This little girl is the newest kid here. She is a cousin of Susie. We don't know her name yet. We are waiting for her to tell us what it is! She has a twin sister, who came with her. When they arrived, they were quite pale, but they've gotten a bit of color and are slowly recovering from their trip. We'll introduce her sister next week - and maybe we'll know their names!
editor's notes: She is Custom House Petite r.Ai Jenniel.
I wanted to share a picture of our lilacs with you. We have planted a hedge of them along one side of our front yard. It smells delicious when you come to or leave our house! I wish they would bloom all summer, but we'll just have to enjoy them while we can!
- Ruthie
Kit, Emily and Ruthie were stuck inside today because of the rain. They really wanted to be able to go out and play when they got home from school, but it was just too wet.
They decided to get out Kit's typewriter and set it up on her new desk and pretend that they were newspaper writers and editors!
Kit said that she'd be the copywriter and type all the stories. I think she just likes to sit at her new desk! Ruthie and Emily were a bit down because they were out of story ideas and could only come up with a weather report!
Then they decided that the would take turns typing the stories, because that's what friends do.
It is a lot easier to come up with good stories when you are having a good time with your friends!
My big sister, Catherine, has let her hair grow out! Do you remember her when she read the Christmas story to the kids here? It was shorter then.
She went and got her hair styled last night. She is in love with her hair! What do you think?
She really likes her new softer look. Next thing you know, she's going to want to change her eyelashes and get a different color for her contacts!
- Little Sister - Samantha
I hope that all of my friends have a blessed Easter day today!
We enjoyed joyous voices singing, our church's pipe organ and brass group (with M. on the trumpet) playing songs full of Alleluia's, sunshine, fresh air, delicious danishes and teas for breakfast and the companionship of family. 
We are thankful for all of these things, but most of all, we are thankful for God's gift of his son, Jesus, who died to redeem us for our sins so that we can enjoy eternal life in Heaven.Happy Easter!
- Samantha
As a quilter, I always loved the 1930's reproduction prints - my daughter's first twin size quilt was made using those fabrics. When American Girl came out with Kit, I was really smitten by her. I loved her clothes, furniture, accessories, and thought she was just great! My daughter got Kit a long time ago, and she's been well loved. Her nice, soft eyelashes (pre-Mattel) sometimes slide back into her eyes (lately we see little of her eyelashes), but M. would never send her back for repairs.
Maybe she should come up with her own name, so that there's less confusion with 2 girls living her with the same name!
