Bumbee

When Herself was a wee girl and her lovely Sister was even tinier, Sister had a stuffed bumblebee.  It had a red pom-pom nose and made a soothing jingly noise when moved about.  Sister called it Bumbee.  We remember Bumbee well.  Sister still has Bumbee to this day; Bumbee is carefully packed away, fragile and well-loved. Although his pom-pom nose is a bit loose and askew now, Bumbee still jingles soothingly.
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Several months ago, Herself was out shopping at a local discount clothing store, and near the cash register was a pile of stuffed bumblebees.  The bees had large black pom-pom noses and they made no sound, but still, they were reminiscent of Bumbee.  Herself purchased one.  New Bumbee.

She held on to New Bumbee for quite a long time, for it reminded her so much of Sister, who lives 2,000 miles away and whom she misses tremendously. Finally, though, she packed New Bumbee into a box with some books for Sister, and mailed it off.

The box arrived at Sister's house today, just in time for Sister to open before she and her family set off on a road trip to a nearby city.  Sister sent a picture of New Bumbee perched on the dashboard of her car.  The picture made Herself very happy.

We love you tremendously, beautiful Sister.