Bad Happenings...

Okay, so...

It all started on Monday. I went over to one of my friend's house for a while...I was supposed to be there until today. Then today, I woke up and realized I had a text from my dad that told me that my house was partially flooded with mud, and the only room without mud was my room! See, I live around mountains, and a few years back we had a fire, and now that it's been POURING RAIN for nearly a week, well, we had some mudslides. Our creek is more full than we've ever seen it. And the roads are flooded with mud and water, with large boulders that the mud carried down. All in all, the road is blocked, and no one can come in or out. So my parents were unable to pick me up. So, change in plans! My grandma came and picked me up, and I'll be staying with her until the road gets cleared away.

The thing that stinks is that the rain JUST WON'T STOP!! In fact, it's pouring outside as I write this!

My grandparents have internet, but I probably won't be posting until I get home because of everything that's happening. Well, I suppose that's all for now. Except that my parents can't find one of our cats and we now may be down to only one. *sobs* This is all very depressing.

I'll write when I can,
-Doodledog

(P.S. And i didn't bring the dollies, they're still at home in the mud-filled house. I feel terrible.)

Break!!! and contest

Yay! The last day of school before break has finally come.

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So...at MVAD, the dollies had a Christmas party. Thistle will be posting on that over at Us Dolls...cool.

CHRISTMAS IS IN 7 DAYS!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it...it's so close...my stocking is hung and everything! Our tree is up, but my mom put up most of the ornaments, so my mom surprised me and got a new tree to put in my room! I'll take pictures of the dollies in front of the tree. Exciting!

Also...

CONTEST INFO!!!!

I feel bad. Why? Because I don't think I'm going to have my prizes ready in time for the contest to end...but that isn't going to stop the contest! So...

THE CONTEST IS NOW OPEN!!!!!

TYPE OF CONTEST: New Years picture/short story contest
WHAT TO DO: You can either:
TAKE A PICTURE of something that reminds you of New Years Day. Please note that a doll MUST BE INCLUDED in this picture, whether it's an AG doll or another kind of doll.
If you send me this picture to me in an email, write WHY this picture represents New Years Day to you.
If you post the picture on your blog, please comment on this post/another post I've done and give me the link to the post the picture is in.

WRITE A SHORT STORY about your dolls on New Years Day. What activities are they doing? Are they having fun? It can be anything, but it must be about one or more of your dolls.
If you send your story to me in an email, only include the text of the short story, NOT anything else.
If you post the short story on your blog, comment on this post/another post I've done and give me the link to the post the short story is in.

PRIZES*:
Not completely figured out yet, but here is the basic idea:
3RD PRIZE: necklace for AG doll with yellow crotcheted flower at the end. Picture will be posted soon.
2ND PRIZE: either a scarf for an AG doll or a skirt for an AG doll
1ST PRIZE: see above.

*Please note that ALL PRIZES will be handmade by me. I will try to post pictures of the necklace soon, as I already made it. Which do you guys think is a better prize: a scarf or a skirt? Please comment and answer.

DEADLINE: Please have your entry in by midnight on DECEMBER 31ST. This gives you two weeks exactly to do this. Please not that deadline will be extended if less than three people enter.

ALSO: You MIGHT, I repeat MIGHT, be able to choose your colors for the scarf or skirt. If you don't like the colors of 3rd prize, I will definitely be able to remake that in different colors. I will name the colors I have later.

Bye! Please enter!

-Doodledog

25th Post

Hey everyone!

Guess what? It's my 25th post! You could probably tell that from the title. Anyways, in order of "celebration", I wish I had a photostory for you. But I don't. I meant to go outside and take a photoshoot or make a qhotostory today, but my mom and I were working on Christmas gifts. But I'll try to make one over the course of the week.

Anyways, what I WILL do is something you've probably never seen me do. I'm going to announce AG news. WHOA! NO WAY! I know. I never do that. Why? Well, I figure, if you follow me, you probably either have an AG blog of your own, or you follow others that always break the news. I know I do. I don't even look at Doll Diaries. I just look at all of the awesome blogs I follow.

So, here's the news (which you probably already knew, but still): Kanini, the AG GOTY 2011, is going to be Hawiian. Plus, her book covers came out today. I have no pictures for you. Sorry :(

But I DO know that I can't wait to see what Kanini looks like. I probably won't buy her, but it would be nice to know her story and see the doll.

I think, if I were to ever get another doll, it would be a MAG with brown hair and blue eyes. Very pretty, in my opinion. Maybe if they have one with short hair. All of my dolls have medium length or long hair...it gets a little tedious after a while. Even though I LOVE long hair, 4 dolls?

Well, that's all for now. I'll try to be back during the week!

-Doodledog

Busy, busy busy...let's take time to answer questions

Hey everyone!

Guess what I've been? BUSY!!!!

Very, very, VERY busy. But I had some time to answer some questions today :)

First of all, thank you all for the AMAZINGLY sweet comments I got!

Brooke asked me what kind of contest it's going to be. Well, it's going to be a photography contest. And if you want to make some preperations, you might want to start thinking of backrounds to take pictures of that would work with the theme, "New Year." That's all I can say right now.

Hannah asked me these questions:

1. What are you asking for the Holidays this year?

Good question! Well, Josefina was actually one of my Christmas presents from my parents. But, to further the Christmas spirit, we're going to wrap her back up and put her under the tree when it's close to Christmas. Other than that, I was going to ask my grandparents to take me to the American Girl Place. I'd bring some of my own money. I want to get the Violin Set and maybe an outfit or two.

2. How old are you?

Well, my mom doesn't want me to put my age up. So, instead of telling you my age, I'll tell you my age range. I will tell you that I am between the ages of 12 and 16. So, I could be twelve, but I haven't turned 16 yet. :)

It's interesting that you have a chocolate lab! I think they're so pretty...but, of course, MY dog is the best ;)

Anyways, that's all for now. I'll try to be back tomorrow, but if I'm not, I will do my best to get to you during the week.

-Doodledod
(P.S. As you may have noticed, I haven't had a header lately. I took the old one down when Josefina came, since she wasn't up there. I'm working on a new one, coming soon!)

What to post about....

Honestly, what? I want to post a photostory, but with the dollies at MVAD, that's kind-of impossible. So a photostory will be coming over the weekend, but still.

Most likely, I'll start posting short stories. All of you who followed my Weebly blog know that I did those a few times, but there were so many other things going on (getting a new doll, new camera, etc.) that I stopped doing them. So I'll start doing them again.

Anyways, thanks to Hannah and Brooke, I actually DO have something to post about! Here's what Hannah said:

Thanks so much for the answers and questions!
1. I do have pets! I love animals! I have 2 cats and a dog. One cat is named Teo/Alien. We call her Alien because she has freakishly large eyes:

Her eyes are bigger when they're wide open.

Next is my dog, whose name will be later revealed. She is half chihuahua and half dachshund and is the cutest dog on the face of the earth (in my opinion).

She's actually very good at posing for pictures.

Now, the big kitty, Snoo. (we give our pets pretty strange names). He's big and black, the big cat!

Also is good at posing for pictures, if you catch him at the right time.

Now, on to question 2.

2. My favorite kind of dog is the dog my dog is-a dachshund mixed with chihuahua. But that's because she's my dog. My second favorite would have to be a chocolate lab-they're so beautiful!

3. I do not have any siblings. But my mom was saying we might adopt, if we get the chance. I think it would be really cool if we adopted a kid :)

4. Doodledog. I bet a lot of you were wondering this same thing. How the heck did I come up with that?

How? I'm not exactly sure. My dog's name is Doodle, and she's my dog, and I somehow mashed that into Doodledog. I thought of it a few years ago and I still like it.

Thank you so much for the questions, Hannah!

Moving on, Brooke said she would definitely enter my contest, and she asked me how she enters. First of all, thank you SO MUCH for the support!

Anyways, my contest isn't here yet, but when it is here (which should be around January 1st), the way to enter would be to either post the entry on your blog and comment with a link to the post, OR you can email me your entry. You may be thinking, "But I don't have a blog or an email!" IF THIS IS YOU, I am still figuring this out. Hopefully, all of you have blogs/emails, but if you don't, we will cross that bridge when we come to it. :)

Well, thank you so much to Hannah and Brooke for their supportive comments. I will be back soon!

-Doodledog, with it's newfound meaning to all of you :)

4 can be a big number...and so can 1

It can, if you think about it. 4 dolls is a lot. Hard to look after, really. And I love it :)

Firstoff, they get along GREAT. They look great together in pictures. And Josefie came home from her first week of the MVAD (Mountainside View Academy for Dolls, in case you're wondering) with a smile on her face and lots of great stories. Aparently, there was some trouble on Wednsday, but they're going to post about that when they have some free time.

Anyway, pictures. I want to do a photostory, but I can't think of what to do. Please, if you have an idea, comment!!

Also, my blog is about to do a first. Well, not in the total near future.

See, when I had a blog on Weebly, I never got any comments. All of you bloggers out there, you know the feeling when you get a comment. It makes you happy, and you can't wait to see what the commenter said. When it's nice, like a comment I got saying that my blog was very creative, it makes you so happy. It really makes the blogging experience all worthwhile. Well, I never got any. In the beginning, my friends posted, and I got ONE comment from a stranger. That's why I never did a contest or a givaway.

I was afraid that no one would enter. In fact, I knew no one would, except maybe my close friends. So never did a contest happen.

Well, I feel more confident now. I am excited to announce that I will be having a contest. The prizes aren't ready yet (I'm making them), but know that they will all be doll clothing/accessories.

The 3rd place prize is made, but that's it. I'm working on it, don't worry. It will be a 2011 contest, for the New Year. I have it all planned out, but if you have any ideas PLEASE comment and tell me!

-Doodledog

Yeah, Christmas is coming...but what about Hanukkah?

Hey everyone!

I'm not Jewish. I'm not Christian, either. I don't really have a religion. I'm agnostic, which means that I don't know, really.

Anyways, I was looking at all of the doll blogs I follow, when I realized...EVERYONE said "Christmas is coming!" And yet, no one said, "Happy Hanukkah!" Hanukkah started on December first. Happy Hanukkah, everybody!

And I don't know much about Kwanza. But one of my friends told me it was on the 27th. Does anyone know about this holiday? Can you tell me about it?

Speaking of December, Happy December everybody!!! As soon as I think of December, a chill runs down my back. A good chill. December has this ring to it that just seems to put everybody in a good mood. Even if they don't celebrate the holidays. Hey, soon it will be 2011! The sememster ends in January! (only one thing to say to that: FINALS.) Finals stink. Gabriell down at Swiss Miss <3's Lotti said it was her first year of finals. It's my second. Luckily, not all of my teachers do finals. Which is good.

Well, that's really all I have right now. Happy December, whatever holiday you celebrate!

I have pictures later...but not now.

-Doodledog

Happy about Josefina

Since writing Josefina is a little tedious, I'm going to write her as she would like to be called: Josefie.

Anyways, I'm really happy to have her here! Her sisters and I all agree that she was the perfect addition to the dolly family :)

Anyways, the holidays are coming! Christmas, Hanukkah (that's how blogger told me to spell it). What holiday to you celebrate?

What am I getting the dollies? I'm not buying anything. Instead, I'm going to crotchet little mini granny square scarves for each of them. I"m on the first one, and Christmas is coming fast, not to mention the fact that I have everyone ELSE to think about...well, let's just say I have my work cut out for me. But I'm working hard! I am determined to succeed. Of course, with Josefina here, I now have another scarf to crotchet, but I am still determined.

What do you celebrate for the holidays? Christmas? Hanukkah? Something else?

Well, the holidays are approaching for sure.

Questions for you (answer in a comment):
The questions I already asked you.
What did you get last year as presents?
If you could only get one thing this year, what would it be?

Well, really not much on this post. But down at Us Dolls, Thistle is having Josefie post for the first time to tell us about herself. So mosey on over and find out about the newest addition to our dolly family.

-Doodledog

Something came in the mail today...

She came!! She came!! She came in the mail!! I'm so excited...she's so pretty!

You might have noticed how I stamped my pictures that I took. That's because I don't want anyone stealing the pictures. I used to stamp my photos with Picnik, but they only let you upload 5 pictures at a time unless you pay for "Premium", so instead I downloaded Picasa. It's so awesome!

A close-up of her face. I love her eyes!

Well, if you want to read the story about how she met Elizabeth, Amythest, and Felicity, go to their blog.

Josefina changed her clothes and agreed (in a heavy Spanish accent) to come outside with me and do her first photoshoot. This was to help her get to know outside the house, and to be able to get pretty pictures of pretty Josefina. Here's the pictures!

Josefina was ready for the outside adventure!

<--my personal favorite :)

All in all, Josefina is a great addition to the family :)

I also got Josefina's Accessories, which include a pendant, the purse, a coin, and a hankerchief. I really like the accessories, especially the beautiful pendant (which looks way better in person), but it was a little overpriced. It was almost 30 dollars for only those things, which I think is way overpriced. I do like them, but still...

Anyways, I already said this, but in case you missed it...to read how Josefina's first meeting with Elizabeth, Amythest, and Felicity went, click here or copy and paste the link below into your browser.
EDIT: Sorry about the link not being there yesterday. I fixed it, so it's there now. :)
usdolls.blogspot.com

Thanks! Please tell me what you thought of the photoshoot. Which picture was your favorite? Do any of you have Josefina?

-Doodledog

Thanks Gabrielle!!

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Thanks Gabrielle for asking me questions! Here are the answers:

-What is your favorite winter time activity?
  Well, where I live, we don't get snow. So I can't take the dollies outside and take pictures of them as the pearly white flakes fall around them. But what I really like to do is paint pictures of what I think it looks like where it is snowing. I love to paint. I also love to sew, write stories, and curl up with a good book where it's nice and warm inside :)

-What is your favorite holiday?
  Halloween, without a doubt. I love the other holidays, but Halloween has a special place in my mind.

-If you had to only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
  Hmm...that's a hard one. The thing is, I like food. A lot. I don't eat a lot or stuff myself (except around Thanksgiving), but I really do enjoy eating. So constricting myself to one food...would be hard. Whenever someone asks me this question, I usually talk about how I can't just eat one food without dying, even if it was vegetables, because I would need protein and other food until they get bored and walk away.

-If you got another doll, what would it be?
  I know one thing for sure: after Josefina comes, there won't be another doll coming for a while. But once I do get another doll, I think it will be MAG #48: Light skin, layered blond hair, and blue eyes.

-What got you into blogging?
  First, one of my friends over at Dolls, Dolls, and More Dolls! told me about her blog, and I went on and liked it. Soon, through comments and followers of her blogs, I found other doll blogs, and eventually started one of my own.

Thanks so much for the questions! Please ask me more, all of you! I hope that you enjoyed this post, I know I enjoyed writing it. Thanks so much to Gabrielle for the awesome questions!

Check back soon,
-Doodledog
 (P.S. please check out usdolls.blogspot.com, my dollies site!)