Sleepy Bear Cubs

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's really old. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark, you know.

 Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after Chance, too. He's a handful! 

Know what? This is Chance and me. We got business cards. They have my picture on them and our blog site address. We give them to people who want to read about us. They're are bestest buddies.

Today we're in in TO. That's Toronto. It's a very big city. James says six million people live in the GTA. That's a lot of noses to count! Wonder why they want to live so far away from Windsor. Windsor is the centre of the known universe and the nicest part of Detroit.

When we are in TO we get to ride the Rocket. That's the subway. It's fun! We go shopping.  We do all kinds of things. 
At the end of the day we're all tuckered out. We get to sleep in a hotel. Hotels are places full of nice rooms with comfy beds. We get the key from our buddy, Dhillon, who works at the front desk. When we get to our room, Chance and me climb right up onto our bed and take naps. I'm glad there are hotels to go to when we're not home.

I wouldn't want to sleep outside in the rain. I'd get wet. James says that bear cubs are waterproof. He's being silly. Of course I'm waterproof but I don't want to catch a cold. I'd have to take Buckley's Cough Syrup and it tastes awful.

Oh. Wait! Did you hear that? James is hollering, "Where are my handsome bear cubs? Where are my Sons of Windsor? Where are my Princes of Ontario? That's me! Charles! That's Chance! We're handsome bear cubs. We're Sons of Windsor and Princes of Ontario! We gotta go find James so we can get our ears tickled and our noses kissed. 

This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens. Do good deeds for your friends, buddies and neighbours.  Then you can eat Smarties and drink root beer. Oh! Wait! Come over to our house and play with us! We can go to Toronto together!  Okay! Over and out!"

Sunday

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's really old. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark, you know.

Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after Chance, too. He's a handful! 

Know what? I'm sitting at my desk. I'm making a list of fun things for Chance and me to do today. I already wrote down four things.

1. Help James make peanut butter and licorice sandwiches for lunch.
2. Dig  a really big hole in the back yard.
3. Play "I'm A-Gonna Get You!" with Chance.
4. Nap.

I'm A-Gonna Get You is a fun game. I holler real loud and Chance is supposed to run far away from me. I have to give him a head start 'cuz he's really little and doesn't run very fast. Chance runs and runs and runs. He makes little squeaky noises when he's happy. He makes lots of squeaky noises when we play. When Chance is 'it' I let him catch me. That's part of being a good brother, you know.

Oh. Wait! Did you hear that? James is hollering, "Where are my handsome bear cubs? Where are my Sons of Windsor? Where are my Princes of Ontario? That's me! Charles! That's Chance! We're handsome bear cubs. We're Sons of Windsor and Princes of Ontario! We gotta go find James so we can get our ears tickled and our noses kissed. 

We played really hard. Now it's time for our nap. I'm sleepy. Chance is sleepy, too. James will tell us a nap time story and we will fall asleep.

This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens. Play nicely. Then you can eat Smarties and drink root beer. Oh! Wait! Come over to our house and play with us! We can play together! Okay! Over and out!"

Fun Things to Do on Civic Holiday

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's really old. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark, you know. I 

Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after Chance, too. He's a handful! 

Know what? Today is Civic Holiday all across the province. It's a nice day to play and go on a picnic. Chance and me are having fun we look into the mirror and make faces. I know how to make the very scariest of faces. They make Chance squeak right out loud. Whoever laughs first is the loser. It's a fun game to play, you know.

Sometimes James says, "Boys! Go outside and see if you're there." We run outside to play in the back yard. There are lots of things to do in the back yard. We can dig holes. We can climb the sugar maple. We can take our space ray guns and hunt for lions, too. Oh. We can ride up and down the sidewalk on my blue bike with the Canada flag on it.

We get to eat lunch outside. I l-o-v-e eating outdoors. James says food tastes better when we eat it outside. We had Smarties and root beer. Oh, wait! We had peanut butter and licorice sandwiches, too. They're all yummy and yummy is one of the four good groups in the Canada Food Guide. 

After lunch we got to ride in the rocking chair and then we took our naps on the living room floor, right in front of the TV fire. Chance falls asleep real fast and makes little snory noises. He's so cute when he sleeps.

Oh. Wait! Did you hear that? James is hollering, "Where are my handsome bear cubs? Where are my Sons of Windsor? Where are my Princes of Ontario? That's me! Charles! That's Chance! We're handsome bear cubs. We're Sons of Windsor and Princes of Ontario! We gotta go find James so we can get our ears tickled and our noses kissed.

This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens on Civic Holiday Then you can eat Smarties and drink root beer. Oh! Wait! Come over to our house and play with us! We can pick play together! Okay! Over and out!"

We Love VIA RAil!

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. He's really old. He was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark, you know.

Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after Chance, too. He's a handful!

Know what? We're at Union Station in T.O. That's a nickname for Toronto. Toronto is a great big city. It's the capital of Ontario and Ontario is in O Canada, our home and native land.  We had fun in Toronto. Now we're gonna ride home on the train. It will take us to Windsor. Windsor is the centre of the known universe and the nicest part of Detroit. Know what?  The train has a name. It's name is VIA Rail. VIA Rail goes all over Canada and to the Knighted States, too. The best part is VIA Rail comes all the way to our house!

This is our buddy John. He works on the train. He smiles at everyone and makes them feel really special. I could work for VIA Rail,  you know. I can say, "Would you care for a snack?" I can say, "Would you like a beverage before dinner?" John asks people if they would like to read the Globe & Mail or the Toronto Star. Those are newspapers.

John's job is very important. He looks after the people on the train so they don't get cranky. Cranky people have to take naps.  Really cranky people have to sit on the Time Out Chair AND take naps. Don't be cranky on the train, okay?

We get to ride up front. That's nice. Some people ride Coach. That's behind us. I think some people have to ride Baggage. That's way at the back of the train.

John gives us chocolate milk to drink. I l-o-v-e chocolate milk. It's yummy and that's one of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide. Chance likes chocolate milk, too. He drinks chocolate flavoured condensed owls' milk. I know where condensed owls' milk comes from. It comes from condensed owls. I get to eat a whole meal. That's 'cuz I'm five and I'm pretty grown up, now. The food on VIA Rail is really yummy.

Look at Chance. He's being silly, you know. John gave me a serviette for my meal. That will keep me from getting all covered in food in case I spill some. I put the serviette in my lap. That's good manners. Chance put the serviette over his head. Now he thinks he's invisible 'cuz he can't see me. I can still see him! I can see his feet! He's underneath the serviette. I pull it off of him and shout, "Boo! Boo! I see you!" Chance makes little squeaky noises when I pull off the serviette. That means he's happy. I'm lucky to have a little brother.

Oh. Wait! Did you hear that? James is hollering, "Where are my handsome bear cubs? Where are my Sons of Windsor? Where are my Princes of Ontario? It's time to pre-board the train so we can go home.

That's me! Charles! That's Chance! We're handsome bear cubs. We're Sons of Windsor and Princes of Ontario! We gotta go find James so we can get our ears tickled and our noses kissed. We wanna go home so I can ride my blue bike with the Canada flag on it and climb the sugar maple in the back yard and dig some really big holes, too!

Chance and me know how to use the telephone to make reservations at VIA Rail so we can go to Toronto or Cornwall or Montreal or even to your house!

This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens. Be nice to John on the train. If you are nice and polite, he might give you Smarties and chocolate milk. Oh! Wait! Come get on board VIA Rail with us! We can ride home together! All aboard! Tous a bord! Okay! Over and out!"

Riding on the Train

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy James. He is very forgetful, so I have to look after him. Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing.

Know what? Chance and James and me got up really early this morning. It's dark outside at four o'clock. We went to the train station. We got on the train. It's a really nice train. Trains are faster than my bicycle. We had fun talking to people. The food is yummy, too. We got to drink milk with a bendy straw! We took a nap. When we woke up it was time to say 'good-bye' to everyone. We got pictures but we can't put them here until we get home. James says the little cord doesn't fit between the camera and the computer. That's okay.

James says we can all go outside and make snow persons. I can't wait to play in the snow. Chance will make squeaky noises if he's happy. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Ride VIA Rail and see where the train takes you! Over and out!"

I H-a-t-e Austrian Measles

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy James. He is forgetful and really old. He says he was the second Canadian to get off Noah's Ark! I have to look after him. Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing.

Know what? We got Austrian measles. We h-a-t-e them. We're itchy and scratchy. James says we're getting well. Our spots are going away. This morning we sat at the kitchen table and tried to eat a little bit of food. I ate four spoons full of porridge. I didn't want any gummy worms in the porridge. Chance drank a little bit of condensed owls' milk from his bottle. We didn't throw up. That's good.

James says we're getting better but we can't go play, yet. We might give Austrian measles to someone else. We are really sleepy. We're going to have a nap time story. I hope it's The Velveteen Rabbit. It's one of my favouritest stories. Then we'll nap. A nap helps make us well. Okay. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Naps are good for you. Be good citizens and take more naps! Over and out!"

Nap Time with Tanner

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. He's old and forgetful. Sometimes he puts dirty dishes in the fridge! I have to look after him. Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing.

Know what? We're playing with my friend Tanner. He's a big 'ole yeller dog who lives with his friend Cassidy the bunny rabbit. They live with their buddies Jay and Shaun. Tanner is five, just like me. He's my very bestest friend.

Tanner is sick. He gets tired real fast, so we take naps together. He has to lay down a lot. Know what? We don't have to do anything to have fun. It's fun to be together, even if we're not digging holes or climbing maple trees or racing our bikes up and down Sandwich Street. Taking a nap is just as much fun. I'm glad Tanner is my friend.

Talk to you when we wake up. Tanner will feel better when we wake up. We're having peanut butter and licorice sandwiches later. They're yummy and yummy is one of the four food groups in the Canada Food Guide.

This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Take a nap and you'll feel better. Over and out!"

Have Suitcase Will Travel

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. He is old and forgetful. Sometimes he forgets where he put his teeth!   I have to look after him. Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing.

Know what? We climb in the suitcase and eat licorice. I tell Chance stories about when I went to like Cub Camp in Quebec. I tell him stories about places we wanna go, like Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. They're far away. I tell him about Florida and Oregon. Florida and Oregon are in the Knighted States. Chance can't eat licorice. He doesn't have any teeth. I let him suck on a licorice stick. He likes pineapple licorice the best. It's fun to go on trips, even if it is just a make-believe trip in a suitcase on the living room floor.


Oh! Did you hear that?  James is hollering, "Where's my handsome bear cubs? Where are the Sons of Windsor? Where are you my Princes of Ontario?" That's us! Charles and Chance! We're gonna run find James so he can kiss our noses and tickle our ears and make us laugh right out loud. It's time for our nap. Chance is already asleep and I'm getting sleepy. Okay. We gotta go nap. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens. Travel. Bon voyage!"

Boo!

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. He is old and forgetful. He forgot my name. He called me Chance. I'm not Chance, I'm Charles. I have to look after him. Oh. Wait! Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby someone left in a basket on our doorstep. He's a wee little thing. I look after him, too.

Know what? It's fun to sneak up on Chance when he's sitting in the big green chair.  James says it's his comfy old man chair. It's a fun place to play. I hide behind the chair and I holler "Boo!" Chance makes little squeaky noises cuz he's excited and happy. Then I hide behind the chair and when he's not looking I jump up and holler, "Boo!" again. It's a fun game. We play until we're sleepy and it's time for our afternoon nap. I'm glad I have a little cubby as a baby brother. I sure hope you get to play with your friends and buddies, today.

Oh! Wait! Did you hear that?  James is hollering, "Where's my handsome bear cubs? Where are the Sons of Windsor and the Princes of Ontario?  That's us! Charles and Chance! We're gonna run find  James so he can tickle our ears and make us laugh right out loud! I know he will tell us a story before we take our nap. Okay. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens. Shout 'Boo!' and make your friends and buddies laugh. Over and out!"

Growing Up & Grapes

Hi. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy,  James. Oh. Wait. Chance lives with us, too. He's a newborn cubby. I found him in a basket on our doorstep. We're a family. We look after each other.

Chance is a wee little thing. He doesn't have any teeth and he can't even talk but he can sure climb. Chance doesn't feel good today. He's cranky. When he's cranky he makes little squawky noises. Chance is taking a nap.

Know what? I'm outside. I'm five. I know how to play by myself. I'm growing up. Every day I get bigger and stronger cuz I eat my porridge and all the other good foods in the Canada Food Guide--except broccolis. They're nasty. Look! These are baby grapes. They don't taste good now, but when they grow up we can eat them. I l-o-v-e grapes. They're yummy. Chance can't eat grapes but he can drink grape juice from his bottle. I wonder what grapes eat to grow big and strong. If they like Smarties, I can share some with them. I hope Chance feels better when he wakes up from his nap. I want to play with him. We could play Hide & Seek. No. Wait. We can play Spiderman. Yeah. That's what we will do! I'm gonna go wake him up and see if he feels better.

Okay! I gotta go. Eat your porridge and grow up big and strong. Drink grape juice! That makes you a good citizen. This is me, Charles, saying 'over and out!'

Hangin' Around

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, James. I look after him 'cuz he's old and forgetful. He forgot where he put his bicycle today. Oh. Wait!  I found a newborn cubby on the doorstep. He lives with us, now. His name is Chance. Chance is a wee little thing. I look after him, too.

Chance doesn't have teeth. He can't talk. He just squeaks when he's happy. Know what? Chance is so tiny, he doesn't even have a tail, yet. I have a tail but I didn't grow thumbs, yet.

Know what? I'm hangin' around at Mackenzie Hall. Chance is taking a nap. Newborn cubbies sleep a lot, you know. When he wakes up we can dig some holes and climb way up high. Yesterday, Chance climbed up on top of the fridge. He couldn't get down and he made little squawky noises.  James had to rescue him. He said, "Chance, Chance, Chance. You're a handful, aren't you?" Then he said, "You're a handful too, Charles."

I try to be a good citizen and do good things. Good citizens get to do fun things like eat wallermelon and Smarties. I'll be glad when Chance wakes up from his nap so we can play. Oh! Wait! Know what? I could wake him up and then we could play right now! Yeah. That's what I'm gonna do. Okay. I gotta go, now. This is me, Charles the Bear Cub, saying, 'over and out!'