While various penguins had found their way into my life over the years, Christmas 2005 marks the beginning of their takeover. I was holiday shopping at Paper Source in Georgetown when I came upon a fabulous penguin standing just over two feet tall. It was love at first sight and the penguin immediately rose to the top of my Christmas wish list. A few days later my sister, armed with my parents’ credit card, purchased the penguin and carried him home (Not an easy journey - across Key Bridge and onto the metro. I am eternally grateful).
Christmas morning Papa, now the patriarch of the brood, was mine. Today he proudly watches over our growing family. A bit of a diva, he sports an array of beads acquired at the National Gallery of Art Mardi Gras festivities.
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