night before last we had an intruder walk into our house. I was watching TV with my grandma, mom and all my bear buds in the family room. My dad was out mowing the backyard. It was almost dark out, and suddenly we heard our screen and patio doors opening. We all looked towards the door expecting to see my dad, but it was a STRANGER!!<br />
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He stepped into our family room. The young man was either <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inebriated">inebriated</a> or on drugs. I know, you're thinking that's a big word for a bear. I looked it up.<br />
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My mom thought grabbing the phone to call the police was more important than getting the camera to take a photo for my blog. My dad saw the guy coming out of our house and started asking him questions. He kept talking to the guy and walked along with him till the police arrived.<br />
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Somehow, I think he'd have been happier posing for a photo with me, instead of the mug shot the police took after they arrested him.<br />
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So, be sure to keep your doors locked all the time. Even if you are doing yard work. It will keep you, your bears and stuff safe.<br />
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Well grr-bye for now,<br />
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a building permit appeared in our front window.<br />
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Very early in the morning a great big truck arrived.<br />
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A man began sending roofing materials up a big conveyor belt to our roof. Thud,thud thud...<br />
scrape scrape scrape, bang, bang, bang the sounds we heard all day long. Then it got strangely quite.<br />
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Hey, those are dad's ladders out back, he was up on the roof working on disconnecting our solar panels.<br />
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Shall we?<br />
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That's a long way up for a little bear. I think dad's ladder might not pass a safety inspection, see that rung? Hope it's secure.<br />
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Here goes..<br />
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Whew! I made it,<br />
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and there are the solar panels. Normally, they aren't flat against the roof.<br />
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When they are hooked up they are too hot for a bear to sit on. Hope I don't slide down and off the roof.<br />
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Looks like they are ready to put a new flat roof on in the morning.<br />
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There's dad's truck...<br />
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and mom's new car.<br />
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Looks like there will be more pounding tomorrow. Lots more pounding and banging. Got any aspirin?<br />
It was so loud when they were dropping bundles of shingles today. Sometimes the whole house shook.<br />
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We are so grateful that the new roof was finished before we got some more really bad thunderstorms.<br />
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Grr-bye for now,<br />
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Ok, some of you have been asking if I got any presents? Well, it's time for the presents...<br />
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From mom and dad. <br />
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Wow, gummy bears, I love gummy bears. Hee Hee, these have liquid in their tummies. <br />
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Buster gave me a small package.<br />
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Two of my favorite flavor suckers. Yum, I have to be careful not to get sticky fur.<br />
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My cousin Bunkey, took his turn minding the twins at the party. The one on the right, is Winkin and on the left, Blinkin. They are a handful, but more on them another time. Let's get back to the present... <br />
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Bunkey said this one is from grandma and him. Also, that there is a clue on the wrapping paper. Hummmm, I wonder what it is?<br />
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It's a box of sour lemon candies and a cool key chain! It has a baseball, a bat and a glove. Boston Red Sox, of course. Bunkey is trying to convert my loyalties. Shhh, I do root for the Red Sox's sometimes, when they aren't playing my White Sox's.<br />
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This one is from Cocoa, he said I have to share them with him.<br />
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!!! Cookies with chocolate filling. Do you think my friends are trying to fatten me up?<br />
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Thanks to all of you who have stopped by and left me birthday wishes.<br />
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Well grr-bye for now,<br />
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Mom finally let me open my mail that came the other day.<br />
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Oh, it's a Winnie the Pooh bear bearthday card. Mom must have guessed it was a card when it arrived.<br />
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It's from Jerry and Ben.<br />
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What a beary nice surprise. Thanks guys!<br />
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Yummy! Lemon bundt cake with strawberries. Hey <a href="http://bobs-diary.blogspot.com/">Bob T. Bear</a>, I decided you might have something about choosing to be 8.<br />
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This card is from Buster, Cocoa, Barnes, Bunkey, Pemi, Blinkin and Winkin (the twins).<br />
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My bearthday card from mom, dad and my grandma that's staying with us.<br />
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Thanks everyone that left me Bearthday Greetings on my previous post. I'll share my presents with you next time.<br />
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Grr-bye for now,<br />
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This is the Capitol Building - Concord, New Hampshire.<br />
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That's real GOLD on the dome!<br />
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A beautiful <a href="http://www.stpaulsconcord.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=61">church</a> across the street from the Capitol. I like the red doors and the round window.<br />
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They had pizza...<br />
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Humph! I got leftovers, but I had to wait till we got home.<br />
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Let me...<br />
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entertain you.<br />
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That's Sam covering his eyes. He laughed so hard, he cried at my feeble attempt to entertain the troops.<br />
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Waiting while dad arranged to get a trailer hitch on grandma's car,<br />
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I spotted a giant ice cream cone.<br />
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Lot's of choices...<br />
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What? They have Wild NH Black Bear ice cream? <br />
Awsomely cool, brand new rental car.<br />
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A quick stop by the Polar Caves.<br />
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Awesomely cool rental car. Varrrroooom!<br />
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A bad storm knocked out our power for 14 hours. I look scary!<br />
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Whew! Dad got the trailer backed in the garage just before the power went out.<br />
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This is Cubbs, he made the trip home in the car with me. Bunkey rode bumpity bump in the trailer.<br />
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Just hanging on riding along.<br />
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Navigating sure is tiring.<br />
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Ohio cloud spam.<br />
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That's all folks, except to say that this Sunday is my Bearthday. Seems like it just crept up on me this year. Sure hope mom and dad remember, what with grandma staying at our house.<br />
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Oh well, grr-bye for now,<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">HAPPY</span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: white;">BIRTHDAY</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">AMERICA</span><span style="color: red;">!</span><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: white;">!</span>!</span></span></span><br />
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Scruffy and me wishing you all a Happy 4th of July!<br />
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Grrr-bye for now,<br />
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The first morning there, Bunky and I got to play with the cool toy from the cereal box.<br />
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I met these fine gents in grandma's attic bedroom.<br />
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Catching some much needed zzzzzzzzzz's<br />
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Bear cookies and...<br />
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bear comics.<br />
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Bunky and I were checking out the program from grandpa's memorial service the program.<br />
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We decided to go see where the service was held.<br />
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The windows in the tabernacle were so beautiful with the afternoon light streaming in.<br />
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Beautiful...<br />
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views through each.<br />
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Some of those same trees outside, they are really tall,<br />
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and some are really small.<br />
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Me and my shadow. Looking at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mica">mica flakes</a>, they're sparkly.<br />
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Wheeeeee! Dad let us drive home from the Tabernacle. Tee hee, don't worry, it was just down the road and nobody got hurt.<br />
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More of my trip later.<br />
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Grr-bye for now,<br />
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<img alt="Buttons" border="0" height="31" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yZgxw_77WGg/SfUExqlqH2I/AAAAAAAAAIg/7glMQBVNCu4/s150/buttons-signature-small.gif" width"150" />Buttons the Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135669200531540295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284135049683494864.post-20115267023472463012011-06-24T23:28:00.003-05:002012-03-26T11:15:17.352-05:00Snapshots in time...Grrr everybody! Thought I fell off the planet didn't you? Bet you wonder what I've been up to I was beginning to think so too. I'm posting some pictures of what I've been up to.<br />
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In May...<br />
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I watched a lot of stitching mom was doing...<br />
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She made a ballerina bear dress.<br />
Then she made one I know Hammie and Gea will especially like.<br />
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A ladybug dress and a ladybug purse. These were for cousin Ethan's new little sister, Sarah, just arrived from India.<br />
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She stitched a Hippo and a fire truck on shirts for Ethan's Birthday.<br />
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I stopped to smell mom's annibearsary roses.<br />
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I watched as files from our old computer were loaded on to our new computer as we prepared to travel.<br />
More on that later.<br />
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Grr-bye till later,<br />
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<img alt="Buttons" border="0" height="31" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yZgxw_77WGg/SfUExqlqH2I/AAAAAAAAAIg/7glMQBVNCu4/s150/buttons-signature-small.gif" width"150" />Buttons the Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135669200531540295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284135049683494864.post-78384359858097658222011-05-07T02:49:00.001-05:002012-03-26T11:16:26.868-05:00A week behind and on time too...I'm running a week behind in getting my secrabeary to type my posts. But I can't fire her, she's my mom and Sunday is Mother's Day. Ahhh, but I am on time for the Kentucky Derby. If you read to the end I'll give you a special pie recipe to celebrate the day.<br />
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Early last Friday morning, long before daylight...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ynd6vC0eAQ/TcHcf-sah8I/AAAAAAAACqI/nMYXKd1Y3kA/s1600/2+Pawfect+Prince+Buster.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ynd6vC0eAQ/TcHcf-sah8I/AAAAAAAACqI/nMYXKd1Y3kA/s400/2+Pawfect+Prince+Buster.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>A friend gave mom this prince outfit recently. Buster was the lucky bear of the right girth to wear it.<br />
I suppose that you all noticed in the previous picture, mom made me get dressed up too, moms.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w4Nr1sOKCC8/TcHcrsBVQSI/AAAAAAAACqM/JNt3WGxS3M8/s1600/3+wake+up+Barnes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w4Nr1sOKCC8/TcHcrsBVQSI/AAAAAAAACqM/JNt3WGxS3M8/s400/3+wake+up+Barnes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It was so early, 3 am and Barnes was so sleepy. Buffy let him rest in her lap while he watched and waited for the main event.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6OcE3yO98oE/TcHh-ouBqsI/AAAAAAAACqs/nkIOO-61Xkg/s1600/11+You+look+beautiful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6OcE3yO98oE/TcHh-ouBqsI/AAAAAAAACqs/nkIOO-61Xkg/s400/11+You+look+beautiful.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>When Prince WIlliam leaned toward Katherine and said "You look beautiful!" The girls all swooned and gushed.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vnYiKBjobHw/TcHiJDgOBxI/AAAAAAAACqw/jk0V7Sp5bFk/s1600/12+trumpets.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vnYiKBjobHw/TcHiJDgOBxI/AAAAAAAACqw/jk0V7Sp5bFk/s400/12+trumpets.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I moved over to get a closer look at the trumpeters and to talk with "Prince" Buster. I wanted to make sure his prince suit wasn't going to his head.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rKQ0r9ZmwHE/TcRxkUf2MWI/AAAAAAAACq4/kKyZnPX8saU/s1600/14+our+ghostly+picture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rKQ0r9ZmwHE/TcRxkUf2MWI/AAAAAAAACq4/kKyZnPX8saU/s400/14+our+ghostly+picture.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>You might think this picture is blurry, but you would be wrong. click on it to see it larger. My beartographer caught the transition from one camera to another. It looks like a double ex-poser. <br />
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"Not now Buttons" said mom "I need a royal nap"<br />
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The 137th Run for the Roses the Kentucky Derby is later today. I promised you a delicious pie recipe. I might have shared a picture of this pie last year, but I don't think I ever shared the recipe. If I did, I apologize for the repeat. This is a beary rich and delicious pie.<br />
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<i>1 cup sugar</i><br />
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<i>1 stick butter, melted, then cooled</i><br />
<i>2 beaten eggs</i><br />
<i>1 tsp. vanilla</i><br />
<i>6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips</i><br />
<i>1 cup nuts (pecans or walnuts) chopped</i><br />
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<i>Mix all ingredients with a spoon. Pour into a pie shell and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.</i><br />
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Grr-bye for now,<br />
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Last week I got mail from Marlowe and his mom.<br />
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Barnes ran an got the letter opener.<br />
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He was eying the stickers on the envelope.<br />
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It's an Easter Card with a very cute bear on it.<br />
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While reading the card to Barnes, I could tell I didn't have his undivided attention.<br />
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"Look Buttons!" cried Barnes. "I got the lamb sticker off the envelope! Thanks Marlowe, I just love stickers!"<br />
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"Barnes, I'll try to get the goat sticker off" said Buttons.<br />
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"I got it off too. Now, what are we going to do with them Barnes?" asked Buttons.<br />
"I don't know, but I heard mom say the eggs are ready to color" said Barnes.<br />
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"Let's just put them on the back of the card and go color eggs" said Buttons.<br />
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"Whew, one in each color. Hey Buttons, how's come they all look cracked?" asked Barnes.<br />
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"Barnes, those are rubber bands, not cracks."<br />
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Suddenly there was a Splash! Mom, who had wisely told Buttons to stand back, accidentally dropped another egg into the blue dye."Oh my, mom look out! I don't want another bath" cried Buttons<br />
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"That was a beary close one!"<br />
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"All done Buttons, I like the stripes of white." said Barnes as he finished putting the eggs into the carton.<br />
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"Those two really are cracked, good thing mom made a couple extra."Buttons added.<br />
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Easter visitors. We were sad that my cousin Bunky didn't make it. I think he slept in.<br />
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My chocolate Easter cross, <br />
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it's in a beautiful card.<br />
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Scruffy, Brooks, Braedon, Bulleit, Lisle and Barnes. (L to R) We all went to my grandma's house for Easter dinner and to celebrate grandma's bearthday which fell on Easter this year.<br />
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My grandma gave me marshmallow bunnies.<br />
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I apologize for the length of this posting. Hope you all had a Blessed and Happy Easter.<br />
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Grr-bye for now,<br />
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I got a magic towel for <a href="http://www.buttonsbecause.com/2010/07/rest-of-my-bear-thday.html">my bearthday last year</a>. I've been saving it for a special occasion. I think the 2nd blogaversary of my blog qualifies. So I gathered together what I needed. <br />
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A towel to make the edge of the sink more comfy,<br />
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I prepared to release my magic towel.<br />
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Capt Crunch and I sat on the edge of the sink waiting for the magic.<br />
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Still waiting, I began to wonder why my buddies didn't show up to watch.<br />
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This is taking too long, maybe if I add a little more water it will help.<br />
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Well that helped some, but it was still slow. Splash! The Capt had jumped in, <br />
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Hey, where did you go Capt. Chrunch?<br />
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It's opening up now...<br />
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Nice job Capt Crunch, thanks for assisting the magic. Too bad my buddies missed it.<br />
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Mom insisted that I go ahead and take a bath. (I insisted that she blur this picture.) I could see that Capt<br />
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Crunch was drowning, have you ever heard of a rubber duck that can't seem to float upright?<br />
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Grrr, I haven't had one of these since 2005. I have been avoiding them successfully till now. I think that I have a certain traveling friend <a href="http://travelwithmichael.blogspot.com/2011/04/back-in-ussr.html">Michael the Monkey</a> to thank for this. <br />
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Hmmm, maybe I was dirtier than I thought. Mom told me I left a ring around the sink. I guess six years is too long to go without a bath, for a busy bear like myself.<br />
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Feeling a little soggy here. My next stop is the washer for a quick spin, to get the excess water out. Mom puts me in a pillowcase first, to protect my arms and legs.. Then a long ride in the Bearris Wheel.*<br />
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"So guys, this is my magic towel, you missed it's release."said Buttons. "It should have come with a warning, <i>Use of this product by bears could result in dizziness and nausea</i>"continued Buttons.<br />
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"But Buttons, there is a warning, it's printed right here on the towel"said Cocoa.<br />
"What does C_A_U_T_I_O_N spell?" asked Barnes.<br />
"Wow! It really is a magic towel" laughed Cocoa, "It got him to take a bath!"<br />
"Regular comedians, I live with a bunch of comedian want-ta-bees" mumbled Buttons.<br />
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<b>Def.: </b><i>Bearris Wheel</i><b>:</b><br />
Mom sets the dryer to air fluff, and round and round I go. For literally hours.<br />
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Well, grr-bye for now,<br />
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<img alt="Buttons" border="0" height="31" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yZgxw_77WGg/SfUExqlqH2I/AAAAAAAAAIg/7glMQBVNCu4/s150/buttons-signature-small.gif" width"150"="" />Buttons the Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135669200531540295noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284135049683494864.post-59698852970101191302011-04-08T12:10:00.000-05:002012-03-26T14:11:55.154-05:00A Bear's Travels...The other day my Aunt Cheryl brought my grandma for a visit from New Hampshire.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LAY4r-qUMDU/TZ6GTskIHCI/AAAAAAAACkk/wzFrAgKXVoM/s1600/Grandma+and+me.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LAY4r-qUMDU/TZ6GTskIHCI/AAAAAAAACkk/wzFrAgKXVoM/s400/Grandma+and+me.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I went to A.C.'s to greet them. Grandma was happy to see me. I knew my cousin Bunky was suppose to come with them. But I didn't see him anywhere, finally I asked A.C. where he was? She told me I had to let him tell his story. So, what could I say...he had cell phone pictures!<br />
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<b>Bunky's Travel Journal</b>- by Cousin Bunky<br />
<i> 2 days before trip</i> -<br />
I began my pre-travel inspection as piles of things began to be packed for Grandma's and my trip to IL.<br />
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<i>1 day before trip </i>- It's packing day!<br />
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I remembear waking to the sound of A.C. unzipping the suitcase, a bright light and Buttons calling my name.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Everything was blurry, just like this picture. Is that you Buttons? <br />
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Well thanks Bunky for chronicling you journey. Thanks Aunt Cheryl for helping Bunky document his journey with your cellphone camera and notes. And a great big thanks for bringing my grandma for a visit.<br />
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Grr-bye for now,<br />
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Well grr-bye for now,<br />
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<img alt="Buttons" border="0" height="31" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yZgxw_77WGg/SfUExqlqH2I/AAAAAAAAAIg/7glMQBVNCu4/s150/buttons-signature-small.gif" width"150"="" />Buttons the Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135669200531540295noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284135049683494864.post-18781862199134876532011-03-17T08:45:00.006-05:002012-03-26T14:17:44.908-05:00A Little Something Green...Top O' the mornin' to ya...<br />
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Scruffy O'Bear here, I'll be bringing you this special St. Patty's Day post. My brother Buttons O'Bear is suffering a wee case of bearangitus. Also, because he<br />
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Grandma cooked us a lovely Irish dinner last evening. She was carving the corned beef when I arrived.<br />
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Yum, cabbage all be it not boiled, but stir-fried with a little onion, soy sauce and close your ears Sullivan, bacon. We also had boiled new potatoes, roasted carrots, Irish soda bread &amp; corn muffins.<br />
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For desert we had what turned out to be a pie smorgasbord. Grandma's good friend surprised her by bringing a cherry pie and<br />
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a banana Creme Pie. Oh my! My grandma had made a special green pie in honor of the day.<br />
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She said we could share the recipe with you.<br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Lime Parfait Pie</span></u></b></div>
6 oz. Lime Jell-O<br />
2 c. boiling water<br />
1 tsp. Lime Zest<br />
1/3 c. Lime Juice<br />
1 qt. Vanilla Ice Cream - softened<br />
10" pie shell or graham cracker crust<br />
whipped cream or topping<br />
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Dissolve Jell-O &amp; boiling water. Stir in lime zest and juice; add ice cream; stir until melted. Chill<br />
until mixture mounds; pour into pie shell or crust. Refrigerate until set. Serve with whipped<br />
cream or topping. <br />
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Hoping you all have a Happy St. Patty's Day. Please remembear to celebrate safely. Also say a special prayer for the people of Japan.<br />
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Thanks Buttons for being a little under the weather, I rather enjoyed doing this post, glad I was here to help out. <br />
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Signing out,<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;">Scruffy</span> <span style="color: lime;">O'Bear</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;">for</span></span>
<img alt="Buttons" border="0" height="31" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yZgxw_77WGg/SfUExqlqH2I/AAAAAAAAAIg/7glMQBVNCu4/s150/buttons-signature-small.gif" width"150"="" /> <span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;">O'Bear</span>Buttons the Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135669200531540295noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284135049683494864.post-86686010342769787032011-03-08T14:31:00.000-06:002012-03-26T14:20:31.826-05:00I'm in a pant-cape daze...I answered Bob T . Bears' call for pant-cape photos, you may have seen them on his <a href="http://bobs-diary.blogspot.com/2011/03/pant-cape-tchewsday.html">blog</a>. We celebrated by jumping off the furniture at A.C. and U.P.'s. By the way Bob, jumping off doors is way braver than furniture. <br />
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I'm ready, I've got my pant-cape on...<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">YoOoOoOoOouch!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">You OK Buttons?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I think so. Let's go, it's your turn Cocoa. </span></div>
<span style="color: #990000;">Whaaaait...</span><br />
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Eeeeweeee!!! Gross! A.C.'s snot rags are in here. </div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Hee, hee...Buttons</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Here I come...Kow-a-bunga!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">uuuummmph! Thanks for the soft landing Buttons.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;">Okay, get off me Cocoa!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;">Okay, I think I'm recovered enough and my seams can take one more jump...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">By the way, you look ridiculous Cocoa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cut the comedy and just jump Buttons.</span></div>
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Mom has promised us pancakes later on too Bob! I just love pancakes for dinner. Can we have bacon too? Ooopsie sorry Sullivan. Maybe turkey bacon?<br />
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT:<br />
This episode filmed on location at A.C. and U.P.'s. Thanks for the use of your furniture for our pant-cape adventure.<br />
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Grr-bye for now,<br />
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Thank-you so much for everything, it's fun to get mail. I apologize for my secrabeary's slowness in posting. I had to extract her from her latest project to type for me. She was knee deep in decades of family photos. She is scanning them all in an effort to preserve them. She claims to have found some of my baby pictures, back when I was fluffy. Oh my I didn't recognize myself!<br />
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Well grr-bye for now,<br />
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This morning I found an email from my Chicago Bear friend Braxton. I must insert a disclaimer here.<br />
He is not a membear of "The Chicago Bears - NFL team", but he is a bear, and he does live in Chicago with other bears.<br />
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Braxton saw an article about bears he thought I might like to share here on my blog. <br />
In addition to the article, there are a couple of videos of hibernating black bears.<br />
<a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/02/18/133849231/hibernating-bears-a-metabolic-marvel">Hibernating bears 'A Metabolic Marvel' </a>. <br />
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To quote Braxton<i> </i>"Now we are asking the big guy to make a new sign for the door on this space in which we sleep:<i> </i><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Hibernaculum</span></b><i><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;"></span> </b></i>Yes, hibernaculum. Hummmm….Well, it is about time people hear about how we humble bears are superior."<br />
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Braxton, I think that's a great idea to have proper signage there at Bear Tower. Thanks for sharing.<br />
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Not all of the bears that live here hibearnate. I bearsonally manage to get by on nightly sleep and an occasional nap. But there is one , Snowbeary, that I've been trying to encourage back into his sleeping den. (the linen closet) I told him he has performed his Snow Dance enough this winter, we are ready for Spring.<br />
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I addition to that, since Valentine's Day, I've been trying to figure out<br />
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who my secret admirer is. Hope you all had a Happy Valentine's Day!<br />
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One more thing, last night I was visiting my friends at <a href="http://themanyadventuresofjerryandben.blogspot.com/2011/02/guess-who.html">The Many Adventures of Jerry and Ben</a> . To my surprise I found that Jerry, a budding bear artist, had drawn my portrait. Great job Jerry, and thanks for the honor.<br />
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Grr-bye for now,<br />
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He quickly joined us at the snow cave. <br />
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"Hummm," Jeffery wondered out loud, "You don't suppose this is his cave?" I said, "I don't know, but I'm ready for some hot chocolate with marshmallows and to get warm.<br />
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Brrr-bye for now, please stay warm,<br />
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