I love our mail system sometimes. This package made it to St. Louis, then got to Cape Girardeau, then got sent back to STL, then got shipped straight to Malden, then got sent back to Sikeston, then BACK TO FRIGGIN' ST. LOUIS before finally making it to Malden on St. Pat's (with one final stopover in Cape Girardeau). For those unfamiliar with the layout of Missouri, St. Louis is farthest north of the cities listed and is farthest from Malden. Cape Girardeau is closer (I went to school there), and Sikeston is closer still (a couple'a my doctors are stationed there). So that trajectory makes ZERO sense, but I finally got my box so it's all good. Treesa has sent me a Cabbage Patch Kid, one that has been on my wish list for quite some time. Every so often I update this list, and as of 2024 it was thus. Red is for the ones I've managed to check off.
*A popcorn: I own three popcorns now, Idalia Gale, Beryl June, and Rebecca Madeleine.
*A fuzzy red boy: Any fuzzy boy will do me now. I think the fuzzy boys are so cute!
*A Tri-Ang Pedigree gaudy yellow: I'm not betting money on ever finding one of these, but one can still have fun looking, right? I do have a Tri-Ang that does NOT have gaudy yellow hair; his name is Kitrick Randolph Fergus.
*A Jesmar. I have two of these, Candela Laura and Joyita Emilia.
*A bean-butt baby: I own three of these, Esmond Brant, Sandy Eden, and Ingrid Jessica.
*A Snacktime Kid.
*A Twinkle Toes Kid. Iris Evangeline is my Twinkle Toes Kid.
*An Oriental: I've since learned that "Oriental" is politically incorrect, so my Asian Kids are Leslie Emily, Margot Madeline, and Sabrina Jane.
*A #30 head. These are hard to find, but I love a challenge.
Now I can put the Snacktime Kid in red too, because that's what Treesa sent. Meet Hannah Valerie, y'all! She weathered the ridiculous journey up and down the Mississippi River, the horrendous weather on March 15th, and the cold on the 16th and 17th, and now she's here!
And a redhead, no less! I'm very happy to have this young lady in my Patch, as eBay has ZERO listings for a Snacktime Kid at the moment. Already I love what a ham this poppet is!
Snacktime Kids were made during the Mattel era, and as a result Hannah Valerie is smaller than her Jesmar and Hasbro friends (Joyita Emilia and Rosanna Claire, respectively). I had yet to put Hannie's hair back at this point, but she doesn't act like she cares.
Jesmar dolls vary widely in size, so maybe comparing Hannie to Alexandria Florida would be better. Alex and Hannie were delighted to see each other again, by the way; they're both members of the Pennsylvania Club.
Treesa and everyone and their dog knows that I love red hair, and Hannie pairs that with green eyes, a common combo for Cabbage Patch Kids. These are a lovely, vibrant green, kinda like what I've grown to expect from Mattel Cabbies.
Mattel Cabbies tend to have very pretty eyes...and for that matter, so do Hasbro Kids.
Regarding specs, Hannie and her Snacktime Kid brothers and sisters have their eating mechanism in their head, and as a result these dolls are heavier than your ordinary Cabbie. If I don't brace Hannie just right, she'll fall over.
No biggie, Geneva is like that too...but Geneva can't break. Thus I keep Hannie either in my arms or securely on the couch where she can't hit the ground. Also due to her mechanism (and I didn't even think about this) Hannie's clothes are permanently attached! This is due to her backpack being permanently attached.
Good thing her clothes are cute! I did read that that backpack can detach if pulled hard enuff; indeed, it was the only way some parents could get their child's Snacktime Kid to quit (literally) running its mouth! I don't think Hannie will be biting or chewing on anything since I don't plan on poking crap into her maw, but just the same I keep my hair away from her face. The stories of little girls being full-tilt scalped by their Snacktime Kids are urban legends, but it's true that some kids DID get their hair caught in their dolls' mouths. But Hannah Valerie is really cute, regardless of all that. I had no idea she'd be such a character, but as y'all will see in the coming weeks, she's a spotlight stealer! I'm gonna tie up her hair too, since she's got thin roots in the back.
BAD NAME ALERT: Before I move on, I ran into another Cabbie with a rhyming name during one of my eBay binges, an in-box girl named Sabrina Jobina. Poor Sabrina costs three hundred bucks and doesn't appear to be rare, despite what the seller claims, so I predict she'll be hanging out on eBay for quite some time. Seriously, the doll is all but a dead ringer for Elisabeth Clara, and Elisabeth has at least four lookalikes on one of my Failbook groups. Indeed, Elisabeth Clara is a doppelganger herself, of my friend Christa's Sarah Jane.
Moving on, Hannah Valerie had a reptilian travel buddy, this Build-a-Bear chameleon.
I don't think I've ever said this on the blog, but I freaking love chameleons. I think their feet are funny; they have toes that act like little grappling hooks that allow them to climb, and my critter has just that.
She reminds me of a pair of Beanie Babies, Iggy the iguana and Rainbow the chameleon. When Iggy and Rainbow were new in the Beanie circuit their fabric was reversed: Iggy had the tie-dyed fabric that Rainbow was supposed to have, and Rainbow had Iggy's dark green fabric. Ty, Inc. eventually corrected the error, but for awhile Rainbow wasn't very rainbow-looking. As to my chameleon...I need to decide on a name and get back to y'all. I'm leaning towards "Niji," the Japanese word for "rainbow."
Treesa also included a cute little set, and I love the colors on it!
Treesa advised that this outfit won't fit Niji properly since Niji is a quadruped and the dress is for bipedal Build-a-Bear characters. She suggested that Summer Daisy wear it, but I think I'll give it to Raina, as Raina does not yet have something just for her.
Tucked in at the bottom were two sets of patterns. The first is honest-to-goodness American Girl-branded, and they're versatile little items like skirts, pants, and T-shirts. With the right fabric these could even be scrubs!
The other pattern set...oh my goodness, look what kind of outfits they are!!! Dig these, Christa!
Doctor Who for the win, baby! Again, I'm convinced that Treesa is semi-psychic, because I saw these exact same patterns on Etsy and passed 'em up because I was on a buying fast, and then when I got paid again someone else had bought the patterns! LOL, anyway, these are sized for American Girls, so now Luciana and Rita Cheryl and River Song can get in on the cosplaying gig...if I ever find my sewing machine, that is. I like the Dalek dress the best. By the way...the Doctor Who bunch looks like a group of Journey Girls! <pauses to look> Journey Girls and American Girls can share clothes for the most part, so problem solved (I don't own a Journey Girl).
You're the best, Treesa! These items are right up my alley. Thank you a bunch for sending these. Oh, and Treesa said it might be time to give my bucket list a do-over, since I've crossed a lot of them off now. Here goes.
*I'm keeping a Tri-Ang gaudy yellow on the list, because you never know.
*I'm also keeping the #30 head on the list, for the same reason.
*I love the exuberant #19 head too. Sorry, Treesa, that one's got teeth, LOL.
*A Pretty Crimp 'n' Curl. Treesa sent me one of the pets, and now I want one of the dolls. Truth be told, I've liked Pretty Crimp 'n' Curl Kids from the word go. These are easy to find, and I've already got one sized up on Etsy.
*A Tsukuda Kid, because they have butterfly eyes.
*A Lily Ledy Kid, to round the foreign bunch out. These are the hardest foreign Kids to find, apparently, and they're expensive!!!
*A Teeny Tiny Preemie. I remember those from childhood and I think they're cute. Those aren't terribly hard to find.
*Mayyyybe a male Kissin' Kid to be Rowena Skylar's friend, since the boys' hairstyles are so nineties. They wear rattails and mullets, and I think that's hilarious. I still say that a well-maintained mullet has its place in the hair world.
If I add any more to my list the house is gonna explode...or Mama is gonna kill me, one or the other.
All my love,
RagingMoon1987
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