TO PATTIE'S BEARS
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This is my aviator bear.
He was given to me by a friend
who bought him at the PX at what was
then Williams Air Force Base in Mesa.
The bear's name is "Ace".
This is the official Coca Cola Bear that
Steve and I bought in 1995,
the first Christmas we were married.
A couple of Christmas seasons later,
we found the popcorn tin that matched the bear.
We have now progressed from just collecting
teddy bears to collecting anything
that has a teddy bear theme.
And you ain't seen nothin' yet!
There were two bears like this one,
and this one is named Alex.
The other bear was named Nana and she was
given to Alex for Christmas in 1999.
My daughter and son-in-law put her under
their tree with this little poem attached to it:
Alex, my name is Nana,
I'm yours for you to keep.
Hug me tight before you go to bed,
And I'll watch over you while you sleep.
Alex and his mother tell me that he hugs
the Nana bear every night. He then sits
the Nana bear on a chair beside his bed
so she can watch over him during the night.
