Day 5 at Cockatoo Camp
Friday, June 14, 2002
Rayban’s already up, thinking about junk food.....
Wow! It's
hard to beleev it's almost time to go back home! What a week! All the playin,
dancin' singin' eatin' laffin'!!!!! T'day we're spozed ta play some Jollyball,
but I dunno; storm movin' in....mebbe we'll be stuck in the rec hall an hafta
stay inside an decorate or sumpin for da big shindig Saturday nite!
I'm all excited cuz this mornin' we're habbin an omelet bar...pick yer goodies!
Cheeze, peppers, ham, bacon, 'matoes, brocclees, sugar peas...mmm. An home friez!
I dunno still hungy, eben if we had fajitas last nite and a big mexi-fest theme
dinner...tortilla chips an salsa, enchiladdas, an afterwards BITE DA PINATA!
T'nite is Itallian I think...mmmm....linguini an fried raviolees an meat
balls....I'm hungy again...when is that omelet fest startin????? Rayban....searchin
for munchees.
Leigha’s Opening Report For Day 5!
Ya'all are
going to have to excuse my typing..My wing is in a sling..(better n my butt I
guess)..Does anyone know who tripped me getting out of that canoe..I think it
was a greybird..but since they all look a like..I don't know which one..
Wow..those omelettes were so yummy..never had froot in an omelette before..so
whoever put the strawberries in mine..Yummmmy...Burrrrp... We need to talk to
Merlin..he was supposed to have donated Picasso's balls to the auction last
night..but we can't find them anywhere..why do I think that Spencer and Blew are
playing golf with them..so if anyone sees a bunch of little colored
balls..please return them to the auction table..
Well..gotta run...the girltoos are really sympathetic to an injury..so I need to
play this one for all I can..back rubs..wing scritches..Ahhhh this is the good
life..
[Editor’s Note: Something about PICASSO’S BALLS????? Ewwww!]
Merlin’s “after breakfast” report:
Wow - wuz
dat a good bwekkies er what! Mom nebber lest me picks my own goodies. Ebben
Leigha had a good bwekkies. Quinnie maked him a li'l cast fer his stwained talon
in da cwaft shack, and he ebben glued a new toe wing on da cast so Leigha cud
still wear one. Dat Quinny is so 'sponsible - guess dat why Mom sended him ta
keep a eye on us toos an da li'l ones. He gots Leigha all settled at da tables
dis mornin, an den made a big LONG (berry berry long - dat Leigat wikes ta eats)
list ub what Leigha wanted on his omelet, an Quinny went an gots it fer him so
Leigha didn' hab ta hobbledy thru da buffet line an mebbe spill da omelet.
Quinny also foun' a way ta glue most a Miss Scarlett's tail back on fer now (he
used biodegradable non-toxic glue Aunti Shawwon, so don' be wurried). She kep
loosin' her balance wivvout no tail (I still bewwy sowwy bout dat) so Quinny
fixed it up so she cud dance wiv RL t'night at da 'Talian night dinner. She
gonna use dat ta pwactice fer da BIG PAWTY t'morrow night.
Li'l Savanny got a bits home sick again last night, an wanted her Momma, but
dere wuz dat Quinny again - he bwinged a pikshur Mom had ub Savanny's Momma, an
he gibed dat to her, an she fin'ly had a gud sleep wiv dat pikshur hot glued to
da wall b'side her perch (I helped wiv dat - I'm gettin better wiv da glue gun
finally).
Me'n Rayban an Blew an Bingo an SamE an Charley an Opie'n Yogie er on da
decowatin da big hall fer t'mowwow, so since it' wainin' we gonna do dat t'day.
I hope dey don' mind cuz I d'cided ta use da glue gun ta hang da dec-rashuns. RL
sez de'll mostly come off, an Charley sed he cud do sum target pwactice ta gets
down da stuff what's up too high after.
Da li'l ones is all out playin in da wain - how cum li'l ones nebber care if it
waining? Quinny's an Miss Scarlett are out dere keepin a eye on dem, an dat
s'prises me, cuz da Quinny hates da baff so much he woll obber on his back an
scweam like ennyfing - dats da onliest time he do da gwey gwowwel, an he do it
weeeeeely weeeely LOUD, but I guess he figger Mom sent him da watch da li'l
ones, dats what he bedder do. Hey Momma - dat mean next time ole Quinny need a
baff, I cin dist throw him out inna wain? he he he he
I twy ta update ebbrybuddy later if Leigha's talon is still sore an he still
can't type on da maputer. Ebben if it feels bedder, it might take a while fer us
ta unwap dat huge bandage Quinny puts on it. Now I gotta go make more juice fer
t'nights dance an think up a 'talian song 'bout dwinkin juice ...... when da
moon hit's yer eye like a big pizza pie, dat's Merlin Juice ....... Hey Rayban -
how 'bout PIZZA fer part ub da supper t'night .......
Hugs ta all da Mommas Merlin da Magnificent, Weporting in frum Camp
Cockatooooooooo
Rayban has “2 cents” to add!
Oh poor
Leigha....we almostest made it wifout injury but i guess we got a lil kwazy
yesserday, huh? Poor Scarlet an dose lil tailfedders...well, deres alwayz da
buttfedder club iffn da glew don' work too good.
Hey, I heard we'z habbin a pizza pawty for our goin' away lunch...I dink they
wanna feed us pizza so's we'z all sleepy an quiet on da way home, ya know? I
dink da dinner tomorrow nite is a Santa Maria BBQ....spit roasted tri tip an
little baby red beens an near beer an linguica an stuffs....an french dippy
samiches....mmmmm....mebbe some sorta roast beast, too....I hope it don' rain
all day heer...I wanna go onna hike an don' like da wet muddy feeetz.
Yep, dat Quinny is doin' us proud, dontcha tink? O...gotta herry...I herd Tequil
is organizin a Lego pawty for da toos that don' like rain....WIPE DA EGG OFFA
DOZE BEEKS befoor you bite dem Legos!!!!!
Miss Scarlet Thanks Nanny Quinny:
Dat Merwin
TOO feeled so sad bout my tail dat he goed and askded da Quinni to gwue back my
tail feawers. RL sez dey purtier den before. My mommi berry berry happi dat da
Quinni did dat. Poor Merwin, he soooo sowwy bout de axidint. I goed and talk to
da Merwin and now he berry happi. Eberrybirdie gittin weady for da big Sat nite
event. I so berry tuffed wif de brekkies. I hav de omewet wif peppies and wotts
of tuffies dat I wike. I wove da Camp Cockatoo and I gona be sad whin I havta
weave. I werin my pink dwess morrow nite. My mommi sez I wook berry purty in da
pink dwess. I wil wet yu know bout da Sat nite partee.
Dey posta hav Cewine Diwon comin to sing, "Gwod
Bwess Amerwica and all da TOOS". Dat nice, huh?
Bye,
Scarlet...da Rosebud
Blew’s excited about the Gala Entertainment Rumours!
OOOOO dat will be sumpin to have Celine Diwon come! I heard "The Canary Singers" wud be there for our dinner musiks....make me a lil homesik now....I kan hardly wait...but I don' wan camp ta be ober :(
Charley hears PASTA???
Youse noes I lub da pasta! Specily da raviolees! I ben habin da bestest time, but I be glad to gets home an west! Lub, Da Charley Bird (who not do dat machine gun thingy noes more...here at camp any too)
Mighty Quinny Reports On Rainy Day Activities
It stopped
wainin' before we finished, but we baked 'em ennyway. I showed all da li'l ones
how ta make cookies, an den we maked sum home-made tater chips! Nummmmmmm - dey
was good! Y'know what I t'ink? I t'ink da mommas of all da byrdies who didn'
gets ta cum to da camp shud make dem all cookies an tater chips, so dey don'
feel so left out. Isn' dat a good idea?
(Was dat about wight Darwin? Did yer Mommo go gets ya sum chips?)
I gotta go now - all da boy toos saw how much fun an' attenshun Leigha is gettin'
wiv dat talon cast and da wingy sling, so now I gotta go t'da cwaft shack and
make dem ALL casts wive toe rings glued on dem so dey can gets da girls back
frum Leigha. .... Sigh .... 'toos - such flighty byrdies. Dey's all cwazy, I
tell you!
Mighty Quinn - who DIDN'T twip Leigha, an' who 'cept fer Tequil an Scooter is
dist about da only sane byrdie lef' in camp cept da toos is dwiving us cwazy
too!
Sharon’s Darwin Writes In From Home:
Hey yu
guys!! Jes wanned to tew yu dat ebery ting is tuwning out OK at home eben if I
did hab to miss da camp. Fiwst da birdie doctow towd my Mom dat Im doin weal gud,
cept for da fedder pickin. Den I wemembew to bwing Mom to wead all da camp news
so hew been twyin to make we feew bedda by makin me da Pasta an Dancin wif me
and takin me out to pway in da yawd and yesserday when hew was bizy in da udder
woom I cwimbed down and chewed da hole in da nice chair an awl hew did was waff!!
An I was tinkin, Quinny, wud dat gwue stuff work for da fedders dat I ben bitin
off? Maybe yu cud come up hew and twy it for me sometime soon. Well, gotta go.
Maybe if yu guys cud sneak in a post or two bout habin cookies and tato chips
hew mite take da bait!! Whatch tink?
Darwin
Quinny Takes Time Out from Nannying to respond (I think he got hit on the head with one too many pine cones – he’s gotta “tic” of some sort!!!)
I be happy
ta cum an glue yer fedders back on fer ya Darwin. Gee - mebbe I shud glue
Merlin's beakie cwosed too - den he can't scweam or bite Momma! tee hee (Opps -
I was dist about as bad as Merlin wasn't I?)
Glad yer bisit to da vet was good. It's 'portant ta be good fer da vet.
Ok - I gotta go t'ink up sumfin ta post bout cookies an' tato chips - but don'
lets yer Momma read dis post, er she'll figger out what we're up to - kay?
Hugs,
Quinny
Leigha Tries to subliminally suggest to Mama Sharon dat Darwin getz cookeez, too!
Ooooh yeah...we had chocolate chip cookies and lots of chips..and I think that all the birdies that didn't get to come to camp should have the same diet this week...(how's that, Darwin??)
Blew tries to hint to Mama Sharon, too!
So gwad yur mending ok!!!! Le's talk about fooooods! My favowite thing!!!! Well, we'z havvin 'tato chips an huge platesful o cookeez at our goin' away lunch I dink - when we hab da pizza an near beer stuff....but mebbe yer mom wud pretend ta let ya partake in da PIE EATIN CONTEST TOMOWWOW!!!!! We'z gonna hab summa Mr. Robbirt's PUNKIN PI, an den a whole messa strawberry an berry an kiwi an cherry an cheesecake piez wif whupped kreem tomorrow after a lite lunch....I tink grilled salmon an troutz..sumbuddy went fishin' I guess...DEN DA BIG PIE FEST!!!! So mebbe mama will take da hint....
Charleybird Has a Message For All Da ‘Toos who Missed Camp This Year!
Jest thot
I wets youse know dat the mama Lupe sez she is mailing toerings to all the
birdys dat was nots able to comes to camp. So nots to wury Darwin, Shalom, Zazu
and all da otters, yer toe rings is onna way!
Wingy hugs,
Yer fren,
Da Charley Bird
Sharon’s Darwin is appreciative!
Oh Tank
yus so much Chawie Burd and de Mama Wupe!! Those toe wings weally weally makes
da TOOS feew so speshul, wen we can keep dem Zons fwum eatin dem!!!! Dwatted
gween burds anyways.
Yu Fwen, Darwin
Mama Cyndie almost spills the beans on a special gift for Mama Lupe!
Oh Charley bird..that is so nice of the Mama..I know all of the toos will appreciate it soooo much...I hear that you are doing so well in the pottery class..she will love that vase you made for her.
SHHHHHhhhh!
I not
wants da mama Lupe ta knows. She been busy gettin' my house ready fer tamarra
when I gets home, but she mite gets nosy an comes read da posts. I sur hopes she
wkys it. I was cubbered in cway and almost wok wyke onna dem Grey byrdies! Waff,
waff!
I sure gonna miss Camp. I wished I had gone wast year when da Milliebyrd was
onna dis side of da Bridge. But I noes she(he) is habbin fun wiff da Ollie &
Baby byrds and da Tiny doggie.
Wingy hugs,
Da Charley Bird
Savannah Fell outta do canoe!!!!
Well poor Leigha gots a broken wing but I almost drowned. Good thing I had practice in da pool at home afore I come to dis camp. I fell outta da canoe and den Bingo swam to my rescue, well really flapped to my rescue. Us Too's don't swim too well. I was subbose to wear my swimmies but I forgot 'em. Still habing fun.
Savannah
PS I don't like eggs, I ate all da froots. My poops are funny colors, everyone laughed at all the colors in my poops.(Teehee)
“Nanny” Quinny takes over!
Now
Savanny - I TOL' all yew li'l ones ta wear da life jackets I maked outa da
balloons dat I glued onto da fedder tethers, but yew dist didn't listen. Sigh
..... (assuming very patient expression) ... 'toos. What are us gweys gonna do
wiv you li'l ones. We wuz put in charge of takin' care ub yew. Ohhhhhhhhh ...
Only one more day, but I t'ink it gonna be a long one.
C'mon li'l one - we'll dwy yer fedders an' find yer Momma pikshur an gets you
tucked in on yer perch fer da night - you hab a big day.
Nighty night
Mighty Quinn da Nanny Byrd
Savannah thanks Quinny :)
I
need ones of does big smuggly towels like mommy has. But I guess you'll haf to
do.(snicker)
Savannah