Bears and Art

What do bears and art have in common?  They both arrived in the mail today!  I’m now the proud owner of two pieces of original art by my niece, McKenna, plus a third piece of original art which was perhaps drawn by my nephew Tanner, but arrived unsigned.  I also received two, count ‘em, two new bears—a new Starbucks bear from Pike Place Market in Seattle, courtesy of BJ and Print, and an absolutely adorable “Alice’s Bear Shop” teddy from my sister and her family (the aforementioned niece and nephew, plus a brother-in-law who never draws pictures for me, hrumph).

Here is a drawing which I believe is of Chelsea:

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And here is a photo I took of Chelsea today, so you can see the striking likeness:

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As I don’t want them to feel left out, here are my two new bear buddies:

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I just looooooooooove teddy bears, and especially love ones designed to look old and loved.  I’m getting so many that I’m going to have to find new ways to display them, but perhaps I’ll figure out a way to reorganize the spare bedroom.  That room used to be called “the guest bedroom”, but now we like to call it, “the bear room”.

My day was also very exciting because I got to go to Home Depot, my own personal shopping heaven (after PetSmart and Borders).  I was looking for some carpet remnants so I can finish my cat tree, but wow, they’re hard to find.  I want a remnant around 4 feet square, but to the stores, a “remnant” is something along the lines of 100 sq. ft. or more.  I ended buying a $10 carpet runner which has been edged, but I’ll just cut that part off.  I off course forgot to buy staples and new blades for my utility knife, because that’s the kind of thing I do.  There’s a section of my brain that seems to be perpetually on vacation.  Nancy even seemed to enjoy the shopping trip as we took time to look at flooring—we really want to redo the floor downstairs (the floor that Dante ate right after we moved in 4 years ago).  We’re thinking of this: Dupont Laminate Saltillo Tile.  It’s got the look and texture of tile, without the problems associated with grout (such as staining, cracking, and dog eating it).  It’s also got a great warranty.  I think it will really brighten up the downstairs, and it shouldn’t show the dirt too badly.  We had originally fallen in love with a Pergo design called “Restoration Pine”, but that doesn’t seem to be in their inventory anymore.

Oh, one more thing—even the cats got a fun gift today.  They received their Drinkwell Fresh Water Fountain and Reservoir for Cats or Dogs.  So far they feel ambivalent about it, but I’ve seen Derek drink from it so at least he’s not afraid to approach it.  I find the trickling sound sort of soothing, but Nancy says it makes her have to pee.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 02/26 at 11:58 PM

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