Happy Advent!

Advent is here! It's time to Prepare the Way! How are you preparing? My Mom told me that Advent is a time to get ourselves ready to receive the "numero uno" Christmas present - Jesus. She says it's kind of like when company is coming and everyone has to pitch in and get the cave ready. During Advent, we get to do things to make the cave of our heart into a comfortable manger - or a pretty palace, depending on how much work we want to do. LOL.

Looks like the bear in the photo above is getting into the spirit. Check out how he made that wreath at Catholic Icing by clicking HERE. 

Anyway - lots of preparing to do. Want to join me? Do you have any ideas? Let me know.

Happy Happy!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from me and my OLR Family! Oliver and I are looking forward to a bear-sized feast with lots and lots and lots of mashed potatoes and yams! Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday. See ya at the 9:30 Mass.

"Let them thank Yahweh for his faithful love, for his wonders for the children of Adam!

He has fed the hungry to their hearts' content, filled the starving with good things."

Psalm 107 8-9

Peek-a-Bird

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Guest Blogger!

HEY! WHATSUP?

My name is Oliver Bear. I'm a friend of Reffie's, and she's letting me be a Guest Blogger on her Blog Site. 

Sweet!

I'm also a student at the TOTALLY AWESOME Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School in Long Beach California. 

OLR BEARS ROCK!

Thanksgiving is almost here and I CAN'T WAIT. My favorite part of the day is the Football Games, the parades - AND PUMPKIN PIE. Oh Yeah! I am so thankful for pumpkin pie. I'm also thankful for my family, my friends, and my SCHOOL. 

THANKS GOD!

I found some more Thanksgiving Links that I think you'll like. Reffie said that she would add them to her sidebar, but for now, just CLICK on the Links below to check them out:

Thanksgving Riddles

Macy's Parade

The First Thanksgiving

Reffie's cool and so is our SCHOOL! If you're an OLR BEAR, let us hear you ROAR! Send your OLR School SHOUT OUT to Reffie and me at olrbear@gmail.com or leave a Comment below and we'll POST IT HERE.

iGorilla

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Rocking Turkey

Hey. How do you like my Rocking Turkey? Looks like she's all dressed up for a big holiday gig. Ms. Turkey must have been attending the OLR After School Music Courses. Looking pretty cool Ms. Turkey. 

If you want to try dressing up your own Turkey, CLICK HERE. Check out my other cool Thanksgiving Links on my blog sidebar. That's over there - on the right of your screen. Have fun. More links coming. If you know of any that you want me to add, just leave me a comment or email me at olrbear@gmail.com .

Lab Tour

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Basketball!

The Girls Basketball team was on the court for the first practice of the season on Friday afternoon. We're looking forward to an awesome season. Make sure you come out to our games to show your support. Go Bears!

November?

Wow. Are you sure this is really November? Feels like summer to me. I guess all the leaves on the ground are proof that it really is still fall, even though the temperature feels more like a beach day.

I love fall leaves! Don't you? I took the photo above of some Liquid Amber leaves surrounding a pumpkin that didn't get "jack o' lanterned." I played with the photo on the computer a bit to make it look more interesting. After I printed out my photo, I got to thinking more about the fall leaves, and how they are only here for a little while. So, I wrote the following poem.


   Falling Leaves

   Falling leaves of brown and golden,
   leaves of orange, leaves of red,
   falling down upon the sidewalk
   on the cars and on my head.
   Leaves that danced with rain in springtime,
   leaves that shaded summer’s noon,
   falling from November branches,
   falling, falling, gone too soon.

Hey. Why don't you write a poem and email it to me at olrbear@gmail.com ? Or leave it for me here by clicking on the Comment link below this post. I'll publish it right here on my blog. Come on. You can do it.








I'm waiting . . .

Still waiting . . .

. . .  and waiting . . .

Sooooo Scary!

Trunks & Treats was soooo much fun!  I'll be eating candy for a month! I was there. Were you?

Congratulations to my friends Ava and Ashley for their Winning and Honorable Mention entries in the Long Beach Press Telegram's Scary Story Contest. I forgot to enter! Oh well. Lots and lots of OLR Bears did enter. You can read everybody's stories right HERE. Careful - pretty scary . . .

After your finished getting scared  - check out the Press Telegram's new Mini Page by clicking HERE.