New Hair

Jen is always on the lookout for the perfect purse.  She's had a lot of them come and go.  In January, she found one that she's really liked and is actually thinking that in the fall, she'll get the same one in different colors. For me, finding the perfect wig has been a challenge.

Some girls who live here find the perfect hair from the very beginning.  Nothing else works.  I haven't been that lucky - until now.  I liked my strawberry reddish blonde curls, but they were hard to take care of everyday.  I liked the last wig - a brown Lati wig, but the color wasn't quite right.

Then, one night, we were looking at a new friend's photos on the web.  An unexpected wig arrived with her, that looked nice on her, but she never really got attached to it - she was more of a wild, curly hair kinda girl.  But we knew it was exactly what we've been looking for!  Before anyone else could have the same idea, we wrote to the companion and said "if you decide to sell it, please let us know" - and the deal was done that night!  

I'm thrilled with my new hair.  I think it suits my coloring and my style perfectly.  What do you think?

- Samantha

Sunny Sunday

Yesterday was unusually warm for February!  We think the ground hog got the forecast wrong because it will be in the 50's most of this week, and yesterday it was 65!  We took the dogs outside on the 25' leash to play fetch.  They loved it.  I sat on top of the grill to avoid getting tripped or knocked down!  

When the dogs were tired out, I looked for signs of spring.  I found that the Autumn Joy sedum are beginning to grow again!

Then I climbed a tree in the yard and enjoyed the sunshine and warm breezes.

It was a wonderful day.

Trying A New Look

Jen and I tried ordering a new Roxie wig, but the color I wanted was out of stock.  So, we looked through the box of wigs that we have here.  I found this Lati wig and thought I'd give it a try.  It is brown, but has a touch of red in it.  So, what do you think?

I've been wearing this new outfit that I got from Miss Connie last summer.  The blue pants have snowflakes on them (I'll have to show you sometime).  I'm hoping that I might get to see a little bit of snow soon.  I'll let you know if we see some!

- Samantha

Trouble Sleeping

Jen:  What are you doing up still, Samantha?

Samantha:  I can't sleep.  I keep thinking about Christmas, and everything we need to do to get ready.  It is so exciting.  Do you think Mary felt that way about baby Jesus?

Jen:  Probably, considering she had to travel to Bethlehem when she was expecting a very special baby to be born.   I think you should try to get some sleep.  Maybe counting sheep will help.

Samantha:  Well, there are 2 here in this nativity..

Samantha:  And these three angel sheep were on the tree until they came to be counted, so that makes five.

Samantha:  And a prim sheep on the tree makes six.

Samantha:  And the Good Shepherd has a lamb, so that's seven, plus 4 more  in his flock, so that makes eleven!

Jen:  Samantha, you are heading to bed so slowly...you really need to get some sleep.

Samantha: (peeking into the Hitty room) A sheep pull toy makes a dozen.

Samantha:  Abbie's lamb makes thirteen...

Fourteen...

Fifteen...Sixteen...

Jen: (whispering) Good night, Sam.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

We put up the tree on Sunday evening.  Monday night was twirl practice, but this evening, M. went through the bin of other decorations and began putting them out.  I'll try to share some more pictures of our holiday decorations with you as Christmas approaches.  Here is a picture of Jenny, one of the first companions to join Jen's family, way back in 2000.  She doesn't look a day older than when she arrived.  Jen changed her into her Christmas dress today and found some red ribbons for her hair.

When Jenny saw our friends Ally and Lizzy on Doll Dance Blog, she wanted to be on the web, too!