Safari Ltd.

Safari Ltd. is the only company that I have found that makes griffins. The griffin is very detailed. he is down on all fours with his wings spread and he looks very majestic and fierce. Safari Ltd. has placed the following information on the figurines they make. On my griffin is says "Griffin / 2007 / Safari Ltd. / Miami, FL / Made in China. I am hoping that one day they will make a baby griffin. It would also be great if they made a Arctic wolf pup.

The other Safari Ltd. figures that I have are: a mammoth, a grizzly bear, two black bears, and a snow leopard.

Both Myma Wolf and I were looking for the Safari Ltd. black bear. We found them on line and had to order them! We had to look at many different web sights before we found them. We found all of them at the same time and ordered two of each of the Arctic wolves, black bears and griffin; one for each of our collections.

Safari Ltd. does a good job at filling in the gaps for what Schleitch does not produce.

I must end this post for now as Alpha female needs to put the young wolflings to bed now.

Spindle, The Last Prince

I believe Spindle was once lost. His father's name is Leviticus. His mother died giving birth to him and his twin sister. When Spindle was a baby, a wizard names Moredock ran away with the new born prince. He had thought he would give the boy to Zorbed, the evil leader of the rebellion in Brauna. It was he that had made the Pans (half panda bear and half sumo wrestler). The pans terrorize children. They stalk them during the night time. When a child is asleep the Pans grab them and run off with them. Ever since Whahnkahn Kahnkahn, the very first Pan that Zorbed made, was created, children have feared Pans. Whahnkahn Kahnkahn's spouse was the second Pan that Zorbed created. Her name was Zhorbahs Bahsbahs. Of coarse, since Zorbed was not the creator, his "creations" were only perversions of the creators orignal work and creatures. Therefor the Pans lives were very limited; they were evil none-the-less.

Zorbed also made a creature called the Chanz. It had the head of a cheetah, body of a man, feet of a dragon, arms of a bear, and wings of an eagle.

Does this all sound interesting? It is a part of the story that I am writing! Maybe I'll post my first chapter here someday.

Dragons Big and Small

There are many kinds of dragons. Most people tend to think that dragons are myths and have never existed. This is not true; dragons were created by God on the fifth and six days of creation, along with all of the other land and sea animals. Perhaps if the word "dinosaur" had been created back when the Bible was being written and translated, then the authors and also the translators would have used that word in place of "dragon". But instead, the Bible uses dragon and behemoth to name these amazing animals!

Mythical dragons, as in imaginary, made up dragons, come in many shapes and sizes. Some as small as a man's fist, some as large as a giant. The list could go on and on as it depends only on a person's imagination. One of the dragon's main foods are the Wolf Wings . Dragons like to work in flocks to harass the poor Wolf Wing packs.

Bryan Davis is also one of my favorite authors. He has written eight books. Some of the main characters in his books are dragons! I really enjoy reading about dragons. I love dragons!

Today's Random Thoughts

A Clean Room:

Today I cleaned my room. I finally got everything in order and I can see where everything is. Everything is nice and neat. I like how my books look all lined up and findable on my book shelves. However, I will need more book shelves soon! I expect my room will stay this way for at least a couple of days.

Boy Scouts:

This evening I am going to the gathers of several different packs. Actually, they are called patrols as I am in Boy Scouts. My younger wolflings will be going to play at some friends, the Talls, when I am at scouts tonight. I call my younger siblings wolflings.

I am excited that I will soon finish another rank! I only have one hour of service to do and also two more weeks of serving as a quartermaster, and then I will complete all the requirements for my Star Scout Rank! I will have completed the first five ranks in scouting in less than one year!

Projects:

Today I also created more Wolf Wings. I made a whole pack of them out of the Schleitch wolves that I already had. I drew paper wings for them, cut them out, and taped them onto their backs. My favorite is the young standing wolf. He is a Puppy Wolf Wing! He looks like is he poised to take flight into the air!

I made a house for one of my Schleitch. It is a house made out of a box. It has a bedroom, kitchen, family/living room, and even a bathroom. The doors enter into the family/living room. I have two Schleitch and one Safari Ltd. living in the house. The Prince and also the small Wolf Wing are Schleitch, and it is one of the small knights that is Safari Ltd.

All in all, it has been a really good day!

The Dragon Keeper Chronicles

My favorite author is Donita K. Paul. She has written six books that I really like. The first five are Dragon Spell, Dragon Quest, Dragon Knight, Dragon Fire, and Dragon Light. They are all of the books in the Dragon Keeper Chronicles. She has also written a new book, The Vanishing Sculptor.

Here are some of my thoughts about each of these books:

Dragon Spell - It is the first book in the Dragon Keepers Chronicles series. It is about a quest, peril, danger into an evil strong hold. When all else fails young Kale must choose her fate ... will she stay at The Hall, or choose to serve Paladin. When I first read this book I read the whole series three to four times over.

Dragon Quest - It is the second book in the series. Feeling lost, abandoned; wondering where are your parents, having to leave your training at The Hall, starting your training to become a wizard and then summoned by your leader to go find a Meech dragon and rescue her; these are all things that happen to Kale and Bardon in this book. It is also a must read!

Dragon Knight - It is the third book in the series. While the previous books have centered mostly on Kale, this one takes on Bardon as the main character. Bardon must go and spend time reading and staying away from civilization. But when he gets to his spot, there are people there that he must help. He meets up with those he loves and realizes that sometimes other peoples needs are more important that his own. Another must read!

Dragon Fire - Is is the fourth book in the series. It is my favorite book in the whole series, and also my favorite book that Donita K. Paul has written. Battles supreme when three forces clash, striving to be in charge of all of the evil forces. A must, Must!, MUST! READ!

Dragon Light - Is the final installment in the Dragon Keeper Chronicles. It has been three years and Amara has recovered significantly. Kale and Bardon think they are going on a peaceful quest, but instead they are facing evil that they can't even see! This is a fitting conclusion to her first series, but it leaves one wishing for more. Yes, another Must Read!

The Vanishing Sculptor - This is Donita K. Paul's newest book. This one started out slowly, but once you read it you are wanting the second one to come out. I really liked it and it too is a must read!

Here is the link for her blog: donitakpaul.com

Check her out for yourself! Also, check out her bubble wrap game that is on her post! Put it in fast mode and you will be thrilled! Make sure to click the refresh button as it is just too funny to hear the game voice say, "MUST HAVE MORE!!!"

Princess Baby

My little sister wolf pup, Princess Baby, is usually full of bossy girl stuff. She needs to learn to be more rational! It would be nice if she became less bossier too! She is really smart and has a very artistic soul. She simply adores daddy. She also loves to go visit our next door neighbors, the Talls!

She really likes her brothers and she just turned four, two days ago.

She likes farm animals and baby animals, if they are not real. If they are real she flips out and shrieks like a banshee! She, Little Bird, and Police Man Roberts like to play house a lot. Just today, Princess Baby told Little Bird to get on the couch and pretend it was a car. Police Man Roberts got in too and they all drove all over the place! It is fun to watch them swaying back and forth as they go around corners (on the couch)!

Ever since Princess Baby came home, two years ago, I have simply enjoyed watching her grow. I am very happy she is my little sister cub!

"Police Man Roberts"

Police Man Roberts is a serious young wolf pup. He is five years old and already learning to read and doing some good math. He likes watching Bob the Builder. He really likes to play with all of the younger wolf pups in our pack.

Police Man Roberts and I usually like to play many games. We like to play with Schleitch. He also likes to play at football blocking with both Little Bird and I. He LOVES to ride his bike and is looking forward to the training wheels coming off soon. He is ready! He also likes me to give him horsey rides all around the house. Sometimes I let both he and our sister cub, Princess Baby, ride at the same time. My mom says that I'll be sorry later as my back might hurt. But they have so much fun I can't help myself!

Police Man Roberts likes to play house with Princess Baby and Little Bird. I am really glad that Police Man Roberts has come to be a part of our family! He also has only been home for a couple of month and I can't imagine our lives without him!

I am truly blessed that I have three younger sibling cubs!

To my oldest Wolf Cub

(A Guest Post from the Alpha Female of the Pack)

Thank you for inviting me to post on your blog. I am honored that you would share your blog with me! I have ever so many things that I could post about, but the upmost one on my mind is how very blessed I am that you are in my pack! I have found that you contribute so much to our pack and make so many things run so well!

Thank you for all of your hard work yesterday! Also thank you for going with me today on our adventure into the Library Forest and also to visit our beloved Walters pack as well!

"Little Bird"

Little Bird is our smallest wolf pup. He is very smart. He is only three years old and he already knows his colors and most of his shapes. When he is playing, he just bursts spontaniously into song. They are straight from his heart. He really likes it when I or my parents read to him. He enjoys Thomas the Tank Engine.

It has been a pleasure getting to know Little Bird. He is one of our two newest wolf pups in the wolf pack. I love Little Bird very much. I like to pick him up and hold him. We have a special game we like to play. He crosses his arms over his chest and so do I. Then we pretend we are football players and run into eachother (gently) saying, "Block! Block! Block!".

Another thing that Little Bird likes me to do with him is to play with Schleitch. I stand them up on the table. Then he begins to move them around. We make up stories together with the Schleitch. The stories are usually set in Brauna.

I am glad that Little Bird is a part of our family! He has only been home for about two months and already I cannot imagine our wolf pack without him!

Have you ever heard of Schleitch?

Schleitch are these heavy duty plastic toys that are made in China, but designed by a toy company in Germany. I have collected 81 Schleitch. You can find them in many different stores: Fred Meyer, Toys R Us, Wilco, Coastal, and Target to name a few. They have many different lines: Knights, Fairies, and especially, animals. I have collected mostly knights and animals. I started collecting them about four years ago. My favorite one is a standing Wolf. He reminds me of Tink, a boy that was changed into a wolf in "North Or Be Eaten", a book by Andrew Peterson. The book is one of my most recent favorites; a MUST READ!

Collecting and Reading Books

When I first started collecting books, I only had a few. Actually, many of my personal books were on our families main book shelves and I didn't know it. But as I got older, my parents started passing my books along to me and provided me with bookshelves of my own. I soon found that I enjoyed reading and collecting books and now I don't have enough room on my shelves to hold all my books.

I am currently reading out of about 20 different books. My mom, who valiantly reads to me each night, asked me if reading out of this many books at the same time bugged me. I told her no. She rolled her eyes! I promised her that I would start finishing up the enjoyable task of reading these books soon.

I enjoy reading books to my younger siblings, who have not yet learned to read. They are learning the laws of the pack (letter names and sounds, how to put them together, and decoding them to read!).