Any collections?

Were it not for the "collections" that inhabit our home, we might have room for something.:-)  It is easy to store/display some of them.  Others seem to pose a challenge when we try to find them a spot all their own.  You have seem parts of my "collections" in past posts. 

If you have noticed some of the seasonal decor I have pictured, you have realized that I have more than one or two Beanie Babies!  This post will feature only a portion of them, plus give some information about why I have some of them.

I was a 3rd grade classroom teacher when the Beanie Baby "craze" began.  We all heard the stories about how they would become "extinct" after a certain point, and that they might prove valuable through the years.:-)  Well, that was never an influence on me; however, I did begin to develop a liking for some of them.  Those that I chose, though, had to have a special meaning.

Baldy

Of course, we all know the significance of the Bald Eagle here in America.  He had a prominent place for display in my classroom.

Templeton

 

 

Do you remember Templeton from Charlotte's Web?  That was one of my favorite read-alouds to my class.

Blurry leopard:-(

The Leopard was our school mascot, nominated and voted on by the students when the school was first opened.

Ladybug

 

 

We love to see ladybugs in the garden, of course.  However, I chose this one because it is our official state insect!

Raccoon

 

 

 

The raccoon hasn't always been good to have around in the corn field.  Last year, they had quite a feast with some of ours.  However, the racoon is the official Tennessee state animal, and that is why he was chosen.

The Munchkins have enjoyed playing with these Beanie Babies.  There have been times when the Eagle has actually taken flight.:-)

Anticipating/preparing for upcoming holidays seems to be the subject of some of the blogs I have been following.  The next post will feature some preparations here, but for what holiday?!?

Thank you for reading.  I really enjoy your comments.