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In case you haven't noticed, we here at Animal Adventures
Inc. (AAI.) love Christmastime! I love everything about
Christmas! I love the festivities, the snow, Christmas movies (Lizzy, Daniel
and I normally start watching them in October) Christmas cards, Christmas
presents (which we like to open after Christmas), the decorations,
the Christmas trees and of course, the
true meaning for the season: the birth of Jesus Christ. Another thing I love is
the Christmas carols! They always mentally take me back in time whenever I sing
them, because they were songs I and many others often sang as a child. Who
couldn't love them?
In fact, Christmas carols are what inspired AAI.'s upcoming
event: our first-ever Christmas-themed spelling bee! The event will be held in AAI.'s
head chef Rack-coon's Cafe and it will be headed by Mrs. Lohan Gregor. As
usual, when we heard the event was going to happen, my trusty, junior
photographer, Daniel P. Smithwater and I went over to the Gregor household to
get an exclusive interview with Mrs. Gregor. When asked what led her to do
this, she was quoted for saying, “I was inspired by my favorite Christmas
carol, 'The 12 Days of Christmas'. Just the other day, I was singing 'On the
eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me eight maids 'a milking...' and
this made me think of milk, and that in turn made me think of figgy pudding,
and about how funny the word is. I mean, everyone sings about it, but only a
few people actually know what it is. This made me think of Christmas words in
general...[and] I finally thought it would be fun to spell out all the popular
Christmas words.”
Even though it's taking place two days after Christmas, there
has been much interest in the project and many kids living at AAI. have
signed up to take part in the AAI. Christmas Spelling Bee. So far, the
contestants are as follows:
- Ryan Gregor
- Tiger Stevenson
- Claire Stegosaurus
- Rooney the Red Kangaroo
- Max the African Elephant
- Little Clint the T. rex
- Cassie the African buffalo
- Gordo the Spider Monkey
- Belle Black Bear (or as she's better known, “Little Black Bear”)
- Thalia the Bengal Tiger
Submissions for new admissions into the spelling bee were
closed four weeks ago, and Mrs. Gregor says that the contestants have been
studying all the words ever since. “I'm going to be the announcer who quizzes
the children,” says Mrs. Gregor. “I don't exactly have to remember anything,
but I like knowing what words I'll be asking them to spell out. It's going to
be a lot of fun!”
For anyone interested, the event will take place at AAI.'s
Rack-coon's Cafe on December 27, 2014. I think those in attendance will
have a holly, jolly good time! That's H-O-L-L-Y J-O-L...
Written by: Mr. Smiley
Photographer: Daniel P. Smithwater
Edited by: Christian
Ryan
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