Off I Go With My Mojo Jojo Mommy!

Hi again, everyone. Oh how I missed you.

Mom finished her first final tonight so I get to blog a bit tonight. She is taking some time off from work to study and also help me pack for our San Francisco trip. She commemorated the moment by snapping this for Picture 31/365 of the 365 Days Blythe Project.


Gramma and grampa J stopped in recently and it was fun seeing them. Didja know that daddy and grampa J share the same birthday? Pretty neat.

So since they were in town briefly, we celebrated together by having some super-sweet carrot cake. I had many helpings. Carrots are healthy! Yes, I promise it. Forget Atkins! According to the Molli Diet, Blythes must eat 5 servings of cake a day.


Me: Alright, mom! Let's get packing!

Mom: OK - what do you want to bring?


Me: How about this jacket? Will I need this?

Mom: Don't you think that might be a bit too heavy?


Me: Well how about this???

Mom: Maybe a little too skimpy there, sweetie.


Me: Argh! Well, then how about this???

Mom: I don't think you'll need to dress up that much.


Me: Gah! Butterbear and I will figure it out. You may leave now, mommy.

Mom: Oooookaaaayyy... *eye roll*


That mommy... She can be a real pill sometimes. Daddy likes to call her Mojo Jojo. She tends to say the most obvious things over and over and over until your head hurts.

Here's a conversation from when mom came home one day...

Mom: Darn - they were giving away mugs today and I was too late.

Dad: D'oh!

Mom: I know! And they were nice ones too! Think green. THINK GREEN. Like environmental. So they were white with a little leafy logo. I could've used that for coffee. Oh well!

Dad: Agh - MOJO JOJO!!!

What do you think? Wouldn't you say I have a Mojo Jojo mommy?



That about wraps up my little update. See you all again soon! We'll be sure to post pics of our trip when we get back.

Life is Grand When You Have a Silly Hat

Ramona was zipping around the house today...

That goober was in nothing but a hat, t-shirt, and undies! Yikes!


Ramona: Look mom! I can has a radtastic, silly, fuzzy, wonderful hat! I lubs it!


Mommy: Awww, well you should thank your Auntie Becca then. And put on some clothes that match your pretty hat.

Ramona: Yepper-doodles! Do I match now?

Mommy: Good girl - you match now.

Ramona: Goody-goody! Thank you, Auntie Becca!!!


In other news, mommy is super-duper excited about our upcoming San Francisco trip. Spring semester is almost over and we'll be heading to the airport right after her finals.

So far, here are the things we want to do and places we want to visit:

• Maker Faire for dad
• Dolly meet for us
• Tartine Bakery
• Kawaii Corner
• Kinokuniya Book Store
• Giant Robot
• Double Punch

And, most of all, we're looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting some new ones. Yaaaayyy!!!

What a Grand Ol' Time!

Hellooooo there!

The whole family went to Nashville this weekend and it was totally fantastic! We loved every bit of the trip even though we were there for less than 24 hours.

Nashville has so much character, culture, and interest. And, of course, the best part was that we got to hang out with Sarah, Jill, Andrea, Theo, and their dollies.

Mom is so elated that Sarah took took a picture of me with her radtastic Polaroid SX-70. Mom is so in love with this picture. She really can't stop staring at it. I do think it's mom's favorite picture of me ever.

Thank you a million times over, Sarah! She loves it so much that she's making it Picture 30/365 of the 365 Days Blythe Project.

The whole gang picked up food at Calypso Cafe and went to Shelby Park to take some pictures.


While we were there, the cool girls let me hang out with them...


Zelda finally found her true personality (with help from Sarah)... She's a Scandinavian princess!


Mavis is quite the budding photographer. I am impressed. I usually end up taking pictures of my feet.


Apparently, the park is a popular place for people that like each other. Ramona is too young to understand, though. Mom hasn't told her anything about the birds or the bees.


And I got to spend some time with Andrea's Ebony! We look so much alike yet so different. It's fun having our own personalities. Yay!


Back at Sarah's house, the redheads took a picture together...


Then the blondes...


And, finally, the brunettes...


Andrea's Dynamite Girl and Sarah's Neo Licca are amazing. They look rather intrigued by each other, don't you think?


Ramona seems to have endless amounts of energy. Must be the new bunny outfit Auntie M sent her! She's a little Energizer Bunny. A very pesky one.


Thank you so so so much, Sarah and Brian for all your hospitality. Thank you, Andrea, for the awesome DollsAhoy! pants and Botan rice candy. And thank you, Jill, for letting us ride in your fantastic basket! You guys majorly rock!

Me: Say bye-bye, Butterbear!

Butterbear: Bye-bye!

Greetings from Molli W. Griswold

It's spring break for all us kids this week and I really wanted to go on a family vacation, just like the Griswolds.

Me: Mommy, can we go to Wally World?

Mommy: Sorry, Molli. I can't leave work right now.

Me: But I really wanna go...

Mommy just couldn't get away, so I got Butterbear and packed...


And I waited...


Mommy: Whatcha doin' there, Molli?

Me: Waitin' for the bus...

Mommy: Where are you going?

Me: Wally World, mommy!


Mommy: Are you sure you have enough food there?

Me: Of course!

Mommy: And is Mr. Mollibunny going to be comfortable in there?

Me: I think so... He's little!


Mommy: But you're all mis-matched, little one.

Me: What? Really?


Mommy: Why don't you come back home?

Me: OK... * sniff sniff *

Mommy: We'll go to Nashville this weekend, OK?

Me: OK... * grin *

So I went back inside. Mommy was right, I'm still too little to travel on my own. Maybe someday. At least I get to see Someofmyorange and her girls this weekend! Yippee!

Mommy saved a snapshot of me for Picture 29/365 of the 365 Days Blythe Project to remind me that I still need to stay close by her.

Toots 'n Poots

What a wonderful weekend it was...

Mommy finally finished her week of craziness. In addition to some urgent projects at work, she had some jewelry stuff (craft show at Manuel's Tavern), some accounting class stuff (homework, quiz, and midterm), and some IT class stuff (report and presentation).


I think she felt like a hamster running on a wheel. The week is over, though, and she's feeling much more sane. She sure can sleep - she didn't get up until 2pm today! She's spent most of the weekend resting and spending some great quality time with all of us.

Today, mom and dad made cold noodles and dumplings for lunch. That sounded like a great meal, so I had some too.

Mmmmmm... Cold noodles with dipping sauce, sesame paste, and scallions!


And Chinese vegetable dumplings!


It was all so yummy... I ate 'til I was full to the brim...


Zelda: Molli, did you eat too much again?

Me: * buuurp *


Zelda: Eeew! You smell like cabbage!!!

Me: * poot *


Zelda: Gah! * thud *

Me: Zeldy, you might want to get up soon. There's more where that came from.


Ramona: Those loonies. Yay! I get all the cake to myself. * nom nom nom *


And that's * poot * all folks! We'll * poot * be back * burp * soon!

And, of course, thank you so so so much Rima for my wonderful sundae beret! It's deliciously neapolitan!

B-I-N-G-O

Wow! Has it really been more than a week since I've last blogged? Well, let's bring everyone up to speed on the happenings 'round these parts.

We're soooo behind on the 365 Days Blythe Project! So mom's going to make this a catch-up (ketchup?) shot! Ta da! I present to you Picture 27/365!


A couple of weeks ago, I went to Momocon with our friends. We left Zeldy and Ramona at home since mom had her hands full with me already.

Auntie M and Uncle Oidon were there selling their work, including copies of Pantheon High, Deadshot, Excalibur, and Batman.

There were so many people in cosplay outfits! Verrrry neat! I wish I'd had a cosplay outfit. How would I look in gothic lolita? Hmm...

We also spent some time outside getting some much-needed sun and fresh air. Spring has finally sprung!


Uncle Marky Mark visited us for a while and it was fun to see him again. Sorry, guys and gals, we don't have any pictures from his visit.

We were quite busy all the way through Easter Sunday, when we spent the day with Auntie M and Uncle Oidon.

Look at the enormous cupcake cake that daddy made for the occasion. It was bigger than me! You may recall that mommy wanted this pan a while ago. She saw it at Target and couldn't resist any longer.


To start off the day, mommy and I went to cupcake bingo at Sweet Pockets with Auntie M, June, and Himawari.

I wore my radtastic new sundae hat from Willy-Nilly Waterlily for the special day. Thank you so much, Rima! I loooove it! It's yummy enough to eat.



There was a girl who had a Blythe,
And Bingo was her game-o.
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O

For just 6 Washingtons, you get 5 mini cupcakes and several rounds of bingo-ey goodness. Seriously awesome.

Lennie's cuppycakes are both cute AND yummy!


Flavors (left to right, front to back):

• Cookies and Mint
• Starlight
• Cookies and cream
• Lemon Sunshine
• Bailey’s Kiss

Mom: Molli, where are my cupcakes? They were here a minute ago.

Me: What cupcakes? * hides wrappers *


What fun!

On our way home, we stopped at mommy's office to pick up some work. Of course, Himawari and I wanted to take lotsa detours at the Cartoon Network building.

Auntie M and mom really like this Eames rocker lots. They'd say it ROCKS! He he he. I am cheesy, no?


Mommy's favorite cartoon is Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, so we had to take a picture with this painting. It's BLOO... Get it? Bloo? He he. * slaps knee * I'm really on a roll tonight, aren't I?


I was so lost in thought at one point that I just stared out the window...

Hmm... I think we shall make this Picture 28/365 of the 365 Days Blythe Project. Shame on mommy for being so behind!


Wait, is that Billy's NOSE that I'm sitting on??? Eeeks! Get me down!

Much better...


And then it was off to our egg hunt! Look at us go!!! * hunt hunt hunt *



I felt extra-special because our sweet friend Claudia sent me an adorable dress that she made. It has aqua accents and that's my favorite color! Hugs to you, Claudia!


Ramona invited Himawari to her room to count the eggs we found.


Thanks, for visiting Himawari!


Well, that's about it!

Sorry for the long post and thanks for hanging in there!