Bon Voyage Little Buddies!

If you are having an odd sense of deja vu, that is ok. So am I. The beloved Bucky Buddies have spent the summer and part of the fall desperately trying to break free from mine and Buckyfan3's homes. Murphy's Law has been involved in each and every failed attempt, along with some astronomy most likely ("the stars are not aligned"). Anyhow - the little buggers have been staying rent free for FAR too long and is time to kick them to the curb.

This upcoming week they will be heading to their forever homes, split just a bit off from down the middle, a herd of painfully cute plushes are headed to Milwaukee Children's Hospital on Monday, and the rest of the pack will be making their trip hopefully Tuesday to Ronald McDonald House - Madison. I have taken photos along the way - if you flip back a few pages you should be able to see them, if they aren't there, click the Bucky Buddies Blog link. Tonight I had a chance to finish getting them ready, and then shot some photos of the crew in their travel bags and ready to go.

If you have missed the Bucky Buddy discussion - Bucky Buddies are plush animals lovingly selected by Bucky Covington fans who in Bucky's name will be heading off to live with children who are under treatment at hospitals. (We tried St. Judes, they don't take plush animals - and we already had them all set to go.) So each Buddy has a hang tag "Bucky's Buddies" that hangs around their neck. The tag is denim and super cute (Buckyfan3 - you rock girl!) With the plush goes a Bucky poster (courtesy of me) and a personal note autographed by Bucky (Bucky - you rock too!) The icing on the cake came courtesy of Lyric Street. Each Buddy is accompanied by a self titled Bucky Covington CD. I need to thank Deb for helping facilitate that - and Lyric Street for coming through.

The buddies will be moving into their new homes just prior to the holidays which should help bring a smile or 60 to the kids, and Bucky's debut CD will provide something to sing along with while they wait for the sophomore release. The blame for this goes to the "It's Good To Be Us" contest - pesky thing that it was, this idea was born of it (Buckyfan3, did I mention you rock?!) and has been literally months in the planning. Powers that be willing, it is something we will repeat yearly, hopefully with Lyric Street's blessings. Enjoy the pics - and wish the little guys good luck with their new families!