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Thursday, March 5, 2009

Rain Rain go Away Come Again in the Fall!!

Poor, Michelle has been sick for the last week, so we haven't been doing much...not that the weather would allow us to do much, it's been rainy & windy & according the weather report we will be able to add snowy to the list tonight.
It is a great excuse to break out my new umbrella & try it out. Works great by the way!

We have a new friend at our house. This is Sadie-Sue. She is a Goodreau ball-jointed bear/doll. Even her wrists & ankles are ball jointed. She is very poseable. I like her pretty brown eyes and eyelashes. Michelle like her boots.


Thursday, February 26, 2009

3 Sizes of Blankie Bears

Michelle can now do 3 sizes of blankie bears. The pretty lavender one is the one she's made for her Great-niece to be, coming soon to a niece far from her. The green one is the Hitty size blankie bear that belongs to Hitty Maureen O'Hara. I'm holding the smallest, the blankie bear that I got for my birthday. I like my blankie bear best.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday! Look at my present!
Wow! Look at all the goodies inside!

I got an umbrella-will come in handy with all this rain-, a princess tea set in pretty little castle, a purse & change purse, a hand mirror, a necklace, a fan, 5 books, and a mini Blankie Bear just for me! I'm having a great birthday!


Monday, February 23, 2009

Ashleigh Introduces Herman

This is Herman. He is a Gund from the Heads and Tails line. Gregg bought Herman for Michelle for Christmas several years ago. Herman is magic. Herman helps Michelle sleep during the day when she works graveyard. Seems she needs something furry to cuddle with when she sleeps & Gregg works during the day. Herman also has the ability to make the house a safer place. Doug & Riley both have used Herman to keep nightmares at bay, and to help them feel better when they are sick. He is the "Keeper of Secrets" in the house, you can tell him anything & he won't pass judgement or tell anyone else, he just listens. I find Herman to be an educated, thoughtful bear. He's very kind, but something of a homebody. He truly doesn't care to have adventures further away than the living room. Michelle says that's fine, everyone has their preferences, and just because someone else's may be different, than say my own, that doesn't make them wrong. I think she's probably right about this.

BTW, tomorrow is my birthday! I'm very excited...

Saturday, February 21, 2009

When Riley has the Camera

Riley has snagged the camera. This is Gracie-you all may remember her as Momma dog to the puppie-and Riley's bunny, Hopper. They were just relaxing on the couch, and then Riley got the camera...now no one can relax.
Here we are just seconds before the previous picture. Hopper is watching tv & I'm just napping w/Gracie. The big bear is one of Michelle's and his name is Herman. Herman has special powers and is able to make scared children feel safe, sick children feel better, and Michelle on graveyard able to sleep during the day. He was a Christmas present from Gregg years ago. I'll do a blog on him someday & we'll explore these special powers in depth.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Blankie Bears!!

A couple of years ago Michelle developed a pattern for what she calls Blankie Bears for her great-nephew Skylar...Her niece wanted a baby afghan, but Michelle prefers to make bears, so this was her compromise. A full size blankie bear is just the right size for toddlers to pack around & wrap up in when sitting down, but they still have a bear to cuddle with. Well, Michelle was just messing around with some new thread she got at Goodwill earlier this week & made some small blankie bears. Her new doll Hitty Maureen O'Hara promptly claimed the first one (the green one on the bottom), and Michelle posted pictures. A couple of people in the HittyGirls group wanted some. One lady ordered three and one lady ordered one. The periwinkle pink w/purple trim on the left is off to it's new home in Washington today. Michelle has one more to make just like it & then the tan & teal and cream & purple will be off with the new Periwinkle pink and purple one to Idaho. My birthday is coming (Tuesday, February 24th) and I want her to make me one, but smaller. These are fine for 6-8 inch dolls, but they're bigger than me. I'm working on Michelle to figure out how to make an even smaller one for me for my birthday-it's only fair isn't it?

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Michelle Found Some Spring!

Look! We found a crocus blooming in the flower bed! A sure sign that Spring is coming, maybe the groundhogs got it wrong this year.
And to have some Spring inside, Michelle treated the family to a bouquet of roses for the dining room table.