Roamers Go To Camp!

Pens training camp started last weekend and the Big Pens weren't the only ones in the house!

Lexie and her mom got up early and were first in line to get into the Mellon. That wake-up call reaped great benefits:

Brooksie waiting for the boys to arrive

Kris makes sure all the water bottles are ready

Max is finally seeing a little movement on the ice!

Let training camp begin!!

"Ok, boys, we need to see a little more hustle out there..."

Lexie and little Tanger

Little Tang and Big Tang

Kris is waiting his turn to hit the ice...

Lexie, Kris Penguin and some dude :)

Another autographed Roamer :)

Thanks so much to Lexie (and her mom, Tiffany) for these great photos! Seeing Roamers in the hands of the players is absolutely unreal to me. This is Kris Letang's second Roamer encounter (first one was back in February), so, according to Lexie, "he already knew about them" :) Ummmm. Wow. I'm all vklempt just thinking about it!!

Less than two weeks til the season starts.....GO PENS!!!!

"They Are Super Cute!"

After a unanimous vote for me calling the MLF to see if they got the check, I finally got around to it today. And I am thrilled to report that, not only did they receive our check, they love the Roamers!

I spoke to Nancy, the Executive Director (aren't I special?). I simply told her that I had sent a check in March but hadn't gotten confirmation that they got it. She looked me up in their system and said "Oh wait! Are you the one that made the penguins?" Can I just tell you all that, at this point, she could have told me they hated them and I wouldn't have heard her cause I was just so thrilled that she made that connection!

But, don't worry, she went on to tell me that they passed the little guys all around the office and that they loved them! She proceeded to apologize a thousand times for me not getting a letter. Though, really, I was just so giddy that they thought the Roamers were "super cute"! She asked me for my address and we discovered that they had my street name misspelled in their database (Treutland is not exactly a common name...). I really do believe that's where the mix-up came in. My post office is very unforgiving. If you address something to "Treutland Street" instead of "Treutland Avenue", it will not get to me. Grrrr.....

Anyhow, I told her that I was still going strong and that one of our yarn boys was in the hands of Kris Letang only days earlier (pictures coming!!). And I did hint that everyone would just be thrilled if she could take some pics of the boys around their office. Hopefully we might see some soon!

So, I'm glad I called them and Nancy was extremely wonderful to talk to! I am just so excited that they really know about the project and I can't wait to send them another check!! (I think we're about halfway there :) )

Next up: Roamers are enjoying this preseason almost as much as the rest of us!

Hmmmmmm.....

So I'm writing this post to get your thoughts on the subject....

I sent the MLF a check back in March. It was cashed in April. I haven't heard anything from them. I even sent an e-mail back in July to just say "Hey. Just wanted to know if you got our donation". Nothing.

I am not looking for a parade in my honor or anything....I would just like to know that everything got to them ok (I sent three Roamers with the check as well). I worked for a non-profit and we were required to send thank you letters for tax purposes. They were mail merge form letters that our donation computer program just spit out...all I had to do was click "print".....

So, thoughts? Ideas? Comments? I don't want to keep bugging them. And, of course, I will continue sending checks because that's what this project is all about. I guess I'm just a little disappointed I haven't heard anything. Am I making too big of a deal out of this? Or should I book a flight to Pittsburgh and give them the what for? (hee!)

We Had Christmas in July....Now Thanksgiving In August!

In case no one has noticed by now, I'm not so on-the-ball about posting on here. And it isn't for lack of stuff to post! And I promised in my last Penguin Update that I would get something up here....I will not let September come before I do!

So here are pictures that Nicole and Kaitlin sent in around Thanksgiving last year. They took two of their Roamers with them to NYC (with one staying home to keep Mom company). And I had to include their little Happy Thanksgiving picture because it still makes me laugh :)


Nicole and I just thought we'd send our Thanksgiving well-wishes to you and everyone at The Show. :) Our Roamers have a little something to say, too. ;) The photo is attached. We also have pics of our weekend trip to NYC, for whenever you might care to post them.


Nicole and I recently embarked on a two-day field trip to New York City with our Japanese Club from school. When our Roamers heard that there would be lots of sushi to eat, they begged to come! We brought Sidney Penguin and Marc-Andre Penguin with us. (Max Penguin stayed home to keep our mom company. ;) ) I hope you enjoy the pictures.


Our Roamers were excited to be on the bus after waking up at two in the morning to leave for NYC.



Later that day, we stopped in New Jersey to shop at a Japanese marketplace. Our Roamers enjoyed the beautiful NYC skyline.


That evening, we dined in a Japanese karaoke bar. SP helped himself to a whole platter of sushi!



While we drove through Times Square, the yarn boys were dazzled by the glittering lights and Christmas decorations.


SP and MAP enjoyed sight-seeing late at night on the bus.



The next day, we happened to see the NHL store, and it is currently decorated for Christmas! You might be able to see that suspended high above the door is a red hockey skate which doubles as a stocking, stuffed with ornaments and hockey sticks. Directly below that, out of view, is a Christmas tree wrapped in golden lights - and trimmed to look like the Stanley Cup!



Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!




The girls have so much fun with their Roamers! The boys recently helped them move to college. I hear that the little guys are very helpful with the studying! We have quite a few of them helping their friends through the University life....

Thanks Nicole and Kaitlin!! Let us know how all of you are doing at school!

Roamers In My Home State!

Jaime is from my home state of Missouri. So it always makes me giddy to see the Roamers travel around the Show Me State :)

My penguins went on a trip to southern MO with me, and I took some pictures. :) My friends there have some nice property with a pond on it, and I took the little guys for a ride on their ATV. :D They also decorate their house for Christmas more than anyone I've ever seen! I went to help them out some with that. I took a pic of them sitting in the 'ocean' of the big village. It still lacks a few things, but for the most part it was all together. I also tracked down Gracie, their cat, and got a picture with her.

Also, I bought some fingerless gloves a couple of weeks ago, and their the kind that had the mitten tops that you can fold back on them. Since I didn't want those, I took them off, and they reminded me of little beanies...:P Can you guess what I did with them? Unfortunately, there were only 2, and I have 3 penguins. I'm planning on making Marc-Andre Penguin a cap that he can wear backwards, since he's so fond of those. :)

VROOM! VROOM!

The Penguins that Ate Christmas Village

Doesn't Kitty just look thrilled?

I love the caps! How inventive!

Stylin' :)

You can't go wrong with puppies and Roamers!

Hmmmmm....I wonder if I'll get caught up enough that Christmas pictures will stop showing up in July :)

Thanks to a string of very boring temp jobs, I am getting a lot of Roamers done. We're almost at one year of Penguin Production! Orders have slowed down, but are still coming in....I've surpassed 350 orders.....wow! And we're almost halfway to our next $1,000! So take a moment and give yourselves a huge round of applause.....you guys ROCK!!

Next time.....some Roamers go and see the Dave Matthews Band :)

Roamers Bring the World Together

Joeceff and Susan welcomed Sid and Max Penguin into their Tulsa home many months ago (rumor has it that the boys love that midwest living!)

Susan and I had the fun of meeting with another of the Sidney Crosby Show and Roaming Pens fan. Val (her blog name is also “Val”) is from Wisconsin , but grew up here in Tulsa , where I’m originally from and Susan and I currently live. She came through Tulsa last Sunday and we met with her for several hours and took some pictures. Val is the one in the white t-shirt, Susan is in the black one and if you couldn’t guess, I’m the one with the beard. I’m also sending a couple of pics with our Sid and Max Penguin celebrating with their own version of “The Cup”. We just wanted to let you know that at least in part, you are responsible for a new-found friendship.








Sid and Max Penguin with an itty bitty Cup!

Go ahead, Sid, hoist that sucker above your head!

Thanks to Joeceff and Susan for sharing their photos! So glad to hear that the little guys are helping along friendships :)

In other news, I just sent the MLF an e-mail to make sure the Roamers and check arrived safely (since I haven't heard anything since sending them in March). I will be sure to let you all know if I get a response!

Penguins On Parade

Terri A. took her Roamers to the Stanley Cup Champion Parade (I must say....I'm a tad jealous!)

Sidney and Marc Andre wait very patiently for the parade to begin

Marc Andre kills a little time by playing street hockey

Marc Andre waiting with all the other Penguins fans

SP and MAP agree with this sign. Thanks Mario!!

MAP and SP now know what a puck feels like when it's on the Penguin stick

Thanks so much to Terri for sharing her pics with us! I almost feel like I was there (maybe next year, huh? :) )