tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22981468828595510742024-03-14T02:51:24.700+00:00Dolls Are Best Friends Always14 Dolls... Friends Forever! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-21371289025545730512016-06-21T15:35:00.000+01:002016-06-21T15:35:44.494+01:00The Tea PartyHi everyone, it's Nikki. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to post again. I've tried to get another post ready a few times, but I just haven't had the time and/or energy to finish it. I've had loads to do these past few months, and I've been quite sick most of the time, so it's been busy and difficult. But now I've finished my exams and the show I was rehearsing for, and I'm not really committed to anything else until around September or October, so my only obstacle over the summer should be my health, which is currently teetering between very bad, and not-good-but-possible-to-live-a-semi-normal-life. :P It was very bad in March and April, then it seemed to improve for a while, but now it seems to be going back, so I'm not sure where it's heading. Thank you all for your prayers though - they mean a lot. :) Last weekend, I changed two of my dolls (the poor things had barely been touched since Christmas!) and put together a photostory with them. It hurt my back to bend over for so long, but it was a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy it. :)<br />
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It was Sunday afternoon, Elyssa and Lindsay were bored. School was nearly over, so there weren't really any responsibilities, and they felt like doing something fun. After they'd been thinking for a while, Lindsay had an idea. <br />
"Why don't we have a tea party?" she suggested.<br />
Elyssa liked the sound of that. "What sort of tea party?" she asked. <br />
"One like we used to have when we were little - with the little tea set and teddy bears, except without the bears... I mean, I did that - I don't know if you did but I think most of us do."<br />
"I did," Elyssa said quickly. "In fact I still have the little tea set. I'll go get it!" She got up and trotted out of the room.<br />
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She came back in a few minutes later, carrying a picnic basket. "I've got it," she said, smiling. She set the basket down on the floor.<br />
"Great!" said Lindsay.<br />
"I don't actually remember what's in it," said Elyssa, sheepishly.<br />
"That's alright. Let's open it and see!"<br />
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They opened the basket between them and looked at everything inside it. There were two cups, two saucers, a sugar bowl, a milk jug, and a teapot. They starting taking things out. Lindsay paused, smiling. "I used to have this exact set!" she said.<br />
"Really? What happened to it?" Elyssa asked as she picked up a saucer.<br />
"I think it got broken. It just lost peices one by one until there weren't any left."<br />
"That happened to me, too, before I got this set. This one was a replacement. I got it for my seventh birthday... Where's the lid for the teapot?"<br />
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"Is this it?" Lindsay asked, holding up a lid. "I haven't got anything that fits it."<br />
"Yes, that's it."<br />
Lindsay held it out over the basket, and Elyssa took it.<br />
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"Thank you," Elyssa said, and she put it on the teapot in front of her.<br />
"You're welcome," said Lindsay.<br />
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"What she we use for a table?" Elyssa asked.<br />
Lindsay thought for a moment, and then smiled. "Why don't we just close the basket and use that?" she said, putting down the lid.<br />
"That's a great idea!" said Elyssa. "Let's set the table."<br />
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"Have you got an extra saucer?" asked Lindsay. "I don't have one."<br />
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"Yes; here it is," said Elyssa, handing it across the "table". <br />
"Thanks."<br />
"You're welcome."<br />
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"It needs a table cloth," said Lindsay thoughtfully, after a while.<br />
"You're right. Do you have one?"<br />
"I think so. I'll be back in a minute!"<br />
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Lindsay came back soon, carrying a white table cloth. <br />
"That's lovely!" said Elyssa, excitedly.<br />
"I used to use it for my tea parties when I was little," Lindsay smiled. "Help me put it over the table!"<br />
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"It looks perfect now," said Elyssa.<br />
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Elyssa smiled. "Would you like some tea?"<br />
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I hope you enjoyed the photostory. I have some extra pictures of the dolls' outfits, because I really liked dressing them up. (Sorry about the bad lighting.)<br />
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This is Lindsay from the back. I really like how her hair turned out. I was trying to do a hairstyle I'd seen on another blog, but it didn't work out, so I ended up just taking some hair back in twists, and leaving a little out at the front to hang down.<br />
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Here she is from the front. The dress she's wearing doesn't actually have a sash - I tied a cream ribbon around it because I thought it looked nice. ;)<br />
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This is Elyssa from the back. Her hair is pretty simple, but I like how it turned out. Her dress doesn't really have a sash either - I just tied a big sheer purple ribbon around it to make it look fancier next to Lindsay's dress. <br />
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And from the front. I'm sorry about the junk under the unmade bed in the background! :P<br />
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I hope you liked the pictures, and I'll try to post again soon. :)<br />
Have you ever held pretend tea parties?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-50555666099947056072016-02-10T15:55:00.004+00:002016-02-10T15:57:24.086+00:00Updates and The Unknown Bloggers Award! Hi everyone, it's Nikki. I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year. :) I'm sorry the dolls and I have been gone for such a long time. I've been sick for a lot of the time, and in between I've been really busy. Yesterday morning I was diagnosed with M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - it's a
form of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), which means that while I will get
better eventually, I may not improve much for quite a long time. I'm going to try to post as much as I can, but there may not be many "proper" posts (like photostories and things), and I may post a couple times in one week, but then not again for a month. I'm not planning on leaving this blog though - I'm just not well enough to post often. :) I will also create Anna and Elsa's blog as soon as I feel I have the time (either later this month after I've finished with the performances of a show I'm in, or early summer after my GCSE exams :)). Thank you so much understanding my disappearing all the time, and for your prayers. It really means a lot to me to know that you understand when I can't post, and that people are praying for me when I'm sick. :)<br />
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Sunny from <a href="http://everythingfununderthesun.wordpress.com/">Everything Fun Under The Sun</a> nominated me for the Unknown Bloggers Award! Thank you!! :)<br />
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Here are her questions:<br />
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<b>How long have you been blogging for?</b><br />
Since November 4th, 2013 (I think - it might have been the 2nd). I started with my blog "My Dad, Doctor Who", which I'm not currently posting on anymore (I can't find the time, but I'd love to start it up again). :) A few days later, I made this blog. :) <br />
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<b>What’s your favorite part of the blogging experience?</b><br />
That's quite a hard one, but I think I enjoy being able to share stories and pictures with other people. I love writing, and doing things with my dolls, so it's great to be able to do those things and know that other people are enjoying it too. I also like talking to people in comments and making friends online through blogging! :) <br />
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<b>What’s your favorite book genre?</b><br />
Mystery. :) I love Sherlock Holmes! I also like suspenseful stories, and sweet ones like Anne Of Green Gables, or Swallows And Amazons. <br />
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<b>Favorite subject in school?</b><br />
<b></b>Drama, if that counts. I don't technically do drama for school, since I'm homeschooled, but I do go to two drama groups, and I would do drama as a subject if I went to an actual school. ;) Otherwise probably Literature, but only if I'm reading something I like. ;) I also love History. :)<br />
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<b>Would you rather have 200 followers or 200 comments?</b><br />
<b> </b>200 comments. I did have to think about that for a while, but I would definitely prefer the comments - 200 followers doesn't necessarily mean that 200 people are actually reading your blog, but 200 comments means that a lot of people enjoy your blog enough to take the time to say so, and it's really nice to be able to talk to people in the comments! :)<br />
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I nominate:<br />
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<a href="http://flourishingbyrestfulfalls.wordpress.com/">Flourishing By Restful Falls</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuredfriendshipswithaflair.wordpress.com/">Treasured Friendships With A Flair</a><br />
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<a href="http://wack-a-doodle-dolls.blogspot.com/">Wack-A-Doodle-Dolls</a><br />
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<a href="http://anamericangirldollstory.blogspot.com/">An American Girl Doll Story</a><br />
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<a href="http://amazinglyadollable.wordpress.com/">Amazingly Adollable</a><br />
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Here are my questions:<br />
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<b>What's your favorite fairytale (any version you like)?</b><br />
<b>Favorite color?</b><br />
<b>Have you ever seen a live stage performance?</b><br />
<b>Do you like climbing trees? ;)</b><br />
<b>Do you play a musical instrument?</b><br />
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Thanks again for the award, Sunny! :) (And I'm sorry I didn't comment a 'thank you' on the post - I saw it, but I was sick and couldn't think very clearly, so I thought I would leave a comment when I felt a bit better, but I forgot. :P )<br />
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I hope everyone enjoyed this post. I try to put up the Christmas pictures as soon as I can! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-5906282570257566382015-11-26T12:27:00.001+00:002015-11-26T12:36:03.061+00:00Just To Let You KnowHello! It's Nikki. I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been really busy, and sick for part of the time. I had really bad dizzy spells yesterday and Monday, and in the last few days my weak arm and leg have been getting a lot worse. They were improving, but now they've gotten weaker, and they've started to get really achy, along with my spine and the other leg. I don't really know why it's happening, but it makes it really hard to me to get down to take photos or anything. I've also noticed today that my right leg (the really weak one) is an inch or two shorter than the other one, and it's making it harder to walk. I don't know why it's like that; maybe the muscles have contracted really tightly or something, but because I walk kind of lopsided, it's making the ache worse as well. Because it hurts to bend down and stuff, I may still not be able to do a proper post for a
couple of weeks, or until it gets sorted out, but I will post if I can, and if you have any ideas for things I could post without photos, I might be able to do that.:) Thank you all for understanding my not posting a lot though.:)<br />
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PS I saw that this blog has a new follow - thank you, Clara!:) (From me and the dolls.;))<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-69774428391273805502015-11-11T22:25:00.000+00:002015-11-11T22:25:31.488+00:00A Review: Disney Animator's Collection Anna and Elsa DollsHello everyone! This is Anna and Elsa. (I'm Anna. Elsa let me write, but she has to help me 'cause I'm littler than her. [Elsa here - I know 'littler' isn't a word, but Anna insisted on saying it.:P] I'm 4, and Elsa's 7. But Elsa's clever. She knows lots!) We came to live with Nikki on her birthday last month! It's really fun here. There's a great big house, and Nikki says it would be normal-sized if we weren't so small, but I think it must be big. We want to explore it, but we haven't seen a lot of it yet. And there's lots of other nice dolls, too! Nikki told us that this is their blog, but we can write a post on it this once. (She says we can't post on it always or even sometimes, because we're a different kind of doll to the others, but we're going to have our own blog soon! Nikki even let us think of a name for it, but we haven't thought of one yet. Elsa's favorite thing is snowflakes, and my favorite thing is chocolate and warm hugs!:) Elsa likes snow and stuff 'cause she's got magic powers. She can make it snow inside, and make pretty ice!) Nikki says we could write the beginning of this post, but then we must let her finish it, so we're going to stop writing now. We'll talk to you again when we have our own blog! Goodbye!:) -Anna and Elsa<br />
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Hi everyone. It's Nikki now.:) I got Anna and Elsa for my birthday, and I thought I would do a review on them. I was finally well enough to take some pictures today, so here it is.:) <br />
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Here are the dolls. I changed their outfits when I got them because I've heard that the clothes often leak their color into the dolls if they're left on for a long time, and sometimes they're stained right after coming out of their boxes (which are horrible to open, by the way - the dolls are really tightly tied in with those little plastic-covered wires, and a few of these little plastic things stuck through their dresses (and one into their heads - blah:P) that you have to cut - it's really hard to do without chopping the dress on the way). Mine weren't stained at all when I opened them, though. I would have put their original outfits back on for the review, but they're very hard to get on and off (except for the shoes). Anna and Elsa with show them to you later on though.;) They both came with little semi-flat Olaf toys, but I didn't photograph those, because they were downstairs when I took the photos. One of the Olafs (Anna's, I think) has no nose.:P Elsa also came with a black headband, but I took it off with her clothes to avoid getting her hair stained. (It was sewn into her hair with two black threads, but they weren't too hard to cut. it did mess up her hair a little when I took it off, because it was threaded into the sides of her french braid, and the velcro on the ends pulls the hair a little when I pulled it through.)<br />
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They are very cute dolls, and I love them! They look almost just like Anna and Elsa as little girls in the movie - there are just a few small differences.:) And I think it's lovely that Elsa is a little taller than Anna - it doesn't show well because of Anna's high pigtails, but there's about an inch's difference. I'm not sure which doll has the usual DAC molds, because I don't have any others, but from other people's pictures, I think it's Elsa. Anna's arms and legs are shorter and adorably chubbier!;)<br />
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They lifted their skirts so you could see their legs.;) (Poor Elsa's showing her underwear!:/) Here you can see the difference in the leg molds: Anna's legs stop just where her dress reaches (if you look carefully, you can just see the green of her panties). They are much more plump than Elsa's, and I think they're just adorable! They looks just a real toddler's.;) </div>
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And here they are with their sleeves rolled up so you can see the difference in their arms. It's not as obvious as with the legs, but Anna's arm is shorter, and a bit chubbier, which is so cute!;) I never noticed until I looked at this picture, but I think her hand is slightly smaller as well.</div>
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And here they are with their sleeves rolled down.;)</div>
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Anna is adorable. She has the sweetest smile, and (although you can't
really see them here) really cute little freckles all across her cheeks.
I love the freckles, because they aren't overly obvious, or evenly
spaced - I found one on the side of her cheek that I didn't even know
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The camera wouldn't capture either doll's
eye color very well, but Anna's are a sort of dark blue-green (kind of
like a blueish sea-green). They're very pretty, but I kind of with they
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She has the
same expression as the movie character though - I think they captured it
really well. (That's probably my favorite thing about these dolls.;)) <br />
I love her hair - she's my first redheaded doll, and her hair's so cute it makes me want another doll with red hair.;)<br />
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I was slightly sad at first that Anna had high pigtails instead of low ones, and fuller bangs than the movie character, but I think the bangs would have been hard to get right, and the pigtails are probably the way they are so that girls who want to take the hair down and play with it can actually style it - I realized that if she had low pigtails, the hairs on the back of her neck would be only an inch or two long.:P<br />
I haven't tried to take the hair down, because I want to keep it the way it is. The hair seems fairly good quality, but not as nearly as good as American Girl or my 23" My Twinn dolls. It's very soft, but has a slightly brittle feel to it, so I don't know how well it would handle being brushed and styled. It looks thickly rooted, but it seems thin when I actually look at the roots, so I'm not sure about that.<br />
My Anna came with a small section of hair pulled into the pigtail on the wrong side of her parting. I pulled it out and tucked it into the edge of the right one, but now she has a slightly messy bit on that side (the left). She also had skew bangs, but I've manged to straighten them out over time.<br />
Also, there was far to much gel-stuff in her pigtails and bangs. I managed to brush most of it out with water and a wire doll brush, but it took a while, and left a lot of little white crumbly bits in her hair, and one of her pigtails is still quite stiff. <br />
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Elsa is beautiful, and has a sort of elegant and playful look about her at the same time - just how the Crown Princess of Arendelle can be expected to look.;) <br />
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She looks almost identical to her movie character, except that her eyes a
slightly too dark, and she has a few tiny, but very dark freckles. The
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I love Elsa's hair - it's beautiful, and very soft. It is in a very
simple french braid, and while I don't want to take it out, I think it
would be easy to redo if it was taken down. The ends of the hair look a
bit uneven at the bottom (mostly on the side that is touch Elsa's back), and she also had a lot of gel in her bangs, but I know some is needed to keep them from bouncing up off her forehead. I managed to brush out most of the gel, and now there is about the right amount.;)</div>
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(The bit sticking out on the right wasn't there when I got her - I left
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She does have a strange dark-gray streak at the top of her braid (on the right). I'm not sure what it is. it isn't from her headband. I thought it was a sort of dark dust in her hair for a while, but now it doesn't look so much like it. It might be though. If not, her hair is stained.:P It's not too bad, but it is noticeable.</div>
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Elsa posing for another picture.;) <br />
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Elsa playing with ice when we were supposed to be taking other pictures.;)<br />
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She felt bad when I told her to stop.;)<br />
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The dolls are have nice posability - nothing very special, but they look quite natural. They can be posed to walk.;)<br />
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They can stand unaided, but it's very hard to position them for it. You kind of have to balance them. They can move in lots of different ways, but I think it's better to have them against a wall or something, because otherwise they fall over for nothing. </div>
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And raise their arms (they can't do a handstand, I don't think). (Anna wanted to show that she could touch her pigtails!;))<br />
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They can also move their arms out to the side a bit - this is them stretched out as far as they will go.<br />
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Reaching forward.:)<br />
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Hugging!;)<br />
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They can also move their arms backwards (and in a complete circle). They can turn their heads well too, but I didn't take a picture of that specifically because it shows in other pictures in the review.:)<br />
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(Sorry the pictures is yellow - the next two are as well.:/) They can tilt their heads down (Anna seems a little better at it than Elsa),<br />
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And up (Elsa seems slightly better at this one),<br />
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And to the side, which I think is just really cute when they're looking at each other.;) (I love that their eyes are looking different ways so that they can always look at each other if they're in the same picture.;))<br />
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They can kind of do the splits, but not too well, and only side-to-side. (Anna thought I was really funny for wanting to take this picture, and starting giggling to Elsa about it while I got the photograph!;))<br />
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They can sit up on their own, but their legs have to go quite far out sideways. I'm not someone who minds that much, but I know many people do.<br />
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They sit a lot better if they lean on their hands behind them.:)<br />
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Here are their shoes. I'm sorry the picture is so blurry.:P They are black rubbery-plastic, but very cute. Elsa's have a light blue snowflake-like pattern on the toe, and a light brown edging at the top. Anna's have an olive green edging, and a little dark green and pick leaf-and-flower pattern on the toe (it's the same pattern that's on her dress). They fit the dolls very well, and seem well made.<br />
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Here are the tights that come with their outfits. They're fairly well-made, but not very stretchy (a very nylon-y material), and only just big enough to fit the dolls, so they're quite hard to get on. They're pretty colors though.:)<br />
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(The first picture is very yellowy, so I added the second one to show the colors, even though it's blurry.:P) Here they are, holding up their dresses - Anna holding hers in front of her face.;) The dresses are nice. They are quite well-made, and I can't find anything skew or badly cut on them. They are made out a fairly cheap satin-y material, with velcro in the back, and the blouse parts are sewn into the dresses.<br />
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The backs of the dresses. With Anna holding her dress even higher this time!;)<br />
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Hi there! This is Lindsay. Nikki tried out the <a href="http://www.americangirlfan.com/2013/11/doll-hairstyle-rainbow-ponytail-veil.html">Rainbow Ponytail Veil</a> from American Girl Fan on my hair, and both of us think it worked out quite well.:) <br />
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I think it's pretty awesome.:)<br />
Nikki says to excuse her hand.;) Also, she took these photos with her phone Camera, so they're clearer than normal (her usual camera is very cheap, and quite old), but they also have a weird shape, and slightly strange lighting, because her phone camera always grays or shines things too much.:P She's asked for you to please let her know which pictures you prefer (the ones in this post, or our usual ones), because there are good and bad sides to each camera, and Nikki isn't sure which one is better to use.<br />
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Nikki took some pictures of me wearing my hair in the ponytail veil, with Snoopy and Woodstock (and Woodstock's friends;)) in the background. She loves Peanuts (Snoopy, Woodstock, and Peppermint Pattie especially), and Elyssa and I think they're really cute.;)<br />
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The one on the bottom right shows Snoopy properly.:)<br />
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This one was taken with the light on in the room as well as the natural light from the window. It came out a bit yellow-y, bit I think it may have been better than the others... What do you think?:)<br />
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These two were taken as I was turning.:)<br />
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And this is the last one. I think there was a better version of it, but I can't get it off of Nikki's phone right now.:P<br />
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Sorry about all the comments on the camera.:P Please do let us know which pictures you prefer though.:)<br />
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Also, I thought I would update you on Nellie, and Kit's cousin, Cherry. Cherry has arrived, and she's very sweet. We'll introduce her to you shortly, and she may even introduce herself!;)<br />
As for Nellie, she's having a hard time. Her surgery has been postponed again (the doctors found out she was anaemic, and they didn't want to operate until she was stronger), and I think she's starting to lose her hope. Samantha isn't feeling responsible anymore, but she's very sad, and every time I've visited Nellie with her, I can see she's trying not to cry. But we know Nellie will recover. And Cindy is still even more optimistic than the rest of us.;) We will let you know when Nellie does have her surgery though.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed the photos, and have a good rest-of-the-day!:)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-17034830627711411722015-11-04T11:14:00.001+00:002015-11-04T11:14:32.868+00:00Explanation Hi everyone, this is Nikki. I just wanted to say I'm sorry for disappearing again. I've been sick since last Monday with what they think was meningitis. I was at a friend's house for the day to celebrate my birthday the day after, and we went to our drama group that evening. In the afternoon, I suddenly got a really bad sort of throbbing headache, and a really stiff and achy neck, and over the day it just got worse and worse, and the pain spread down my spine, and I started feeling like I had a fever. During the rehearsal, my back and neck got so painful I couldn't even bend my neck forward. I told my parents when they picked me up, and they took me straight to the hospital. Soon after we got there I was given a temporary bed in the emergency area while I waited to be seen by a doctor. They said my temperature, pulse, and blood pressure were high, and then my mom suddenly noticed a weird red rash all over me. The nurses and doctor thought it was sepsis, and said I probably had bacterial meningitis, and the specialized doctor I saw the next day said they were right. I was kept in hospital for three days, and I improved so fast that one of the doctors I saw didn't believe I could have had meningitis. I am out of hospital now, but seeing doctors all the time, and still very weak and in pain, and I've had to miss two important exams.:/ They are also checking me for permanent after effects of the meningitis, because I'm slightly deaf in one ear, and have a weak arm and leg. Hopefully they will return to normal though. I'm currently not well enough to do a proper post, but Lindsay typed one up before I went into hospital that I will post later or tomorrow.:) I'm sorry again fir the gap between posts. Thank you for understanding though.:)<br />
I got the Disney Animators' Collection Anna and Elsa for my birthday though, so I may review them on here soon. They're really cute! They also may get their own blog - I'll let you know if they do.:)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-86277801522700497172015-10-23T13:33:00.002+01:002015-10-23T13:33:28.460+01:00Awesome Food Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi, it's Nikki again. Sunny at <a href="http://everythingfununderthesun.wordpress.com/">Everything Fun Under The Sun</a> nominated me for the Awesome Food Award (thank you!).:) Here are the rules:<br />
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1. Thank the person who nominated you.<br />
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<b>1. Absolute favourite food of all time that you couldn’t live without?</b><br />
Chocolate!;) I like chocolate too much, lol.:P But for a healthier favorite food, either spaghetti bolognese or just sausages.;) <br />
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<b>2. Do you like spicy food?</b><br />
<span class="wp-smiley wp-emoji wp-emoji-bigsmile" title=":D">Not really, but sometimes. I like Thai curries (only a certain kind), but not other spicy foods like Indian. I kind the taste of jalapeno peppers though (even though I don't like the burn).:P </span><br />
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<b>3. What’s something you refuse to eat?</b><br />
Well, I used to hate quiche, but I don't know if there's something I actually <i>refuse</i> to eat now... except shellfish: I'll eat shrimps or prawns, but I think crabs/lobsters/oysters/clams looks disgusting!:P<b><br /></b><br />
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<b>4. What’s your favourite pizza topping?</b><br />
Green peppers. Especially with mushrooms and pepperoni or ham.;)<br />
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<b>5. What did you last eat for breakfast?</b><br />
Two biscuits.:P I've never really been a breakfast person, and since I've been ill I have almost no appetite, but I'm trying to make myself eat at least something small three times a day (on the recommendation of a friend), just for the sake of being healthy.:P<br />
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<b>6. What did you last eat for lunch?</b><br />
Chicken noodle soup, and a slice of toast.:)<b> </b><br />
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<b>7. What did you last eat for dinner?</b><br />
Spaghetti bolognese.;) (I typed 'blognese' the first time and had to change it!:P)<br />
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<b>8. Do you have snacks?</b><br />
Sometimes, but I never eat much. I'll usually have an apple or a biscuit (or chocolate:P), or something like that. <b><br /></b><br />
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<b>9. What’s your favourite ice cream flavour?</b><br />
<span class="wp-smiley wp-emoji wp-emoji-smile" title=":)">Chocolate-mint-chip!:)</span><br />
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<b>10. What’s your favourite restaurant to go to?</b><br />
I'm not sure... Possibly Burger King, or a little Thai cafe that was near where I used to live. Otherwise, anywhere that makes good Italian food, really.:P<br />
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Here are my questions:<br />
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1. What's you favorite kind of foreign food? (Italian, Indian, Chinese, etc.) <br />
2. What's your favorite desert?<br />
3. Do you like fruit?<br />
4. Are you allergic to any kinds of food?<br />
5. Chocolate cake or plain vanilla cake?<br />
6. Do you like cheese?<br />
7. What's your favorite kind of candy?<br />
8. Beef, chicken, or pork?<br />
9. Do you like shellfish? (Yuck!:P)<br />
10. Do you like foods with a lot of herbs, or not?<br />
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I nominate:<br />
<a href="http://delightfulworldofdolls.com/"><br /></a>
<a href="http://delightfulworldofdolls.com/">Delightful World Of Dolls</a><br />
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<a href="http://wack-a-doodle-dolls.blogspot.com/">Wack-A-Doodle-Dolls</a><br />
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<a href="http://littlehouseofamericangirl.com/">Little House Of American Girl</a><br />
<a href="http://whiskers-and-wildflowers.blogspot.com/"><br /></a>
<a href="http://whiskers-and-wildflowers.blogspot.com/">Whiskers And Wildflowers</a><br />
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<a href="http://flourishingbyrestfulfalls.wordpress.com/">Flourishing By Restful Falls</a><br />
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<a href="http://agdollsandbooksseeamericangirl.blogspot.com/">Silver Creek Dolls</a><br />
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<a href="http://thedisneydolls.blogspot.com/">The Disney Dolls</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuredfriendshipswithaflair.wordpress.com/">Treasured Friendships With A Flair</a><br />
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<a href="http://anamericangirldollstory.blogspot.com/">An American Girl Doll Story</a><br />
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<a href="http://amazinglyadollable.wordpress.com/">Amazingly Adollable</a><br />
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I hope you enjoyed reading this post! Thank you again for the nomination, Sunny - this was a really fun award to do.:) And sorry I've taken so long to catch up with the awards.:P Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-40657517905271075222015-10-22T19:12:00.001+01:002015-10-22T19:12:41.322+01:00The Sisterhood Of World Bloggers Award!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone! This is Nikki again. A few months ago, Emma from <a href="http://whiskers-and-wildflowers.blogspot.com/">Whiskers And Wildflowers</a> nominated me for the Sisterhood Of World Bloggers Award (I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to do it)! Thank you for the nomination - I love doing awards.:)</div>
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Here are Emma's questions: <br />
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<b>1. Who is your favorite actor/actress?</b><br />
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My favorite actress is Elisabeth Sladen (she acted in Doctor Who between 1973 and 1976). She was part of my own inspiration to perform, and she was a really nice and friendly person, and a great actress.:)<br />
Here's a picture of her (with Tom Baker, in Doctor Who): <br />
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I also like Tom Baker, Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn, Julie Andrews, Lana Parrilla, Kate Jackson, and quite a few other people.;) (All of those people were popular in the '60s or '70s, except for Lana Parrilla.:P)<br />
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<b>2. What is your favorite thing to do with your dolls?</b><br />
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Probably to make photostories, but I love dressing them up and doing their hair in general. It depends on what I feel like at the time, I think.:)<br />
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<b>3. If you could go back and live in any historical time period, which would you choose?</b><br />
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The 1970s!;) But I also would love to experience Victorian times, or Kirsten's era, or the '50s.:) <br />
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<b><br />4. Fork or spoon?</b><br />
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Fork, I think. I've never really thought about it.:P <br />
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<b>5. Do you have a favourite word/quote?</b><br />
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I have a few, but these are two of my top ones.:)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">"...when something is really good, you dare to be
brave; you dare to make mistakes. And by that, you get better results, because
you’re braver." - Elisabeth Sladen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">"Drops on roller coasters are fun, let's make the drops in life fun, too." - a friend of mine </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I think the second one is my favorite quote - it always cheers me up when I'm feeling sad.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> (Thank you, Marcia, if you're reading this.:))</span><br />
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<b>6. Who do you look up to?</b><br />
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My Grandma, my Aunt, one of the youth-leaders from my old church, a lady who sometimes directs at one of my drama groups, and, of course, Jesus.:) <br />
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<b>7. Favourite animal? </b><br />
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I've never been able to answer this question simply.:P I've always have to put it into categories, and it used to just be a dolphin for "sea", an eagle for "air", and a tiger for "land", but since then I've found a lot of other really cute animals. My other favorite animals are penguins, bats, and dragons (ever since I watched How To Train Your Dragon!;))<br />
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<b>8. What is your favourite color?</b><br />
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Blue, but particularly aqua and sky blue.:) <br />
<b><br />9. Favourite school subject?</b><br />
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It used to be math, but I think history and/or literature.:) (Or drama, if that counts!;)) <br />
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<b>10.Painting or Coloring?</b><br />
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Well, I love painting, but I'm not very good at it, so I guess drawing. I love drawing mermaids.;)<br />
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Here are the my questions:<br />
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1. What's your favorite season?<br />
2. Do you like to dress in vintage-style clothes?<br />
3. Do you prefer colored Christmas tree lights, or white ones?<br />
4. Do you have any hobbies?<br />
5. What's your favorite kind of cake?<br />
6. Do you prefer white, milk or dark chocolate? <br />
7. Do you like to sing?<br />
8. Do you like Disney movies? (If so, which one is your favorite?)<br />
9. What do you like to do in the summer?<br />
10. Do you like old TV shows?<br />
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I think I'm supposed to nominate 10 people, but I don't think there are that many i know of who haven't done the award already.:P But I nominate:<br />
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<a href="http://anamericangirldollstory.blogspot.com/">An American Girl Doll Story</a><br />
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<a href="http://delightfulworldofdolls.com/">Delightful World Of Dolls</a><br />
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<a href="http://dollydormdiaries.blogspot.com/">Dolly Dorm Diaries</a><br />
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<a href="http://littlehouseofamericangirl.com/">Little House Of American Girl</a><br />
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<a href="http://agatticgirls.blogspot.com/">American Girl Attic Girls</a><br />
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I'm sorry if some of you have already done it.:P (You don't have to do it again if you don't want to.:))<br />
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I hope you enjoyed reading my answers.:) I should hopefully be able to keep up posting most of the time in the next few months, but I may be slow.:PAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-78387312710268331012015-10-13T13:52:00.002+01:002015-10-14T22:04:24.528+01:00American Girl's August 2015 ReleaseHi - it's Nikki here. I started typing up this post weeks ago, but I got ill very suddenly and have only been able to finish it now.:P I'm really sorry I went so long without posting again. I had something like glandular fever (mononucleosis) this summer, and ever since I've been ill almost constantly. (Mostly I relapse for a few weeks after a slight exertion, but this last time something went wrong with my inner ear, and I got really bad dizziness and vertigo, and it made me feel really sick, so I couldn't read or type or anything like that (because it's a sort of motion sickness).) Also, I have really important exams coming up in the next month, and I'm really behind on my schoolwork because I've been ill so much. Halfway through the exams, I have auditions for Fiddler On The Roof with my drama group, and there is also some other stuff going on, so I may be really bad at posting for a while.:P<br />
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I've never done a post on an American Girl release before, but I thought I'd do one this time.:) (I like Maryellen quite a lot, but I really don't like most of the new Truly Me stuff, so it may sound a bit negative in the first half particularly.:P)<br />
I can't do it with pictures, because my computer is giving me trouble with them, but I may be able to add them later.:P<br />
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<u>Movie Popcorn Machine</u> - I think this is a bit strange, because it's marketed as a home item rather than a theater item, and I've never known anyone who has a popcorn machine in their house. I guess it's kind of cute, but I would like it better if it had been made as a theater or cinema accessory instead. It also looks very plastic to me.:P<br />
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<u>Comfy Couch</u> - This is 1) a bit too pink for me, and 2) pretty loud - also, the colors really don't go, in my opinion.:P I also think it's really overpriced, because it's only a big cushion really, and more like a sleeper-couch, or those little soft chairs you can get for younger children, than an actual couch, and $68 seems way too much for that.:P Elizabeth from <a href="http://anamericangirldollstory.blogspot.com/">An American Girl Doll Story</a> also pointed out that the couch (and Maryellen's) doesn't have any feet, which I never noticed before, but it definitely makes it less realistic.<br />
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<u>Music & Movies Entertainment Set</u> - This is okay, but it looks a bit plastic to me. And when they've just given Maryellen a TV that can plug into a phone and actually play things with an app, it seems a bit 'boring'. And Maryellen's TV set is even the same price! The DVD cases look really cute to me though.:P <br />
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<u>Cool Coral Outfit</u> - I like the colors, although they don't really go together. And this is really not something I would wear. I have definitely seen girls wearing this sort of thing, but more the girls between 5 and 8 or 9 (I may be kind of wrong there, because I live in the UK, so I don't know if older girls do wear this sort of thing in the States). I think the whole outfit just looks pretty strange though. The rhinestones look kind of weird on the pink zebra-print top, and the 'distressed' glitter pattern on the leggings is also a bit unusual. And then the flats have a sort of pink backing that rises above the heel, which also looks kind of strange - although I personally wouldn't really go for silver flats anyway, but that is just because I don't like metallic flats (I don't care if other people wear them - I just wouldn't wear them myself.) I think it's also overpriced for just a shirt, leggings and flats.<br />
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<u>2-in-1 Gymnastics Practice Outfit</u> - I kind of like the colors, because they aren't as bright as the previous set, although they seem a little bit gray, overall. (That's not a big thing to me though.) I really think the set should have come with a leotard, and the shorts are a bit <i>too</i> short. (I know they're meant to be short for gymnastics, but these ones look shorter than they have to be, to me at least.:P) My first impression of the sweater was that it was quite cute, but Christian Homeschooler at <a href="http://treasuredfriendshipswithaflair.wordpress.com/">Treasured Friendships With A Flair</a> pointed out that it looks quite uncomfortable, which is actually true.:P<br />
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<u>Rhythmic Gymnastics Outfit</u> - I don't really like the leotard, but I actually think the rest of the set is really pretty. I just love the colors.:) I kind of wish the set came with a silver and gold medal though, because with only the silver one, a doll can come second, but not first, which seems a little silly. I mean, silver probably looks nicer, and maybe someone would want their doll to win second place, but I think they should at least put in a gold medal too (or even a bronze one as well), so that there's at least a choice.:)<br />
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<u>Sparkle Spotlight Outfit</u> - This outfit is just weird to me.:P I've never liked the 'shorts over leggings' thing, and I think it definitely doesn't work for a 'party or performance' outfit. (I know it's actually 'shorts over tights', but it looks the same really, and shorts of all things just don't seem to go with tights for me.:P) The top isn't something I would wear at all, but I have seen things like it in shops. The same goes for the shorts, although I think it's fairly uncommon to find shorts that covered in sequins.:P To me, the gold shoes and headband really clash, too, and the pink on the shoes looks really bad with the gold.:P I just really don't like it, and I don't think anyone I know would perform or go to a formal party in something like this.<br />
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<u>Joyful Jewels Outfit</u> - I think the rounded neckline on this outfit is very pretty, but the little jewels look a bit weird - I think it would have been beautiful if they had done some sort of embroidery around it instead.:) I don't really like the shirt being the same color as the neck-area: it doesn't really go with the red of the rest of the bodice, and as a small contrast bit, it's quite nice, but I think the bodice and the skirt being slightly un-matched colors ruins the contrast and makes it look a bit too clash-y. Also, the skirt is really, really short - every year, I think the Christmas dresses are far too short, and the next year, they seem to get shorter!:P (I'm pretty sure they actually do.) I know a lot of people wear skirts this length nowadays, but I personally really don't like it, and I wish American Girl would at least make one Christmas dress in a year that wasn't <i>reeeeally </i>short.:P<br />
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<u>Holiday Accessories </u>- This set is very similar to some of the 'holiday accessory' sets American Girl has sold in the past, but it is quite cute. I like the shrug and the snowglobe quite a lot.:) I think the ring is a bit strange, because it's silver <i>and</i> gold together again, which just doesn't really go.:P The candy and giftbag are a little bit unnecessary, in my opinion (although the giftbag is quite cute), and I think $32 is way too high for such a small set.<br />
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<u>Cozy Christmas Scene</u> - I'm not 100% sure why, but I really don't like this. Firstly, it's far too pink!:P Not many people have their living rooms painted bright pink, and the whole scene seems a bit overly fancy to me - it's not really the sort of thing people generally do for Christmas (not the people I know anyway).<br />
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<u>Gorgeous Gold Outfit</u> - I really don't like this outfit.:P Firstly, I've never like 'hi-lo' skirts (although I know a lot of people do, so that's not so bad), but also, the tulle everywhere seems a bit weird, and the two patterns on the bodice and skirt really don't match. The bows on the shoulders look slightly weird to me too, and for some reason, the two different shades of gold on the shoes and purse also don't quite match. (And there's a silvery jewel on the gold purse, which is kind of strange, even though it's not as noticeable as the other gold-with-silver things in the release.:P)<br />
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<u>Playful Polar Bear Pajamas</u> - These are quite cute (although I personally don't like pajamas with leggings - but that is just a personal preference), but there were polar bear pajamas just two or three years ago (and I thought the older ones were cuter), so it seems a bit silly do do them again when there were other things they could have done.:P (I wish they would do penguin pajamas, because I think penguins are adorable, but once again, that is just a personal thing. I don't think there ever have been penguins though.:))<br />
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<u>Warm Winter Outfit</u> - I like the color or the leggings, and I actually think the colors of the sweater look quite nice, in an unusual sort of way (I would probably wear something with that color combination, but not a whole outfit, because that would just be too loud:P), but I think the boots look horrible (purple and orange generally don't go), and I don't like the cut of the bottom of the sweater.:P Aside from the boots, the outfit would be quite cute as separate pieces though.:) The seam up the front of the leggings is very obvious though - Elizabeth from An American Girl Doll Story said that they looked a bit like thermal underwear, and I agree. It just doesn't look right somehow.:P<br />
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<u>Warm Winter Accessories</u> - This set is quite cute, and although the colors of the hat and gloves are a bit unusual (purple and orange again), they seem to work, in a unique sort of way. The only thing I particularly don't like is that the gloves are fingerless (I know they can't do individual fingers, but they could have done mittens), and it may just be another personal thing for me (I don't really see the point in fingerless gloves because your finger get frozen:P), but I think they would have looked better if they weren't fingerless.:)<br />
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I'm not going to talk about the Bitty Baby stuff, so I'm going onto Maryellen now.:)<br />
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<u>Maryellen Doll</u> - I think Maryellen herself is very cute! I love her hair (although I much preferred it in the prototype pictures, with the different sort of bangs - I've always liked that '50s style, and I'm not sure if sideswept bangs like the ones she has now were very common in the '50s - they may have been though), and her features are very pretty. I also like her shoes, but I think an actual 9-year-old in the '50s would definitely have worn socks with them. Her dress is pretty, but once again I think it's not perfectly accurate for her age in that era. I was told by someone who actually up in the '50s that girls that age usually wore puffed sleeves and slighter shorter (than the older girls), puffed out skirts (a bit more like Maryellen's School Outfit, or some of Molly's old dresses). I think the spaghetti straps would have been a bit "scandalous" for her. I haven't really seen anything like her shrug before (not from the '50s, anyway), but it's I think it's accurate, including the monogrammed "M" (monograms were popular then, I think), and it's cute.:)<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Accessories</u> - The gloves are cute, and definitely accurate, and so are the necklace and bracelet, although I don't know if those would be worn by a younger girl except to a smart occasion. The purse is cute, but it looks a bit small, and the handles seem like cheap plastic. Some other people have said that they don't stay on the doll's hand well, and a lot of people say that the plastic<i> is</i> cheap.<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Pajamas</u> - These are really adorable, and I love the flowers and ribbons! They are definitely in an accurate style, and look very pretty. The slippers are a little bit strange-looking to me, and seem a bit more like flats (somebody else also said this, but I don't remember who; I'm sorry).:P They're still cute though, and I kind of want some for myself.;)<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Poodle Skirt Outfit</u><i> - </i>I don't really know whether I like this outfit or not. I've been told by people who grew up in the '50s that while poodle skirts were popular, they were (again) an older, teenage, girls' fashion. The skirt is really cute, but I don't think Maryellen would have worn it if she had been a real girl in the '50s.:P That aside, it looks nice on Maryellen, but personally I think the pink and black don't really go together (the pink poodle is mostly okay, but I don't like the pink blouse and scarf).:P I think I actually really like all the pieces of the outfit separately - even though I'm not quite sure about the skirt, the blouse and scarf are lovely, and I love the saddle shoes and bobby socks!:)<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Birthday Dress</u> - This is one of my favorite pieces of Maryellen's collection. It's a beautiful dress, and some people say it's made cheaply, but I think it's still very cute. A few people have said the pink flower doesn't really go, but personally I quite like it. After hearing that, it did start to stand out a bit strangely to me, but I think it's still better than if there had been no flower. (A blue one may have looked better though - I'm not sure.) As for the shoes, I didn't really notice the reddish-pink clashing with the green, but after looking at them for a while, I don't think they really go. They're cute shoes, and they do work with the outfit, but I think my problem is that a real person would be unlikely to choose them to go with a sea-green dress, even if they did turn out to work (if that makes any sense).<br />
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<u>Maryellen's School Outfit</u> - I like the style of the dress, but not the colors - I think the purple and black look a bit gloomy, and I really don't think they go well with Maryellen's hair.:P There was a similar dress in the prototype pictures, but it was made in light blue and a peachy-orange color, and I much preferred that one - it looked lovely on Maryellen and the colors went really well together.<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Play Outfit</u> - This is another favorite of mine! I have no idea why, but I've always loved clothes with cherries on them, so this is possibly one of my favorite outfits out of everything American Girl is currently selling.:) The outfit is definitely accurate, too. The top is my favorite part - the gingham edging and cherries make it really cute!;)<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Ice Skating Outfit</u> - I love this! The colors are adorable on Maryellen (I think they would suit most other dolls, too), and I love the red and the light blue. The snowflakes on the skirt are also really cute. I don't know if it's accurate to the era or not, but it probably is. It's another of my favorites out of Maryellen's collections.:)<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Ice Skating Accessories</u> - I really like these as well. They're quite expensive for just a hat, scarf, and mittens, but they're really adorable. I love the scarf in particular.:)<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Diner Set</u> - This is cute, but I think it's going a bit too far. Firstly, it's <i>really</i> expensive, but secondly, it's a very big set, and not something that most girls (at least, the ones I know) would play with much. Also, it seems on a slightly small scale to the dolls (the same as a lot of the other new items). In the last year, American Girl has made a few very large and expensive sets, that aren't really what most people want or need for their dolls, and some of them (like Maryellen's diner and Samantha's ice cream parlor) weren't even places that the characters worked or anything, but just places they liked to go in their stories. I think it would be better to focus on smaller sets of accessories, like the older Pleasant company ones.:)<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Jukebox</u> - I love the idea of having a jukebox that can actually play whatever you want through your phone, but at the same time, it kind of annoys me, because dolls are a distraction from technology and stuff, and an old-fashioned way to play, but this combines them and (to me) makes it more another thing to do with your phone. I think people grow up too fast nowadays, and personally I feel like this is just making dolls a more 'grown up' thing, instead of being a way for girls to 'stay children'.:/<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Dog</u> - Scooter is really cute, and I love his name, but I don't like that his eyes are stitched on, instead of actual eyes. It makes him look a little more like a stuffed toy than a pet, so if I had Maryellen, I'd rather find another small dachshund for her.<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Sofa Bed Set</u> - I quite like this (especially the blanket), but it seems a bit more '60s than '50s to me. I may be wrong, but I thought that the bright colors and strong angles were more popular in the '60s and '70s.:P I like that two dolls can sleep on the bed, and that it can also be a sofa, but I also think that when it's a bed, it's a bit short (in the pictures I've seen, the doll's feet are right on the end of the bed, and her head is touching the back of the couch part).:P<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Hairstyling Set</u> - I like this very much, although I think it's a bit expensive for curlers, a nightcap, and a bag. I really like that the bag and nightcap match Maryellen's pajamas though.:) I also really like that the curlers work (it does make it more worth the price).:)<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Living Room Set</u> - I kind of like this, but once again I think it's very '60s or early '70s, and I don't think this sort of thing was that popular in the '50s. Also, just like everyone else has been saying, what's with the poodle?:PXD It looks really strange and kind of scary - I couldn't figure out what it was until people started calling it a poodle. I kind of freaks me out.:P Somebody (I don't remember who) said that it looked like it was wearing a batman mask, and they were actually right, lol!:PXD (If you were the one who said that, you can let me know if you want, and I'll link to your site here.:))<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Television Console</u> - When I first saw this, I actually really liked it, but people said that it looked very plastic, and when I looked at it again, I realized they were right. (And the bonsai tree looks particularly cheap - I didn't even know it was supposed to be a bonsai.:P) I still like that it has a record player, and the records are really cute.:) I also love the idea that you can play your own movies on the TV, even though it still bothers me that it makes playing with dolls more "digital". I think it's not quite as annoying to me in this case, because you are playing movies for your doll, so it's not just a speaker for music; it's just a way to do something more realistically with your doll. I admit I probably would have loved it when I was a little younger, although I may not have used it much (if I had had a phone to use it with).<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Classroom Set</u> - I think this is a very nice idea, but it should definitely have included more. What's there is nice though, except for the alphabet cards - while they're cute, as other people have said, Maryellen definitely wouldn't be learning the alphabet at 9. I think they're a bit silly.:P I don't think the set is worth nearly $40.<br />
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<u>Maryellen's Crinoline</u> - I'm really glad they included this in Maryellen's collection. It's definitely appropriate, and it looks pretty, too (I know it doesn't need to, but real undergarments would have looked pretty in the '50s, so it's nice that it does). I think $16 is a bit much for just a crinoline though.<br />
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<u>Striped Outfit For Girls</u> - I really don't like this. The skirt is too short, and it really bothers me that it's in a modern style, and doesn't truly match the doll. I wish that American Girl still made proper matching outfits for girls to wear with their dolls. I've always loved matching clothes, but I don't like the new ones at all, especially since some of the styles are so short or revealing.:/<br />
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<u>Flower-Print Pajamas For Girls</u> - I like these, but I wish they were in the same style as Maryellen's. As well as being able to match my dolls, I really love vintage styles, so having accurate girls' clothing would be really fun for that reason as well.<br />
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<u>Pretty Poodle Dress For Girls</u> - This is pretty much the same as the "Striped Outfit For Girls" for me - I really wish it actually matched the doll's outfit, and the skirt is far too short. Also, with this dress, I think the black is a bit overpowering, and the little bits of pink make it seem more so. It's a bit like dark with tiny bits of light shining though.:P<br />
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<u>Maryellen Mini Doll</u> - Maryellen is probably my favorite out of all the new mini dolls. I don't like the new body at all, and most of the faces look a bit creepy to me, but Maryellen is adorable anyway.:) I think her bangs and outfit look a little bit strange in miniature though.:P<br />
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I hope you enjoyed reading through this - I'm sorry I've posted it so late after the actual release. I also have some awards that I was nominated for months ago - I'm sorry I've let them wait so long, and I promise I will do them; I've just had a lot going on.<br />
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Hi everyone! It's Elyssa here. Before I post anything else, Nikki wants me to let you know that we're all really sorry we haven't been around for so long again - she got ill over a month ago, and has only been properly recovering now. (The doctors don't even know what it was, but they said it might have been glandular fever/mononucleosis. Whatever it was left her very tired and weak for ages, and just this last week she's been able to start doing things semi-normally again.:()<br />
Also, Nellie's surgery will be scheduled in the near future. She's taking it all very well, under the circumstances, and Samantha has eased a little - although she does still seem upset at times. I think she's realized it isn't her fault, but it still upsets her to think about it. For Nellie's operation, they're waiting for the next available emergency slot, which will probably be sometime in the next two weeks. We're all praying for her!<br />
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For now, this is what this post is mostly about:<br />
It's been raining a lot lately, and today I got bored, and decided to dress up for fun!:) I looked outside, and it wasn't raining, so Nikki decided I could go out for a photoshoot!:) There are probably too many photos, but it was fun.:)<br />
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This isn't where we actually started the pictures - we were in the front garden first, but one of the neighbors came out and we didn't want to be in their way, so we moved.:) (The one picture we got before the neighbor came out wasn't very good.)<br />
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I borrowed this white dress from Cindy (I'm not sure how we both fit it, but we do), and decided to make my outfit all white, for fun. Nikki said I looked like a little spring nymph with flowers in my hair, even though it's fall!:)<br />
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I'm not really looking at the camera in this one. I don't know why, lol!<br />
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This close-up's a little too close, I think.;)<br />
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This is back in the front garden. Around when Nikki took this picture, it started raining ever-so-gently - it was almost a little mist coming down on us.:) It had been raining earlier too, and all the flowers and leaves had little raindrops all over them! That's why I called this "Raindrops On Roses". I know there weren't actually any roses (they're in the back yard), but there were flowers.;)<br />
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I like the tilt on this one, for some reason. I think Nikki did it on purpose (she got a tiny bit carried away with the camera).;)<br />
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You can almost see the little tiny raindrops in my hair in this one.;) (In fact, I think if you enlarge it you might!) <br />
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New pose.:)<br />
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I was going to leave this one out because of how hunchbacked I look, but I decided to keep it in because it's pretty funny!;)<br />
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This one's kind of dark, but I think it works (although it still looks like I'm crying a bit:P).<br />
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This one's nice, but it looks like I'm crying even though the lighting is fine!:P (It was raining quite a lot by then.:P)<br />
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After this picture I slipped on the wet ground and fell face-first onto the path! After that we decided to go in (the rain was getting worse as well). My hair is wetter in the next pictures, because it picked up some water from the ground before I could get up.:P (I also got a tiny stain on the back on Cindy's dress...:/ Hopefully it'll scrub out though.;)) <br />
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My hair got really soggy after falling down.:P I think it goes a lot straighter when it's wet, too. (Nikki says she's the opposite - her hair's normally wavy/slightly curly, but when she gets even a little wet, it goes into a thousand tiny ringlets!;))<br />
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When we got inside, I flopped down onto the couch to rest, and Nikki decided I looked elegant, and took some more photos! (I think I look as tired as I was though.:P)<br />
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Nikki says in this picture (and some of the others, but not as much), I look like a friend of hers.;)<br />
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Thank you for reading this, and I'm sorry if there were too many pictures. (I hope you liked them though.:)) I hope you're having a great day.:)<br />
Do you like to dress up sometimes?:)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-59961451727920299332015-06-20T19:03:00.000+01:002015-06-20T19:03:34.296+01:00Playing with Rachel and MichaelHello! This is Cindy. :) Nellie is still waiting for her operation, but I think she's sure to be okay! Don't you think so? Today I got to look after Catherine's little sister Rachel, and Carrie's brother Michael. They're four and five year old, and they're really cute! I love playing with them. :)<br />
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Anna let Rachel play with her doll Inga for the day, and she just loves her!<br />
We started off playing Snakes and Ladders for a while, and Michael won most of the games. Finally, he and Rachel got a bit tired of it, so we decided to find something else to do instead.<br />
"What shall we do, Cindy?" Michael asked me while I packed the game away.<br />
Rachel got up and ran to the window.<br />
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She could only just see over the windowsill if she stood on tiptoe, and she looked sadly out at the grey clouds.<br />"We can't go outside..." she told me, with a sigh. "It's all rainy."<br />I thought for a few seconds, and then I had an idea. "Do you want to play with a ball?" I asked.<br />
"Yes!" Michael and Rachel cheered together.<br />"Alright," I said, and I went to fetch a ball. I sat down on the floor with it and explained what we were going to do. "Rachel, you sit over there, and Michael, you sit down there, and we'll roll the ball between us, and catch it. We have to say who we're rolling it to before we push it."<br />
"Okay," said Rachel, as she and Michael sat down.<br />
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Rachel didn't seem to mind if he went first, so I said he could, and rolled it to him.<br />
"Can I start?" he asked.<br />"Yes."<br />"I'm going to roll it to you, Cindy!" he said, and cheerfully rolled it over.<br />
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"Are you ready Rachel? I'm rolling it to you."<br />
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Rachel caught it, looking very happy, and then a bit confused. "Who do I give it to?" she asked.<br />
"Anyone you like," I told her.<br />
"I'm giving it to you, Michael!"<br />
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We played 'rolling the ball' for quite a while, but eventually Rachel and Michael asked if we could play something else.<br />
"Alright. What do you want to play?"<br />
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"I think we should play dolls!" Rachel said when I got back, hugging Inga.<br />
"<i>Nooo,</i>" Michael groaned. "I don't wanna play <i>dolls</i>."<br />
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"I'll show you." Michael got up and ran out of the room. <br />
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"I want to play with the parachute-man!" he said happily. "It's got a tiger!" He was holding a little parachute toy that Carrie gave him yesterday - the parachutist was a cute little tiger instead of a soldier, like they normally are.<br />
"I don't wanna play parachute. I want to play dolls..." Rachel said, frowning sadly.<br />
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"I have an idea," I said smiling. <br />
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"What?" asked Rachel.<br />
"I'll show you in a moment." <br />
Rachel watched me with great curiosity as I went over to my bed and pulled a book out from under the pillow. It was a book of little prayers for children, that I was given when I was little, and I knew it had lots of beautiful pictures inside that Rachel and Michael would love. <br />
"What is it?" she asked.<br />
"It's a book of prayers. And it's full of pretty pictures. I'll read some of it to you, and you can both look at the pictures too."<br />
Rachel smiled. "Yay!"<br />
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A few days after the accident, Lindsay and I went to visit her in the hospital. Samantha came with us - she visits Nellie every chance she gets. Nellie looked like she was in a lot of pain, and she was wearing casts on her arm and leg, and a splint on her finger.<br />
"I brought Lydia for you," Samantha said, trying to smile. "You can keep her until you're out of here." I thought Samantha was doing a very good job of staying brave. She was more upset then any of us about Nellie being hurt, and we all kind of knew that she thought it was her fault, although she didn't say anything.<br />
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"Thank you," Nellie said, smiling, as Samantha put the doll down next to her.<br />
"How are you doing in here?" Lindsay asked.<br />
"I... I'm alright. Everybody's very friendly." Nellie looked a little distant.<br />
"How much longer do you have to stay?" I asked.<br />
"Well... I... They say quite a bit longer," Nellie said slowly.<br />
"How much?" asked Lindsay.<br />
"They... They say they don't know..."<br />
"But why?" Samantha said, sounding very concerned. "Is something wrong?"<br />
Nellie took her glance away from us.<br />
"Wh - what is it?" Samantha asked, sounding almost tearful. <br />
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Nellie looked away.<br />
"I... It's... They say... the break in my leg isn't going to heal normally."<br />
"What?" we all said in shock.<br />
"What does that mean?" Lindsay asked.<br />
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Nellie turned even farther away, and I could see she was trying not to cry.<br />
"It - it won't heal with just the cast," she said. "They're going to take it off... And, they have t-to operate."<br />
"Oh, Nellie!" Lindsay said.<br />
"Is it a safe operation?" I asked.<br />
"Yes... it's safe for me... but... they say it might not work."<br />
"A-and... what..." Samantha gulped. I could see she was shaking. "Wh-what would that mean?"<br />
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Nellie turned to look at her and closed her eyes.<br />
"They... they say if it doesn't work I won't walk again," she murmured.<br />
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"Oh... Nellie..." Samantha whispered shakily, her eyes filling with tears. She bent over and hugged her.<br />
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"I'm so sorry Nellie... This is my fault... I could have stopped you falling, but I didn't, and it's my fault... I'm so sorry..."<br />
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Nellie put her arm around Samantha.<br />
"It - It's not your fault, Samantha," she said, tears beginning to roll down her cheeks. "It was mine... I just slipped.You could never have done anything about it. It wasn't your fault. I promise you it wasn't... Please don't think it was."<br />
Samantha slowly stood up.<br />
"But...but I could have stopped you falling..." she said.<br />
"No, you couldn't... I promise you, Samantha, it wasn't you fault."<br />
"But now this is happening to you, and -"<br />
"It's not hopeless. They're going to try the operation, and it may well work."<br />
"But what if it doesn't?"<br />
"Don't think about that... It'll be okay. I promise," Nellie said, trying to stay strong.<br />
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"When are they going to do the operation?" Samantha asked finally.<br />
"It hasn't been scheduled yet, but they say it will be a few weeks."<br />
"Will you be okay?" Lindsay asked.<br />
"Yes, I'll be fine." Nellie tried to smile.<br />
"We'll come and visit you again," I said.<br />
"Yes," said Samantha and Lindsay.<br />
"Thank you."<br />
I looked at the clock on the wall. "We have to go now," I said. "I'm sorry..."<br />
"It's okay," said Nellie. "I'll see you again soon."<br />
"Yes, see you again," said Lindsay.<br />
"Goodbye," said Samantha.<br />
"Goodbye... I promise you I'll be okay."<br />
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We found ourselves sitting in silence and staring at the walls. None of us could even believe this was happening. How could it be? We couldn't talk; we all had to take some time to think, and take the news in.<br />
"She <i>must</i> be okay..." I said suddenly. "<i>Surely</i>..."<br />
Lindsay glanced over but then turned away again. "I'm sure she will be..." she said slowly.<br />
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"Ohhh...!" she cried. "It's my fault! I shouldn't have let it happen!... It was my fault!..."<br />
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"Samantha, it wasn't your fault," she said, putting a hand on her back.<br />
"It was..." Samantha sobbed.<br />
"It wasn't. Sam, if you'd been able to stop her from falling, you would have, wouldn't you?"<br />
"Yes..." Samantha murmured, slowly sitting up.<br />
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Samantha looked away from Lindsay, tears rolling down her cheeks.<br />
"But I tried..." she said. "I tried to get a hold on her arm, but I couldn't."<br />"The thing is, you couldn't. You tried. You did everything you could. Nothing is your fault."<br />
"But it wasn't Nellie's either..."<br />"It wasn't yours."<br />
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"Everything's going to be okay," Lindsay said, but she sounded sad.<br />
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Kirsten and I were starting to play 'General Knowledge', when Kit suddenly ran in.<br />
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"Guess what!" she said, grinning.<br />
"What is it?" Kirsten and I said at the same time.<br />
"My mom just got a call from my uncle in France, and he was asking if my little cousin - his daughter - can come and stay with us, because he and my aunt are becoming missionaries, and they didn't want to take a young girl with them because it would be too hard for her. And my mom said yes! So my cousin will be coming to stay with us!" Kit panted.<br />
Kirsten and I smiled.<br />
"What's her name?" I asked.<br />
"It's Cherie," said Kit. "But everyone calls her Cherry, because she's got really rosy cheeks. She's seven."<br />
"That will be really sweet!" said Kirsten. "Can she speak much English?"<br />
"Oh yes. She was born in France, but because my Uncle's American she speak both French and English."<br />
"That's good. When is she supposed to be coming?"I asked.<br />
"In about a month, if everything goes smoothly. It'll be great to have two cousins in the house. And I haven't seen Cherry in ye -"<br />
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"What was that?" Kirsten asked, looking worried.<br />
"I don't know," said Kit. "But we'd better go find out what's happening. It sounds like somebody's gotten hurt!" <br />
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We ran out, to find Nellie lying in a heap at the bottom of the stairs, with Samantha standing next to her, looking very upset. Nellie wasn't moving, and I realized she was unconscious.<br />
"What happened?" Kirsten asked.<br />
"Nellie and I were just talking, and we decided to come downstairs, a-and she slipped, and fell, and I couldn't do anything to stop her! And she hit her head, and I don't know what to do...!" Samantha said tearfully, looking pleadingly towards us. She must have been very upset, because out of all of us she's the most first-aid qualified.<br />
"Her leg doesn't look very good..." Kit said. "I think it may be broken." <br />
Kirsten ran over and knelt beside Nellie to feel her pulse.<br />
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"Well, her pulse is normal," she said. "But her leg does look broken. And she may have a concussion... I think we should call an ambulance."<br />
As I was about to run to the phone, Nellie started to stir.<br />
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She moaned, and opened her eyes a bit.<br />
"Nellie?" Samantha said.<br />
Nellie murmured.<br />
"Nellie, wake up," said Kirsten, tapping her cheek. Nellie opened her eyes a little more.<br />
"Wh - what's going on...?" Nellie whispered, slowly. "Ohh... it hurts..."<br />
"What hurts?" Kirsten asked.<br />
"I - I don't know... I'm dizzy..."<br />
Kit mouthed to Samantha to go and phone for the ambulance, and she ran off, looking worried.<br />
"Can you move?" asked Kit.<br />
Nellie started to move slowly, but suddenly stopped.<br />
"Ow!" she cried. "I can't move... I-it hurts!"<br />
"Where?" Kit asked.<br />
"My - My leg, a-and my arm too..." Nellie said, flinching in pain.<br />
"It must be broken," I said, and Kit nodded.<br />
Nellie lay back her head and moaned again.<br />
Samantha came running back in.<br />
"They say they'll be here in a few minutes," she said.<br />
"Good," said Kit.<br />
"I'll go and tell your aunt and uncle what's happened, Samantha," I offered.<br />
"Thank you, Molly."<br />
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Hours later, we got to visit her in hospital. We were told that she had a bad concussion, and had broken her left arm and right leg, and also one of her right fingers.<br />
"Are you okay?" Samantha asked as we came in.<br />
"I'm alright..." said Nellie. "It just hurts."<br />
"I'm really sorry."<br />
"For what? You didn't do anything, Samantha."<br />
"I couldn't stop you falling..."<br />
"No... It's not your fault. Not at all. I'll be okay. Don't worry."<br />
Samantha gave a grateful half-smile.<br />
"How are you doing?" asked Kit.<br />
"Well, aside from the broken bones and being a bit dizzy, I'm mostly alright." Nellie tried to smile.<br />
"How long do you have to stay in here?" I asked.<br />
"They say they don't know... But the nurse said at least three days. She said something about keeping an eye on the breaks or something..."<br />
"Okay..." said Kirsten. "Are you comfortable, at least? I mean, aside from being in pain."<br />
"Yes, I'm alright. And the nurses are nice."<br />
"Good," Kirsten smiled.<br />
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"Goodbye," Nellie said quietly, lifting her hand.<br />
Samantha stopped suddenly and turned back for a moment.<br />
"Will you be okay?" she asked.<br />
"Yes, of course I will," Nellie said, trying to smile again. "I promise I'll be fine."<br />
"Are you sure?"<br />
"Yes. I'll be okay. I'll be out soon."<br />
"Alright." Samantha tried to smile a bit herself.<br />
"Goodbye," Nellie said again.<br />
"Goodbye," we all said, heading for the door. "And goodnight. We'll come back to see you tomorrow."<br />
"Alright, goodnight."<br />
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We walked out and left the hospital, feeling very dreary. We'd had a very long day, because there were hours when we didn't even know if Nellie was alright. But at least she's okay. Hopefully she'll be able to come home after just the three days. :) <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-20534461495745026672015-05-14T12:18:00.001+01:002015-05-14T12:18:46.323+01:00Grateful Blogger Tag! :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello! This is Nikki. I'm really happy to be back! My show was chaos, and the people in charge of the drama group who were supposed to help me let me down and made as much trouble for me as they could (I don't know why), but the cast did so well, and it went amazingly, and I'm really happy. :) The reason I haven't posted sooner is that I've needed a rest. Doing the show was so stressful, and I've had a lot of other things to do, and I needed to calm down and do as little as possible for a while. But now I'm rested, and the dolls and I should be able to come back permanently now. :)<br />
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We were nominated for the Grateful Blogger Tag a while back by <a href="https://treasuredfriendshipswithaflair.wordpress.com/">Christian Homeschooler</a>. (Thank you very much! :))<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">1. Thank the person that awarded you. They will surely appreciate it! Also, leave a link back to the person that nominated you.</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">2. Write ten things you are thankful for.
But you can’t say you’re thankful for gum and video games. You have to
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"> To name the things I am thankful for: </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">1. I'm thankful to God. I know lots of people say that, but I really mean it (and I'm sure most other people do too), and I couldn't list the things I'm thankful for without including God. I'm thankful to God above everything else. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">2. I'm thankful for my friends, both online and where I live. They're all amazing people, and I could never survive without them. Friends are very special. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">3. I'm thankful for my dolls (of course ;)). I really love them, and they mean so much to me. I'm so glad I can have them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">4. I'm thankful for for nature. I love the sea and the trees and the flowers. Everything's so beautiful, and God made it that way. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">5. I'm thankful for the Bible. It has some wonderful passages, that explain so much about life and are so guiding. I'm glad God gave us his Word to live by. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">6. I'm thankful for music. I love music, whether it's writing it or playing it or listening to it or dancing to it. Music is beautiful; it's like a different way of expressing your feelings, and it always carries so much emotion and joy in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">7. I'm thankful for my drama groups. I really love acting and performing, and they are a place that I can do that, and work with really fun people at the same time. They're great. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">8. I'm thankful for books. Reading is a way of escaping into another whole world, and the world changes every time you read another book. It's so much fun to imagine yourself into the stories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">9. I'm thankful for imagination. It's what makes drama and music and reading and all kinds of other things as fun as they are. I love imagining things!</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">10. I'm thankful for people. People are the most wonderful creation ever, and the best thing I've ever done is to work with them. People make you smile, and laugh, and sometimes they make you cry, but they're always there, and when you work together with them it's the most wonderful thing ever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Since most people did this award a long time ago, a lot of the people I'm going to tag have probably already done it, but I'm going to tag them anyway, and if you want you can do it again.:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">1. <a href="http://agatticgirls.blogspot.com/">American Girl Attic Girls</a></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">2. <a href="http://littlehouseofamericangirl.com/">Little House Of American Girl</a></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">3.<a href="http://gingerstoychest.blogspot.com/">Ginger's Toy Chest</a></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">4. <a href="http://anamericangirldollstory.blogspot.com/">An American Girl Doll Story</a></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">5. <a href="http://thedisneydolls.blogspot.com/">The Disney Dolls</a></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">6. <a href="http://throughtheeyesofa12girl.blogspot.com/">Through The Eyes Of A 12" Girl</a></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">7. <a href="http://whiskers-and-wildflowers.blogspot.com/">Whiskers And Wildflowers</a></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">8. <a href="http://wack-a-doodle-dolls.blogspot.com/">Wack-A-Doodle Dolls</a></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">9. <a href="http://agdollsandbooksseeamericangirl.blogspot.com/">Silver Creek Dolls</a></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">10. <a href="http://delightfulworldofdolls.com/">Delightful World Of Dolls</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">As for putting the award picture on my sidebar or award page, I don't have an award page, and I don't want my sidebar to be cluttered, so I hope nobody minds, but I'm going to just leave that for now (I may make an award page soon though :)).</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Thank you so much for the award, Christian Homeschooler. I think it's the nicest award I've done yet. (I really liked doing it!) :)<br /><br /><br />PS Does anybody know how I can get the 'become a member of this site' gadget on my sidebar? I've been trying to get it but I can't seem to find it with the other gadgets, so I'm wondering if it's been taken away or something, or if I'm just missing it somehow. :P If I can't get it, what method of 'following' would you prefer to be put on this blog? Please let me know. :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-28490652252675363302015-02-24T17:31:00.000+00:002015-02-24T17:44:55.282+00:00Exploring The GardenHello! I'm Carrie. I came to live with Nikki and her other dolls recently, and I think it's lovely here. I'm 16, and Sarah and I get on especially well. :)<br />
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Today, we had been sitting talking together for quite a while, but we were both getting bored. Eventually Sarah came up with an idea.<br />
"Why don't we go out and explore the garden?" she said.<br />
"Yes! That's a great idea."<br />
"Alright then, let's!"<br />
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We got up and went outside. It was quite cold, but alright to be out without a coat for a while.<br />
"I'm going to look over here," Sarah said, skipping off to our right. I decided to go the other way.<br />
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I came to the step outside the kitchen door. I think it's really pretty, because it's rounded, and the slabs of stone on it almost look patterned.<br />
Suddenly I heard Sarah shouting.<br />
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"Hey! Come over here!" she said. "Look at this!"<br />
I ran over to her.<br />
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She was standing under a funny sort of tree, planted in a huge pot.<br />
"That's strange!" I said.<br />
"It is, isn't it? I think it's pretty though."<br />
"Yes, me too," I said, looking up at it. "And there's a light here too. I wonder if it comes on at night..."<br />
"Me too. Let's watch it when it gets dark tonight."<br />
I smiled. "Yes!" I looked around. "Let's go up to the lawn," I said, pointing.<br />
"Alright," said Sarah, and we ran over to it. <br />
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Sarah stopped halfway. "Look at these little steps," she said, smiling. "They're lovely."<br />
"Yes, they are. I think we should have come out and explored the garden long ago."<br />
"Me too..." Sarah turned, and we carried on up the steps. "But then it would have been winter, so it would probably have been too cold."<br />
"You're probably right."<br />
When Sarah got to the grass, she suddenly stopped.<br />
"Ew! This grass is squelchy!" she said.<br />
I took a step onto it.<br />
"Oh, you're right, it is!"<br />
Sarah took two careful steps forward.<br />
"It's not too bad," she said. "We should be able to walk across it without getting wet shoes."<br />
She started walking again, slowly, and I followed. Eventually we got to the other side of the lawn, and were standing under the huge arched trellis.<br />
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"It's lovely under here, isn't it?" I said, looking back over the rest of the garden.<br />
"Yes," said Sarah. "It's like some sort of fairyland."<br />
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"Yes, let's go sit on the steps."<br />
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We went carefully back over the grass, and sat down, with the wind blowing our hair.<br />
"I like the garden," I said.<br />
"I do too," said Sarah, looking at everything. "I think we should come out here more often."<br />
"Just in summer!" I laughed.<br />
Sarah giggled.<br />
"It's a pity there are no flowers out yet..." I said thoughtfully. "Are there a lot of flowers her in the summer?"<br />
"Lots! Not as much as where we lived before, but still lots. This garden's really beautiful in the summer."<br />
"It's beautiful now, too."<br />
"Well wait till summer, then it's really lovely."<br />
Suddenly a cold gust on wind blew over. We both shivered at the same time, and then giggled.<br />
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"Yes, I think we'd better," said Sarah, getting up. "We can get something warm to drink."<br />
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PS From Nikki: Hi everyone! I'm sorry it's taken so long to post, but I've been extremely busy (and I still will be until late April). As you know I've been directing the show I wrote at my drama group, but 6 people have left (most of them for fair reasons) after being cast, all in the space of 20 days, and because of that, in those 20 days a role has had to change hands 12 times! And now there's an empty role, and no one left in the group to fill it, so we're having to search like crazy to find someone, and at the same time, the people on committee are giving loads of other stuff to do (like costume and prop lists and organizing for cast photos to be taken), so I have a chaotic amount of things to think about. I actually only found the time for this post today because I was being so overloaded by people on every side asking me to do things for them, I just needed to stop thinking about any of it for a few hours, because otherwise I just would have gotten stressed by thinking about everything at once, and not been able to do anything. So, I may not be able to post again for a while, but I hopefully will every now and then, if I need to take a break from the other things I'm doing. Thank you for still reading even with all the long gaps I have left, and thanks for understanding. :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-28236935400743329312015-01-03T15:36:00.001+00:002015-01-03T15:36:06.325+00:00Sorry (Again!)Hi there! It's Nikki here. I'm pretty sure I'm I won't seem like I mean this by now, but I'm sorry I haven't posted since November. I've just been so, so busy! It's felt like it's still November to me until and week or so ago. I feel really bad, because I keep saying I'll come back, and then I make one post and disappear again. But this time I really think I can manage it. I won't be able to do a proper post for a while yet, but I should be able to do it and keep doing it soon. :) I'm busy playing the Fairy Godmother in a pantomime right now, and after that my drama group is performing a show that I wrote, and I'm going to be directing, so I'll probably be very busy until around April, but I should still be able to post - just not as often as I once did. I'm very sorry for leaving this blog for so long; I've missed the fun of writing all the posts, and I want to do it again. :) Thank you all very much for understanding, and hopefully [my dolls and] I will be back soon.;)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-82169955520084602972014-11-01T17:14:00.000+00:002014-11-01T17:14:05.260+00:00Lindsay in the GardenHiya! It's Elyssa here!:) Nikki took some photos of Lindsay in the garden this evening, and they came out very nicely.:)<br />
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This one looks very nice.:) It caught the light quite well. (Some of the others came out a bit dark.)<br />
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This one looks a bit strange with the angle and the lighting.:P<br />
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This is better though!:)<br />
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This is almost my favorite, but not quite.;)<br />
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I think this one is my <i>favorite</i> favorite.:)<br />
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Hello!:) This is Nikki. <a href="http://americangirlaj.weebly.com/">AJ</a> just nominated me for the New Blogger Award. (Thanks very much!:)) It's an award for people with less than 100 posts who have been blogging for under a year, including any other blogs they have. (And I've just realized I only just fit into that last category! I started this blog in early-mid November last year! Boy, it doesn't feel that long... 'course, that could be something to do with not posting for half of that year...:P) There are four questions, and you can nominate 4 to 7 other people.:)<br />
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Hello! It's Sarah. We're sorry we took so long to get back, but we're finally here!<br />
Yesterday, Nikki took some photographs of Anna, and I think they're lovely.:)<br />
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The white tiger belongs to Nikki, and she thought it would make a good prop.:)<br />
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I really like close-ups of Anna. They make her look so pretty!<br />
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This is the same pose, but from a different angle.<br />
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Here's another close-up.:)<br />
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Hugging the tiger. (That doesn't really sound right, does it...?)<br />
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And lots of close-ups! I really do like these ones.:)<br />
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This one's nice, but it didn't come out as well as it should have.<br />
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I like this one; it looks all cozy!<br />
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This one is very pretty!<br />
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And this one's lovely, too. I think close-ups work well on Anna, because often the light reflects off her hair so beautifully she looks like an angel.<br />
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This one's a different pose again. There were some pictures from farther off, but they didn't work out too well.<br />
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This is only a little different, though.:) <br />
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This one seems amazingly beautiful to me - more than I can figure out why, but I love it.<br />
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This one's similar. I think it might be the angle, but I really like it.<br />
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This one's from the other side, and I like it, too.<br />
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And this one's <i>very</i> pretty!<br />
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These two close-ups are very nice ones, too.:)<br />
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Another different pose.<br />
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I think that tiger makes this one look very cute.:)<br />
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And here are another two close-ups. I like the one on the left especially.:) (Sorry for so many close-ups though.)<br />
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I like these ones very much, too. I think the lighting is very nice on the first one and the last one.<br />
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I think this one is my favorite! I don't know why, but I just love it.:)<br />
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And these are very, very nice, too.<br />
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This one is the same pose from farther away.<br />
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This is Anna without the tiger. She's very pretty, but I think the photos come out best when she has the tiger to focus on.:)<br />
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This is a nice close-up though.:)<br />
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I think this is my favorite close-up.:) It was taken somewhere in the middle, but I forgot to upload it until the end.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed the pictures! (And sorry if there were too many; there are over 200 of them on the computer, and I like them all, so it was hard to pick.) Hopefully, we'll have another post soon, so goodbye until then!:)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-35344520144496763572014-07-27T10:47:00.000+01:002014-07-27T10:47:03.584+01:00Sorry We Haven't PostedHello, Nikki here (and I speak on behalf of all my dolls as well;)). I'm very sorry I haven't posted since last month. I've just been very busy , and I've had a lot to think about (we've moved house, and I thought had to change drama groups, although now there's a chance I might not). There's still a lot a have to help with around the house and do, and some important things that are on my mind, so I probably won't post for a while still, but I <i>will</i> be back once everything irons out for me again.:) I posted this because I thought I should let you know I haven't stopped blogging, and I just took a sort of accidental break, which is probably going to finish up soon.;) Sorry again for leaving this blog so long, and see you later!:) (I would add a nice picture or something just to make the post nicer, but I'm on my brother's computer, so I can't get my photos.:P;))<br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-7940276322014795422014-06-14T20:12:00.000+01:002014-06-14T20:12:25.719+01:00Kirsten's Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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.Hello! It is Kirsten.:) We are sorry that we have not posted for so long again.<br />
It was my birthday on Sunday, and we had a prairie picnic!:) Not many people could come, but Julie and Nicki did, and it was very fun, anyway! Julie made a cake, and we all dressed up in pioneer clothes, and sat outside in the field.<br />
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"Happy birthday, Kirsten!" said Nicki.<br />
"Yes," said Julie. "Happy birthday!"<br />
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"Thank you! And thank you for the cake, too, Julie!"<br />
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"You're welcome. I'm glad you invited us to come over."<br />
"Yes!" said Nicki.<br />
"Well I am glad to have you here," I smiled.<br />
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"Shall we play a game before we have the cake?" asked Nicki.<br />
"Good idea!" I answered. "What shall we play?"<br />
"How about Tag?" asked Julie.<br />"Tag's fun!" said Nicki.<br />
"Yes, I like it. Let's play."<br />
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We all got up, and Nicki said, "Alright. Who's 'It'?"<br />
"Kirsten, because it's her birthday."<br />
"Oh, of course! You can be 'It', Kirsten."<br />
"Thank you."<br />
"Are we ready?" asked Nicki.<br />
"Yes!" Julie and I said together.<br />
"Okay... Let's go!" Nicki shouted, and she whirled around and started running.<br />
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Julie ran squealing in the other direction, and I ran after Nicki, who was laughing and shouting, "Come on, Sprocket! She's right behind us!"<br />
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She squeaked, and then turned around to run after Julie and me. I squealed and then shouted, "Run, Julie!" We ran away, laughing and squeaking, but Nicki tagged Julie in the end.<br />
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"That was so funny!" said Nicki, laughing.<br />
"Yes!" Julie panted. "You're fast!"<br />
Sprocket was looking at us with his tongue hanging out, and he looked so happy, it was just like he was smiling!<br />
"Shall we cut the cake now?" asked Nicki.<br />
"Alright!" I said.<br />
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"It is a very great cake, Julie!" I said.<br />
"Yes. You did really well."<br />
"Thanks, guys!"<br />
"It's a pleasure," I said, and Nicki smiled.<br />
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"Okay! What is it?"<br />
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"I'll go get it," said Julie, getting up, and she started walking back to the house. <br />
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"What did you get me?" I asked curiously.<br />
"Just wait. You'll find out in a minute. Everyone helped."<br />
That made it sound like something really special, but I couldn't think what it could be. Just when I was starting to slip into thought about it, Nicki spoke again.<br />
"I made this for you," she said, holding up a beautiful daisy chain. "You can wear it if you'd like."<br />
"Oh, thank you!" I said. "It is so lovely!" She leaned over and put it on my head.<br />
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"You look beautiful!" she said. "It looks just like a crown!"<br />
"Thank you!"<br />
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Just as she finished speaking, we heard footsteps, and she turned towards the house.<br />
"Oh, Julie's coming back!" she said excitedly. "Close your eyes!"<br />
I closed them, desperately wondering what Julie was bringing back, and I heard her walking up to me, and Sprocket gave a little bark. Then, suddenly, I felt something warm and soft in my arms, and it was moving!<br />
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When I opened my eyes, there was a beautiful little puppy in my arms!<br />
"Oh, Julie! Nicki!" I breathed. "She's beautiful!"<br />
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"Thank you!" I said.<br />
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"Thank you so much!"<br />
"You're welcome," said Nicki.<br />
"We all love you," said Julie. "Very much!"<br />
"Thank you," I whispered, almost crying.<br />
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We hope you like it!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664545752944333427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298146882859551074.post-22930691327250471752014-05-13T20:03:00.000+01:002014-05-13T20:32:40.316+01:00Meeting CatherineHello! It is Anna. Today, something very special happened. We met a new friend, who is called Catherine. I was the first to meet her today, and she is very nice. When I first saw her, I realized that she was blind. She was feeling along the wall as she walked, and her eyes were a very unusual color. When I ran up to her, I think I gave her a fright, because she turned very quickly, but she did not say anything.<br />
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"Are you Catherine?" I asked, putting my hand on her arm.<br />
She seemed very shy, and she stayed quiet for a little, and then said, "Yes. Who are you?" "My name is Anna."<br />
"It's nice to meet you."<br />
"And you too. Are you okay?"<br />
"I'm blind, so I have to hold the wall to know where I am."<br />
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She stopped to think for a while, and then she said, "Yes, thank you." <br />
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I took her hand, and started walking slowly.<br />
"I'll take you into the lounge," I said.<br />
"Thank you."<br />
I did not say anything for a minute while we walked, because I wasn't sure if I should ask the question that I wanted to ask, but finally I did: "Were you born blind, Catherine?"<br />
"No; I could see perfectly until three months ago. Then I got this rare eye disease, and my sight slowly got worse and worse, until finally I was blind. That only happened seven weeks ago, and afterwards, my eyes changed color." She stopped, and then ended shakily, "People say it looks horrible."<br />
I felt very, very sorry for her, because although her eyes were very unusual, it was not ugly or horrible.<br />
"I do not think it is horrible at all. They are a very pretty color, and it is just not what people are expecting," I said.<br />
She said "Thank you," looking very grateful.<br />
"I do mean it." I stopped at the corner of the lounge door, and said, "You must turn to the left here," and we walked in.<br />
"How old are you?" she asked.<br />
"I am 17. How old are you?"<br />
"I'm 17 too. When's your birthday?"<br />
"The eleventh of April."<br />
"Really? Mine is the seventeenth!"<br />
"That is great!... Stop here. There is a rocking chair to your right."<br />
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She reached out into the air and felt around until her hand was on the arm of the chair. I was about to help her to it, when we heard a shout.<br />
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We turned around, and I saw Sarah standing there.<br />
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"Oh, Sarah!" I said. "This is Catherine."<br />
Sarah smiled.<br />
"Hello Catherine," she said. "I'm Sarah."<br />
"Hello."<br />
"She is blind from a disease," I said.<br />
"It made my eyes change color. I'm sorry if they look bad."<br />
"No, I think they look lovely!" said Sarah.<br />
"Thank you."<br />
"Let me help you to that chair," I said.<br />
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"Are you comfortable there?" I asked.<br />
"Yes, thank you."<br />
"How old are you?" asked Sarah.<br />
"17."<br />
"That's the same as Anna! I'm 16."<br />
"That's nice... What do you look like?"<br />
"Oh, I'm sorry!" said Sarah. "I didn't think of telling you."<br />
"That's okay."<br />
"Well, I have curly brown hair a little past my shoulders, freckles, and blueish eyes that some people would call gray or purple, and my hair is partly pinned up on the sides right now. Anna has long blonde hair, which is in braids right now, and brown eyes, and she's from Sweden."<br />
"So that's where her accent's from!"<br />
"Yes," I laughed.<br />
"You two sound very pretty."<br />
"Thank you," we both said together.<br />
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We had a very lovely time with Catherine, and we cannot wait to have more fun with her. She is a very special person, and we love her very much. <br />
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<b>1.</b> <b>What is a favorite post of yours?</b><br />
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Probably when Anna and Sarah went outside together.:)<br />
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<b>2. Do you have a favorite doll/stuffed animal?</b><br />
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Well, my favorite doll is Kirsten, and she's very special! For a stuffed animal, I would probably say a little blue Elephant called Ellie. She was my first stuffed animal.:)<br />
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<b>3. The blog you have been following the longest?</b><br />
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Well, the first blog I properly "followed" was <a href="http://anamericangirldollstory.blogspot.com/">An American Girl Doll Story</a><b>, </b>but I've been reading <a href="http://americangirlfan.com/">American Girl Fan</a> the longest.:)<br />
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Right now I can't choose between a 1970 Crissy doll, American Girl Cecile, and the My Twinn Loveable Sister, Catherine.<br />
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I don't really know. If the local charity shop down the street counts, then there, because I love all the little things they get in, but otherwise, I'd probably say Asda (which is a UK supermarket owned by Walmart;)).<br />
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Usually the cupcake.:) I like cake.:)<br />
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I'm not sure, but I like collies, retrievers, chihuahuas, and some terriers.:)<br />
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Probably the tongue smiley, lol.:P (I also saw an upside-down smiley once, and I think that's cool!:))<br />
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<b> </b>If you mean one that I've already had, probably when we went down to Plymouth in Devon for the weekend, three years ago.:)<br />
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Probably Wednesday, because it's two days after and one day before rehearsals with my drama group, which are my favorite thing, and it's not a weekend like the gap from Thursday to Monday.:P<br />
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I think just the fun of being able to share things with people that I would've had alone otherwise.:)<br />
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Now, I'm meant to nominate 11 more blogs, but I can't, because most of the blogs I read have already had the award, so I'm just going to nominate the ones that haven't.:)<br />
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<a href="http://littlehouseofamericangirl.com/">Little House of American Girl</a><br />
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<a href="http://anamericangirldollstory.blogspot.com/">An American Girl Doll Story</a><br />
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<a href="http://agdollysisters.blogspot.com/">American girl Dolly Sisters</a><br />
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4. Has anything horrible ever happened to your dolls (such as, for me, Kirsten falling head-first into a bucket of old fishtank water, or Nellie getting a slug in her hair:P)?<br />
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5. Do you like to keep your historical dolls in historical clothes, or do they wear newer clothes?<br />
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6. Have you ever thought you'd grown out of your dolls but changed your mind?<br />
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7. Do you have a doll that looks like you? If you don't, does American Girl sell one that does?<br />
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8. Do any or your dolls have very loose legs?<br />
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9. (Weird question) Can you wait till summer?:P<br />
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10. Do your dolls have any pets?<br />
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11. Does your mom have any dolls?<br />
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I'm sorry for the boring questions, but I think I used up all my best ones on the other award.:P<br />
Thanks for nominating me!:)<br />
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Hello! It is Kirsten! <a href="http://treasuredfriendshipswithaflair.wordpress.com/">Christian Homeschooler</a> has nominated us for the MagNioBio award!:) (Thank you Christian Homeschooler!:))</div>
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What we do, is we answer the ten questions Christian Homeschooler gave us, and then we nominate some more blogs for the award, and give them our own ten questions!:) Because there are many of us, instead of answering the questions ourselves, we are going to let Nikki do it.:) </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">1. Besides American Girl dolls, what doll brands are your favorites?</span></h4>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Well, I quite like My Twinn, but only the older dolls, really (they're a lot more realistic), and I can't really think of any other whole brand (rather than just a single line of dolls) that I really like.:)</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="color: blue;">2. What do you think of A Life of Faith dolls?</span></h4>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">I think they're very cute! I really want Millie.:)</span></span></span></h4>
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Kirsten, definitely.:) I think she's so pretty, and her character is so sweet. Her books are my favorites.:)</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">4. What do you think is the best blogging tip?</span></h4>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">I'm not sure really. Maybe to not blog if you're not in the mood, even if you haven't posted in a while, because if you're bored when you write, people reading will feel bored too, like an audience feels what you do in acting.:)</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="color: blue;">5. What do you like to read about the
most on other girl’s doll blogs(for example, photo-stories, crafts,
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Well, probably photostories. They're very cute, and I just love the pretty pictures, and the sweet stories.:) I quite enjoy hairstyle posts, too, because I love dolls' hair, but the funny thing is, I never do that hairstyles!:P</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Nicki.:) I've always thought she looks really cute and pretty, and I love her outfits. And although the only GOTY book I've read is her first one, I think her character was one of the most unique, and special.:)</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I'm not sure, really.:) I would've said Nellie a couple years ago, but I also love Elizabeth, because she looks like Lindsay Wagner. If Cecile counts, then I'd probably say she's my favorite for now. Otherwise, I'll choose Elizabeth.:)</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">I do a lot, because I can't really afford them new with the shipping and import tax.:) I tend to look on the UK Ebay page every day, even if I don't have any money, just to see what the prices are like here (there isn't much to look through, so it only take a minute or two), but when I'm looking for something specific that I want, I'll go to ebay.com.:)</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Well, it doesn't really bother me to see them in other dolls' hair, but I would never put them in my dolls' hair.:P I just really don't like the idea of highlights.;)</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">I feel a bit mean, actually saying this on <i>they're</i> blog, but, truly, my favorite is Kirsten. She's so, so special to me, and I love her more than anything else I own. (It's not that the other things aren't special or anything; just that Kirsten is <i>extra </i>special to me.;))</span></span> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">She was my first American Girl doll, and I remember waiting a year before I could get her, and hardly letting her go for the whole of my 10th birthday. I've only had her 4 and a half years, but it feels like 10, and I just love her so much.:)</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://littlehouseofamericangirl.com/">Little House of American Girl</a></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://delightfulworldofdolls.com/">Delightful World of Dolls</a></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://anamericangirldollstory.blogspot.com/">An American Girl Doll Story</a></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://dollydormdiaries.blogspot.com/">Dolly-Dorm Diaries</a></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://dollightfuldays.wordpress.com/">Doll-ightful Days</a></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://agdollysisters.blogspot.com/">American Girl Dolly Sisters</a> </span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">10. I know this has nothing to do with dolls, but I just can't help asking it: Do you like acting?:P</span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I hope you enjoy answering the questions!:) Just for fun, I'm going to give you my answers to my own questions (because I feel like answering them:P):</span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">1. My dolls do have middle names and nicknames, but they're all on the "Get to Know Us!" page, so I'm not going to list them all.;)</span></h4>
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