AG Spotlight: Lark Anderson

How many people have owned me now???  Oh well, I guess it doesn't matter.  I'm here now, hopefully in my forever home.

FULL NAME:  Lark Chloe Anderson

NICKNAME:  Marina and Luciana call me "Alondra," which means "lark" in Spanish.

WHERE I GOT MY NAME:  I came with the name "Lark."  My middle name is the same as my old owner's first name.

BIRTHDAY:  February 19th

CUSTOMIZED FROM:  I can't remember.  I don't even remember if my eyes are original.

HOMETOWN:  Calgary, Alberta, Canada

HEAD MOLD:  Classic

HAIR COLOR:  Electric blue

EYE COLOR:  Light blue

OTHER DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:  Purple eyebrows and enhanced lips

FAVORITE COLORS:  Blue and anything that coordinates (or contrasts) with blue

THINGS I LIKE:  Candles, Crocs (when I bother with shoes at all), rainbows, the smell of rain, and rain in general, earthing, pizza, milk tea and bubble tea, poutine, food in general, snow and the accompanying winter sports, adventure, tie-dyed anything, cryptozoology and the paranormal, visiting graveyards (not always to look at orbs, LOL), any of Calgary's sports teams

THINGS I DISLIKE:  Stepping on something sharp (goathead seeds are the bane of my existence), winter unless there's snow (it ALWAYS snowed in Calgary), unsweet tea, any of Edmonton's sports teams

MY CHOICE OF MUSIC:  eighties New Wave, particularly Talking Heads

BEST FRIENDS:  Marina, Llewellyn, and Luciana, since they all have trippy hair.  Airy keeps my hair dye in stock, so I appreciate her too.  Marina and Luciana are also the ones who gave me my nickname, which I love.  I also like to ski and snowshoe with Justine-Marie; when you're from Canada you learn to love winter sports, even if you might hate winter.

SOMEONE I'D RATHER AVOID:  Luciana's pet Tribble tried to swallow my arm once.  Tribbles don't have teeth so it didn't hurt, but my arm was all slimy afterwards so I keep a respectful distance from Goldie.  Word of advice:  if a Tribble tries to swallow your arm, tickle its gullet.  Goldie let me go pretty quickly.

Side note from Luciana:  It was your leather jacket that Goldie wanted.  Tribbles aren't big on eating humans, but leather is another story.  As Alondra noted, tickling Goldie's gullet proved effective, and jacket, arm, and Tribble all came out unscathed.

HOW I CAME HERE:  Where else but eBay?  When the Moon Girl heard that Chloe was giving up the dolly hobby she found me on eBay.  The bidding got pretty contentious, but she won me and I'm here now.

ABOUT ME:  I can't help feeling a little sad that Chloe wanted to part with me, but life in Casa del Luna has been pleasant enough.  A little hot at times, but pleasant enough.  We all are thankful for the cooler air that's been moving in, though I can't say that I'm looking forward to winter.  I don't mind the leaves, though.  Courtney and I like to play in these together.

The Moon Girl says she never has learned what kind of tree this is, but she jokingly calls it "Horus" because it has a knothole on it that looks like an eye.  Notice that the knothole currently has two cicada husks.

Every year Horus is the first to drop it's leaves, and inevitably the leaves just dry up and fall off without turning colors.  They're still fun to play in...holy crap, call off your dog, Court!

*Side note from Courtney:  He's not my dog, he's Justine-Marie's.  Why he always follows me, I'll never know.  He won't bite.

Maybe not, but his nails are sharp!  Yeesh...regarding specifics about myself, I'm asexual and a polytheistic Druid.  Polytheistic means many gods and goddesses, of course, and some of us celebrate Samhein instead of/in addition to Halloween (I'm in the "in addition" club; I love me some Halloween!).  Care to loan me Garnet, Rilla Louise?  I need a sacrifice.

*Side note from Rilla Louise:  Wait a minute...SAY WHAT???

LOL, just kidding!  Modern Druids don't need to sacrifice animals.  We do have a bonfire, though, and normally we'd be allowed to take some back home with us.  Too bad that the Moon Girl won't actually let me build a fire.  Oh well, there's more to Druidism than Samhein and fire, but I don't want to bore everyone too much. 

Let's see, what else...oh, my favorite thing to do in my spare time is visit the local cemeteries (the Moon Girl and her mother also do this; they call it "graveyard hoppin'").  There are at least five graveyards within a four-mile radius of the Moon House, more if one extends that radius a mile or so.  Local legend says that the large one to the west on Crowley's Ridge has a resident ghost, but the Moon Girl says she thinks Stevens Chapel Cemetery is the one that's haunted.

Stevens Chapel Cemetery is an old one, located about a mile north of the airfield.  A lot of the folks buried here were young, cut down by tuberculosis or diphtheria or appendicitis, or a runaway wagon in this poor chap's case.  Shows us all how far medicine has come in the past hundred years, though appendicitis is still dangerous.  Anyway, the Moon Girl says you've gotta know the area fairly well if you want to find this cemetery, as it's located away from the main highways in the area (the others are fairly close to Malden's main drag).  You gotta admit that this looks like your stereotypical haunted cemetery, particularly the part with the fence around it!

Notice that I am not alone on this particular jaunt.  Z wanted to come along too, for obvious reasons.

And Rita Cheryl tagged along too, because the Moon Girl drags her everywhere.  We're all pretty fond of Rita Cheryl's new dress!  Notice the cotton in the back.  It's a beautiful crop, but whew, does that defoliant stink!

This stone is our favorite; the Moon Girl says she's never seen one cut through like this.  See?  It's made out of metal, and the letters are cut out so you can see the grass through it.  You can also see the Moon Girl's shadow!

Z had to get in on the action too, of course.  It's not a very big marker, about the height of our My Twinn friends.

Moon discovered that that particular stone doesn't have a Find a Grave entry, so she left some flowers after taking us away.  She says that after all this she doesn't want to go out there alone again.  I can't say that I blame her; at first it was great, traipsing around a graveyard on a nice fall evening, but the longer we were there the more unsafe I felt.  As an aside, the land is sandy around here, so it's not uncommon to find wild cactus growing here or there.  We didn't see any on this particular outing, but Z did fall into a patch of sticker burrs.  Yikes!  Next time I come out here I'll...dare I say it?  I'll make myself wear shoes.

The people of Florida are in my thoughts tonight.  Hurricane Ian is upon them, and as slow as he's moving they'll have to put up with this for awhile.  Stay safe out there, whether you're in Florida or not!

All of my love,
Lark Chloe Anderson 

Eye candy!

When I was a teenager Bratz were in their heyday.  I know some of y'all aren't Bratz fans, but I loved strolling down the Isle of the Dolls, as I called it then, and looking at their garish makeup and their colorful clothes.  It was the break from the eternally pink Barbie that I appreciated, though Barbie did have some interesting things to offer back then.  Those days were twenty-some-odd years ago now and a lot has changed, and after Monster High went away the Isle of the Dolls was "downright dull," as Pongo would put it.  Now...not so much!  Things got a little less boring when the O.M.G. dolls came out, got a lot less boring with Rainbow High, got even LESS boring with Shadow High.  Admittedly Rainbow High and Shadow High aren't everyone's cuppa either, but I enjoy them.  I have an in-depth review of a couple of the Shadow High girls waiting in the wings, but God only knows when that'll be done.  So instead I'll show y'all what I saw at the local Wally World the other day.  Apparently both students from both Rainbow High and Shadow High are attending a costume bash, and...well, I'll let y'all see for yourselves.  This first girl is a fairy.

I love her makeup!  It reminds me of the aurora borealis.

The somewhat dark expression gives this young lady away as a student of Shadow High, and given her stark white body and hair I was expecting this to be Natasha Zima in costume.  Surprise, she's a new character!

McFee.  I wonder if that's a play on "fae," another term for "fairy."  Eliza claims that her wings are special effects, but if there truly is some word play in that name then maybe she's fibbing.

I have no idea what this next gal is supposed to be dressed up as, though maybe her headband gives some sort of hint (they look like lacy cat ears).  She's pink, but she's a lovely raspberry shade so I can live with it and even dig it.

Look at her freckles!  I love dolly freckles!

Claws and a name like "Wilde"...yep, she'd have to be a cat.  Nail art isn't the most important thing in the world, but it IS art!  I've got friends with the skills to prove it.  A closer look at Lola in the box shows that she does indeed have crazy-long nails.

There's one other Rainbow High student attending this soiree, a purple vampire named Demi Batista, but she wasn't at my Wal-Mart.  I got to see boring Bella Parker instead.

Bella is a witch, a good witch, I presume.  Only bad witches are ugly.  Bella certainly wouldn't fall under the "ugly" category, but I don't find her costume or paint anywhere near as interesting as her Shadow High shelfmates.

Here's her story.  I'm pretty sure a pink witch won't cut it against an ice-blue fairy and a raspberry pussycat, my dear.

Bella also will not be alone at the ball; she's accompanied by Violet Willow (also a cat-girl) and by my old favorite Robin Sterling (a spider!).  I'm going to respectfully disagree with Lori and say that I prefer Slumber Party Robin to Spider Robin (she prefers the spider), but I'm very pleased to see Robin getting a second doll.  Strangely though, I find the Shadow High dolls to be more interesting.  Shadows are usually gray and black like the first wave of dolls was, and yet MGA is finding more ways to incorporate colors into that bunch, first with Neon Shadow, and now with the new Costume Ball trio.  I hope they'll continue to think outside the box; if they do, then these dolls could have a bright future in store.

Rainbows and shadows,
RagingMoon1987

Sunday Randomness: Cissette and Elise move in

Greetings, comrades.  Looks like my AG Spotlights aren't the most popular things, since no one comments on them, LOL.  If you're not a fan, all I can say is buckle up because I've got plenty more to do.  Lindsey's personality hasn't been the easiest to put together, I must admit (she's my next doll).  But today I'm gonna swig some water and do something I haven't done in awhile.  I haven't done a post on Madame Alexander dolls since heck was a pup, and since two new-to-me dolls just moved into the house I figured I'd show 'em off now.  This little one is Cissette.  

In the time since I took the above photo both of Cissette's cute little shoes have disappeared.  Shoes or no, one of Cissette's sisters made a cameo appearance here many moons ago, but she belonged to the lady who owned and later gave me Mary Jane.  This Cissette is mine.  She's MINE, MINE, MINE!!!  LOL, pardon my excitement, but I've always had a fondness for Cissette, who has all of Cissy's beauty packed into a smaller frame and a smaller price.  I don't think my doll is vintage like my friend's doll is, but oh well, she's just as good.  Here's how she compares in size to my decrepit old Cissy doll, Peaches...

...and because I love Little Miss Revlon, here's how Cissette compares in size to Wendy.

I'm hoping but doubting that these two can share clothes since their measurements are a hair different.  Anyway, older Cissette dolls date from 1957 to 1963 (the line was apparently felled by Barbie).  Like her larger companion Cissette has been a ballerina, and she's also worn bridal garb, Southern belle costumes, and other frilly stuff like that.  Some dolls have knee joints and some don't, with my doll being in the "have" category.  Notice that she's also got little nylons.

Ugh...I have a love-hate relationship with this type of knee.  It bends to a nice sharp angle, but it's also hard to bend and bad to break if treated roughly.  Peaches has a broken knee, for example.

I need to bite the bullet and send Peaches to a real dolly doctor.  I don't have what it takes to return her to her former glory.  Now...I said that Cissette was discontinued in 1963.  That being said, Madame Alexander still makes her from time to time.  She's not as ubiquitous as Wendy, the little girl doll that everyone seems to love, but she still exists, most recently as Clara, from The Nutcracker.

Speaking of ballet, here's a better look at Elise.  Ugh, those reflecty Madame Alexander eyes!  Cissette doesn't look too bad, but Elise looks like she could be dangerous!

Elise is a bigger doll at seventeen inches.  She's thus closer in size to Peaches, though not quite her size.

According to a fellow blogger Elise became Madame Alexander's "tall doll" of sorts after Cissy was retired.  After her release Elise enjoyed about three decades of production, and it should be no surprise that she came in other costumes besides ballet costumes, though there are plenty that ARE dressed like ballerinas!  I've even seen one that looks like Maria Tallchief, red dress and all.  As far as I know Elise is no longer being made, with her run ending in 1992.  Also as far as I know Elise does not see modern-day revivals like Cissette does, but never say never, right?  By the way, Elise's joints are your standard joints that only pivot, meaning that though she's dressed as a ballerina Elise can't strike many ballet poses.  For want of a stand I had to hold her in this position, so pardon my fat white lump of a hand.  This is about as ballet a pose as I can get Elise to strike, stand or no stand. 

Compare that to Aida, my Valentine ballerina.  Valentine did a lot of ballerinas, some more jointed than Aida is.  I wonder if Aida's name is supposed to be pronounced "aid-uh," or if it's "eye-EED-uh" like the opera and the broadway show?  I guess I could do either one.  Regardless, Aida outposes Elise by a fair margin.

Oh well, Elise looks the part, right?  I always thought it was funny, by the way, that Madame Alexander dolls sometimes wear pointe shoes, but their feet are clearly NOT in the proper position!

Now this, I can explain, since Cissy and Cissette and Elise were all meant to be undressed and redressed if the owner so chose.  Or I assume that, since Beatrice Alexander wanted her dolls to be played with to some degree.  Sharply pointed feet would mean the doll couldn't wear regular shoes, whereas high-heeled feet mean that she COULD wear regular shoes.  So this part, I get.  It still makes me giggle, though!  I guess it makes sense though, since ballerinas don't live en pointe.  Indeed, just looking at a doll like Aida makes my legs and feet tingle, as she's eternally on her toes.  How painful would that be???  Not all Valentine ballerinas have feet frozen en pointe, but Aida does.

Elise looks more comfortable, though I doubt she could be super-comfortable in all that scratchy tulle.  Maybe she's waiting to go onstage, or she's milling about at a dress rehearsal like some of Edgar Degas's subjects were.  Either one works.

So that's a much-needed break from American Girl blather!  Don't get comfy, because next Thursday is cobalt-haired Lark's turn. 

Cheers and pirouettes,
RagingMoon1987

Annabelle and Adley visit the library

There's no need to fear, Underdog...actually Underdog is on vacation, so y'all are stuck with me for another day.  Warning:  I have another post scheduled for tomorrow, so beware.  But today two little girls introduced me to their reborn dolls, and of course now I'm sharing them with y'all.  Meet Annabelle (the brunette) and Adley.

According to the girls' mother, Annabelle's nickname is "I Gotta Pee."  I didn't think to ask why, LOL.  Anywho, these two are semi-reborn and were purchased off of Amazon.  They apparently were not cheap, and I can guess why!  I didn't get a picture of their hands or feet, but they have blushing and manicured nails.  Their binkies are attached with magnets; underneath they have open mouths.  Unfortunately I didn't think to photograph that.  But they were very similar in weight, size, and expression to my Middleton doll, Adam.  Hmmm...Adley, Annabelle, and Adam.  LOL, what a trio that would've been!  Even though I need another large baby doll like I need a third head, I'm now off to Amazon to see what the going prices are for dolls like this.

Much love,
RagingMoon1987

Let's drink pop: Pepsi S'mores

As y'all may or may not remember, I like soda.  I have to be choosy about the kinds I drink, but I like soda.  This morning I was browsing Disney Food Blog, and they had this post up about...y'all ready for this?  S'mores soda!

From left, Toasty Marshmallow, Chocolate, and Graham Cracker.  The three flavors are apparently supposed to be mixed and matched, so if marshmallows are your thing you can go heavy on that, and likewise with the other flavors.  Or you could be a nutjob like me and just drink 'em straight.

The idea is a cute one, but...I dunno, if I see 'em I'll give 'em a whirl and let y'all know.  Sounds sickeningly sweet to me.  Mama wasn't crazy about the idea either.  I personally love s'mores, but there's a certain mouth-feel that goes with them.  You get the crunch of the graham cracker, that flaky charred outer layer and gooey center of the torched marshmallow, and the chocolate that provides a nice intermediate.  Of course there's always the fun of torching the marshmallow; that was always my favorite part.  I remember always being a little afraid (because fire, that's why), but that gloriously blackened marshmallow was worth it.  Yeah...part of the fun of a s'more is actually MAKING the s'more, and you don't get that fun with soda pop.  But on the other hand, mixing and matching the flavors could potentially be fun, provided you don't spill anything!

What do y'all think?  Will these be accompanying anyone to their next campout, cookout, or tailgating party?  Or does the thought of all that sugar make you want to barf?  Kindly share your thoughts.

Love and caffeine,
RagingMoon1987

AG Spotlight: Justine-Marie Beauregard

How do you do?  I'm actually not American, but I don't guess that matters...<sniffle>...got any Kleenex?

FULL NAME:  Justine-Marie Beauregard

NICKNAME:  Ugh...my friends call me "Sneezy."

WHERE I GOT MY NAME:  The House of Hayward again, LOL.  Doremi is named after the child, and I'm named after Justin and Marie themselves.  

CUSTOMIZED FROM:  I used to be a Marie-Grace Gardner doll.  Why someone wanted to rip off my wig and give me new eyes and paint before throwing me on eBay, I'll never know.  My current eyes belonged to a Caroline Abbott doll.

*Side note from the Moon Girl:  I wonder who got Marie-Grace's eyes?  I wonder what happened to the eyeless Caroline?

HOMETOWN:  Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

HEAD MOLD:  Marie-Grace

HAIR COLOR:  Light brown with blonde highlights

EYE COLOR:  Blue-green

OTHER DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:  A lot of freckles and enhanced lips

FAVORITE COLORS:  Mint green, yellow, and periwinkle

THINGS I LIKE:  Fancy clothes, cheerleading, Disney anything, ice cream, skiing and winter sports in general, traveling and exploring, horseback riding, hair bows (a must-have for anyone with a side part), Minnie Mouse ears,

THINGS I DISLIKE:  My allergies are my main peeve.  

MY CHOICE OF MUSIC:  INXS and the Black Keys are my favorite bands.  "What You Need" and "Gold on the Ceiling" are my favorite songs.

PETS:  Piglet, a blue French bulldog, Argos, my old Bouvier des Flandres, and Domino, a horse.  Right now I only have a decent picture of me with Domino. 

BEST FRIENDS:  Doremi, Zoe, and Sadie.  I'm on the cheerleading team with Zoe and the Dodo (and Rita Cheryl), and I enjoy playing dress-up with Zoe and Sadie.  Even I will admit that Doremi is incredibly difficult at times, but for some reason she'll listen to me if I tell her to relax.  Kailey and I have agreed to swap boogie boarding and skiing lessons, so we've gotten quite thick.  I also enjoy posing for pictures with Luciana and listening to Astro-Luci talk, though I can't tell the First Doctor from the Fiftieth.  Lastly, I sometimes hang out with Courtney, partly because she and Luciana are together a lot and partly because Courtney likes Argos.

*Side note from the Moon Girl:  We're not quite to fifty Doctors yet, Justine-Marie!  We're far from it, in fact.

If you say so, Moon Girl.  Where was I?

SOMEONE I'D RATHER AVOID:  I know Rita Cheryl feels bad for her past mistakes, and I know she'd like to make it right, but when I reach out to her she just freezes up and ignores me.  It makes me sad, but I figure if I'm just patient she'll thaw out.  Rilla Louise is the same way, but for some reason she wants me to be the buffer between her and Rita Cheryl.  I don't believe that will work, Rill.  Not yet, anyway.

HOW I GOT HERE:  eBay again!  Don't we all come from eBay!  In my case the Moon Girl wanted a bald doll so she could play with wigs, but when she fitted my current wig on it proved to be perfect.  I haven't worn another wig since...except for that time when Robyn and Leah and I all swapped wigs.  Robyn's hair color looked good on me, I thought.  I hope maybe the Moon Girl will look into a red bob for me in the future.

*Side note from the Moon Girl:  I'm on it, dolly child!

ABOUT ME:  I'm the gang's little rich girl; indeed, whenever I'm around Z she sings Hall and Oates's "Rich Girl."  I do NOT rely on the old man's money, thank you too much!  LOL, Z loves to tease, but I know she doesn't mean anything by it.  Though I try not to make a big deal of being wealthy, sometimes telling the truth makes people jealous...kinda like Molly's classmate Alison Hargate.  I try to compensate for this by being warm, friendly, and accepting to the friends I've made, and as a result I think I've made quite a few friends.  Doremi is my best friend; we have sort of a Cleo De Nile/Ghoulia Yelps dynamic.  She's the dominant one (or so she thinks), but I know how to rein her in.

Doremi has her flaws; indeed, most of the dolls in Casa del Luna don't like her because she's so unkind to her brother Justin.  I don't like that either, but instead of shunning Doremi I try to see her good side.  She does have a good side, as a great many of us do, but for some reason she...hides it.  I don't know what she's afraid of.  I just try to be patient with her, as I do with Rita Cheryl.  Rita Cheryl's main vendetta was directed against me myself, as she and Doremi were once very close.  When I came to Casa del Luna Doremi welcomed me and Rita Cheryl panicked, fearing she'd lose her only close friend.  Unfortunately her resulting hostility towards me ended up alienating Doremi instead.  I've long since forgiven Rita Cheryl, and I can tell that she wants to smoothen things over but is afraid.  When she's ready to talk things over with me I'm willing to listen.

Regarding my own "nitty-gritties," as the Moon Girl would call them, I'm allergic to shellfish, dust, pollen, and furry animals.  Shellfish make me deathly ill (I have to carry an epi-pen), and everything else makes me sneeze.  But I love animals, so I put up with it.  I even have a horse to ride.  See?

NEVER wear sandals around horses!!!  I did it just now, but that's because I'm a complete pillock.  In other news, I collect Disney paraphernalia and a few dolls; Finding Nemo is my favorite Disney movie, since Dori reminds me of Doremi...or the good side of Doremi, anyway.  I also love Mulan, and I even have her as a doll.

Mulan's hairstyle looks more like her mother's in this case; in the movie Mulan either wore her hair short and tied up or long and loose...but who's paying that close of attention?  I also have Elsa, who has become fast friends with my Marie-Grace doll.

I used to be a Marie-Grace doll myself, I'm told, but like Denise (an ex-Samantha) I have no memory of that.  Well...maybe I do.  I have some hazy memories of a big city and of an illness, but that's about all.  Oh yes, and Argos.

A good pet is unforgettable, and Argos is a good pet.  I just hope he'll get along with Piglet.  Argos is significantly bigger than Piglet, but he's gentle so there probably won't be too many problems.  Kailey, fetch Sandy and we'll see which of our dogs is the larger one!

Looks like Argos is the bigger one, but it also looks like he and Sandy will get along fine.  If Argos has trouble with any pets around here it'll likely be with Amanda Faraday's cat Jeeves.  Jeeves likes to wrestle with puppy dogs, and sometimes he gets a little too free with his claws!

Let's see, what else, what else?  I'm friends with "the infamous Doremi," as a friend of the Moon Girl's put it, and I also am quite thick with Luciana.  The relationship I have with Luciana is sort of an "opposites attract" thing.  She's the scientist and the sci-fi fan, while I like Disney princesses and girly stuff.  But strangely enough, we get along.  We like to take pictures together, and we've even got hats that coordinate.

We share a love for sparkly things and 1920's fashion, the latter of which got easier after Claudie's introduction last month.  So I guess I'm...kinda shallow compared to some of the other girls.  I just like to enjoy my life to the fullest and help my friends do the same.  It's a good life.

Happy first day of autumn,
Justine-Marie Beauregard

AG Spotlight: Doremi Latowski

It's my turn!

FULL NAME:  Doremi Annabeth Latowski

NICKNAMES:  Sometimes the Moon Girl calls me "Dodo," and my friends call me "Dori."  Camille calls me "Big Sissy."  I call myself "Princess."

WHERE I GOT MY NAME:  Justin and Marie Hayward named their daughter "Doremi" after that infernal song from The Sound of Music, and the Moon Girl liked the idea (though she doesn't like the movie, she says).  "Annabeth" is the name of Percy Jackson's friend/rival/love interest, and the name of someone the Moon Girl knows.

JUST LIKE YOU NUMBER:  Second-edition #27 (ie without permanent earrings) with a haircut

HOMETOWN:  Orlando, Florida

HEAD MOLD:  Classic

HAIR COLOR:  Light blonde

EYE COLOR:  Dark blue

FAVORITE COLORS:  Pink and yellow

THINGS I LIKE:  Cheerleading and gymnastics, autumn, ballet, playing the flute, Finding Nemo (I relate with Dory), line dancing, dogs (especially Westies), being from the south, and comics (Mutts and Peanuts are my favorites; fittingly, Charles Schultz and Patrick McDonnell were good friends)

THINGS I DISLIKE:  Being mistaken for a dumb blonde, being dropped in cheerleading practice (I'm a flyer), overly hot days, being bossed around, being a younger sister

MY CHOICE IN MUSIC:  I'm the household's resident Moody Blues fan.  The Moon Girl is also a fan, so it makes sense that one of us dolls would like them.  I also like the Electric Light Orchestra, like Lindsey does.

FAMILY:  Camille and that infernal Justin are my siblings, Salome and Rael Karkoszka are my cousins, and Xenia Papadakis is a more distant cousin.

PET:  Coconut, a Westie, and Moochie, an orange tabby cat.

BEST FRIENDS:  Xenia, Justine-Marie, and Zoe.  I'm on the cheerleading team with Justine-Marie and Zoe, and Xenia and I like to take long walks together.  Xenia can't see well, but she manages just fine.

SOMEONE I'D RATHER AVOID:  Speaking of long walks, I wish Justin would take a long walk off a short pier.  He can take Rita Cheryl, Samantha, and Luciana with him, since they seem to like him so much.

HOW I CAME HERE:  I came from eBay.  I have a bit of a hair trim, and the Moon Girl says that helped me stand out.

ABOUT ME:  I'm often called your stereotypical dumb blonde, and I'll admit that being both a flake and a member of the Dumb Blonde Society doesn't help my case.  The truth is that I have a sizeable imagination, and if I flake out it's usually because I'm mulling something over.

I've got a lot to mull over, like how I'm going to land my next back handspring without breaking my neck, or why the sky had to be blue instead of pink or green or purple (not that I'm complaining; I love blue), or why I suddenly have to have a brother who watches my every move.  Seriously, Justin is always keeping an eye on me and telling me "Doremi, be careful!"  "Doremi, don't fly so high!"  "Doremi, don't stay out too late!"  I get that last one, but I can't help how high I fly when Justine-Marie and Joss throw me.  Forget princess, I'm Queen of the World!

Flyyyy me straight and fly me high...EEEK!!!

Owie...

*Side note from Justin:  Now see there?  I told you so, Dori!  Are you alright?

*Side note from the Moon Girl:  Looks like Justin has a point.  And how many times have I told you girls not to practice on my porch without mats?  

Oh, whatever. all of y'all!!!  Isn't Rita Cheryl supposed to catch me?  What kind of a spotter are you?  Why, I oughta...

*Side note from Rita Cheryl:  How can I catch you if you fall forward???  You're supposed to kick out and fall backwards.

*Side note from Justine-Marie:  Be nice, Dodo.  It wasn't Rita Cheryl's fault.

Oh, never mind.  Everyone seems to prefer Joss as a flyer anyway.

*Side note from everyone:  <collective sigh>

*Muttered side note from Rita Cheryl:  There's more than one reason for that.

I'll ignore that.  Where was I?  Oh yes, we're all so glad that it's fall!  The Moon Girl's sedums are so leggy that I can use them as a nest, just like Moon did when she was little.

*Side note from the Moon Girl:  Don't get excited, Doremi.  They're predicting temperatures in the high nineties next week.

Well drat!  And this week's been so nice!  Soon it'll be time to trot out Halloween clothes.  I want to be a princess this year, because...well, because I AM a princess!  Or I like to pretend I am.  If I pretend to be one will I magically be come one???  Ooo, I hope so!

All of my love,
Princess Doremi Annabeth Latowski