The Adventures of the Elephant and the Bear

Once upon a time, a girl named Ashley and a boy named Jarett had a little disagreement. They had recently been married and Ashley was having a hard time explaining to Jarett why there were decorative pillows on the bed. Now, Jarett was a helpful husband, so he would make the bed from time to time. But he absolutely refused to just place the pillows on the bed where they were supposed to go. Jarett decided to make a point. He took every pillow and stacked it into a tall tower. On top of this great tower was placed his Brown Bear (this was a bear that his parents gave to him when he played Chief Brown Bear in "Little Mary Sunshine") to protect the fortress that he was upon. Jarett was okay with using the pillows, but he needed to make sure that Ashley understood that he still thought she was ridiculous. This caused a great laugh, but was not a one time thing.
After 7 and a half years of marriage, Jarett continued his tradition every time that he made the bed. Not only was it a tower, but he would make a castle or another building of sorts. Then one summer, Jarett got a job in Calgary. Jarett and Ashley joined her parents for the 4 months duration. Now, Jarett knew that bed-making was very important to both Ashley and her mother, so whenever possible, he would jump in and be helpful by making the bed. Upon this bed was an elephant and a teddy bear. Jarett could not go against his tradition, so he had to continue his tradition. Unfortunately, towers and castles were not an option because there were only 2 smallish pillows. Jarett, however, did not despair. His creative juices kicked in and he quickly revised his tradition. The Adventures of the Elephant and the Bear was born. Here are some of their tales...as displayed in the bed-making of Jarett.

This is a Napoleonic adventure

Playing Peek-a-boo


Taking a nap


Sunbathing


Playing Hide and go Seek
(the Teddy Bear is hiding behind the pillow - you can see his ears poking out the top)


Trading Back Massages


Family Scripture Study
(This one was on a Sunday)

The Elephant and the Bear got very close and developed an incredible bond...and lived Happily Ever After.

Hold on, I want you to look at those pictures again. Do you see that small window above the bed in the back massage pic? The left window opens up, but does not have a screen. One night (perhaps last night) Jarett and Ashley were sound asleep and had the window open to have a little breeze in the room. Suddenly Ashley woke up - and heard a strange sound. She looked up at the window and what was there?? A CAT!! A stray cat had climbed up to the second story of the house, climbed in through the window and was standing on the ledge about to jump down on Jarett. Ashley screamed to Jarett, "Jarett, look up!" As he looked up, he saw a huge cat looking down at him and did what any man would do when woken up to that. He grabbed his pillow and swatted at the cat. The cat jumped back out of the room, landing on the roof (no, it was not hurt at all)....and then the window was closed and the heat was endured. Not a night that either would enjoy repeating.....

What was that?? You'd like to hear another story about Jarett teasing Ashley? Okay....I suppose. If you'd really want one...Hmmm, now let me think....aha! I have one.

Shortly after Jarett and Ashley were married, they were talking on the phone and Ashley thought she had heard Jarett say, "I love you" so she said, "I love you too". Jarett began to laugh.... As the very next phone call was winding down, Jarett said, "I love you too" before Ashley could say anything. This quickly became a tradition and he has said this ever since. Just to make sure that Ashley can't get away with any little slip ups. It became a habit and Jarett continued to tell Ashley he loves her every day by simply saying, "I love you too!"

And they lived Happily Ever After...