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I received a lovely victorian style card from Carolyn yesterday! Thank you so much.
I think this has been so much fun...I actually waited for the mail everyday :redface: :redface: because I wanted to see from where in the world mail would come from that day. I know I know what a nerd! :redface:
Cheryl :rose:
That cat is a deadringer lookalike for our cat Picasso. I better not show this pic to my son or Picasso will soon be sporting headgear! 
I tried a few times to give a discount to my repeat customers. I think they all appreciated it but it didn't seem to make a difference in whether they bought a bear or not.
I have included copies of magazines where I have been featured or even those little bear books you can often find on sale at the big box stores.
I think everyone enjoys just knowing that you appreciate their business and you took extra time to make them feel special!
Cheryl 
Love the new avatar Veronica!
But its so warm Louise!!!! (ok I know warmth for us is a relative thing 
) I actually had the windows open for a while yesterday.
It rained in Edmonton today for a bit...now all that snow has a nice crispy shell!
Cheryl
I saw Casting Crowns in concert a couple of weeks ago! They were really really good!
I also saw the Newsboys and Geoff Moore (love him!)the same weekend.
Cheryl
Oh that is FANTASTIC news! Even the slightest prospect of hope is going to work in his favour!
We are still keeping you and your family in our thoughts and prayers :hug:
Cheryl
How very excited you must be! I hope you do something really wonderful for yourself to
mark the occasion! You totally deserve it
Cheryl
OK, Cheryl I just got a cold chill and mumbled to myself "oh my goodness brrrrr," when you said what temp it was there. Our -2 has NOTHING on that!!! lol I hope you are keeping warm!!!
I wonder here, on days like these that are bitterly cold for here, what the homeless do.
What do they do there in THAT kind of temperature???
Kimberly W.
Protection for the homeless (and yes there are alot) is a big issue here. We have recently had a huge economic boom and housing prices and rent have skyrocketed. A lot of people have moved here in the last 2 years with no idea that its so expensive to get housing so it has left a lot of people out in the cold.
The city opens warming stations which are basically warehouse spaces that are heated but people can't sleep there. There are shelters (but just not enough) and patrols that give out blankets and hot drinks but sadly there are still deaths every year from the cold. It is a serious problem.
Your kids look like they're having a blast!
Cheryl
CONGRATULATIONS MARIA!
It looks like the 'Sisters Bling' are bringing you lots of bling!
:clap: :clap: :clap: Congrats Chrissi! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Thanks for putting in some old fashioned goodnatured fun on Teddy Talk Kim!
Thats an impressive snow fall! You guys are so lucky...no matter how heavy the snow or how cold it is NOTHING ever closes here- no snow days all the years in school!
Looks like we are finally getting a break...it was -26C this morning and windy but its supposed to be +2C by tomorrow! Yay!
Cheryl
I logged on just to see WHO WON!!!???!! :dance: :dance: (I'm such a NERD!
:hug:
~Chrissi
Me too! :redface: :redface:
I can't believe I received a card today (thursday) that Gladys mailed from California on Monday
I will never understand the postal system
In keeping with this interesting 'trend' - I received a lovely card from Sheila today from Nebraska mailed on the Thursday the 8th and a beauty from TamiE in Ohio mailed on the 31st of January!
thanks both of you!
Cheryl
I have seen this guy before-he lives in this trailer in Churchill, Manitoba (CANADA) and does the
live streaming video. Some of the pics are absolutely amazing and the bears are quite friendly to him.
If you want to see the video:
http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/ … index.html
Cheryl
I use their first name in the feedback if they have used it on the receipt in the pkg or in an email they sent.
I think it makes the big ol' world of EBAY a little smaller!
Cheryl
Got one from Daphne today - Thanks for the card and the confetti! I love confetti! 
Cheryl
and...
Why is "BRA" singular but "PANTIES" plural???
Thanks for the chuckle Debbie!
Cheryl
A Few Things you may not have known about me.....
jobs I have had in my life:
1) Creative Arts Director for my church(still doing that!)
2) Photography stylist
3) Store Manager
4) Bears
Four Movies I have watched over and over...
1) Sunset Blvd.
2) The Princess Bride
3) Strictly Ballroom
4) The Full Monty
Four Places I have lived......
1) Edmonton, AB Canada
2)Calgary AB
3) Eston, Saskatchewan, Canada
4)
Four TV Shows I love to watch.....
1) Heroes
2) House
3)Without a Trace
4)So You Think You Can Dance
Four Places I have been on vacation....
1) Disneyland California
2) Ft. Lauderdale Florida
3) Ottawa ON
4) Chicago
(Man...I need to get out more!)
Four of my favorite foods.......
1) Chocolate
2) Indian Curry
3) Chinese Food
4) Really good Steak
Four Places I would rather be right now.......
1) Some place warm (-20 again today...sigh)
2) Australia
3) Africa
4) hawaii
Really not a nice question to get asked on your BIRTHDAY!
I'll admit...I'm 29 with 15 years experience.
Oh crap...
Cheryl 
Your bear looks very similar to my old bear. Mine is a Petz bear from the 1920's. He was my dad's teddy bear. Don't under estimate the value of your bear. Mine appraised at $750.00 before repairs were made.
Wow, Millie what a treasure to have your Dad's bear!
The 2 bears do have a similiar look don't they? I don't actually have the bear yet, only the pictures but I'm looking forward to giving him the 'once over' and see if there are any clues to his heritage. Believe it or not, I got him for $26 which I think was quite a bargain!
Cheryl
I got my first Valentines today too! From AndreaM (with bears and flowers -2 of my favourite things!) and from Gladys with the sweetest little poem. I can't believe I received a card today (thursday) that Gladys mailed from California on Monday I will never understand the postal system
Lets keep the love circulating and let everyone know when you receive Ok? 
Cheryl
I unexpectedly got a little bit of money for my upcoming birthday( 
for the birthday not the money!) and orders to "do something nice for myself"...So this is what I did (or bought actually!) and wanted to share him with you!
He wasn't lots of money and I know he isn't a rare steiff or anything but I loved his been-loved-lots expression.
Any of you vintage bear collectors have any insight to his history besides the fact that he's a stick bear?
Thanks in advance!
Cheryl 
Hi Jennie
Some Miniature bear makers use them for eyes because they come as small as 1.5mm in diameter. They are very nice to work with. Onyx is a type of quartz stone.
Cheryl
I agree with Andrea, culture, culture, culture. My daughter and I go to the theatre regularly and we would love to have Emmett join us. There is so much to do in the Toronto area, he won't have a minute to be bored.
hugs,Brenda
Didn't you hear that Edmonton was named the Cultural Capital of Canada? It's true!!! We are more than just oil rigs, hockey and beer ya know! Emmett will be very well looked after. :crackup: :crackup:
Cheryl
The only province that I think that this is a big issue in is Ontario. I have done shows in Alberta, BC and 3 or 4 in Ontario and the only province that had any kind of inforcement of any kind is ON. I always got one day sales permits for Ontario and almost before I could get back home to AB, I would get a 'demand' letter (with threats to seize my property! ) for sales tax remittance. I have never seen officers walking around a show except in Ontario and Florida.
Cheryl
