This time, on the third run, they don’t do that. I’m not being anal about them, I don’t feel the need to get every single one, so I’m happy with the group I got, my favourite being the Beastie Boy guy with a boom box.

I also love the fisherman, the nice girl working at the cash register helped me feel up every single package until we found him. The witch is holding a maraca as a poison bottle (the Mexican guy came with an extra).  I also really like the elfy guy, sort of Link, I guess.

If anyone has extras of any I don’t have I’d be thrilled to get mail!

I wish I knew what set of toys this fellow came with. I remember flat, plastic,  checkerboard floors (grey?) that walls (green?) slid into and I remember Nurse Nelly.  I think it’s safe to assume that there was assorted hospital furnishings too.

And for further perspective, here is the completed castle with my beloved 90210 ruler propped up against it. It’s surprisingly smaller than I even thought, less than 6″ high.

Then Shannon took over and created this flash file, which was probably just as much work, if not more.

Yay for collaborations!

I stole this from my mom:

Yes, I was into Strawberry Shortcake dolls when I was a kid. I don’t know who my mom bought this for, I had always assumed it was for me, yet it sat in her closet for what seemed like years, birthdays and Christmasses and other holidays when a nice toy would be appropriate drifted by and I never was given her.  I grew somewhat resentful about this, I mean, really, WHY would a grown woman want one of these dolls and not play with it (I KNOW! Ironic, eh?)? I felt like she was just being mean.

So I took it. I don’t even remember when. And clearly it was after any time that I would have wanted to play with it, as she resides in her original (squashed) box with a $9.99 price tag on the top from Robinsons. Robinsons? What the hell is that? Is that like The Bay but…not?

Sorry, Mumma. And if I am remembering this story not quite correctly, please fill me in with your details.

Served on my grandmother’s wedding china, yes. I am no cake decorator, that’s for certain. I am also aware that it reads Happy Ari Birthday, but when I made the letters and she was watching, it all made sense. And no, it’s no Barbie cake, nor does it have pink frosting (we haven’t moved a few key things including the food colouring) but it tasted good and that’s the main point. Ari got to make 2 wishes, one when she blew out the candle and one when she made the first cut.

Lots of presents too, including a Razor scooter (decorated with Princess stickers), Little Pet Shop stuff, her first Pez dispenser,Converse runners, a tea set from Oma and a whoopie cushion from my mom. The shoes are too big but she’s still growing-better than too small, right?

If you’re wondering: No, we haven’t finished unpacking yet. But we’re getting there. It looks more like a home every day, and that’s good.

My best friend Veronica had a dollhouse when we were growing up. It was a Lundby, and she probably got it in the late 70′s. Her dad was in charge of buying all the furniture and accoutrements so mostly it was full of antique-y looking stuff that Veronica hated. She wanted modern looking chairs, toilets with a flipper to flush, not a chain to pull. Her dollhouse people were hilarious, the infamous FB, so named because he was a Fat Boy. Her dog ate half his head and we still played with him. Yoda also spent time in her dollhouse.

Ideally, somehow-magically-Veronica’s original dollhouse will appear on my doorstep. Considering I haven’t seen her in 16 years and that we don’t have a doorbell, that’s unlikely. There’s a version of the same house on sale on Ebay, but it’s in America and the shipping is crazy.

That’s what it looks like in all it’s glory. The bottom 2 layers are add-ons. I just want to decorate and furnish it MY way. And maybe share it eventually.

You’re right. His mouth IS the funniest part. Plus he is a bobble head, in theory.

Well, anyway, I didn’t buy one of these dolls. Tempted, yes, but didn’t. Check the one on the right, she looks so mean. Heehaa, I LOVE IT!

Also, this girl, who looks sort of like Frenchy, I guess, from Grease, although not like Didi Conn.