How CC is like Stuffed Animals

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Just because, I've decided to change my avatar every month. It's June 1st, so time to change it.

And just because I've got things to do and places to go, I thought it was easiest to pick the pictures I chose for our calendar this year. That and I had no idea hubby wouldn't even see the calendar until this late in the year or later, so someone besides me might as well have fun with it.)

But after I messed up placing the photo on my avatar, (There's a profile picture? I completely forgot until I couldn't figure out why my avatar didn't change), I looked at it closer. And then I laughed at how much that photo shows what CC and Christians are like.

It comes from a story I wrote on my blog a few years ago. Whole big story why my stuffed animals tell their life story on THEIR blog, but this one was done because a volunteer tomato plant started taking over a container of carrots we planted. Well, our garden, but the female stuffed animals consider themselves "The Garden Gals," and I'm merely the mommy who doesn't know gardening but is smart enough to take pictures of what THEY do in the garden.

The chef "Garden Gal" is a stuffed rabbit. Imagine her views on a tomato plant daring to take over HER carrots. So, off we went to plant a new pot of carrots. Except, she doesn't like to get dirty, and she's a bit bossy, so she got the teddy bears to do the dirty work.

That's the setup for this picture.
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Now notice something.
Four in the picture:
One is strictly the manager telling everyone else what to do.
Two are busy doing the labor.
One is sliding down the bag of soil having fun.

Take any four Christians. Can't you immediately figure out which one is which stuffed animal in that picture?

Oh, and then the knee in the bottom of the picture. Aren't you sure someone is always in the background taking the picture?
 

blue_ladybug

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Lynn, I have something I'd like to send to you, but I don't have your address. :(
 
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Lynn, I have something I'd like to send to you, but I don't have your address. :(
Is it a bomb?


Which addy -- e-mail or real? (And, no, if it's a stuffed animal I can't take it. I already have too many, so another one won't fit. lol)
 
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Don't forget Mama-bear, in the back, observing and sheltering her little one... :)
 

p_rehbein

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Take any four Christians. Can't you immediately figure out which one is which stuffed animal in that picture?


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uh..........all of 'em?
 
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Don't forget Mama-bear, in the back, observing and sheltering her little one... :)
The mama and baby bear in the background are clay I think lol.. surely I'm the stuffed one playing :rolleyes:
 

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Is it a bomb?


Which addy -- e-mail or real? (And, no, if it's a stuffed animal I can't take it. I already have too many, so another one won't fit. lol)

Not email. Your address, home address. It's not a teddy, but IS teddy bear related. :)
 
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Hi Lynn this is my millennium teddy bear, he still has the year 2000 tag just
in case he forgets how old he is.

His little friend is full of ceramic beads which heat up in the microwave
and make a useful little hot water bottle but without the water.

They just wanted to say hello to your bear gang :)

I have no idea why the piccy is sideways!


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Miri

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Oh if your teddies are good at gardening, they can visit me anytime. Lol
 
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wwjd_kilden

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Looks more like the setup of a school assignment
only it would be two people having fun and one person doing the work :p
 
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The mama and baby bear in the background are clay I think lol.. surely I'm the stuffed one playing :rolleyes:
I suspect cheap plastic. But, they've lasted a few years, so I'm happy.
 
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Not email. Your address, home address. It's not a teddy, but IS teddy bear related. :)
PM'd ya. (I figure you know, but this is so others don't think I ignored you. lol)
 
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LOL One of the reasons we're not getting another pet is in fear of what that cat is really thinking. Our old cat would surely destroy the stuffies. And put a dog next to a stuffie? My idea of a nightmare.
 

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I have no idea why the piccy is sideways!
If you use an image hosting site like imgur, you can fix that by editing the picture, it should let you rotate the picture.

Like I use imgur, if you look at your images, and put your cursor on one, it will show a little paint thingy. If you click that it will let you edit the picture. And you can rotate it however you want from there.


(just wanted to be helpful, dunno if Im being helpful or annoying though :/ )
 
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Hi Lynn this is my millennium teddy bear, he still has the year 2000 tag just
in case he forgets how old he is.

His little friend is full of ceramic beads which heat up in the microwave
and make a useful little hot water bottle but without the water.

They just wanted to say hello to your bear gang :)

I have no idea why the piccy is sideways!


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Is that a Merrythought bear? I have seen Steiff, TY (plenty of TYs since beanie babies are TYs), and a Gund IRL, but I've never seen a Merrythought except in books. (Judging by the ears, he might be.)

Three countries lay claim to inventing the teddy bear. If you know Steiff, you know why Germany technically wins. You probably know about Teddy's (Roosevelt) Bear. BUT do you know the UK's claim? I like that one the best.

(I don't collect bears, as you can probably tell by the stuffies I have, but I also like reading anything about them.)
 
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Oh if your teddies are good at gardening, they can visit me anytime. Lol
The girls are good at gardening. But, they're idea is to supervise. The boys are good at cooking, but their idea is to supervise. In either case, I'm the one stuck doing the work. I also get blamed if it goes wrong, but it's their supervision that makes it good if it works out.

(I spent years writing that blog, so it's feeling a little real now. lol)