Ms. Mary found me in the Robinsons-May store in Valencia, California, in 1999. The store had 3 of us � Faith, Hope, and Love � that were special bears the Christmas before the new millennium. I think Ms. Mary intended to give me to a friend, but then she fell in love with me and kept me. She has a little green rocking chair that is just the right size for me. (It was made for her about 50 years ago.) I occupied the chair for a couple of years. Then Ms. Mary needed me up on the bookshelf to provide a little guidance for all the new family members. It�s just as Happy Mother�s Day said, the family grew by leaps and bounds, and it wasn�t only because a few bunnies were adopted.
This adoption business isn�t done just by Ms. Mary, you know. She makes the initial choice and then the rest of us vote. So far, we�ve agreed with Ms. Mary on everybody she�s brought home. It�s nice to live with a woman who has good taste in fur and feathers!