Hailey & Elwin’s Good News
Oh my goodness! You guys, we have some really exciting news! As you know, my brother Elwin and I are the Designer Elephants. We’re always renovating and redesigning various buildings and rooms in Kinzville. Well, recently we did a whole bunch of jobs –and got paid pretty well. So well, in fact, that when we found out a building was for rent on Main Street, we decided to go ahead and inquire about it. You guys, we’re opening a studio! A real studio! Not out of our dad’s basement, not in our own rooms at home…but a studio, in a real building. Just for us! Elwin and I are amazingly excited. The only teensy-tiny difficulty is that it needs some major renovating. For example, this is the area we’re going to use as a waiting/consultation room: Apparently, this used to be a warehouse for the W Shop. There are some great pieces in here, and the landlord said we were welcome to them. We don’t need all this furniture, of course, so we’re going to donate a lot of it to charity. Elwin and I know there’s a lot of work to … Read more
Nibbles’ letter to Laurabeard
Dear Laurabeard, I am so excited to hear about your fun adventures on board Dogbeard’s ship. I really miss you, but it’s so cool to get your letters – I almost feel like I am there with you! My adventures aren’t quite so exciting, but I still had some fun news that I wanted to share with you. You know how Plumpy is getting married to Charles? Well, I found the dress that I’m going to wear to the wedding and I wanted you to be the first one to see it! (Well, besides Plumpy of course!) What do you think? As soon as I saw it I knew it was the one I wanted to wear. Oh, and Plumpy and Charles set a date for the wedding – June 17! I hope you and Dogbeard will be back by then! I really want you to be at the wedding! Thanks so much for all the great letters! I just love getting them. Say hi to Dogbeard for me! Love, Nibbles
Salley brainstorms ideas
I have been thinking a lot about Earth Day and what I can do. There are so many activities going on that day. I know I want to participate, but I just want to make sure that whatever I do really has an impact, you know? There is a 5 mile walk being organized in the Big City (but that is kind of far from here) as well as tree planting in the Caring Valley. The W Shop and Ms. Birdy’s Adoption Center are teaming up to give out cloth diapers to new parents and there is also going to be a recycling event at Kinzville Park. These are all really cool events that will help raise awareness about taking care of our planet. I’m just not sure exactly how I want to contribute. Whatever I do I want it to be really noticeable and make a real difference to Kinzville.
Salley and Stoogles, BFFs
Dear Diary, My best friend is, as you might have guessed, a little…odd…sometimes. He’s a great guy, don’t get me wrong, but I never know where he gets his crazy ideas from. Case in point? His birthday. Stoogles wants to throw an ‘awesome dance party’ with ‘everyone in the school’. Really? REALLY? That sounds like a lot of work…and maybe not such a great idea. Like, what happens if Purr-Cilla shows up? If he invites the whole school, he’s going to have to invite her…and that’ll ruin everything. Also, how is he going to have enough food for everyone? And where is he going to have the party? He keeps saying “in the forest”…but what if it rains? Maybe I should just stay out of this and let him do whatever he wants. He seems super-excited…so maybe it’ll all work out? Ah, Stoogles. It’s never dull being your BFF! - Salley
Plumpy’s Wedding Date
Dear Ruby, I’m getting SO excited about the wedding! Since you’re one of my bridesmaids, I thought I should let you know – we’ve decided on a date! June 17, 2012. We’re going to be married in Fluffington’s garden (he was SO nice to let us use it!). I can’t wait to walk down the aisle with my dear Charles. I’ve picked out a dress – it’s stunning. And Tabby has agreed to help with my makeup, PJ is doing my hair, and Kimmy is doing all the flower arrangements. This wedding is coming together perfectly. I can’t believe how lucky I am to have such wonderful friends in my life! The only thing left to decide: cake flavor. Any thoughts? Love, Plumpy
Postcard from Laurabeard – an amazing discovery
Dear Nibbles, We found it! We found the island! And you would never believe it! There are loads and loads of these trees with the chocolate growing on them. We searched along the beach until we found a path leading into the trees. As we followed the path we could see large footprints in the dirt. We seemed to stay on the path forever, when suddenly the trees parted and we came to a small building in the middle of a clearing. On one side of the building was a conveyor belt carrying bucketloads of the big brown pods up the side of the building and dropping them into a chute on the roof. We walked around the building to find another conveyor belt coming out of a hatch on the wall. And you will never believe what was coming out! There, on the conveyor belt, were basket after basket filled with colorful eggs! Nibbles, I think we found the island where Easter eggs come from!!! We didn’t see any signs of anyone around, but at one point a shadow fell across me and I was sure I saw the shadow of two big ears! But when I turned around … Read more
Nibbles Hippo: Reporter
It’s me, Nibbles Hippo, here to recap all the awesome stuff that’s been happening so far today. The day got off to an exciting start with an Easter egg hunt at Fluffington’s mansion. Every year, the entire town goes to find the eggs. Grownups, kids – everyone! And every year, one egg made of solid gold is hidden among the rest. This year, Salley found it! She was so excited. Purr-Cilla just glared at her and stuck out her tongue. Jealous much? Millie is now 100% sure that Roberta actually IS the Easter Bunny. She saw Roberta putting a basket of goodies on her porch and, well, that pretty much sealed the deal! Roberta tried to explain that she just made the basket for Millie, as a gift, but Millie would hear nothing of it. Roberta eventually gave up trying to explain, and just let Millie hug her and thank her profusely. Speaking of Millie, everyone is looking forward to seeing her in the parade – which starts in an hour, by the way! I’ve got to get going and get a good place up front, so I can see all the action! Happy Easter!
It’s Time to Celebrate Spring!
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the air is warm – that means one thing: spring is here! After a chilly winter, what better way to celebrate spring than by playing with your pet and enjoying a chocolate egg or two? We hope you love the Springtime Celebration gift in your Dock, and that you and your pet have a wonderful day together!
Cowabelle Makes a Peace Offering
*Sigh* I’ve been thinking about how badly I behaved with Millie today and I am starting to wonder which one of us is really the little kid here. I know I should have been more mature. I guess a part of me is still hurting about the fact that Millie is Queen of the Easter Parade and not me. But that’s no excuse for behaving the way I did and Millie was right to fire me. So today I took one of my most precious possessions over to Millie and Molly’s house to make a peace offering to her. Once, when I was a little younger, I took part in a beauty pageant and I actually won! Maybe that was why I was so anxious to be Queen of the Parade. I was remembering how good it felt to have all that attention showered on me. Anyway, now it’s Millie’s turn, so I offered her the tiara that I won in the pageant. I thought it would be perfect for her to wear during the Parade. At first Millie was still mad but when she saw the tiara glittering in my hand I … Read more
Cowabelle’s Apology
Dear Diary, Well, my mom heard my stomping around earlier today. She came up to my room and asked what was wrong. I told her about my fight with Millie and guess what she said? She said that I, Cowabelle Cowoline, had to apologize to Millie Pig! She said that ultimately it’s Millie’s decision to choose her parade attire. Really? She’s only a kid! She doesn’t know the first thing about fashion! But Mom said that my fashion choices weren’t always the best when I was little, and that I should try to be more patient. She also said that if I really wanted to be in the parade, I would have to get back into Millie’s good graces. Ugh. So guess where I’m going? Millie’s house. Mom suggested that I might even consider bringing a peace offering of some kind. Whatever that means. Hopefully Millie is in a better mood by the time I get to her place. - Cowabelle
Out of the Parade?
Dear Diary, Remember how Ms. Birdy and Dr. Quack said I could be Millie’s Lady-in-Waiting? And remember how my mom pointed out all kinds of good things about it? Well, she forgot to point out one very bad thing: the fact that I have to deal with Millie, world’s most demanding little queen! I went over to Millie and Molly’s place today and to help Millie pick out her dress. I thought she should wear her bright pink dress –it’s so springy and fancy! But she wanted to wear this awful light-blue number with flowers all over it. I told Millie that she looked more like a peasant than a queen in that dress, but she said that it was her decision. I tried to get Molly to back me up and tell Millie that I was right about the pink dress, but Molly wouldn’t get involved. Can you believe it? My own friend, not even interested in helping me out! Millie told me that if I didn’t like her choice, maybe I shouldn’t be her lady-in-waiting (actually, she called me her ‘gravy-in-waiting’, but I corrected her). I told her that if she thought she could get ready … Read more
Millie’s Easter Basket
Millie asked the Easter Bunny (AKA: me, or my uncle) for a special basket for her goodies. I decided to get super-crafty and make her a gorgeous decoupage basket. Check it out! What you need: Shoe box, pipe cleaner, construction paper eggs, scissors, craft glue, colored duct tape What you do: Put a layer of glue on one side of your shoe box. Glue on your construction paper eggs. Repeat with the other three sides of the box. Attach your pipe cleaner as a handle. You can punch a hole through either side of the box, and twist your handle in place. Add a border of colored duct tape at the top and bottom of your box. Fill the box full of goodies!
Postcard from Laurabeard – getting closer to the island
Dear Nibbles, We are still in search of the mysterious island full of fabled riches that the captain we met told us about, but today we discovered a very unusual – and delicious – clue! We were sailing in the area where we thought the island must be located, but there is still a lot of fog cover and so far we haven’t spotted it again. I was up in the crow’s nest, keeping watch when I noticed something strange floating in the waters around our ship. I climbed down and grabbed a net to scoop one of the strange objects out of the water. I immediately realized that it was one of those weird brown, egg-shaped pods that I had seen growing on the trees when we had that quick glimpse of the island one day. We took the pod and set it on the table then Dogbeard decided to try cracking it open. He used a mallet to smash the pod, but instead of breaking open, it just broke into a bunch of smaller pieces. Whatever it was, it was solid all the way through. Then suddenly Dogbeard said “Is that what I think it is?” and he … Read more
