My Bear Bear!

Not much is going on here.... it is just business as usual as things slowly get back to normal after the holidays. Nothing really "new" to blog about either, especially since I am lamenting the fact that Liz, Kyle, Mimi, and Doc are living it up in Pasadena for the National Championship game this coming Thursday.

So as I try to pass the time this afternoon trying to decide what to do between loads of laundry and while Luke naps....should I?.... do something productive like scrapbook the pages from Thanksgiving or Christmas or the SEC championship.... or do something non-productive like watch some of my shows recorded on DVR or do something semi-productive like write a quick blog post....

You guessed it the blogging won out!

Luke's "lovie" of choice since he was 6 months old has been the above bear on the left lovingly named "Bear Bear." He goes almost everywhere with Luke and is a MUST have at nap time AND when he goes to sleep at night. As you can see he has had MUCH LOVE over the past 2+ years. Mimi bought this bear way before Luke was born from a store in Mobile called Parisians. At the time, it wasn't a big deal because we didn't know that this particular bear would be THE CHOSEN favorite bear.

When we realized that this was THE bear and that this bear might not make it for the long haul (as you can see his coat is shabby and he has lost an eye along the way), I told Mimi we may need a back up just in case this Bear Bear needed to retire. But, alas, it was too late.... the Parisians store had closed. OH NO! What to do??? I had just about given up hope and succumbed to the fact that we would just have to keep Bear Bear until he disintegrated in Luke's arms, but Mimi, being quite the savvy shopper, when on a cyber search and FOUND a NEW Bear Bear EXACTLY like the old one!

The bear on the right is what Bear Bear used to look like with his shiny coat, all body parts in check, and even the black Parisian ribbon around his neck. We have yet to "retire" the first Bear Bear, but at least we now have a back up in case something happens to the old one. Moral of the story: As soon as you figure out what "security item" a little one chooses, buy a few back ups just in case something happens, that is unless the store has closed! :) OR just google it b/c you can find ANYTHING on the internet!