The mystery was absolutely driving me insane, but I just could...not...get...to...that...FRICKIN...mound. UNTIL THE OTHER DAY!!! Let me just tell you, I have become much more mobile and resourceful (Genius much?) lately, and was finally able to wiggle my way over to the mound while dad assumed I was "napping". I slid over, grasped the cover of this engima, and yanked! Well, well, well.... Welcome to stuffed animal heaven, population ME! I was unable to contain my excitement as I thrashed wildly amongst all of my new found furry friends which caused a noticeable ruckus. This drew the attentoin of my dad who proceeded to walk in my room and stumble upon the following scene:
I just laid there and smiled, soaking it all in. Dad even laughed out loud for quite a while. So get this, I have the following in my crib right now as we speak. Oh, BTW - these are in no particular order cause I don't want any of my animals to get offended or feel that I am picking favorites. After all, we all just met so that would NOT be cool! I have a pig, a lion, a moose, a sheep, a bear (sorry Stephen Colbert, but I simply do not find my bears threatening so you're gonna just have to deal. We're still on for tea next Thursday though right? Thought so....), a monkey, a dog, and a panda. I have had in-depth convos with all of them, except the panda.
Now, of course you're probably asking yourself, "MaddieP, why would you talk to all of the other animals but not that panda? That just seems cold." Well, before you waste time asking yourself that question, lemme provide an explanation. This will save us all some time in the long run, and I'm a big fan of time saving! You see, the panda actually only speaks Chines (CONFUSING!). No lie, I'm not making this up. My dad's friend Chris literally carried my panda on his person all the way from China and personally delivered him to MY house. Super fantastic job Chris! However, next time, and this is just a suggestion, perhaps you could also include a Chinese-English dictionary which might help the panda and I to communicate. Right now it is just a lot of noises and blank stares :( I'm just saying.
I should also reiterate the fact that this panda is not, nor ever was, alive. I do not want dad's friend to get extradited to China to face charges of panda smuggling because of some little blog I wrote (INNOCENT!). That would SO not be cool and I worry that Chris could end up in some brutal communist prison never to be heard from again (It happens. Just ask Mr. Bauer). Also, I know a log of my readers have seen "Red Corner" and I think we can all agree that, in real life, Richard Gere would've probably received that bullet he offered to pay for. Morbid, maybe, but true, most definitely..... I think you're safe for now Chris :)
Another "animal related" adventure I experienced recently was a trip to Discovery Place in Charlotte, NC. O-M-G! I can't believe I forgot to tell you that I moved to South Carolina!!! I just realized that right this second! That's how long it's been since we last spoke. CRAZY! Anyway, my bad... FWIW - This blog has gone way off the tracks of what I planned on talking about (and what I promised the other day), but we might as well ride it out. So, back to Discovery Place. It was tons of fun. Here is a pic of me hanging by one of the fish tanks:
Those fish were super interesting and I couldn't stop staring. I know it's rude to stare, and I can't imagine if someone stood outside my window all day long and just stared and stared and stared while I went about my day. That is grounds for arrest if you ask me, and you did. However, apparently it IS allowed, encouraged even, if you are staring at fish (even baby fish) and not people. Who knew?!
Alright, well as you can all see, I'M BACK! I will not leave you hanging for two whole months ever again. Sounds like more hollow promises I know, but I will do my best to regain your faith and trust ;) I can't wait to post more pics this week to show all of the maddiepandfriends what else I've been doing. I have moving stories, eating stories, rolling over stories, feet stories (OH, my feet! Most likely, probably, the COOLEST things in the history of all things cool), etc. You get the idea. I will talk to you all again soon.
Later......
SO into:
SO not:
Now, of course you're probably asking yourself, "MaddieP, why would you talk to all of the other animals but not that panda? That just seems cold." Well, before you waste time asking yourself that question, lemme provide an explanation. This will save us all some time in the long run, and I'm a big fan of time saving! You see, the panda actually only speaks Chines (CONFUSING!). No lie, I'm not making this up. My dad's friend Chris literally carried my panda on his person all the way from China and personally delivered him to MY house. Super fantastic job Chris! However, next time, and this is just a suggestion, perhaps you could also include a Chinese-English dictionary which might help the panda and I to communicate. Right now it is just a lot of noises and blank stares :( I'm just saying.
I should also reiterate the fact that this panda is not, nor ever was, alive. I do not want dad's friend to get extradited to China to face charges of panda smuggling because of some little blog I wrote (INNOCENT!). That would SO not be cool and I worry that Chris could end up in some brutal communist prison never to be heard from again (It happens. Just ask Mr. Bauer). Also, I know a log of my readers have seen "Red Corner" and I think we can all agree that, in real life, Richard Gere would've probably received that bullet he offered to pay for. Morbid, maybe, but true, most definitely..... I think you're safe for now Chris :)
Another "animal related" adventure I experienced recently was a trip to Discovery Place in Charlotte, NC. O-M-G! I can't believe I forgot to tell you that I moved to South Carolina!!! I just realized that right this second! That's how long it's been since we last spoke. CRAZY! Anyway, my bad... FWIW - This blog has gone way off the tracks of what I planned on talking about (and what I promised the other day), but we might as well ride it out. So, back to Discovery Place. It was tons of fun. Here is a pic of me hanging by one of the fish tanks:
Those fish were super interesting and I couldn't stop staring. I know it's rude to stare, and I can't imagine if someone stood outside my window all day long and just stared and stared and stared while I went about my day. That is grounds for arrest if you ask me, and you did. However, apparently it IS allowed, encouraged even, if you are staring at fish (even baby fish) and not people. Who knew?!
Alright, well as you can all see, I'M BACK! I will not leave you hanging for two whole months ever again. Sounds like more hollow promises I know, but I will do my best to regain your faith and trust ;) I can't wait to post more pics this week to show all of the maddiepandfriends what else I've been doing. I have moving stories, eating stories, rolling over stories, feet stories (OH, my feet! Most likely, probably, the COOLEST things in the history of all things cool), etc. You get the idea. I will talk to you all again soon.
Later......
SO into:
- Sweet Potatoes (You say potato, I say holy frickin tasty!)
- Anything foot and/or feet related
- Rubber ducks (lights inside or no lights, both are fantasic)
- The new Fall Season
- Ketchup
- Tina Fey
SO not:
- Sleeping on my back
- Cold Water
- Empty cribs (where did all my stuffed friends go?)
- Salsa
- Brendan Fraser
- Tales of Woe
