Oh, it's true. I can't wait to see Jack and Tom. They've been learning about hibernation in school. The teacher passed out Teddy Bears to each child and the bears are now having their winter naps all around the schoolroom. Did you know that ALL those bears at school came from China? (Someone forgot to cut of the "made in" tags and a child asked....)
The bear above has been trying to sleep at my house since Wednesday night when he was positioned under a lamp table in the living room. First the vacuum woke him, then the cat. I finally put him in the boys' bed for his seasonal nap.
As you can see, he is resting better now!
This noon I went to the Megalites Luncheon at Holy Comforter. I wish Tom and Jack had been there too - if nothing else, to see the big bear-hide the speaker from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission had on display. I thought that I knew a lot about the Florida Black Bear but it turns out I had a lot to learn. It was a wonderful hour and I can't wait to tell the boys what to do if they meet a black bear in the backyard (It could happen!) or they spot one down by the lake.
The bear above seemed a little tired this afternoon when I got home and made a trip to the bedroom to check on our hibernator. I told him to go to sleep too, if he wanted. I explained that the boys would wake him up well before spring. Yes, I was talking to a toy. It's not the most eccentric thing I do....And it worked, didn't it? Big Bear is asleep now, too.
