The Legend of Bergie...........

You ever heard of the traveling plate?  You know, someone gives you a plate with goodies and after you empty it, you refill it and pass it on.  Well we have a similar custom with some really good friends of ours, only it's not with a plate of cookies.  It's a stump of wood. Yep, you read it right.  And it gets better.  The stump of wood has a name.  Bergie.  We have been trading Bergie back and forth for over a year now.  Yep, we are a little weird, but let me give you a little background.  It happened one weekend while we were camping.  Our friend was cutting firewood with a chainsaw, and decided to try his hand at chainsaw carving. (We did tell him not to quit his day job)  There was a lot a discussion on what he had carved, an eagle, a bear, or an alien, but what ever it was suppose to be really didn't matter, cuz Bergie was born.  His full name is Bergie Shirdorf.  (yep, there was alcohol involved)  Our friends took Bergie home to do a few touch ups, and a few weeks later he appeared in our yard on my birthday.  I guess it was suppose to be a birthday present, but I just didn't feel right keeping Bergie all to myself.  He seemed to be missing our friends.  So after a few months, we returned him to our friends house, (when they weren't home of course), and so started the traveling Bergie.  The reason I am sharing this story with you is that Bergie has returned to our house.  Evidently while we were gone, (we have to remember never to tell our friends when we are leaving) they snuck into our house and put Bergie in the bathroom, behind the shower curtain.  They did put caution tape on the door, warning us, but I didn't get it.  It wasn't until my Farmer opened up the curtain to shower that we discover Bergie.  And yes he did scream.  My Farmer, not Bergie, or at least I think it was him.  

Yep, that's Bergie.  Ain't he cute?  Well, maybe not, but he kind of grows on ya after awhile. I think he looks like Alf, the alien from a TV show in the '80's.
So now we have Bergie, and I want to come up with a very creative way to return him. So I am asking my followers for any idea's.  So far Bergie has worn Mardi Gras attire, a Santa hat, Bunny ears, an Indian feather, and now the witches hat. I would LOVE for you to help me out.  Just leave me a comment with your ideas.  I could hold a contest and give the winner a prize.  But I'm not ready for that, so if I pick your idea, you will just have to be happy with bragging rights.  Until next time, I'm livin' the farm life, and Bergie is too, for now anyhow............