Now Playing: catfight !!
Current Mood : kittenish !
Current Image Notes : We've nicknamed this kitty 'Stripe', because his white crest actually stands up a bit ! He and Jean (grey) are the two reclusive ones, but he looks a lot like DC. We sometimes call them 'regular' (DC) and 'extra-fluffy' (Stripe) !
Ironically, my breathing has stabilized. I can now breathe even lying down ! Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate, and my allergies are back, full force. So I'm blowing my nose ever 15 seconds, or coughing. (sigh) I took a decongestant, so hopefully that'll dry up. It's so nice to breathe, I wanna enjoy it !
Still weaker than I'd like to be. But I did go out for a bit, to the thrift store. Found the pants that go to the 15-inch Little Jasmine doll I bought there last month... in a bag with some other doll clothes, for $7. Sheesh. I might've considered it, if the blouse had been there, too, but heck. I'm darn near paying full price this way ! So I left it there. I think I can manage harem pants and a tank top on my own ! And for less than $7. !
Weren't many other finds. No new patterns, very few new toys, and I haven't been there in two weeks ! Bought a stuffed polar bear for 25c, for the plastic Coca-Cola bottle sewn to his hand. It's about Crissy-size. But I had some luck ! Found ‘Derek', the cobbler turned prince in the 2006 Barbie 12 Dancing Princesses movie, in a $4. baggie with a chewed-hand Max Steel doll. I wanted him when he came out, but only saw him once. Of course, it was during a thin week, so I didn't get him - and until today, never saw him again. Very handsome guy, his head mold's only been used previously on 2002's Rapunzel wedding Prince Stephan. His head's stamped ‘2006', though. The dolls have very different hair, too. He also has the poseable body, which I like in a guy doll ! He's missing his pants (!) , the weird ‘Prince Eric' fold-top boots every Mattel prince gets these days, a generic crown, and the twelve pair of Barbie shoes he came with, but that's fine. I only wanted him anyway.
For my $4., I got a nude Max Steel, Derek in his issue tunic, a Prince Charming cream tunic (complete with braid and buckle), a camo jumpsuit from Dollar Tree, and a gorgeous olive green trenchcoat from 21st Century Toys. It's really nice ! Has silver Army ‘Eagle' buttons on the front, a back belt, real working pockets, shoulder epaulettes, and a great collar. It's missing one of the back ‘eagle' buttons, but there's spares under the collar. The stitching is exquisite. So I think my cash was well spent, even if Max'll end up redonated wearing the camo jumpsuit next month. Trenchcoat alone was worth it, and so was Derek !
They had a couple new Barbies - it's funny, even though they're all sealed up, two to a bag, all the male dolls are in one bin, all the girls are in another - but nothing really great. Unless a My Scene ‘Barbie' or ‘Kennedy' came with raspberry colored hair, they had a couple of clones, too. I liked the dress one of the clones wore, but not enough to buy another $4. baggie.
