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Happy Birthday To Ducky Adventures!
Ducky and the gang have been apart of our family for years, but it wasn’t until last year that we finally shared them with the world! On September 18th, 2012 we posted our first blog post on Ducky Adventures (Hello World). Since then, it has been a fun and wild ride.
In between school, work and traveling in our real lives, we have gotten to explore their amazing world with Ducky’s Business Tips, Pembleton’s Labs, and some of our series (Case of the Missing Sloth and Mystery of the Desert Sands). This year we posted 153 blogs post and hopefully we will post even more this coming year. We had such a fun year, and we can’t wait to see what happens in the next!
Some (but NOT all) favorites!
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- One small step for Ducky; One giant leap for Animal Kind!
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- Hear Ye Hear Ye!
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- “Why did the Ducky cross the road?”
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- “Live Long and Eat Cookies”
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- “Wow, I’m looking good!”
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- Chugga Chugga! CHOO CHOO!
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- “Arrr… what kinda sandwiches, thee be?” -Captain One Mitten exclaimed.
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- We’re Busting Out of Here!
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- Ducky P.I.
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- “I have a Dream too!”
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- SURPISE!
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- “Help Ducky! Help!”
While on their Italian vacation, Ducky and the gang stopped by the Leaning Tower of Pisa and things got a bit hairy…
I’ll huff and I’ll puff!
Ducky and friends have been doing quite a bit of traveling lately. Their lastest adventure was Italia! They visited Florence, Pisa, Cinque Terra, and ROMA! While in Rome, Ducky got into some trouble at the Vatican after he made a minor improvement to some of their artwork.
“Much better!”
Original piece: Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo (http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/)
Additions: Timothy Mann
Last night while studying, Pembleton heard an awful noise coming from the garage. Ducky had invited some of their friends from the neighborhood for an impromptu concert. “What are you doing Ducky?” Pembleton asked after the noise stopped.
“I’m singing the blues, Pembleton. What do you think I’m doing?” Ducky asked.
“Well at first I thought a cat might be dying, but then I recognized your singing.” Pembleton replied.
“Hey that’s not nice.”Ducky pouted.
“Sorry it’s the truth,” Pembleton said, realizing he was being a little mean. “I’m sorry Ducky. I didn’t mean to sound so mean. So why are you singing the blues?”
“Oh you know,” Ducky’s replied, “I got the- Sunny California, everything’s wonderful blues!”
“WHAT?!?!” Pembleton said, shaking his head. “Sometimes I just don’t understand you.”
“Sunny California, ain’t nothing wrong blues!”
The Top 5 Advantages of Being Little in the Summer
1. Being Little = Cuteness, which always gets you extra treats from the grandmas. (This happens year round, but more so in the summer and at Christmas.)
2. A free sample of ice cream is more than enough.
3. An ice cube makes a nice and cool chair in the summer.
4. You can find shade almost anywhere.
5. You can use a bowl for a swimming pool.
This ice cream is good!
Summer vacation is coming to an end and before the gang goes back to school, they decided to clean up the house. At first Ducky didn’t want to. He thought it would be too much work, but Pembleton convinced him. “If we all pitched in and work together, it won’t be too hard,” Pembleton said as he got out the cleaning supplies.
Ducky cleaned the bathroom, while the rest of the gang focused on the family room. It was a big job, but the cookies afterwards were worth it.
“Who put Cheerios in the toilet?” Ducky asked.
Ducky loves pizza day at school. He is always the first one to the cafeteria, he flashes a big smile at the lunch ladies, and he asks for a large slice of Margarita pizza. Mmm… Mmm… PIZZA!
Mmm… Cheesy Pizza!
We are sorry we were gone so long, but we had some adventuring to do! The Dad, also known as one of our favorite humans (second to The Mom) had to go to Germany for work, which means one thing- FAMILY VACATION!
We cruised the Rhine River, explored castles in St. Goar and Nuremburg, went to the top of a mountain in the Austrian Alps (where Ducky sang “The hills are alive…”), and we ran around Munich. Our favorite part, besides all the cake and prezels we ate, was seeing the night’s watchman in Rothenburg o.d.t. and conquering the fortress in Wurzburg. We had so many fun adventures on this trip!
We hope you are having some of your own adventures this summer as well! See you Wednesday!
Guten Tag!
Earlier today, Ducky and Pembleton’s friend Flat Stanley arrived in Israel. He is visiting the gang in Israel all the way from Kansas! Flat Stanley has been all over the world! He has been to Ethiopia, Germany, Japan, Peru, France, and Australia!
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be posting pictures of Stanley as we go on some adventures around Haifa and the rest of Israel (maybe even a few surprises)!
Shalom & Welcome!
Today at the beach Ducky found a bottle washed up on the shore. He heard a story about how people stranded on deserted islands sometimes put messages in bottles asking for someone to come and rescue them. Then Ducky thought, “maybe it’s a treasure map?” Ducky dusted the sand off the sides of the bottle and peered inside.
“Ouch!” A baby crab bit his beak. The bottle didn’t contain any message at all. It was just a home for a baby crab. Ducky carefully put the bottle back where he found it and ran off to splash in the water.
“What secrets does this bottle hold?” -Ducky
Ducky and the gang love to camp! Every summer they go out into the wilderness with their animal buddies and spend a couple of days enjoying nature.
Pembleton is in charge of safety and packing the tent. While Ducky is in charge of the camp fire and meals. Ducky takes his job very seriously. He makes sure they have hot cocoa and smores every night and oatmeal for breakfast.
After breakfast, Pembleton taught Ted and Blizzard how to properly put out a camp fire, which is very important before leaving a camp site. Then, they hit the trails.
http://www.smokeybear.com/campfire-safety.asp
“Remember safety first!”- Pembleton
Pembleton is an avid reader of the local animal paper. When he spotted an ad for 1 free yoga lesson for beginners, he decided that he and Blizzard were going to check it out. Ducky and Ted didn’t want to be left out, so they tagged along.
At first the yoga lesson was pretty easy. There was a lot of inhaling and exhaling, reaching for the sky and wiggling their toes. Then things got a little more advanced. Cat pose was challenging but doable. Downward dog was easy for Ted and Blizzard, but a little more challenging for Ducky and Pembleton, because they have shorter arms. Then there was the headstand. This one was tricky, but the gang were fast learners.
During the cool down period, the instructor turned the lights down low and played some soothing music. So soothing, someone (we won’t mention who) fell asleep and was snoring loudly!
After the class was over, the Yogi was so impressed with the gangs yoga skills, he invited them back next week for a free advanced level class.
Headstand Pose
Earlier today, Ducky and Pembleton were looking at some old photos. They were so old, it was before they knew their little buddies Ted and Blizzard.
Ted and Blizzard were confused. They had never heard of baseball and were wondering why Pembleton was prepared for battle. This afternoon, the gang went to a nearby park, where Ducky and Pembleton taught the little guys how to play catch. Then they came home to watch the end of the Oakland A’s beating the Red Sox, while eating Cracker Jacks. Ducky is a huge fan of Stomper (the A’s mascot) and caramel popcorn.
“Batter Up!”
The Chase.
Ducky, Pembleton, and Conrad dashed out of the museum and in to the dark London streets.
“Where did he go?” Ducky asked.
“That’s the easy part. Do you see the dark puddles on the road? The robot is leaving us a trail of oil we can follow. Let’s go.” Pembleton exclaimed.
“Wait. I know a faster way,” said Conrad as he hailed a taxi. “Stop in the name of the law. I hereby commandeer this taxi by the authority of her majesty, the Queen.” The taxi driver was a little confused, but quickly got out of the car as Ducky, Pembleton, and Conrad climbed in.
“Where do you think he is going?” Ducky asked.
“I think I might know, but let’s not take our chances. Follow that trail!” Pembleton shouted.
To be continued…
“How is such a robust robot so fast?” Ducky asked.
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 1)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 2)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 3)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 4)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 5)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 6)
The Getaway.
Pembleton ran into the crown jewel exhibit just in time to see the robotic thief smash the bulletproof glass on the case containing the royal crown. Without hesitating Pembleton dove across the room and grabbed onto one of the robot’s legs to slow him down, but the robot was so strong that he just kept walking. When Ducky and Conrad made it into the room, Ducky grabbed Pembleton’s feet, and Conrad held on to one of Ducky’s feet. With all of their combined strength, they only managed to slow the robot. He just kept moving towards the window that he broke in through.
Pembleton frantically pulled out some wires in the robots leg but it only made the robot move faster! Eventually they had to let the robot go. It jumped out the window and ran into the darkness of the night.
To be continued …
“We can’t let him go!”
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 1)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 2)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 3)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 4)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 5)
Meanwhile…
CRASH! A window in the crown jewels exhibit hall broke. The Cat Pirates had forced Mr. Sloth to reprogram his robot to steal the crown jewels.
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On the other side of the building, Ducky asked, “What was that noise?”
“I think a window just broke. Quick, we need to investigate.” Pembleton shouted.
To be continued…
“Beep Beep”
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 1)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 2)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 3)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 4)
The Pirate Ship.
“What is your theory Pembleton?” asked Conrad.
“Do you think a cucumber thief is involved?” Ducky asked.
“No, Ducky. The Cat Pirates.” DUN-DUN-DUN, Pembleton replied. “They have taken Mr. Sloth, but I am not sure why, yet. We need to search the ship.”
They went to investigate the pirate ship. They looked through every nook and cranny. Then Pembleton found a box. He used a crowbar to open it. Ducky tried to help and almost fell overboard. In the box, they found a bottle of ant-acids, some cans of tuna fish, some disguises, along with a couple of maps of London.
“Does this ship, belong to who I think it belongs to?”- Ducky
While Pembleton examined the markings and notes on the maps, Conrad discovered a brochure. The brochure had information about an exhibit of the crown jewels at the London Animal Museum.
“Doesn’t that exhibit open tomorrow?” Ducky asked. “They always have the best snacks at their opening celebration.”
“That means they are going to try and steal the crown jewels, before the opening tomorrow.” Pembleton concluded. “We have to go to the museum right away!”
To be continued…
“I know where they are headed.” – Pembleton
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 1)
The Case of the Missing Sloth (Part 2)
The Clues.
On their way to the docks, Conrad asked Pembleton, “Why on Earth are we going to the docks? What possibly could those measly clues have told you?”
Pembleton began to explained as they walked the foggy, brisk London streets towards the docks. “The first clue, was that Abigail could not stop sneezing. Now, why would that be? I asked myself. It is not allergy season, and she is a healthy child with no sign of illness. Then I remembered last year when she got a kitten for her birthday, and she could not stop sneezing. She is allergic to cats. This leads to our second clue.”
Aaaachooo!!!
“At Mr. Sloth’s laboratory, we found a hairball. This confirmed it was a cat, but it also provided some more insight. There is one cat in particular who has crossed my path before, who has such a problem. I’ll explain more about that later.”
Gross! A hairball.
“Finally that leaves our last clue. The tuna fish sandwich. This again confirms we are dealing with cats, but it also tells us their location. I know of this stinky, horrendous brand of tuna fish. It is canned right here in London at the docks. You can smell it from a kilometer a way. Once there, I’m sure my final prognosis will be confirmed,” said Pembleton.
Stinky!
“What’s your final prognosis, Pembleton?” Ducky asked.
“Just wait, Ducky. All in good time,” Pembleton replied.
To be continued…
Before going to the laboratory, Ducky and Pembleton stopped by their next door neighbor Mrs. Cottontail’s house to drop off Abigail and the little guys. At first Ted and Blizzard didn’t want to stay. They wanted to help search for clues, but once they caught a whiff of the freshly baked cookies Mrs. Cottontail had made, they forgot all about the case. Pembleton practically had to drag Ducky away from the cookies so that they could get on with their investigation.
At the end of their street was Dr. Sloth’s laboratory. Ducky and Pembleton didn’t see anything unusual outside of the old stone building or as they climbed to the fourth floor. Once at the laboratory, it was obvious there had been a struggle. Pembleton said to Ducky, “Don’t touch anything and be as quiet as possible while I’m assessing the crime scene!”
The laboratory was silent. Pembleton was scanning the room for clues, and Ducky was reminiscing about Mrs. Cottontail’s cookies. Then a loud voice startled them. “Stay where you are! This is Scotland Yard!”
Ducky and Pembleton both jumped.
“Who are you?” asked the inspector.
“I’m Pembleton and this my esteemed colleague Dr. Ducky. We are investigating who took Abigail’s father.”
“I’ve heard of your adventures. I’m Conrad, Alligator Investigator, at her majesty’s service. I’m responding to a report of suspicious activity in the area. You can continue your investigation, as long as you tell me everything that you find and keep me informed of your activities. What have you found so far?”
Pembleton stepped forward and explained, “I’m working on a theory. Based on the hairball at your feet, the half eaten tuna fish sandwich in the corner, and the fact that Abigail could not quit sneezing, can only mean one thing. We must go to the docks immediately! Tally ho!”
To be continued…
“Who are you?”
“Why bring a resume, when you can bring a trophy?”
Tip # 4
Always be prepared.
Ducky always likes to be prepared. He has found this to be extra important when doing business. When packing your briefcase for a meeting or business trip Ducky’s motto is “When in doubt, pack it.” You would not believe how many times a stinky boot or a clown wig is just what he needs to get the job done. Don’t forget to pack some snacks too.
Late one night, Ducky was sitting in the DtPb PI office snacking on some cookies in the dark, when all of a sudden there was a knock on the door. The noise startled Ducky but thankfully not enough for him to drop a cookie. Ducky adjusted his hat and said, “Come in.” As the door slowly creaked open, Ducky didn’t know what to expect. He wondered, would it be an aardvark with an adventure, a monkey with a mystery, or a rodent with a riddle?
When the door finally opened Ducky was surprized to find Ted huffing and puffing from opening that huge office door all by himself. Ted wanted to know if Ducky wanted to watch a movie together and eat some popcorn, while he manned the office. So they watched a movie and ate popcorn.
“I wonder who’s there?” -Ducky
Earlier this week Ducky received word that his friend, Mr. Shnookums, had been picked up and put in to the pound again. Ducky knew he had to get him out, so he devised a top secret mission to get him out of the poky. Ducky, a master of disguises, donned his homemade puppy costume to go deep undercover.
Ducky allowed himself to be captured. As the Human was carrying him to the back to the vehicle, he unclipped his keys and tossed them to Pembleton.
Later that day, a cake was delivered to the pound right before closing hours. The cake was for a puppy named ‘Ducky’. The humans looked at all of the collars, and when they found the strange looking puppy with the name ‘Ducky’, they slipped the cake in to the cage. It took a lot of self control and will power to wait the 2 minutes it took for the staff to finally leave. Once the coast was clear, Ducky ate every last crumb, but thankfully did not eat the keys hidden inside. Then it was time to get to business.
Ducky unlocked his cage, then Mr. Shnookums’. He was about to leave, when he heard some whimpering. The other little guys were giving him sad puppy eye’s and he couldn’t leave them there. He had to help them all escape!
He unlocked every cage, even the ones with cats. And then they made a break for it. Thankfully Pembleton was waiting near buy with a van, that would take them to safety.
Within a couple of days, Ducky and Pembleton’s relocation agency had found loving homes for all the little guys, even the cats.
We’re Busting Out of Here!
Ducky and the gang have been wanting to attend the ‘Animals Star Wars Conference’ for the past couple of years. This year, they finally got to go and it was AWESOME! Ducky and Ted attended a Jedi Leadership workshop, while Pembleton and Blizzard attended a robotics workshop. Their favorite part, was the keynote speaker, Chewbacca. They had no idea what he was saying, but they loved every minute. Plus they got to wear some pretty cool costumes. They cannot wait until next year!
“May the Force Be with You!”
Recently Ducky and the gang went to Paris for a Lego conference. One evening, Ducky went on a stroll through the Parisian streets, looking for some snacks. He found some delicious cookies and a nice gelato stand near a park.
In the park, Ducky saw a strange fellow duck, who appeared to be trapped in an invisible box. When Ducky went over to help, the strange duck burst out of the invisible box and stanched Ducky’s cookie and his ice cream!
Ducky shouted, “Who are you and why did you take my snacks?”
But the strange duck’s only reply was a silent laugh and then a bite out of the cookie.
Ducky was sad, and confused. Why would someone be so mean? Then Ducky went back to the gelato stand and got another scoop of ice cream. This time, he would be more careful.
“Who are you and why did you take my snacks?” – Ducky
Thank you for joining us on our “Mystery of the Desert Sands” adventure.
We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Music from http://archive.org/details/ArabicSong_544 (Artist: Fatma Shatou)
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