Sheepishly…*

*(Now even more sheepish since I forgot to add a very important point before publishing this!**)

I love the Serta Sheep. I’ll admit it. I think they are the most adorable sheep ever, except Shaun. Neal found the image on the left for me, mainly because I love the Serta sheep and 29 is my all-time favorite number. Serta, however, will not sell me one of their glorious stuffed sheep, possibly because we sleep on a Sealy instead. Whatever their reason, I emailed last year and they told me that they no longer sell them online and that certain stores may, at times, give them away as promotions. No, they don’t know which stores, where, or when. *sighs*

So I admit I kind of squealed when I found a mini-Shaun on Etsy. As you can see, I haven’t purchased it yet, because I really don’t know what I’d do with a mini-Shaun, other than pet his tiny head and sigh over his adorable-ness. Then, of all the things, I found Baaab on Etsy, too. Now this one is perfect for me, mainly because—as my friends and family can tell you—everyone I don’t have a name for is Bob. My imaginary boyfriend (that I no longer have, of course, since I started dating Neal, who made me break up with him. I think I gave him to Misty, though) was named Bob. I have fond memories of Bob. *sighs* *looks over at Neal in the recliner* I mean, I don’t miss Bob at all. *ahem* Moving on…the guy who cuts me off in traffic is Bob. The stranger who says something to me in the store, prompting a friend to say “Who was that?” is always Bob. Anyway, the point is that not only would I get a sheep, but I would get to call him Baaab all the time. (And, as my college friends can attest, I do a mean—as in “dead-on” and not meaning murderous or anything like that—sheep impression anyway. Also a darn good seal impression. It’s a long story. No alcohol was involved.) What could be more perfect than that?

Well, I’d tell you, but I have to wait until I actually get it. Neal’s ordered something pretty darned special for me (and if he wants to tell you what it is, I won’t stop him!), and I’m excited to get it. I think I’ll call it Shaun-Baaab. I’ll have to update with pictures once we get it. *grins*

**Neal also found out when researching the above item he’s ordered that the same person who created Shaun for Wallace and Gromit is the person who created the Serta Sheep, which could be why I love them all so.

(Did you notice how the sheep have different colored eyes?)