If Toys Could Talk

I sure do miss her when she's at school.

2012-01-31T12:38:00.000-08:00

Summer can't come soon enough.

Oh, hello Pooh!

2012-01-30T14:18:00.000-08:00

Would you like to come in and join me for a dish of honey?

Goodbye, Candy Land.

2012-01-23T08:20:00.000-08:00

Hello, Death Star!

Master W. thinks I look just like Darth Vader... and that's just fine by me. Nothing exciting ever happens in Peanut Acres. I can't wait to get my hands on some rebel spies!

Hand me the map, Mabel.

2011-12-17T09:33:00.000-08:00

This doesn't look like Topeka. I think we may have made a wrong turn somewhere.

Sniiiiiiifffff

2011-12-12T09:28:00.000-08:00

Aaahhhh... the sweet smell of the great outdoors.

They call me Daddy Leopard.

2011-12-11T08:54:00.000-08:00

I'm the baddest cat at preschool
The kids can't get enough
I get to go home with one each week
Such adoration can be tough!

How's that for poetic? Yeah, I'm good.

Go ahead. Call me an alarmist.

2011-12-09T08:33:00.000-08:00

It all starts with a handful of leaves. Then two. Then three. Pretty soon I'll be all clogged up and do know what will happen?

Flooding!

Disaster!

Panic!

You don't believe me? Fine. We'll just wait until the first big rain. Then we'll see who's panicking.

I sure do love candy canes.

2011-12-06T06:02:00.000-08:00

I wonder if Miss C. and Master W. will love the one I drew for them after I got back from my trip to the North Pole last night.

Ummm... Miss C.?

2011-12-05T13:17:00.001-08:00

My paper bag doesn't seem to have a seat belt. Do you think I'll be safe sitting here while we drive?

Maybe I should sit with you instead...

Whoa there, Rhino!

2011-12-04T20:12:00.001-08:00

Watch where you point that thing!

Hey!

2011-12-03T21:47:00.001-08:00

What are you looking at?

At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi.

2011-11-25T08:39:00.000-08:00

At last we will have revenge.

We are family!

2011-11-24T08:32:00.000-08:00

I've got all my puppets with me...

Ha ha!

2011-11-23T20:17:00.001-08:00

Looks like I'm juuuust out of reach, Master W.

Ooof!

2011-11-09T15:37:00.000-08:00

Get moving down there! You're blocking the slide!

Stand aside, people.

2011-11-07T07:00:00.000-08:00

Help has arrived.

Hey, cut it out!

2011-11-04T20:24:00.000-07:00

Dude, you just pushed me off the track!

I can't believe I'm holding hands with a Klingon.

2011-11-01T08:29:00.000-07:00

Can we let go now, Miss C.?

This isn't doing anything to help ease the obvious tension here.

What kind of twisted zoo is this?

2011-10-31T13:22:00.000-07:00

Get me out of here! Somebody help me, please!

Hahahahahaha!

2011-10-28T14:47:00.000-07:00

Oh, please stop! That tickles!

When I grow up...

2011-10-25T20:29:00.000-07:00

I'm going to be just like him.

And I'm going to be the best.

I'm going to be a Volkswagen.

Sure, I'd rather be doing inside work.

2011-10-23T23:10:00.000-07:00

This street sweeping gig isn't how I envisioned my career.

It pays the bills, though, so who am I to complain?

Ah, another fine meal!

2011-10-21T23:04:00.000-07:00

Miss C. is a very accomplished chef, you know. All us town mice really do enjoy having her cater our mouse dinner parties.

Left is ice. Right is water.

2011-10-20T23:33:00.000-07:00

Or is it the other way around?

Shoot. I just know I'm going to pick the wrong one.

I've got a busy day ahead of me.

2011-10-19T07:45:00.000-07:00

Let's see... first on my to-do list?

Ah, yes. Naptime.

Zzzzzzzzz...

All aboard!

2011-10-18T23:37:00.000-07:00

Tickets please!

There's a secret code hidden in these markings.

2011-10-17T23:29:00.000-07:00

I just know there is!

C'mon guys, help me out here. I know I'm not crazy... this means something!

Guys?

I can't stand it anymore.

2011-10-16T13:54:00.000-07:00

Bath time has become so depressing. All I ever do is sink. I just don't know if I can go on like this.

Surrender, Master W.!

2011-10-11T05:34:00.000-07:00

You're surrounded and outnumbered!

Mmmmm... I love donuts...

2011-10-10T13:31:00.001-07:00

You don't think Miss C. will notice that I took a bite, do you?

You've heard of writer's block?

2011-10-06T13:28:00.000-07:00

Well, 'round here they call me "reader's block".

Miss C.'s going through a powerful spell of reader's block right now. Bwahahahaha!

It won't last much longer, though, I'm afraid. Her mama's taking her to the library this week. Boo!

No, I have no idea why I'm here.

2011-10-05T13:22:00.000-07:00

I'm certainly no artist. I'm a duck, for Pete's sake.

It's going to be a rough month.

2011-10-04T23:48:00.000-07:00

I've only been here a few hours and he's already thrown me once and dropped me twice.

It'll be a miracle if I survive long enough to greet trick-or-treaters on Halloween night.

What are we going to do today, Miss C.?

2011-09-30T21:48:00.000-07:00

Gardening?

Awesome! You wouldn't happen to have a pair of gloves in my size, would you?

Gimme another push, Miss C.!

2011-09-29T21:08:00.000-07:00

Let's see how fast we can get this swing going!

Don't talk to him. Don't even look at him.

2011-09-28T21:02:00.000-07:00

He's not one of us.

Take it back! Take it back!

2011-09-27T20:57:00.000-07:00

So I'm not a T-Rex... that doesn't make me a "slowpoke". I could out-run you any day!

This book would be far more enjoyable...

2011-09-26T22:10:00.000-07:00

... if I knew how to read.

Ooooowwwww!

2011-09-25T21:24:00.000-07:00

Stop it! That hurts!

Mattresses are for sleeping, not for kicking!

Of course I'm not too big for a ride!

2011-09-24T14:02:00.000-07:00

Way to give a duck a complex.

Sheesh.

We're freeeeee!

2011-09-23T13:48:00.000-07:00

Come on, everybody! Let's go!

Are you ready, Master W.?

2011-09-22T13:43:00.000-07:00

Let's roll.

What a beautiful day.

2011-09-21T13:40:00.000-07:00

It's been so long since Miss C. last brought me outside with her. I've missed the flowers and the birds and the sound of the leaves rustling in the breeze.

I don't want to forget a single moment from our morning together. She's growing up so fast and I miss her when she's in school or off playing with her puppets. She just doesn't seem to need me in the same way anymore.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're friends, okay?

2011-09-20T12:44:00.000-07:00

But just because I'm your friend, doesn't mean you can hug me anytime you want. I've got a reputation to uphold around here.

Chugga chugga, chugga chugga...

2011-09-19T19:56:00.000-07:00

Choo choo!

"I dare you!", she said.

2011-09-18T13:38:00.000-07:00

It seemed like such a good idea at the time. And I just can't back down from a dare...

Now what'll I do?

Hehehe...

2011-09-17T21:50:00.000-07:00

They'll never find me here!

Psst...

2011-09-16T13:44:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since you've come to my house for a visit. When are you going to bring Miss C. and Master W. over for a play date?

Get behind me, Miss C.!

2011-09-15T13:38:00.000-07:00

The paparazzi has found you!

Kids these days.

2011-09-14T13:32:00.000-07:00

They think that just because they use sidewalk chalk that it's not graffiti.

Well it is! Look at me. I've been defaced!

Damn kids...

Miss C. only selects the finest tools for her "digs".

2011-09-13T13:27:00.000-07:00

True, she is only an amateur archeologist. But she does have good taste in tools. After all, she did select me from the pile of more pedestrian plastic shovels and scoops.

Does anybody have a band-aid?

2011-09-12T13:20:00.000-07:00

I think I might have broken something the last time Master W. threw me across the patio.

Something's wrong... I can feel it.

2011-09-11T19:53:00.000-07:00

Hey! Has anybody seen "B"?

Stop it!

2011-09-10T13:13:00.000-07:00

You're squashing me!

What do you wanna do today?

2011-09-09T13:11:00.000-07:00

I dunno.

What do you wanna do?

Get it out! Get it out! Get it OUT!

2011-09-08T13:02:00.000-07:00

It feels like I'm being poked with a dull knife, over and over again.

Can't somebody please get it out?

When I grow up...

2011-09-07T12:57:00.000-07:00

... I wanna be a really big train track for all the freight trains to roll on.

Don't mess with me, man.

2011-09-06T19:47:00.000-07:00

I'm old. I'm cranky. And I'm not in the mood for playtime right now.

She finished me!

2011-09-05T20:31:00.000-07:00

Miss C.'s mama finally finished me and I can't wait to go to school tomorrow!

Puuuuurrrrrfect.

2011-09-04T19:43:00.000-07:00

I could sleep here all day long.

Hmmm... now that's a fine idea. Maybe I will!

Didn't see that one coming.

2011-09-03T19:35:00.000-07:00

I was driving along, minding my own business, when all of a sudden... BAM!... this giant fish came out of nowhere and smashed up my truck.

Guess Nemo isn't going to find his dad after all.

Just a little further...

2011-09-02T20:28:00.000-07:00

Almost there...

I'm down here!

2011-09-01T20:24:00.000-07:00

No, no... not over there!

Down here, at the bottom of the striped chair!

What do you mean you can't see me? I'm the tiny hat sticker. Yeah, that's it! Here I am!

Shoot.

2011-08-31T20:18:00.000-07:00

Looks like I missed the bus again. I wonder where Master W. put the rest of the pieces to the bus this time...

"Maybe next year," she said.

2011-08-30T20:13:00.000-07:00

I know she's only in preschool so she can't pack a lunch – or even a snack – yet. But I'm ready to go to school.

Don't they get it?

Psst...

2011-08-29T10:04:00.000-07:00

Wanna know a secret?

Puuuurrrrr...

2011-08-28T09:56:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh...

There's nothing like a cushy ottoman for a nice, long catnap.

Uh oh.

2011-08-27T16:14:00.000-07:00

Looks like there's some pretty heavy duty debris from last night's storm blocking the tracks up ahead. We'd better call this one in.

Hey buddy, could you move over a bit?

2011-08-26T16:08:00.000-07:00

You're blocking my view.

I wish he'd stop looking at me that way.

2011-08-25T16:05:00.000-07:00

It's making me nervous.

Any idea when she's going to finish our dresses?

2011-08-24T16:00:00.000-07:00

The royal ball is set to start in an hour and I can't let the prince see me in a half-finished gown!

Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

2011-08-23T20:12:00.000-07:00

I've been feeling a little lonesome ever since I fell out of my tree. This blanket looked so soft and cozy... I had no idea my scales would get tangled up in it.

Now I'm stuck. Shoot.

Calm down, Alligator.

2011-08-22T20:59:00.000-07:00

There's no need to shout. I can hear you just fine.

I can't wait to read my story with Miss C.!

2011-08-21T20:52:00.000-07:00

How do I look? Doesn't this coat Miss C. made for me give me quite the look of a gentlemouse?

Now where's Timmy Willie? It's almost time we started.

Miss C.! Miss C.!

2011-08-20T20:30:00.000-07:00

Can I go on the slide, too?

Who needs a pool...

2011-08-19T19:58:00.000-07:00

... when you've got us?

Bucket? Check.

Hose? Check.

Summertime fun? Check.

Anna Maria! Anna Maria!

2011-08-18T19:54:00.000-07:00

Make me a kitten dumpling roly-poly pudding for my dinner.

I had no idea.

2011-08-17T19:38:00.000-07:00

Modern train travel is much more comfortable than I expected it to be. Now, if only I could find the dining car...

That's it, Miss C.!

2011-08-16T12:39:00.000-07:00

I've got the perfect foothold for you over there on the left. Oh, and be sure to grab that ledge on the right! Just a little further and you'll be at the top!

Chugga chugga, chugga chugga...

2011-08-15T12:31:00.000-07:00

... chugga chugga, spice train!

There must be something wrong with him.

2011-08-14T12:24:00.000-07:00

I've been trying to talk to this guy for hours and he hasn't said a word to me.

Just look at those vacant eyes.

Creepy.

Hello there!

2011-08-13T18:00:00.000-07:00

You're looking good this evening.

You come here often?

You'll feel better soon, Miss C.

2011-08-12T17:44:00.000-07:00

I promise.

Almost made it...

2011-08-11T17:51:00.000-07:00

I'm almost to the top!

I hereby claim Blanket Mountain for Master W.'s kingdom. Now, if only I had a flag handy... it would look so much more official.

Abandoned.

2011-08-10T08:49:00.000-07:00

Sure, a new pool is exciting and fun, but they need us.

Yeah, they'll be back.

See that over there?

2011-08-09T20:33:00.000-07:00

That's where all the cool cars park.

I wonder if they'd make some room for me.

On your mark... get set...

2011-08-08T19:46:00.000-07:00

... go!

Just a few more steps...

2011-08-07T14:18:00.000-07:00

... and I'll be in the perfect position to stage my sneak attack.

He'll never know what hit him.

Let me in!

2011-08-06T06:08:00.000-07:00

Okay, have it your way. I'm climbing over!

One minute I was sleeping peacefully...

2011-08-05T09:40:00.000-07:00

... and the next minute I found myself buried underneath an avalanche of paper bag puppets.

What the heck happened?

Hey!

2011-08-04T13:09:00.001-07:00

Why don't you pick on someone your own size!

'Tis I, Tornado!

2011-08-03T12:58:00.000-07:00

My master, Zorro, should be here any minute now.

Aaaaannny minute now...

Master W.? That's your cue, buddy!

Turn the handles to the left, Master W.!

2011-08-02T12:48:00.000-07:00

You can do it, buddy. Just a little bit more and we'll be back on the road.

Dude.

2011-08-01T12:42:00.000-07:00

Master W. and I just rocked that straightaway.

Did you see it?

I'm a house monkey...

2011-07-31T21:51:00.000-07:00

... not some zoo animal. Let me out of this cage!

Ooof!

2011-07-30T13:30:00.000-07:00

I sure hope that arrogant Zebra didn't see me trip just now. I'll never hear the end of it.

Tea time!

2011-07-29T07:01:00.000-07:00

Tell me, Master W., does your locomotive prefer cream with it's tea?

Paper puppet roll call!

2011-07-28T06:08:00.000-07:00

Please step forward when your name is called.

Peter Rabbit
John Darling
Tom Kitten
Benjamin Bunny
Moppet
Mr. Samuel Whiskers
Mittens
Peter Pan

Okay, that's it for now guys. Thanks for checking in!

This definitely qualifies as a shopping disaster.

2011-07-27T20:00:00.000-07:00

I just hope none of the other fairies in Pixie Hollow see me like this.

I feel so much better.

2011-07-26T12:42:00.000-07:00

There's nothing like a good tune-up at the rail yard to make a locomotive feel refreshed and ready for a new day.

If Toys Could Talk

I sure do miss her when she's at school.

Oh, hello Pooh!

Goodbye, Candy Land.

Hand me the map, Mabel.

*Sniiiiiiifffff*

They call me Daddy Leopard.

Go ahead. Call me an alarmist.

I sure do love candy canes.

Ummm... Miss C.?

Whoa there, Rhino!

Hey!

At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi.

We are family!

Ha ha!

Ooof!

Stand aside, people.

Hey, cut it out!

I can't believe I'm holding hands with a Klingon.

What kind of twisted zoo is this?

Hahahahahaha!

When I grow up...

Sure, I'd rather be doing inside work.

Ah, another fine meal!

Left is ice. Right is water.

I've got a busy day ahead of me.

All aboard!

There's a secret code hidden in these markings.

I can't stand it anymore.

Surrender, Master W.!

Mmmmm... I love donuts...

You've heard of writer's block?

No, I have no idea why I'm here.

It's going to be a rough month.

What are we going to do today, Miss C.?

Gimme another push, Miss C.!

Don't talk to him. Don't even look at him.

Take it back! Take it back!

This book would be far more enjoyable...

Ooooowwwww!

Of course I'm not too big for a ride!

We're freeeeee!

Are you ready, Master W.?

What a beautiful day.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're friends, okay?

Chugga chugga, chugga chugga...

"I dare you!", she said.

Hehehe...

Psst...

Get behind me, Miss C.!

Kids these days.

Miss C. only selects the finest tools for her "digs".

Does anybody have a band-aid?

Something's wrong... I can feel it.

Stop it!

What do you wanna do today?

Get it out! Get it out! Get it OUT!

When I grow up...

Don't mess with me, man.

She finished me!

Puuuuurrrrrfect.

Didn't see that one coming.

Just a little further...

I'm down here!

Shoot.

"Maybe next year," she said.

Psst...

Puuuurrrrr...

Uh oh.

Hey buddy, could you move over a bit?

I wish he'd stop looking at me that way.

Any idea when she's going to finish our dresses?

Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Calm down, Alligator.

I can't wait to read my story with Miss C.!

Miss C.! Miss C.!

Who needs a pool...

Anna Maria! Anna Maria!

I had no idea.

That's it, Miss C.!

Sniiiiiiifffff