Day Six at Cockatoo Camp
Saturday, June 15, 2002
Morning Musings from Spencer On Last Day at Camp:
It's our
last day at camp. Tomorrow we will be on our way home on the 'Too-jet.
Gosh, it's gone by so fast.
The counselors have many fun activities planned for our last day. The finale
event is a secret. The whole camp is abuzz about it trying to guess what it
might be.
Leigha is still sleeping. Maybe he'll have some insight for us when he checks
in.
Tequil is getting homesick. Akai lost his flip-flops on the float trip yesterday
so I let him borrow mine. Hope mom doesn't mind.
Time to get to the hall for breakfast. Wonder what the greys cooked up for us
today........
Spencer
Rayban
Adds to the Musings: Yesterday sure was a fun day on the water, after it stoppt
rainin! Cooled thing offa bit, dontcha think? Wellll.....bwekfist is sorta
continental t-day...bagels, croissants, lox, creem cheez, froots galore,
skramblled eggs. Quinny peeled lotsa taters, so we're habbin deep fried skinny
tater chips, yogurt cups an some healthy sprout and cooked bean mix. Plus sum
cinnamon oatmeal raisin coconut muffins with secwet ingredients :)
I dunno what da surpwise iz, but we iz also habbin FRIED TURKEY wif our big bash
tonite...plus da tri tip BBQ wif all da fixins an beans an slaw an eberythin!!!!!
We iz COOKIN'!!!!!
OOPSH! I wuz cornfuzed....today IS pancakes day! Tmorrow iz da continental thingie....buffet on da pwane....an lunch on da pwane will be da pizza an cookeez an tater chips an whatevver everrybuddy sneeks on da pwane under dere wingies!!!!!
Leigha Grumbles – His wing still hurts a bit:
Sleeping...who could be sleeping with all of those noisy greys
around..sheesh..yackity yackity yackity..I have a little bit of a head ache this
morning..I think I drank too much fruit juice..has anyone ever had budlite
juice..I think it comes from rosebuds or sumptin like that..pretty tasty
stuff..Well, today we have lots to do..all of those who haven't finished their
projects to take home..please try to do that first..Spencer is going to try to
get the jet loaded up tonight..so we can take off early in the morning..We will
have the final golf and tennis tournaments today..Blew is ahead by 4 stokes in
the golf..he looks great in his Greg Norman pants and sweater set..and the hat
is too cool..First in tennis is non other than Peter the Perfect too..Boy can he
serve..He will be playing against RL in the finals...and who ever is going
kayaking today..please make sure that Little Savannah wears her life vest..
It's pancake time...with grits..yummmmy...
Merlin commiserates about the noisy Greys!!!
know dis
what Leigha means 'bout doze yackity gweys - don' fergets - my cage been wight
acwoss da kitchen frum Quinny's fer two-an-half years! Boy - once Mom'n Dad
buyed my sleepy cage is da firs time I don' hab ta wakes up wive him yappin an
yappin an yappin ....
Sowwy 'bout Leigha's head ache though - I thot dat butlite juice wud be good fer
'toos - I t'ink it gots sumpfin in it called "hops", so I thot it wud be a good
too dwink - speshully fer da Goofins. I been 'sperimentin like cwazy wiv my
speshul pr'servatives.
Don' worry 'bout Savanny in da kayaks. She goin' wiv Quinny, an he purty yappy,
but he take gud care ub da li'l ones. Some ub da Zons gots a li'l bit wowdy
after da pawty last night, an popped sum ub da b'loons in her li'l life jacket
dat Quinny made fer her, but he foun' sum new ones an glued dem on fer her so
she float if she fall in again, an Quinny gots da udder end ub da fedder tether
hooked on his leg band so she don' floats away. Dat way he pull her in, an
nobirdy hab to go flappin an swimmin after her dis time.
Leigha's not tellin' ennybuddy what da big s'prize is t'night. Won' ebben gib us
a clue, but Tequil an Wayban an Quinny is in dere yappin' away at him twyin' ta
find out what it is, an RL is takin' da stand dat he can't be 'sponsible fer da
security if he don' know what happenin, so I think we prob'ly figger it out
purty soon. He dist keep sayin' it sumfin BIG. Hmmmmmmm ..... Leigha shud
unnerstan' how curious us toos is, an not torture us like dis.
Now - I gonna go gets me sum'a dem fwied tater skins wiv da cheese an peppers on
dem an sum skwambled eggies. Nummmmmmmmmmmmm !!!!
Merlin da Magnificent
Bingo thanks Quinny For Helpin Wif Savanny!!
Dat really sounds like a good idea you got for looking after Savannah in da boat. I was weally scared when she fell in the water. We had to get her out fast 'cause she's such a little girl and don't know how to swim. I forgot I don' know how to swim either. It sure was good dat I got my wingy feathers back so I could fwap good to get her out. – Bingo
Miss Scarlet is sorry camp will end tomorrow, too!
We iz
gettin weady to weeve on da pwane morrow. I gona be weady fwirst...den I won't
mis da pwane dis time. Eberrybirdie talkin bout how gweat Camp was dis year and
all da gud food fer da TOOS.
Has anybawdy sene da RL? He sed he'd be bak and hes not here. I dun told him dat
I was hopin dat we wud hav da veggie cornbwead. He may be gona prise me. Leigha
all bizzy wif rangements. I don't know wat goin on...I tink da Leigha makin
prise for eberrybirdie. We sew wucky tu hav our fwens. Nobawdy got angwy an I
hapy bout dat. Eberrybirdie habbin wots and wots of da TOO fun.
I kin hardwee wait fer da Leigha's tell us our prise. I got tu go wookin for da
RL. Bye, Scarlet
RL Praises Nanny Quinn!
Hi,
everybirdie and body --
We got a nickname for the Mighty Quinn here at Camp Too -- Nanny Quinn. He's
been nannying the little birdies and he has done a good job and the little
birdies really love him and have been calling him Nanny. (har har har)
RL -- see y'all tomorrow, Mom.
Afternoon Pie Eating Contest! Blew’s Announcement
All Kampers, ennybody who wants ta join da pie contest come collect your bibs an meet in the quad under the trees!!!!! Showers afterwards tho!
Miss Scarlet is READY!
Bwew...I
wove da pie contest cuz I wove seet tweats. Eberrybirdie talkin bout da pie
contest.
I got da bib on so I dont git da pink dwess messy. Dey all be her in a minit.
Sum dem still packin up to weave morrow on da pwane. Da singer dat was comin to
do gala tunite berry sowwy she's sik but dat ok cuz you fwen Scarlet gona sing
dem bootiful songs for ye all. I ben pwacticin an da Leigha sez I berry gud. I
wer my new pink dwess. Firs I gona go tu da pie ewent cuz da Bwew got it al
weady. See ya water at da Gala.
Bye, See ya der
Miss Scarlet xo
Charley shows up late!
Rats! I
lub pi! Spec-ally apples pi! I gonna gets me one of dem bibs anyway! I hab wots
of su-ben-ears from Too Camp, but a Too can always makes room fer more! Waff,
waff!
Wingys hugs!
Da Charley bird
But Rayban reports there’s still some Pie in the Canteen Leftover!
C'mon down to da canteen - we gweyz is lickin' off da whippt kreem, but dere's lotsa froot piez left wif gram kraker krust....mmmmmlemme at dat cheeseycakey pi! Outta my way Tequil!!!!!
Blew’s Early Report On Pre-Gala Happenings
Wow, everybody is starting to show up at the hall where the big gala is being held - they aren't lettin us into da ballroom yet....we iz all standin outside, kinda nerbous an uncomfable in our fancie tuxeeetoos an frilly dwesses...wow, dat Miss Scarlet looks beeeeoooooteeeeeefuw wif her party fwock - nobuddy can tell her tail might be tweeked nun....wunner where Leigha is...he mus be inside gettin' eberythin reddy...I wunner what da big surpwize is? Mebbe the celebri-too's who own those famous behaviorish peepls...I hear da canary singers warmin' up for da dinner musiks...oooo heer coms Akai an Quinny...izzat Spencer? OOO I see lil Miss Savanny! O sheez all excited cuz dis is her first big growed up pawty....oh sheez got lil Jamie wif her...everrybuddy has their fancy too rings on their feetz....ooo....they're lettin' us in for hors derbs an dwinks....I can taste da froot juuce now....so excited!!!!!!
Merlin Reports In!
Yep - dis
is da big nite! I'se shur glad I growed my fedders back in. I'd look purty silly
in dis white tuxedo, if I still dis had my li'l nekkid chicken wingys stickin'
out'a da sleebes.
Awwwww - dat li'l Savanny look sooooooo cute in her dwess. She twyin' so hard ta
be all growed up. You'd haff to laff Auntie Pat - but be shur she don' see yew,
or her feelin's might get all hurted.
Dat Quinny is still bein da Nanny Quinn - him'n da other gwey byrdies is da
chaperones. I marked my speshul juice wiv speshul garnishes on da punch bowls,
an Quinny and da gweys gonna make shur dat da li'l ones don' gets da wong kinda
juice, but we maked shur dat da juice fer da li'l ones looks dist da same as
ours so dey feels 'portant.
Ohhh - da band startin' up - I gotta go find me sumbyrdie ta boogie wiv!
Hugs, Merlin da Magnificent
Miss Scarlet Reports, “We’re here at the Gala!!!”
Dis is da
bestes gala I bin tu! Dem boy TOOs wookin stunnin in doze white tuxes. I so
berry pwoud of dat Nanny Quinny. Him and dem Gweys takin gud care doze widdle
ones. Dey wovin dis event and fwutterin all wound da woom.
Dat sweet Savannie is so pwetty in her dwess. Her mom be so pwoud of her. Dere
stil wots of TOOS comin in da hall. Haven't seen da RL yet. Merwin...you seen
dat RL?
I got dis seeqwet but I tell you Merwin...Eberrybirdie gettin a gwaduation paper
from da Camp Cockatoo. I tink da Leigha in charge dat. She bringin dem wif her.
My gwued tail feavers keeps scwatchin. I tink dey alweady gwowin. We habin wots
of fun. Wishin all da TOOs at home cud be her. We take wots of pictures for da
guys bak home.
Gota go cuz dey announcin da dance contest now.
Wove ya all,
Miss Scarlet
RL Checks in!
Here I am,
Scarlet, Sweetie Pie! Save the dance contest for me.
Have I told you how scrumptious you look in that pink sparkley dress. All the
guys want to dance with you but you save most of them for me, 'kay?
xoxoxoxo RL
Blew’s Report on The Big Saturday Night Gala!
We "big
guys" had our cocktails an appetizers while admirin' all the beautiful
gals...all da ladeez have beautiful party dresses with glittry headbands.....an
anonymouse benefaktor donated all da pawty dwesses for da gals who din' have
nuthin formal, an they are all beooteeful colors of pastels an brights an satin
an lace an glittery wif bows an rufflez an eben some diamond toe ringies to
match wif da official Camp Cockatoo too rings! An eben some tuxedos for da guys
who needed 'em!!!
Wow....dey opened da doors to da dining room and it was all sparkly wif little
twinkle lites an pwetty centerpieces an reeeel china platez an gobletz!!! A
rumor swept thru da crowd for a few minnits dat the tableklothz was sprayed wif
febreze, but Leigha calmed 'em down, dat scent was frem da nasturtium
centerpieces on da tables...EDIBLE DEKORATIONS!!!! Everybuddy unruffled dere
fedderz an giggled a bit...silly us! Da canary singers is twitterin' away an we
are butterin our breadz waitin for dem to say we can get in da buffet line! Dat
roast smells good! An dem deep fried turkeez - I needa thigh bone bad!!!!! I
hope I don' get saucez or stuff on my tux for da dancin later on! O - lines
formin' for da food! Better get my plate an go!!!
Akai Checks In From The Gala:
Did ya see Frances with
her tiarra? Spencer looked so dashing twirling her around the ballroom.
I was so hoping that Charley would be passing out the diamond toe rings. Looks
like he brought plenty for everyone. What a guy.
Hey Blew, save some of that turkey for me. I lubbs da bones! Yum!!!! Ya think
them gweys are gonna strut their stuff tonight? I haven't seen hide not hare of
Rayban, Tequil and Quinny lately.
Better see if RL and Cowboy know what's up with them.
Anybody know what's up with the surprise? Getting kind of late and the little
ones will be needin' to go nitey-nite soon. Hope the surprise arrives soon!
Leigha.....where are you??? Casper, do you know anything 'bout that surprise? I
bet it's Auntie Connie that has it!! Let's go see what Kona knows before he gets
another glass of da joocey.
Wheee, we're havin' fun!!