Do you like games?

Thank-you for all of your condolence hugs and messages. I've been trying to find quiet things to occupy our days. The other day, I decided we needed some fun. I got out one of my Christmas presents.

It was a good day to play my new game Farkel. Barnsie, Scruffy and Barnes all said they wanted to play.

Christmas makings and sad news...

Still catching up on sharing my Christmas. One posting after this one to finally be caught up. At the end of this installment I have some very sad news to share.

I rushed home from my Christmas shopping trip to watch mom make some chocolate peanut clusters with Cocoa. Mom made us sit back, she wanted us to avoid chocolate paws. While we were drooling over the chocolate smell I could hear mom's embroidery machine running upstairs.

A Bearsonal Shopper...

Still catching-up on pre-Christmas and Christmas...
I've added Bearsonal Shopper to my resume. I went Christmas shopping and errand running with dad.

I know, I know, I don't have my seat belt on, we weren't moving yet. I am a safety minded bear.

Christmas Blow-ups...

Thought I'd post some photos from my busy pre-Christmas and Christmas activities in two or three installments.
One day I checked out the huge inflatable display down the street.

 One, two, three...Whoa! We're just getting started!

Happy New Bear!...

Just popping in to say Happy New Bear and

to introduce you to our new bear. This is Barnsie, he arrived on Christmas. Actually, the day after when we celebrated with my Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Pete. Barnsie says thanks for helping him find his new home.

Can you tell that Barnes is happy Barnsie is here? Scruffy is spending the holidays with us.

I hope to post some pictures from Christmas next week.

HAPPY NEW BEAR everyone!

Grr-bye for now,

While we waited for Christmas...

While waiting for Christmas

I read the Christmas story to Barnes and Rusty from my favorite Christmas book.

I checked on my favorite nativity. 

Wishing you all Merry Christmas.

The book:
The Backyard Bears Present The Story of Christmas by Karen Schuler


I'll be back soon, I have so much to tell.

Grr-bye for now,

Lots of pounding and zinging...

The day before Thanksgiving I head noises out front. I took a quick look out the sewing room window and this is what I saw.

A great big cement truck. I ran to look out the bedroom window and this is what I saw.

Happy Thanksgiving...

Happy Turkey Day everyone! Hope you all enjoyed spending time with your families,

National Button Day...

Today is National Button Day! I know, I just celebrated Count Your Buttons Day last month. So deciding what to do to mark this auspicious occasion has been difficult.

Sierra Rose suggested I count the buttons on the dress mom just finished making for her.

In this photo there are seven buttons. Do you see them?

Two on the front.

Special baking for a special day...

Last week I had to put my apron on to help mom bake a cake. Mmm, lemon supreme cake, yum!

I opened the mix...

My Own Day, and it's not my Bearday?...

It was brought to my attention by a friend that I had my own special day on the calander this month.

So I checked it out for myself.

Fall Leaf Fun...

Grr, yep, it's been a long time no post, sigh! Today I have something to write about. Since Buster visited us for the weekend. On Saturday I asked our dad if he'd take us to find some fall color. He said he knew just the spot, but we'd have to wait for him in the car after, because he had to go in to his office and work.

First we did a little tree climbing.

Talk Like A Pirate Day...

Ahoy thar mateys! Aaaar, me pirate friend Capt'n Bob T. Bear has reminded us today bees Talk Like A Pirate Day.

In honor of the day and me little pirate friends here, I bee wanting to share me favorite Silly Song.

Snail mail...snail mom...

I got mail last Friday two Friday's ago from Marlowe and his mom.

Barnes was so excited we were finally opening the mail.

My dad had just gone camping and taken the camera. I had to wait to open my mail.

Garden stroll delayed...

I took a garden stroll shortly before the storm that flooded our basement and rained in our ceiling. I've been waiting to share those pictures with you.

These impatients look a little thirsty. Looks like dad needed to mow the grass.

I like this rose color, hummm, they're thirsty too. We sure needed rain.

Well, it looks like the weeds are doing better than the wave petunias. They have been battling to live in spite the rabbits.

Well, grandpaw's birdhouse made it through winter, sort of. Only one apartment is inhabitable.

Look we have a renter, it's a little wren. She's  been squawking at me the whole time I've been wandering about the flower bed. I think she is the one the chased the cardinals off. She may sing pretty, but she is a meanie.

The phlox are so tall, I had to climb the fence. These are the flowers that made me want to take a walk around the garden. Our neighbors are getting ready to build a new shed, you can see the forms for the foundation.

I hope you've enjoyed my garden tour.

Well grr-bye for now,

Real Bear Rescues Stuffed Bear From Humans

Hi all,
Things are still a little chaotic here. It's not flooding through the floor drains, the dumpster left this morning. Very early this morning it rained through the ceiling in the bedroom again. So here is a bear story recently sent to me...


Real Bear Rescues Stuffed Bear From Humans 


grr-bye for now,

The floods come up...

Just a quick word, we are doing a massive clean-up this week. We had some flooding and sewer back-up in our basement with last Friday nights storms. Saturday morning I spent comforting some of the bears, and one hare.

They bearly missed getting wet. They'd have been goners,

The rest of my Bear-thday...

THANKS everyone for all the nice comments and bearthday wishes you left me. Let's see now, I was just getting to my presents and cards in my last post. Of course, in getting to them I dumped my cake. I was so anxious to get to my presents, mom said I could have another one later.

First I opened one from the guys.

My Bearthday...

Well may Bear-thday has finally arrived! YAY!!! This is the first time I am actually getting a party. You can read about why here.

My day started with a singing phone call from my grandma, this is a tradition of which I have never been the recipient. Grandma apologized saying she and grandpa wouldn't be able to attend my party. She said she'd be taking care of my grandpa, he discovered yesterday he has a case of shingles. I was confused by this, as I thought you put those on your roof, and I know for a fact that grandma doesn't allow him to go up there anymore.  That was sad news on top of the fact that my Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Pete couldn't come either.

So only bears and mom and dad came to my party. Ahh, but on with the party.

Teddy Bear Picnic...

Last Saturday I was putting a little reminder for my bearthday on the calender. In case you hadn't noticed, I recently put a count down reminder here on my blog. Mom & dad have a tendency to forget.

I noticed that it was Teddy Bear Picnic Day, so I asked mom if we could have one.