Farwell to a friend.

Samantha and Nellie from the American Girls are being retired this year. :(

http://americangirlstories.typepad.com/american_girl_stories/2008/09/test.html

I was really too old for dolls when Samantha, the very first AG, came out in 1986. I collected dolls, but at 15 I was more interested in clothes and make-up...so I passed on getting one. It wasn't until eleven years later and I was an adult that I went ahead and bought one for myself. She was just the first- I now have all of the historical dolls except for Kaya, Molly's friend Emily, Kit's friend Ruth, and Julie's friend Ivy (though I'd like her for Christmas!). I've lost track of all the clothes and accessories I've picked up over the last decade!

I always thought that Samantha was the most popular of all the dolls. I'm really surprised that her collection is being retired.

*is embarassed*

I'd love to have one of these:

http://www.mytwinn.com/index.html?lid=LogoHomeHdr&lpos=header

I could have one made to look somewhat like I did at four or so. It would be a very cute doll. Maybe I'll ask my mom for one for Christmas...she'd pick the right picture for them to use!

Aww, looks just like him, right down to the ears!

Cute little finger puppet of Barack Obama. Sorry, McCain not available...yet.

Poor Wee Patsy!

I was cleaning my doll shelves yesterday, and look what happened...



:( Poor thing! The little rubber band holding the arms on dried up and snapped. It should be easy to fix, if I can find a band the right size. I have several Wee Patsy dolls- I'm going to have to be very careful with them!

Election toys!

Paper dolls! Each has an election night scorecard.







Guess which one I already own. :p *see my 7/5/08 entry!*

There are magnetic dress-up dolls of the candidates out there, too!

shameless plug- I actually sell these in my shop! ;)

New Trek ornaments!

I just picked up "The Trouble With Tribbles" ornament from Hallmark today! It's so cute. It lights up, and little tribbles fall on Kirk. There is also a sound clip from the episode.



Another ornament, which I'm going to get later, is the U.S.S. Reliant from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn.



And finally, the communicator! I don't know if it has sound effects, but it looks good.



I think I have enough Trek ornaments for a larger tree this Christmas!

There are a couple of other ornaments from Hallmark that I want this year- the leg lamp from A Christmas Story, and the annual Madame Alexander doll.

Yay!

There will be more Torchwood figures- including Owen, Ianto, and Tosh!

http://www.doctorwhotoys.net/torchwood.htm

I want them all. Well, the main five Torchwood characters, at least!