Our Christmas tree

I was almost home with our Christmas tree.  I honked the horn.  *BEEP BEEP!!*

"Ajdin's back!"

"Yayyyyyyyyyy..."

"He got a tree!"

"Woof!  Woof!  Woof!"

I took the tree out of the car.

"Isn't it the most beautiful tree you have ever seen?" I asked.

"Errr..."

"Hmmmmmmm..."

"Woof?"

"Well, it just needs a little TLC, that's all," said Uncle Tibbs.

So we fluffed out its branches.

"There, it looks more tree-like already," said Miss Feathers.

"Woof!"

"Parker, you found some decorations!" I exclaimed.  "Good dog!"

So we decorated our little tree.

"Niiiiiice," said Ooogie.  It was looking pretty good.

"It looks terrific," said Uncle Tibbs, "but it feels like something is missing."

"We need to put the star at the top of tree," I said.  "But I can't reach it."

"I'll put it up there," said Miss Feathers.

She flew above the tree and put the star at the tippy top.

Then we all stepped back to admire our work.

"Oooooo..."

"Aaah!"

"We love our Christmas tree!"

Christmas is about more than a tree or gifts, but it is nice to have some decorations up, isn't it?

How are you decorating for the holidays?

Searching for a tree

With my friends in need of some holiday spirit, I got in my car and drove around town looking for a Christmas tree.  Down the street, there was a vendor selling some trees.  I went to take a look.

I soon realized that they were all beary big trees.  They were bigger than me, bigger than my car, bigger than Uncle Tibbs, and even bigger than my mom.  They were also bigger than my pocketbook and what I could afford to buy.

Then I discovered a row of smaller Christmas trees, but these were still bigger than I was.  How would I ever get a Christmas tree of this size to fit in my car?

Disappointed, I was about to head home empty-pawed when I saw something in the corner of my eye.  I turned my head to take a better look.

There, cast off to the side by itself, was the most beautiful tree I had ever seen.

And it was also free.  What luck!

Excitedly, I put it on the hood of my car, but that made it difficult to see anything.

Then I put it on the back of my car but it fell off and rolled to the ground.

Finally, I just tucked it in the passenger seat next to me.  Then I drove home.

I hope my friends like this tree!

Oh Christmas tree?

"Hmm... today is already December 13th," said Miss Feathers, crossing off the date on the calendar.  "But for some reason, it just doesn't feel like Christmas around here."

"I aaaaagreeeee," said Ooogie.

"You're right," sighed Uncle Tibbs.  "We don't have any decorations to liven this place up."

"Woof," said Parker softly.

"I know!" I said.  "I'll get a Christmas tree for all of us!"

"Reallyyyyyyyy?"

"Wow!"

"That's a great idea!"

"Woof!"

I was determined not to let my friends down.  I was determined to bring some holiday cheer to everyone!  I knew it was up to me to get a Christmas tree!

Because I was the only one with a car.

Space dreams

This afternoon I felt like drawing, so I got out a piece of paper and my box of crayons.

I just started to let my paws draw whatever they wanted.  I felt like drawing a rocket ship.

"Hey Ajdin, whatcha doing?" asked Uncle Tibbs.

"I am drawing a picture," I said.

"May I see?"

"Here it is.  It is a picture of me in a rocket ship exploring the galaxy," I said.

"Wow!  That's beary cool, Ajdin," said Uncle Tibbs.  "Would you like to go to outer space someday?"

"Yes, but..." I paused.  "It is just a dream."

"If you believe in yourself, you can do it, Ajdin!  It will be hard work but you can do it!" said Uncle Tibbs.

"Really?" I said.

"Yes," answered Uncle Tibbs.  "I know a thing or two about electronics and science.  I can help you build a rocket."

"And I will teach you how to fly your rocket ship," said Miss Feathers, swooping in.

''Aaaaand I wiiiiiiil proooooceessssss youuuuuuur astrooooooobeaaaaar paaaaperwoooork," said Ooogie.

''WOOF!" barked Parker.

Suddenly, I realized that I had the best friends a stuffie could ask for.  They were all willing to help me realize my dream of becoming an ASTROBEAR.

"Okay, let's do it!" I cheered.

"Group huddle!" said Uncle Tibbs.

"Next year, let's send Ajdin.... TO OUTER SPACE!"

2015 UGLY HOLIDAY SWEATER CONTEST

Hello everyone, just taking a quick break from doing some cub scouting to announce the...

2015 UGLY HOLIDAY SWEATER CONTEST

That's right, I want to see you in your baddest, ugliest holiday sweaters.  You know what type of sweater I am talking about here.  The one that makes you wince when you take it out of the box.  In fact, it doesn't have to be just a sweater.  It can be any type of holiday outfit.  You can add any type of decorations to it, just make it UGLY!

Here are the details:

1)  The deadline is Sunday, December 20 at 11:59 pm EST.
2)  One (1) entry per stuffie.
3)  Stuffies only please (sorry humans).
4)  Email your entry to me at ajdinthebosnianbear (at) gmail (dot) com or lifeisbearygood (at ) gmail (dot) com.
5)  There will be 3 winners selected by a panel of esteemed judges.

So what are you waiting for?  Have fun and good luck!

Rocket ship

Today I was relaxing on my astrobear sleeping bag that I won in Julie Jane Zebra's photo contest earlier this year.  I was daydreaming about going to outer space one day.

Then my mom came by with an arts and crafts project for me.

It was a mini rocket ship kit!

I took out all of the pieces and started putting them together.

I looked at the package every now and then to make sure I was doing it right.

I attached the wings of the rocket ship.

It was almost done.  I just had to attach the rocket boosters.

I put them on carefully.  Rocket ships cost millions of dollars, you know.

The rocket ship was complete!

I really wanted to go on this rocket ship mission but apparently they already had a crew assembled.  The rocket ship roared to life and launched into outer space.  As I watched it lift off, I wondered where it would go and what new worlds it would discover.

I let out a little sigh.

A little bear can dream, right?

Have an out of this world day!