Valentine's Day

 Hello everyone! Yes, I know this post is a bit late, but I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! Did you eat some good chocolate and candy?

I got this cool PEZ candy dispenser for Valentine's Day. It looks like me, don't you think?

It comes with 3 rolls of PEZ candy also!

So you just slide the candy in there, and lift the teddy bear's head back when you want to eat one.

And for interesting PEZ dispenser facts, did you know...

• PEZ candies were not intended to be candies, but as mints for an alternative to smoking. It was created in Vienna in 1927 by Eduard Haas III and had a peppermint flavor, or pfefferminz. Take the first, middle, and last letters of the word and you get PEZ! The first PEZ dispensers were made to resemble cigarette lighters.
•  the world's largest PEZ dispenser is 94 inches tall, weights 85 pounds, and holds 6,480 PEZ candies?

Alright, have a great week everyone!

Catching up!

Hey everyone! I haven't posted in a while! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, followed by a Merry Christmas, and finally a Happy New Year!

Let's catch up on a few things, shall we?

But first, check out this cool jersey I'm wearing. My friend Droopy got it for me after our hometown heroes, the Houston Astros, won the World Series in November! CHAMPS, YEAH!

I also have quite a bit of mail to catch up on. I got these cool Halloween cards from Jerry and Ben and a gift card from Starbucks as a prize for my entry in their annual Halloween contest. I also got a card from Sandy with a Halloween hamster on it. Beary cool!

Next, I got some holiday cards from Little Fox, Jerry and Ben, and Sandy. We sent out cards too, but we were cutting it close so they may have been a little delayed (again, looking for new secretary in 2023).

Thanks for all the mail, everyone! Snail mail is the best. :)

Halloween 2022

 Hi everyone, I'm a few days late with this post, but I wanted to share my entry to Jerry and Ben's 12th Annual Halloween Contest.

I could have been a superhero... an astronaut... a firefighter... but no... I was not any of those things. My mom thought it would funny if I were an... OOMPA LOOMPA from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

I am cringing a bit right now, to be honest. This is kind of embarrassing... why would I ever agree to --

Oh, chocolate? Oh that's right.

Chocolate Wonka bars do come with this gig. Ok, maybe this is a pretty good gig after all.

Thanks to Jerry and Ben for hosting this contest! And congrats to all the winners!

I'll leave you with a song from the movie...

Mosaic kit

Hey everyone, I've got my craft apron on, so that means we are crafting today!

Today I'm going to make a mosaic of a bee with this cute little kit. It has been sitting around for months and I FINALLY get to make it today.

So I'll first lay out all the materials on some newspaper and see what we've got. A mold, some glass pieces, and a bag of cement.

Next, I'll trace around the mold on the newspaper.

This is to make it easier when arranging the mosaic tiles, so now I have an idea of how I want to lay out the pieces.

And now, for the messy part... mixing the cement. I'll leave this to my mom who is mixing it with gloves. I don't want cement on my fur.

We carefully pour the cement into the mold.

Then, we arrange the tiles on the cement. (Editor's note: Multiple attempts were required for this step and it got very messy).

I think it turned out great! I'm going to let it dry overnight.

Have you made a mosaic before?

Honeybee Tree game

Hey everyone! Have you heard of this game called Honeybee Tree? Someone was giving it away, so of course I took it. I can’t wait to play it. Based on the name alone, it’s gonna be good!

The instructions are on the back.

    

Wow, there are a lot of pieces!

So the first step is to assemble the base which is a tree trunk. The tree trunk rotates so that it can be facing each player when it is their turn. Next, I’ll add the beehive on top.

The beehive has holes in it. I will take the stems and leaves and insert them into the hive, making sure their ends are sticking out on the other side.

See, just like this! All the leaves have been put in the beehive.

And now, for the bees! There are many bees here — oh yes, honey, mmm — and now I’m going to put them inside the hive.

The bees are inside! Now we are ready to start the game. Each player will take turns pulling out a leaf while trying not to disturb the bees inside. If the bees are disturbed, they will fall to the bottom of the tray. The player with the least number of bees wins the game.

But first, I need someone to play with.

“I’ll play with you!” said Uncle Tibbs.

“Okay, I’ll go first,” I said. I carefully pulled out a leaf. No bees came out!

“Alright, I’ll have a go,” said Uncle Tibbs. He pulled out a leaf.

BZZZZZ!!!

Some bees came out.

“Ahhh, darn. I thought I was being careful,” he said.

BZZZZ!!

“Oh whoops!” I pulled some bees out.

We took turns until there were no more leaves left.

“Alright Ajdin, I have 17 bees here. How about you?”

“I have 12 bees, Uncle Tibbs. I won!”

“Good game!”

Have you played this game before?

My 10th Bearthday!

Hey everyone, I'm so excited for today. Do you know why? Because it's...

MY 10TH BEARTHDAY!

My mom has a gift for me, from the Build-A-Bear Workshop of course!

It's a tuxedo!

I'm going to try it on right now! Excuse me as I do a little quick change...

Oh... this seems to come with pants... hmm... I guess I'll wear them for now just to see how they look...

Ta-da!

How do I look? I'm rather feeling myself in this tuxedo, 'cause when you look good, you feel good!

The name's Bear. James Bear.

Whaddya think? Do I have what it takes to be the next 007?

Let's get back to the gifts. My friend Droopy gifted me a puzzle roll-up mat. I've been working on some fun jigsaw puzzles lately so this will definitely come in handy. Thanks Droopy!

My mom also made me a cake. Here's the big reveal.

Yes, I love it! It's a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.

Thanks everyone for the bearthday wishes!