So Who's Bruce?

It's dinner time at the local pizza hut.

Shantavia is taking the free moments she has to get caught up on some of her projects.

"Are you ready to order?"  (Waitress)

"Not yet.  I'm waiting for my daughter to arrive first."  (Shantavia)

"Okay.  I'll check back in a bit."  (Waitress)

"Can I get spaghetti?"  (Older Daughter)

"Sure.  You can get whatever you want."  (Mark)

"Are you guys ready to order?"  (Waitress)

"I think we are.   I'll have a small personal pan combo pizza."  (Linda)

"And we will both have your spaghetti and meatballs."  (Mark)

"Okay. I'll go put your order in."  (Waitress)

Meanwhile, Jason has arrived without Jada.  He sits down across from Shantavia.

"Hey."  (Jason)

"Hey.  Where's Jada?"  (Shantavia)

"She's in the car with Lynn.  I needed to talk to you first."  (Jason)

"Today when we were at the store, she called out to some man named Bruce.  Do you know anything about this?"  (Jason)

"Bruce was at the store?  Bruce is a friend of mine."  (Shantavia)

"I take it he's been hanging around my daughter? "  (Jason)

"He has met Jada, but he doesn't 'hang around' her."  (Shantavia)

"What do you know about this guy?"  (Jason)

"Here we go, again.  Why is it that every time I get a friend, you want to give me the 3rd degree like I'm your child."  (Shantavia)

"My concern is Jada, and making sure some dude doesn't get too close to my daughter.  You know there are some crazy people out here that do crazy things with kids."  (Jason)

"Yes, I know that.  I'm not stupid enough to trust any man around her without me being there.  She is my main concern, too."  (Shantavia)

"Well I want to meet this Bruce guy to make sure he understands."  (Jason)

"When the time is right, you will meet him, but for now, you will just have to trust that I can protect her, just like I trust you every time she is in your care.  Now please go get my daughter.  I haven't seen her all week."  (Shantavia)

"One pizza and two orders of spaghetti.  I'll be right back with your drinks and some silverware." (Waitress)

"There's my little angel."  (Shantavia)

"Mommy missed you.  Did you have a good time?"  (Shantavia)

"Hi mommy.  Yes, but Daddy forgot to take me to the zoo."  (Jada)

"I didn't forget, Jada.  It was way too hot to be at the zoo.  We will do it when it gets cooler."  (Jason)

"We will continue our conversation, later."  (Jason to Shantavia)

"Jason, there isn't anything left to discuss.  Jada, say bye to your daddy."  (Shantavia)

"Bye, Daddy."  (Jada)

"Bye honey.  Shantavia I will call you tomorrow."  (Jason)

"Goodbye, Jason."  (Shantavia)

Did I Say No More Dolls? What I Meant Was....

No more that day.

Me with more Stardolls.  I know that's quite the shock. But most of them were on clearance for $7.48 at Target.  Get out!  I'd pay that for the outfits.  And since the LIV bodies can fit the shoes.  All is well.  The AA doll was $10.48, but still a great price.  The two dolls on the left will get LIV bodies for sure.  I'm still on the fence about a Fashionista or LIV body for the AA doll.  All three will be part of the college crew.  

Finally saw the new Artsy at Walmart.  I needed another body to paint. 

 Someone else here needs a new body and I love the little outfit.  Perfect for my college crew.

I bought a couple of the LIV outfits from Target. There were a couple more there, but I left them.  So funny, when I was at Walmart, they had the NEW ITEM sign still on their LIV stuff and regular prices.  Ha!

Found these cuties in the Fisher Price aisle.  They may come in handy if I ever do the DisneyWorld trip I have planned.

LIV Bodies Meet Stardoll Shoes

I knew the Stardoll shoes fit the Monster High dolls, but I didn't know they could work for the LIV bodies.  This is perfect!!  I hated buying the accessory packs and not being able to use the shoes.  Seemed like such a waste of money.

They are not a perfect fit, but the bendy LIV ankles is what makes this possible.  

I got my one Stardoll today in the mail.  She was my Barbie Collector.com coupon doll.  Of all the Stardolls, I figured if there was one that would make my collection, it would be this one.  I loved her dress and the doll.  I immediately put her on a LIV body.  I have a TON of LIV bodies.  I don't like them for my older looking dolls, but I really like them for this doll.  Most of the Stardolls are pretty young looking to me.  They are in their very early 20s for me and I like the LIV bodies for the young adults and some of my Asian dolls, regardless of age.  I have her pictured next to my Marisa doll, which is also on a LIV body.  As a matter of fact they are both on Danielle bodies.

The Stardoll shoes are perfect for the early 20 something year old.  So this is a match made in heaven all around.  Sorry for the bad pictures.  It's late and I'm tired.

DID YOU SEE THE WEDDING PIC UPDATES FOR THE DAY?  They were posted just about an hour ago.  

Cat Made Me Do It!

As some of you know, I have been spendiing a little time on Stardolls on-line.  I'm working on improving my fashion styling and learning how to accessorize.  It's a very inexpensive way to do it.  Well last week a package arrived in the mail.  Nothing new.  Packages arrive here on a regular basis.  When I opened it, I was pleasantly surprised.  It was a gift from our dear friend Cat from A Doll Affinity.  In the package was the cutest little (and I do mean little) outfit.  I will be showing a picture of the outfit and chosen doll soon.  When I opened the Christmas card (yes, I looked at the gift, first) I started doing a happy, happy dance.  Inside my card was a STARDOLL gift card with 100 Stardollars.  Woot woo!  Do you know how much you can buy with 100 Stardollars.  The first thing I thought was, "I can now buy my haircolor and some new lipstick".  I had to sit down and take a couple deep breathes.  I have been known to hyperventilate when it comes to the Stardolls site.

So this morning I went on-line and bought a couple of dresses and  a few other things.  I am still building up my wardrobe, so I didn't do any accessorizing with these dresses yet.  I just bought them and put them in my closet. I have to get handbags, jewelry, shoes, maybe a belt here or there.  Oh, the possiblities are endless.

I bought these shades.  Do you like my new haircut?

I don't have a thing to wear with these boots. I am fine just looking at them though.  I bought another pair, too.

I know I am on an island with my on-line obsession.  That's okay.  Occassionally, you guys will have to humor me and allow me to share my little obsession with you.

THANKS CAT!!!  This was such a wonderful surprise.  Every time I wear some of my gift card clothes. I will think of you.  I still have 76 dollars to spend, so I will be thinking about you quite a bit.  Have a wonderful Christmas.  By the way, Kara's husband said there was no way she could even think about wearing that skirt.  LOL! I'll be moving on to another doll to be revealed soon.

Today I Joined the Stardoll Craze

Gotcha!  No, I didn't buy any Stardolls from the store.  I joined the on-line Stardoll site.   OH MY!  I love it!  If you have never seen it, you can find it at http://www.stardoll.com/.   They have a free subscription which allows you to customize your own Stardoll.  Below is a link to my Stardoll alter ego.  You literally have thousands of options available to you when creating your doll.  I am going to play.  I will be back with an updated assessment.

My Stardoll  This picture was taken before I learned how to remove jewelry.  I no longer wear a collar.  LOL. 

I am taking a break from playing.....

So I just spent about an hour playing.  AMAZING!  This is the ultimate in on-line doll play.  I am not going to be able to describe it to you, but I will give a brief synopsis.  You are given a doll to customize, a suite to decorate and a closet to store all your clothes and accessories..  You are given a small wardrobe to start with.  Of course you can buy more clothes, accessories, home furnishings, etc with your Starpoints.  You get a nice amount of Starpoints to start with and you earn more along the way just by playing. 

You can design your own clothes (and sell them if you like) in the Fashion Design Studio.  You can design rooms in the Interior Design Studio.  You can make movies in the Movie Studio.  These studios are beyond what you can imagine.  You can create your own fabrics, etc. 

Don't forget to go shopping.  There are HUNDREDS of clothes available to you to buy with your Starpoints.  You can try them on your Stardoll before you buy them.  The clothes are just phenomenal.  I am excited because this will definitely help me with my own fashion designs and the whole styling process.  For anyone who has played with paper dolls, this is paper doll play to the nth degree. 

I can see why Mattel wanted to pair up with Stardolls, but I don't believe they translated it well to the doll world.  They gave the real dolls the exact same body pose that the on-line dolls have.  Works perfect on-line.  Not so much in real life.   Now I know what I will be doing in the wee hours of the morning when I can't sleep.  I will be playing with my Stardoll.....on-line. 

I'm baaaack....  So after playing for a couple more hours, I have to make a slight revision. That Starpoints you get can not be used to buy clothes, etc.  You need Stardollars to buy those things.  You can buy those, or you can jump through a few hoops to earn some.   But you can still play and try on all the clothes without buying them.  That is probably what I will do.  I may add a couple of pieces, but I will stick to my free wardrobe to start with.  I also discovered there are tons of celebrity Stardolls that you can play with and they have their own complete wardrobes.