Mood:
quizzicalNow Playing: Crickets ! A few thousand of 'em, in concert !
I got a 'Dream Date' Ken yesterday from GoodWill. Only $2., and still in his original tux, right down to the shoes. His velvety jacket's Barbie-pink boutonniere is missing and the all-in-one pants and shirt need cleaning, as well as some minor repairs. After 15 years in the same outfit, he didn't complain about the more casual outfit I put him in. Besides, the outfit - or more likely, sunlight through the outfit, since the MIB ones I've seen aren't like he is - seems to have stained his neck and two strips down his chest an odd shade of yellow. No biggie. I actually prefer dolls with some imperfections - they're more fun to play with that way ! We are our scars, after all.
Spent a good chunk of yesterday evening and today cleaning yesterday's acquisitions. Dearest Son loves his new blue Beetle, it's rarely more than a few inches from his hands since he chose it. The green one had three plastic Easter eggs in the trunk, almost exactly the same shade of green. None of them had seat belts, keys, or the side mirrors, and only one had the rear-view one inside. Two had the 'hidden keyhole' license plate cover, but without keys...Taught Son how to open the trunk by putting his hand inside and gently pushing it up. That's how I'll be doing it !
Baby Ariel's hair, while still in the factory set, was tangled and a bit wooly, so I took it down and brushed it. And brushed it and brushed it...ad nauseum. Whoo. Toddler Belle's hair was also wooly on the ends, and I never took her hair down, either. I cut about an inch of the dolly equivalent of split ends off Belle, and may need to do the same with Baby. In my opinion, shorter hair suited Belle !
I sort of wondered why I had such a need to brush out Ariel's 'do. It was OK the way it was. But I know that it's too easy to give away a doll when you have no interest in playing with her hair ! Once I got it down, it was easy to style - and it went down to her butt ! And folks say Baby Crissy's hair is unrealistic ! I say, for dolls, both are typical. Ariel's hair is fairly easy to take down and put up - the rooted part is easy to find, but doesn't limit styling - and maybe with a bit of conditioner, I can tame hers a bit. It looks more like a fire-engine red mane right now. Didn't have time to sew for her, she's wearing one of Mia's little shift dresses. Almost fits her, just too tight at the neck and the armholes could be a bit bigger.
Did two more pages of pattern reference sheets. I'm into the L part, only 39 more files and 11 books to go. I should have it done by the time Son's school starts. I've spent so much time on it, I got paranoid and backed it all up on CD-R. I'll probably take a complete copy, once it's all done, to the library or a Kinko's to print it out. Library uses laser printers, at just 10c a page. I know our inkjet is much more expensive. Dunno what Kinko's charges, but I may find out in the next few days.
Not a lot else going on - I slept in, and now I'm wiped out. Cleaned the kitchen to start the week right, and did a couple loads of laundry. I think I'm still behind from May ! Oh, and the surgeon who did my recent operation has pronounced me healed and ready for Life. But he wants me to wait 'til August before I attempt skating again. Well, he's the expert ! What's funny to me is that my navel has changed. It's a different shape and depth now. Odd how you go through your days, figuring your belly-button will always be the same, and one day you notice it's different.
Lot of things are like that...
