A Mystery Solved

Sherlock and Dr. O.J. Patterson came to a conclusion about Betty's murder a few days ago, but they were so shocked with the results they had to test and retest before an announcement could be made. Finally, when they had undeniable, irrefutable evidence, Sherlock called everyone together for a meeting.

The ducks have gathered for an important meeting. 

The doctor and detective duo began to explain the mystery to all.

Betty went out with her friends Billy, Jack, Frenchy, Martha and Frank. Soon after arriving at the party, Billy had to leave. Martha and Frank were busy being a couple, so Betty, Jack, and Frenchy spent a lot of the night together. They did some dancing and had some refreshments. Martha and Frank joined them for a bit, then the group split up. Frenchy and Betty were going to have a sleep over, they couldn't stop talking about it.

This is where things got a little muggy for Sherlock. Since Frenchy refused to cooperate, the detective had to piece together everything. From what he could gather, Frenchy and Betty left the party and headed into town in search of a little more fun before hitting the hay. While walking around, the girls apparently ran into some "unfriendlies", and Frenchy took off. Betty either didn't follow or was too slow, because Frenchy didn't see her again. 

Martha was so upset, because she feels had she spent the night with Frenchy and Betty, the ladies would not have ran into trouble. She essentially blamed herself and would not be convinced otherwise. Which is why she was PISSED when Sherlock announced that Betty was, in fact, quite alive.

Here she is, alive and well.

Yes, you read that right. Here she is, alive and well. Now you must be wondering how on earth Dr. Patterson examined a dead body if there was none? Well, in the world of ducks, rubber ducks get along with zombie ducks (also known as dead ducks and devil ducks) in a tentative friendship. But occasionally, zombie ducks like to play a "prank" on rubber ducks. These pranks are designed more to remind everyone that zombie ducks are still around and less to be funny.

For this particular "prank" the zombie ducks approached Betty and Frenchy, and Betty eagerly agreed to be part of their little plan. She gave the zombie ducks all of her identifying information. Since rubber ducks do not have DNA, all  they had to identify Betty was her stuff. They just had to give it to one of their ducks, and place them where Betty was last seen. To make sure the zombie replacement stayed "dead", she took a heavy duty sleeping medication that lasted for several days.

Sherlock and Dr. Patterson questioning the zombie duck.

The zombies did not account for Dr. Patterson's excellent knowledge of the rubber duck body. He soon realized that he was not looking at a rubber duck, but a zombie duck. When Sherlock couldn't get any answers from Frenchy, he assumed something was up. Since they are notorious for their little reminders, Sherlock assumed zombies were involved.  He told Dr. Patterson who used an anti sleep serum to wake up the zombie and get some answers. 

Chaos and outrage after the announcement.

Many of the rubber ducks are outraged with Betty. How could she do this to them? However, most are relieved that there is not a murderer among them. Betty mean while feels awful for the trouble she called and is on probation until further notice. Since zombie ducks are technically their own community, all Sherlock could do was to ask them to please play less traumatizing pranks.

Something Different: Last Day!!!

Hooray! Its the last day of my challenge. I have had so much fun with this challenge. Before I post my whole collection, I want to say thank you to Kristina for setting this all up for me! I loved it.



Here we go, all 35 ducks. Check for a blog post coming soon about why I started collecting and what my plans are for this collection.



Also, you may have noticed the tiny duck in the middle. He is brand new, courtesy of my grandma's garden! He's now the smallest duck I have. I didn't have him when I posted it, so I thought I'd let you know.

Something Different: Day Six

Today's challenge is my biggest duck. Most of my ducks are one of two sizes so I wasn't sure I had a "largest", but after a close race between a mad scientist and a detective, I've decided that Sherlock is my largest duck.




Sherlock is pretty new to the flock. My husband and I picked him up at this awesome store called Cabin Fever at Trolley Square. If you've never been there, GO!!! Its so fun. There's a little something for everyone. Well. Every adult.

Something Different: Day Five

Today's challenge is smallest duck!



Jordan and I won this little guy at a random fair in South Jordan one summer. The rides and everything were ridiculously expensive, but we played one of those duck pond games. I had never seen a duck like this before, but now I see them everywhere!

Something Different: Day Four

Today's challenge is my most colorful duck. This was difficult because most of my ducks are one color with another color accessory. But I finally decided on this little fairy princess duck.



I honestly don't remember anything about this duck other than I bought it when I having a really bad day and she was so cute she cheered me up immediately! I love fairies (well Tinkerbell) so she was a great find.




I also have this duck that I made. I got a bunch of blank rubber ducks in the reddit gift exchange, and they came the first day we stayed in our new apartment. So this is the key to my apartment traced all over the duck.

Something Different: Day Three!

I'm dong excellent at keeping up with my challenge!



Today is day three, most wanted duck. I took it in two parts: The duck I want most but don't have, and the duck I wanted most and got.




First up, the duck I most want to add to my collection. This litter quilting duck is AMAZING! I haven't quilted yet, but I love to sew and craft almost as much as I love rubber ducks. Definitely looking to purchase her.
I found her on this website: http://itsarubberduckieworld.com/get-your-quilting-rubber-duckie/




Next is the duck I couldn't live without! This pumpkin duck is so cute! Halloween us my favorite holiday, and I love when October rolls around and the decorations pop up everywhere. I saw this little guy and HAD to have him. It took a little convincing, but eventually Jordan let me get him.

Something Different: Day Two

You may recall that the ducks are taking a week long vacation while I do this challenge:



Today is my first duck. Everyone, meet Jack!



Jack is the duck that started it all. I don't know why, but I saw him and l HAD to have him. It was so insanely important to me. I was at Smith's with my mom and I REALLY wanted this duck, so she bought it for me. It seriously made me SO HAPPY. I displayed it on my dresser at home, which my grandma thought was weird. Then I took it to college and displayed it there. Somehow it went from one duck, to three, to ten, to however many I have now.

Something Different

This week instead of my regular posts, I will be doing a photo challenge. Here are the daily challenges:



For today's challenge, my favorite duck, I'm bringing back my friend Abby!



I love Abby because she was given to me by the sweetest third grader ever. A reminder that children are good, and that there are parents out there who teach their children to be good and do good. I also love Abby because she is adorable and I've never seen another one like her!