DAY 162

Look who arrived today!  How cute is she?  This makes number 15 in a collection.  I have learned things I with one biological child on earth thought I would never learn.  For instance what do I name the 15th child, do I dress them all the same?  Should I give them all name bracelets so that I can remember who is who?  Where do I put them all and if all the other girls have their confirmation dresses on should I get one for the last three girls that have shown up randomly?  At any rate this girl's face is so cute.  I can't bring myself to sell her. 

DAY 158,159,160,and 161

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

DAY 161

It wasn't too long ago I had a feeling someone was behind me.  Of course i was alone but the feeling was that of my day behind my left shoulder and as I was working at my teaching job I felt him say to me how proud he was of what I was doing.  Whether you believe in ghosts or not I have to admit that if he saw me today he would be proud of me.  I am a hard worker and made something of myself despite my meager beginnings and my rough start.  So Happy father's dad to all dad's out there! 

FOR SALE $9.00

 

   

DAY 160 Headed out to Orlando and we need to stop at Kmart there to see If  I can find some more baby steps dolls to finish my collection. I am looking for the Asian and African American doll of this series.   Here is one I found from an awesome lady named Barbara at the flea market.  Barbara is so positive and such a gem.  In fact I sell dolls to her rather cheap so she can sell them at a fraction of the cost but I told you that already.  Anyway this doll had some wacky hair but my son had faith in me and this is the end result.      


DAY 159
 Friday and my son just got picked up by his dad and I have some time to spend with my friend Lee at the doll shop.  There we get some doll therapy and girl time and I am grateful to have a friend.  We sit and talk for two hours about everything and anything and at the end we agree having dolls to dress and fix up is so rewarding because when you take something that looks horrible and can give it a wonderful makeover and bring it back to a state of functionality it seems more rewarding than your stubborn child that is mad about having summer off and homework to do. 

DAY 158 Thursday 



What is a DVP doll and does it really say "Made in Denmark"?  Well I am not sure and I look on the internet and can't seem to find much but I do know this little $5.00 beauty was worth the money because I am hungry for knowledge and having her sitting in front of me has given my doll quest a whole new avenue.  Perhaps if I spoke and read Danish like my great grandfather I would be able to look up more on a Danish web site.  However my bilingual skills stop at Spanish, some Swedish and a little German.  Alas I have to succumb to the English internet highways that so far, have lead me to a dead end.  My Island girl my husband named

Maria

 

DAY 157

Sometimes I wish I had a doll I could carry with me in public so when people did things that displayed a lack of intelligence I could talk to the doll right out loud and then I wouldn't feel so down trodden about the future of society.  Then when someone asked " Honey, are you O.K.?" I can tell them

" SURE, I am just talking to my doll!" And then give them my crazy eyes.  I could bring with me a Blythe doll, one that had Goth fashion sense.  Wouldn't that be fun?  I wonder how long it would take to get a ride in a white van?  Ha ha. You can find more picks at this web site....http://www.flickr.com/groups/blythe_custom/pool/tags/goth/

DAY 156

Today I was reading the book
FROM TANGIER TO TRIPOLI by Frank G. Carpenter.  There Carpenter describes an interesting people know as the Tuaregs.  So naturally I had to see if there was a doll that was assimilated to their culture and all I could find was one on the big E.
http://cgi.ebay.com/8-Water-Carrier-Doll-Morocco-collectible-berber-tuareg-/250476949563?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5196f03b. Here is the listing and you can see what they say about this doll.  Not one I would want in my collection, but interesting all the same.  Here is the Wikipedia version of the people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg_people.

DAY 155

In honor of Phineas and Ferb and the Mary McGuffin doll... I wonder what some people have done to obtain the doll they are looking for.  Check out the episode (see below)and let me know what great lengths have you gone to, to get the one thing you were looking for, whether it is a craved dessert or valuable collectible.  Share with me what shameless thing you have done...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duejj8F5deY

DAY 154

http://makesomething365.blogspot.com/2011/02/365-dolls.html
Above is a reminder of why I am writing this blog.

Kianna, hanginh out with her new loop earrings I made her. 

  And a cool site that has a comparison on the new doll I just bought and a more expensive ball joint doll.  http://www.kimsworldofart.com/dolls/generaldollinformation/dollfiedreamvsteentrends.html.

DAY 153

Today in honor of the glorious day I spent with my boys I am posting doll pics of some boys.   We had so much fun today and they supported me and found their own entertainment in the down times.  They are so awesome and I feel so much love from them.  I love when the three of us do things together and my time is not divided.