This one is for Gramma D and Granpa T:) I took the girls for a walk this afternoon in the wagon they got for Ellie for her second birthday, I believe. They also got this canopy thing that we hadn't used until today. It was so cool and so huge! Aubrey sat up like a big girl (with a pillow behind for extra cushion) and we had a great walk!
Did you know that Glidden Paint has a color personality test? I learned about it at Blue Hydrangea (love the blogname since I love blue hydrangeas). She's got a great design site. Anyways, I took it today and it was spot on. I couldn't believe it. However, it didn't have red and you know that's one of my favorite decorating colors. So, if you wanna know what your preferences in color say about you, then click here and find out! Here are my results:
My mom gave me my 30-year old Raggedy Ann to pass down to Ellie when she was born. This poor Raggedy was deeply loved by all, including one of my cats that we had growing up. She was in desperate need of a facelift, literally, and a little cleaning up. So, over the long weekend, I decided to tackle this little project. I don't make dolls or repair them. I just did the best I could with the little sewing skills I've acquired. I should have taken a before picture. Oh well - I'll describe her before. Her clothes were stained from the years, elastic had lost its elasticity (she really did look like a rag-a-muffin and needed to quit dropping her pantaloons!) and the cat had given her a good open wound to the forehead. So, we soaked the clothes in oxyclean and then washed them. Then, I repaired the broken elastic with new and added another row of eyelet at the bottom of the dress. To repair her face, I just started stitching it together as best I could and then positioned a bow in her hair to camouflage it a little. The bow also served to make the somewhat dishelveled hair look not so bad. And here she is:
If anyone knows how to get the stains off the doll herself, I'd appreciate any advice. I'm thinking maybe getting an oxyclean solution going and using a cotton swab to dab. Thoughts?
Aubrey, Aubsie, Aubs, Aubrey Daubrey is approaching eight months, so I thought I'd share some fun things she's doing. She's still our little petite thing, at least two pounds or more smaller than her friends born the same week (and Ellie at eight months). She is sitting up like a champ and enjoying her new view of the world. She's getting very good at leaning forward to pick things up and looking around her to see other people without falling over. She has learned how to scrunch up her little nose and I think that is the most precious, irresistable look little babies can give. She does it all the time. Her favorite shows are Praise Baby and the intro by Moose and Zee on Noggin On Demand (cable). It's so funny to watch her light up and start laughing when it comes on (well, not quite - we still don't really laugh!). Can't wait for family to see her again!
