Beanie Mail!

 

We received a letter from one of the mail delivery companies last week!

It said they had a package for us, but we needed to answer some questions before they wanted to send it to us.

So we logged in to their website to see what they wanted to know about the two of us, before sending us this mysterious package.

On their site it said it was from Beanie!

They wanted to know if we bought what was in the package or if it was a present.

Well, we didn't know Beanie sent a package, so it had to be a present.

Then they asked us: What's in the package?

Ehm... We don't know? It's a present!

Next question: How many items are in it?

Eh...?

We had to give a number, so put in 2.

Yet another impossible question: What's its value?

again we just fudged a number, because: How would we know?!

After these questions we could leave another comment, so we once again told them we didn't know what or how much was in the surprise package we didn't know about until they told us!

After filling out this list of questions they sent us an email telling us they'd deliver the package on Saturday. And we'd have to be home to receive it.

...

So of course they just pushed the package through the mailslot.

Sometimes the mail delivery companies are weird!

But just look at all the cool Bus Bingo Prizes we won!

Thank you, Beanie! We love them!

Sullivan - Mail and Books

 

I got Beanie Mail!

Another Bus Bingo win. We really need to make my owner post the little souvenir Gilbert got Beanie over 6 month ago!

I got some really cool 2nd-hand books!

Two of them were Fairyloot editions. 

(Fairyloot is a surprise subscription box with a special edition of a book and book related goodies. Seems like someone didn't like their surprise.)

I had this book on my wish list!

Isn't this edition gorgeous?!

This is the naked hardcover, it also has blue edges.

And the dust jacket has an illustration on the inside as well!

Another book that I've been pondering to get.

The end pages look really cool and intriguing.

I'm so happy with these books. Both of these Fairyloot editions have an autograph as well. I'll have to investigate if they're digital or real.

Gilbert - Snow, IKEA, and More Fun Stuff

 

We had snow in Groningen!

It was really cold, and I forgot my hat, so no pictures of me in the snow, or I might have ended up looking like this.

Last Friday we went to IKEA.

We had something to eat, and I got French fries!

Yum!

This is what we bought at IKEA.

A rolling table/storage thing. 

Now our owner can lounge or work on the sofa bed in her workroom, and keep books and other things close at hand.

We got Beanie Mail.

Both Sullivan and I won at Bus Bingo!

I got a commemorative coin!

It will be kept with our other special coins.

Sullivan got a cat button!

It's already displayed on our cork flag garland.

Thanks, Beanie!

We went into town yesterday, so here's your usual Martini Tower Spam.

And Nieuwe Kerk Spam of course.

Back home I relaxed in this cool T-Rex mug we got as a present from friends. 

I got a cool energy drink, but I couldn't use the mug, because my owner wants to use the mug to store bookmarks.

The Capybara decided to join and arranged mood lighting.

More soon: We're going on an outing in the very near future!

Gilbert - Beanie Mail

 

This week I got mail!

Usually it's Sullivan who gets mail, and often it's books, but this was Beanie Mail addressed to me!

The card inside even had a G on it! And there was a cool British Library folder thingy as well.

Beanie sent these to me because I got a BINGO in his Bus Bingo game on his blog. The folder thingy can hold my travel papers next time I go on a trip!

Thanks, Beanie!

Last Blog Post of 2016

Even though my owner caught a cold again, I had a fun last week of the year.


I had a relaxing 2nd day of Christmas.


On Tuesday I received a card from Bob and Dilly.


And I got a new friend as a late Christmas present from a friend.


I also received my mystery gift from Kerry Schafer.
Penguin notes!


And on Thursday I got a zombie book from Beanie!


I also hatched the dinosaur eggs Miki sent us for Christmas.
That was a lot of fun!


Tonight I'll be celebrating New Year's Eve, I'll be toasting for a wonderful 2017 filled with fun adventures and friends.

Have a great New Year's Eve everyone!

Unexpected Zombies and a Long Awaited Book

There were two books in my mail today!


Beanie sent me a zombie book with cool illustrations by Chris Riddel, and my copy of Kerry Schafer's book Dead Before Dying finally arrived as well!

(I've been waiting for over a month for Dead Before Dying. The Mailmen must have been interested in it and kept a copy for themselves, because I had to ask for a second copy to be send.)


Here's a picture of one of the illustration in the zombie book. I'm eager to start on this.

Thanks, Beanie!

Beanie Mail!

Beanie sent me a book!
It sounds like a really cool and scary read.

Thanks. Beanie!

Hot Chocolate, Mail, Presents and a T-Rex

Last weekend we went into town and I got to drink hot chocolate. Yum!.


Yesterday I had Beanie mail!
The 8th book in the Cirque du Freak series by Darren Shan. I'm looking forward to reading it.


And me and some of the other animals got presents from Sinterklaas!
Sinterklaas will bring even more presents on December 5th, but he sometimes brings some early presents if you sing songs for him and put out a treat for his horse.


I got a Dinosaur Excavation Kit and a book.
I got a Dinosaur Excavation Kit as a souvenir from Berlin, and loved it, so I'm really happy with this kit. It says the dinosaur glows in the dark!


So I had to start excavating the dinosaur today of course.


It was hard work, but slowly I managed to dig my way to the dinosaur bones.


Finally the first bone was excavated!
This kit was a lot harder than the one from Berlin, I must say, but still lots of fun. I managed to get all the bones out of the ground and put them together.


And don't you think this is a really awesome T-Rex!?
I can't wait until tonight, so I can see if he really glows in the dark!


Attack of the T-Rex Skeleton!

Just kidding: the T-Rex didn't harm me, I'm totally OK!

Cool Mail and a Medal

This week we received mail from Hammie.
He sent a beautiful pig card and a button of the Bremer Street Musicians. How cool!


And we received mail from Beanie as well!
Beanie send us the next book in the cool Cirque du Freak series, AND a signed copy of Zom-B Fugitive!


And it's signed to me!


Today my owner participated in 'De 4 Mijl van Groningen'.
The 4 Mile of Groningen is a really huge running event that's held every year in Groningen. She got this medal as a reward for making it to the finish. I think I'm allowed to be proud of this medal as well, because I'm the one who told her it's important to learn how to run away from zombies.

Vampires and Werewolves

I received a book from Beanie yesterday.
He must have known I just started on book three in the Darren Shan series, because he sent me book four!

Thanks Beanie!


Today I had Pure Blooded in my mail.
It's the newest book in a really cool werewolf series.

Vader and Cider

I had Beanie mail!


He sent me a Darth Vader button!
Isn't it cool?

Thanks Beanie!



Yesterday the weather was gorgeous, so we went for a walk and had a picnic. I got to drink cider!