Auntie Debbie's Birthday

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. I think the angels brought him. There was a note that said, "Please look after me. I drink chocolate owls' milk." I named him Chance. He's a wee little thing. I look after Chance, too. He's a handful!

Know what? We're at Auntie Debbie and Uncle Rob's. It's Auntie Debbie's birthday. Auntie Debbie is 21 the second time. I don't know what that means but she's not as old as Grandpa James! Birthday parties are fun, you know. Uncle Rob put burgers and dawgs on the barbecue. We get to eat potato salad and coleslaw and pickles and veggies and fruit. We get to drink root beer. Oh! Wait! I almost forgot the best part! We get to eat chocolate birthday cake and vanilla birthday cake, too! I l-o-v-e birthday cake, don't you? We have to watch Chance. He tries to lick the icing.

 
I know the Birthday Song. It goes like this-

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday Auntie Debbie,
Happy birthday to you.

I can sing it in French, too.

Bonne fete ma tante,
Bonne fete ma tante,
Bonne fete tante Debbie,
Bonne fete ma tante.

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. Be kind to friends and neighbours. Go to birthday parties. Then you can eat Smarties and drink root beer. Oh! Wait! Come over to our house and play with us! We can go to Auntie Debbie and Uncle Rob's house! We can eat burgers and dawgs and lots and lots of birthday cake! Okay! Over and out!"

Visiting Miss Donna, Our Dental Hygienist

Hi. I'm Charles the Bear Cub. You know me. I live on Sparkle Road with my buddy, Grandpa 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? Chance and me are visiting Miss Donna. Miss Donna is a dental hygienist. That means she's the boss of our teeth. She's checking my teeth to make sure they are healthy. She's holding an X-ray machine up to my face. It's kind of like my space ray gun but it doesn't make any noises. It doesn't hurt at all. Miss Donna says, "Sit still, Charles." Then she takes a picture. The pictures show what my teeth look like on the inside!

Miss Donna is very nice. I will tell you a secret. I think Miss Donna is a Princess.  My teeth and gums are healthy. I don't have any cavities. I know what cavities are. They're holes in our teeth. I don't have any holes.  That's 'cuz I brush after every meal with my Spiderman toothbrush. Grandpa James helps me floss, too.

Miss Donna checks Chance's gums. He's so newborn he doesn't even have any teeth, yet. Chance doesn't even have a tail! He will grow some teeth and a tail when he's older. Right now, Chance just drinks chocolate owls' milk. We get chocolate owl's milk at Mac's.

Know what else we get at Mac's? We get gummy worms and Smarties. Oh! Wait! We get root beer there and pineapple licorice, too. Mac's has everything!


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. Brush your teeth and floss them. Then you can eat Smarties and drink root beer and not get cavities. Oh! Wait! Come over to our house and play with us! We can brush and floss together! Okay! Over and out!"

Happy Birthday, O Canada! Happy Birthday, Charles!

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! Oh. Wait!

Know what? Today is O Canada's birthday. James says that O Canada is 145 years old. That's really old but I'm gonna tell you a secret. I think James is older.

Today is my birthday! I love birthdays. Birthdays are fun. I'm the birthday bear. I get to pick the food. I want moussaka. Moussaka is yummy and that's one of the four food groups in Canada's Food Guide. I get to pick what I want to drink, too. Chance and me are sharing a lime drink. It's tasty, too. We play a game. I drink some juice and holler, "Lime slime!" Then I kiss Chance's nose. He makes little squeaky noises, 'cuz he's happy. Chance is too newborn to talk but he kisses my nose with lime slime, too. It's a fun game.

Birthday bears get presents. Presents come in boxes. I got a VIA Rail cap. Now I can really play train!  I got a Spiderman billfold to keep my money in. I got a Raffi album. I like Raffi's songs, don't you? I got a colouring book about trains. Oh! Wait! I forgot! We get to eat birthday cake, too. I l-o-v-e birthday cake!

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 get to stay up really late tonight 'cuz we're gonna go down to the river and watch the fireworks.

This is me, Charles the Bear Cub saying, "Be good citizens. Be kind neighbours and friends. Then you can eat moussaka and drink lime slime. Oh! Wait! Come over to our house and eat with us! We can eat birthday cake and watch the fireworks together!  Okay! Over and out!"