Thursday, May 26, 2005

Soft and cuddly stuffed animals and dolls

I have been doing something EXTREMELY embarrasing lately. That's called playing with barbie dolls.
In my opinion barbie dolls have no charm. They lie on a chair, in their case, anywhere, smiling, even if in the game they are being electricuted. Or when you put on a dress it sticks on their hips.
My barbie doll population is like this:
COURTNY- Courtny is a rather small doll (still a teenager, more Skipper size) who has extremely long hair. Courtny recently got a dreadlock, but I still put her hair up in CRAZY ways.
MIDGE- A red-haired doll who has freckles. When I try to put a dress on Midge it usually sticks on her abnormally fat hips.
TERESA- Teresa has brown hair and is SUPPOSED to be a ballerina. (Right now she is a slave girl who just finished dressing Courtny.) Teresa was given to me when I was (5 years???) younger. Probably younger than 5 years. Anyway, Tereasa was given to me from my grandfather.
I bought Midge. (I really should have bought a Ken. I really need one; I have a wedding dress and some men's clothing. People know the laws, you can't have a woman marry a women AND it's no fun pretending one of the dolls is Ken. )
Courtny was given to me either by my Aunt or my brother.
I have one other doll I can think of right now. She is a Bitty Baby, I hardly ever play with her, and I bought her from American Girl.
Bitty Baby's name is Lillian. Right now she is sleeping (peacefully? I sincerely doubt THAT) in a wooden crib under at least 5 pounds of junk. (Dustmites, cloth bag, blankets, granny square instruction sheet, yarn, etc.)
I have at least 12 stuffed animals. #12 isn't on one of my pillows; it's all I can do to put 11 on my pillows (above the ones I sleep on.) No, #12 is suffocating under a mound of dirty clothing of the wicker basket.
This is how my stuffed animal population stands. (Although some of it sits.)
PATTY- Patty is really a homemade doll. Mom made her. But, of course, since Patty is stuffed and people originated from animals maybe you could say that Patty really is a stuffed animal. (If you're thinking Patty is an ape, read this closely. PATTY IS NOT AN APE!!!!)
STUFFED ANIMAL #2- This one is a little bear dressed up in a crocidile costume.
STUFFED ANIMAL #3- Is a little lamb wearing a purple hat and holding some flowers.
STUFFED ANIMAL #4- #4 is a squirrel who I like a lot. I think he was the one who leaked beans for a while.
I'm probably boring you sick. (I can't be bored sick cause I just got finished BEING sick. ((I had a cold.)) At any rate, I have Patty, the three mentioned above, a penquin, 2 rabbits, a puppy, a otter, a buffalo, a panda bear, and another bear. #12 is an Avon bear, (he's not one of the othe two), and has been stripped of his clothes.
I like stuffed animals more than dolls. Maybe because I like animals a lot. And maybe because I might be able to find a stuffed animal in goose form and you CERTAINLY COULDN'T find a goose in barbie doll form.

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