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When Uncle Bill and Uncle Frank got home to Los Angeles, and opened the luggage - WHAT A BIG SURPRISE!!!
Cheesey, one of the teddies who was playing with Uncle Bill, was a stowaway in our luggage. He had secretly jumped into the luggage and come to America.
So, we phoned Barcelona and told them that Cheesey had come for a vacation, just in case they were worried about him. It was lovely to have Cheesey come to stay with us, the only problem was that he doesn't speak English, and we don't speak Catalan.
But we could all go the beach together and get a suntan - nobody had to speak.
Uncle Bill took some Catalan lessons online, and learned to speak with Cheesey a little - they could talk about little things and what they wanted for dinner.
One day, Uncle Bill took Cheesey to work at the bank, and they counted money together. It went very well
One afternoon, before Cheesey was ready to go back home to Spain, Uncle Bill invited Cheesey and Uncle Frank out for lunch in Santa Barbara.
It was delicious and Uncle Bill paid for the meal, which was very nice of him. He gets well paid at the bank, which is nice.
It was a quick trip, and Susie and Bobby and Uncle Bill were so tired, they didn't come out until the next morning. But Marta had a BEAUTIFUL cake ready for Uncle Frank (it was his birthday next week) and Patrick, Fiona and Sean helped Uncle Frank blow the candle out. The cake was DEEEEEEE-LICIOUS.
Sean and Fiona went to bed, and woke up the next morning with Susie and Bobby sleeping beside them. It was so exciting and Uncle Bill said they could stay for Carnival.
That morning, Uncle Bill and Uncle Frank left early to go back to Los Angeles, because they both had work the next day.
Uncle Bill was so excited when he heard that Donal and Mags had their baby boy, Daniel, on January 1st, 2011. Susie and Bobby had gone to visit their Auntie Minnie in Palm Springs, and so Frank and Uncle Bill decided to rush over to Ireland and meet the new baby, Daniel.
Uncle Bill was delighted to be back in Ireland again, and to meet up with his good friend Rover. They hadn't played together for a long time and it was lots of fun. He likes Rover very much, and Rover definitely loves Uncle Bill too.
Uncle Bill took the time to talk with Grandma Connie about Susie and Bobby. Grandma Connie was wondering how the kids are - are they doing well at school? Uncle Bill told Connie that Susie is very good at reading - her favorite authors are Doctor Seuss, and Jackie Collins. Bobby is very good at arithmetic and Uncle Bill hopes that when Bobby grows up, he can get Bobby a job at the bank counting money with him in his department.
Soon it was time for a party with Uncle Bill. He played some songs on the piano and everyone sang along. Even baby Daniel seemed to enjoy it.
Uncle Bill played silly games and he wanted to jump up onto the deer's head. At Christmas Uncle Bill wore toy antlers and a fake beard. And now he was beside real antlers and he was excited. Uncle Bill is absolutely the life and soul of the party, and everybody was glad that he came to visit.
Great excitement after Patrick arrived home with Grandma Connie from Ireland.
It was time for a celebration, so that Bobby and Susie and Patrick and Ted could all have fun together. A cupcake party was planned, and everybody got to work, preparing the fabulous cakes.
Finally, all of the cupcakes were ready, and Sean and Fiona helped Patrick setting up the cupcake shop.
Fiona knows that it's lots of work to keep everyone happy, and making sure that everyone gets enough cake. It was very busy, and Bobby and Susie had a fabulous time with all the other teddies. Bobby ate as many cakes as he could, but Susie is watching her weight and didn't eat as many as Bobby. They thought it was more fun than America. They love being in Spain with their teddy cousins.
At the end of the day, everyone was tired after a good days work put in. It was a terrific cupcake party, and all the teddies enjoyed themselves very much. Bobby was feeling sick though, and we didn't know what was wrong with him.
So, after the great cupcake party, Bobby was feeling very sick. He had a tummy ache and was feeling dizzy. So, Patrick volunteered to take Bobby to the Doctor, to get him checked.
They were lucky to get an appointment with Doctor Pascual, a very friendly Doctor, who specializes in treating sick teddies. Ted and Froggy came too, as they already know Doctor Pascual, and they like him very much. We were all worried that Bobby was very sick.
So, Doctor Pascual took Bobby into the surgery for a full examination - Patrick stayed with Bobby in case he was afraid. Bobby is usually afraid of doctor's offices, because he doesn't have health insurance. He was surprised and relieved to hear that the doctor visit was free in Spain. Bobby thinks that Spain must be a fabulous place to live. He wondered if Susie and Uncle Bill might like to move there.
After the examination, Doctor Pascual figured out what was wrong. Bobby was a glutton and ate far too many cupcakes, and it made him sick. Doctor Pascual told Bobby that everything would be ok again tomorrow.
It was getting close to the time that Cheesey had to go home to Barcelona again.
They had a great time dancing and being silly on Saint Patrick's Day, Uncle Bill and Cheesey will be best friends forever. Uncle Bill enjoyed a Guinness, and Cheesey had green lemonade.
Finally it was time for Cheesey to go back home to El Masnou. Uncle Bill was sorry to see him go, because they had so much fun together. If Cheesey ever comes back to Los Angeles, maybe Uncle Bill will get him a job at the bank too.
