Extreme Makeover: Blythe Edition

So mommy has been going around the house saying, "Exit!!!" I seriously have NO idea what she's talking about. Maybe she's finally gone crazy? Who's exiting? What's exiting?

Or maybe she's finally come to her senses... She said that Zeldy poo would be going away for a while. YAY! I finally have the house to myself. Ramona doesn't count.


Zeldy: Mommy tells me that I'm leaving... Where am I going?

Me: She's sending you to Kyle's! After all, we have to do something about these split ends of yours. You're making the whole family look bad. Don't worry, you'll be as cute as me when you get back.

Zeldy: *blank stare* Uh, thanks?

Me: Smell ya later! And say hi to Truck for me!

Zeldy: *sniff* OK... Bye...

Me: Oh, wait!!!

Zeldy: *wistful smile* Yeah?


Me: You'll need some postage to get there.

Zeldy: Oh... Molli, I really don't think that's how it works. Well, I guess I'll be going now. I'll miss...

Me: BYE!!!


Molli: La la la... Yay! Now I get Zeldy's clothes too!


Molli: MOMMY-LADY!!! Since when does Zeldy get House of Pinku too!?!? I'm your favorite, remember???

Mom: You all share, Molli. You're all my favorite.


Ramona: Gee whiz. That Molli. I better not tell her that mommy bought me a Willy-Nilly Waterlily bunny hat or she'll REALLY flip out...

And Then There Were Eight...

It seems that the J family just grows and grows...


First, there were mommy and daddy. Then came Ultra and Turbo. Then came me, Zelda, and Ramona. And, now, we welcome a very noisy and smelly addition to the family...

Natalie J
Date: January 14, 2009
Time: 3:17 p.m.
Weight: 7 lbs, 6 oz
Length: 20 inches

Mommy and daddy gave her a good start the night before she arrived by going to Scalini's for dinner. Scalini's has a great eggplant parmigiana. Mommy and daddy eat it regularly anyway, BUT legend has it that this wonderful dish also induces labor. Mommy ate to her heart's content and even ordered dessert. Sure enough, mommy's water broke that night at 2:30 am!

I was such a good little girl that I was prepared with my own little hospital gown. I helped mommy concentrate during labor and, boy, was she grateful. After all that motivating, though, I think I was more tired than she was.


It was quite an experience for all of us. Even though I have to share mommy and daddy's attention with Natalie now, I love my human sister lots.

Thanks everyone for all the support!

Lots to Be Thankful For

So here I find myself, little ol' Molli, at the beginning of a new year. HELLO 2009!


I can't believe what a great year it's been. Sure, we've had our fair share of challenges, but 2008 was pretty darn good all in all...

• We went to San Francisco and North Carolina
• Mommy's back finally got better
  
• Mommy started a new job
• Daddy earned a promotion
• We officially became a Mac family
  
• We met lots of wonderful new friends like our lovely auntie Becca
• We got to see old friends like Leslie, Josh, Sunil, and Mic
• We spent lots of time with our good friends Maita, Auntie M, and Uncle Oidon
• We had lots of quality time with our grammas and grampas
  
• And, finally, mommy and daddy engineered a human sister for me
  

So here we are now...

My lovely friends (like Gracie and Auntie Becca) totally spoiled me...


Cesare and Len's greatly entertaining annual letter (in which I was mentioned) was read and tucked away...


The Christmas tree (which Zoe helped me decorate) was put away...


And mommy and daddy prepare to bring a new (human) life into the world with the support of their awesome friends...




As we begin the new year, we want to make a point to say "Thanks!" to whoever is out there listening/watching/reading. There is so much to be thankful for, but our friends and family are the most important.

Human ones, plastic ones, glass ones, and otherwise. Old friends and new ones. Those close by and those far away.

We love you all!

Sincerely,

Molli, Zelda, and Ramona

One Foggy November Weekend

What time is it? It's about time that mommy and I post a long-overdue update! Let's get down to business, shall we?

Mommy's feeling great now that things have slowed down to a more manageable pace. In the fall, mommy was feeling stressed because there was so much going on. Daddy, always the one with the best ideas, suggested going to North Carolina for Thanksgiving weekend. Yippee!

On Thanksgiving day, we set off for some exploring. Now, everyone is gifted in their own unique way. I, for one, am gifted in finding sweet treats and other such yummy things. So, of course, I managed to find an ice cream shack on our way to a waterfall.


It's too bad it wasn't open. I guess people don't want ice cream with their turkey. Despite that, we still took some pictures. Mommy and I especially liked the ice cream string lights. They're so charming and nostalgic!


Then we headed back to the house to relax a bit before dinner. We played some Scrabble, but the game was short because daddy really isn't much of a Scrabble fan.

Why you ask? Well... Even with cute little me in my House of Pinku dress for good luck, daddy seems to have the worst luck with his tiles. We decided to have our Scrabble moment be Picture 48/365 for the 365 Days Blythe Project.


Here's the point at which he decided it was time for dinner (and no more Scrabble)! Hee hee.


I didn't argue... After all, I love food and we had soooo much so much of it! It was a bountiful feast of Tofurkey, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn bread, corn, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. Yummy!


On the day after Thanksgiving, we woke up to find deer in the yard. We were amazed at how close they came to the house. They were so pretty!


Zeldy really liked them a lot and insisted on feeding them some corn.


And then we went antiquing, a favorite activity of mom and dad's. Mommy took Picture 49/365 for the 365 Days Blythe Project to remember the fun that we had together.

Me: La la la... Off we go...


Mommy: Molli what do you have there?

Me: Why my nifty Someofmyorange purse of course!

Mommy: I see that. But what do you have in it?


Me: An extra pair of clean underwear, of course.


Mommy: Why do you have underwear in there? And where is your money?

Me: Silly mommy, everyone knows that you should always be prepared with an extra pair of clean underwear. Plus, you're paying for the furniture and stuff! I save my money for cupcakes.

Mommy: Only you, Molli... *sigh* Only you...

After all that antiquing, we worked up a fantastic appetite and headed to downtown Asheville for some yummy eats. We usually go to Laughing Seed Cafe, but thought it would be fun to try something new.

Maita's friend Jennifer recommended Tupelo Honey Cafe and I must say that we all enjoyed it immensely. The grit cakes are AWESOME!


And, as with any vacation, it all had to come to an end. On our way home, we stopped for one last picture with some cute cows on the side of the road. Moo!


Farewell, North Carolina... We will be back very soon!

KC Masterpiece and Other Delights

Hello all! Greetings and hope you're all staying warm as we transition into the winter season. Time for a good ol' Molli update!

To commemorate my first venture out of the house in a long time, mommy snapped this at ICE for Picture 47/365 for the 365 Days Blythe Project.


So the title of today's blog post may leave you thinking of tasty sauces and BBQ, but this is for a new addition to our happy family. I present to you... the beartastic KC Masterpiece!

On the day of his arrival...

Butterbear: Molli, who is this huge bear? He says he's a courier of some sort, but he's not carrying anything interesting like cupcakes or candy.

Molli: Hmmm... {thinking} .... A long time ago, mommy and daddy did a grown-up thing called dating. After six months of all that nonsense, daddy bought mommy a special bear. This bear would take mommy's kisses to daddy for her, so he was called KC - for Kiss Courier.

Butterbear: Ewww... Grownups... KC should have been CC for Cootie Carrier instead.

Molli: I know, right? Anyway, KC went many places with mommy. Sadly, though, he didn't make it back after one of their trips. Mommy thinks he wandered off in Hawaii or South Africa, and she was totally heartbroken.

Butterbear: So who's this guy then?

Molli: Well, he's a different KC, even though they are very very similar. His name is KC Masterpiece. See, here's the original KC in Hong Kong...


Butterbear: So he's a similar but different KC...

Molli: Yep!

Butterbear: I get it now... So I suppose I should go make him feel welcome then.

Molli: Yep!

Butterbear: {walks over to KC Masterpiece} ... Uh, hello there, bear in sheep's clothing. I hear your name is KC Masterpiece. Welcome to our home.

KC Masterpiece: Nice to meet you!

Butterbear: Now, just remember, I'm still top bear in this house... Blah blah blah...

And that is the story of the beginning of KC Masterpiece's life with us. Mommy's still misses the original KC, but she loves KC Masterpiece lots and daddy even more.

To further boost daddy's rad-ness rating...

Tonight, daddy surprised us (and mommy I suppose) with some yummy goodies from our favorite Atlanta cupcakery, Sweet Pockets. We all showered him with hugs and kisses for being so downright awesome.

Ramona made sure she got dibs on their special flavor of the month. It's totally fall-inspired. Pumpkin Snap has pumpkin cake with ginger buttercream and is topped with crushed ginersnaps. Yummy!


Since our last post, mommy's been spending most of her time on grownup stuff. She has been setting aside time, though, to do some fun things.

Last weekend, we went to the holiday Indie Craft Experience with Jessica, Aesop, and Jessica's new girl. We got to see Auntie M, Maita, and other good friends while we were there.

We had a great time seeing all the awesome crafty goods. If we had a money tree, we'd have brought one of everything home with us!


An interesting part of the day was when we met a semi-nude dude at the Fluffy Flowers booth. I believe he was the official spokesdoll for their doll pillows. He was wearing a Harry Potter sweater, so he couldn't be all that bad. But no pants... Risque!


That pretty much wraps up our recap of recent events... And we leave you with some recent pictures mom took of Turbo and Ultra because we're just feeling random tonight.



Good night and thanks for reading!!!

Hello, My Long Lost Pals!

Hello there, all my long lost pals out there! You've all been so kind to ask about us. We're so sorry to cause people to worry.

I haven't been able to blog much lately because mommy's had her hands full with some new developments in her life. We should probably fill everyone in... Let's start with today and move backwards, shall we?

Today was the Atlanta Halloween Blythe Meet and it was a total blast. We really missed some of our regulars, but we got to meet some great new folks!


It was so much fun. We ate, swapped, crafted, and talked lots!


Looky looky here! Dianne crocheted us these awesome little pumpkins. Cute pumpkins should be worn, not just displayed. That way, they will always be with you and never get left behind. So I told mommy to make mine into a headband. Mommy liked my idea so much that she snapped one for Picture 46/365 for the 365 Days Blythe Project.


Lookit how adorable we all look with our pumpkins and headbands!


There were so many lovely goodies from everyone! I will be fat and happy all the way until Halloween! Thank you thank you thank you!!!


Along the lines of other developments...

In mid-September, mom and dad visited Auntie M and Uncle Oidon at Anime Weekend Atlanta recently. I got to go too and we had a good time. I tried on a Blythe hat that Auntie M made for humans to wear. Humans sure do have large noggins.


And on to the more serious stuff... Around the beginning of September, mom started a new job. She's still at the same company, but just in a different area.

It's been really different for her. She loved her old job lots and lots, but she really wants to build her resume with more accounting experience to complement her finance work. Gee whiz, adults are so complicated and serious. All I want is to add some more cupcake eating to my food experience.

She's such a dork that she freaked out when she found this vintage calculator at an antique sale intown. Yes, only finance and accounting nerds collect calculators.


On top of her new job, mommy is taking 7 credit hours this semester, which leaves her way too little time for me. Boo.

And on top of THAT, she's still doing shows and festivals with her jewelry business. There was the Candler Park Fall Fest last weekend. Next weekend will be the Avondale AutumnFest. And then she has the Paideia Art Visions show in November.

When will the craziness stop? I have no idea. Daddy and I keep trying to tell her to slow down, but she is as stubborn as they come.

And finally... Mommy is getting REALLY FAT. It's all in her belly. She says it's because she's growing me a sister. Zelda, Ramona, and I came from a factory in Japan, so I have no freaking clue what she's talking about. This is our only clue...


Ta-ta for now, and we hope to update you all again soon!

A New Cuppy on the Block and Beep*Beep*Boop*Boop to You

This thank you is very long overdue. Willy-Nilly Waterlily and mom had another fun swap recently and the loveliest package arrived. As everyone knows, we love everything that Rima makes.

Our package was Hawaiian-themed and we were so excited. It takes me away from drought-ridden Atlanta.


Mom tried to find a prettier picture opportunity for us to show off our pretty new dresses, but we sadly don't live near any water or scenic places. I hope she'll consider taking us to a tiki bar or something for some tropical fun. Hint hint, mom!!!

AND we have a new kid on the block. Meet Mr. Cuppy! Isn't he the cutest ever? I'll have to go give Butterbear a hug for reassurance that I still lubs him. Mr. Cuppy is just so very very very cute!


So we should really catch up on last weekend, too, don't you think?

Dad went to Dragon*Con with his friend Jason last weekend.

They saw the ever-famous parade... Hmm... Captain America's a bit chubbier (and sweatier) than I remembered.


And they saw lots of geeky-yet-cool gadgets and toys...


And ogled lots of costumed babes...


But, thankfully, mom had nothing to fear. Even with all the flatbellies (as Neal Boortz likes to call them) around, daddy made sure to let her know she was still on his mind.

When he found out that Andy Runton was there, he brought home a signed copy of an Owly graphic novel!


Ever since Jessica introduced us to Owly, we've been totally nuts about him. He's the sweetest little owl ever. Everything about Owly gives me the warm fuzzies because he shows how friendship and kindness make the world a better place.

So since Dragon*Con seemed like so much fun, dad took mom and I the next day. It wasn't long before I got into some trouble, though.

Me: Hmmm... They sure do look familiar... What is going on here?

Storm Trooper: You! Over there! Halt immediately! This is a restricted area!

R2D2: *Beep*Beep*Boop*Boop* (translation: Help!)



Me: *employing the Force on the Storm Trooper* This is not the droid you are looking for...

Storm Trooper: This is not the droid I am looking for...

Me: *sneaking over to R2D2* Let's GO!!!


And R2D2 is now safe again. Yay!!! Of course, mommy had to capture the moment for Picture 45/365 for the 365 Days Blythe Project.