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Opportunity Dismembers But Once

I just had a thought. In the tutorial I found, in order to make a centaur, I have to pop a leg off a doll. Therefore the Simi body was just telling me it wants to be a horse creature. Honestly I don't think I'd give up a posable body for a rarely used fantasy creature, so this is a blessing. I'm already bidding on horses. I have issues. smooches, dani

Toy Hero

Well, if you're not familiar with the concept of guilt, breaking your kid's arm will definitely get you well acquainted with the term. So Saturday night, in the middle of our usual changing-into-pajamas wrestling match, I must have pulled Iris's arm too much because I dislocated it! It is a disturbingly common affliction called Nursemaid's Elbow. Man I'd hate to be the nanny for which this term was coined! Anyway, I think the emergency room was more traumatizing for Iris than the pain. Temperature taking, pulse and poking and prodding. All standard for us, but for a kid who's already exhausted from the previous night's slumber party and with parents who are freaking the heck out, it must have been pretty scary. So we're sitting there in the exam room, waiting for a doctor. My mother has shown up to care for the new baby but I can tell from the wails floating down the hall that she's having some trouble quieting her. I'm pacing, unable to help ei...

Year of Luxury Grinds to a Screeching Halt

Bittersweet weekend. Bitter: We awoke Saturday morning to find that someone had stolen the Hubs' DJ equipment and about 2000 cds (in CD books). Totally devastating. There is back up equipment and loads more music, but the loss is huge. So I'm not going to buy another doll for the rest of the year. We're going to send out a list of music to our friends, hoping to find copies of what he lost. Then we're going to hold a benefit for equipment replacement. We're staying positive because what the heck else can you do and treated this as an opportunity to upgrade his equipment. Sweet: My Monsieur Z Fly Girl arrived really fast. She's frigging adorable. Somehow I managed not to take any pics of her. Sigh. But also, I finished my Dolly U project (click to enlarge): I ended up wrapping the trunk in black embroidery thread. I had intended to paint over it, then remove it, but the Hubs suggested I leave it. I painted over the whole thing with a lighter greyish beige, then a...

On Hiatus

Hello My Friends, Just wanted to do a brief post to let you know I'll be on hiatus for a while to play with my new doll, Isobel Nancy who arrived January 12th. Of course I'm on way to Target looking for Douchebag Ken to play my gypsy man. And my mom has agreed to donate her three 16 scale camels to me and I'll be damned if I don't take some photos of it... Iris is taking it very well. Her new word is "Toes". Life is chaotic but happy. Talk to you soon! Dani and Family: Smooches, Dani