Merry Christmas!!! :)

Merry Christmas, everyone! :D And Happy Birthday, Jesus! :) I love celebrating the birth of Jesus today. So far, the day has been great!

Although, there of course were presents under the tree this Christmas:) Some big ones and medium sized ones were mostly the ones I saw from my Mom. But one puzzled me. Two, actually. There were these two slender, small, rectangular boxes. And my brother had two as well! It was very strange. We shook 'em - they sounded like M&M's or Skittles in there.

Well, I just went to bed absolutely puzzled, and anticipated opening that present as the first present I opened in the morning. It wouldn't be the new doll that I hoped to recieve or anything of that sort, or even those things from American Girl that my mom ordered on Cyber Monday for me - it was definitely going to be the first present I opened. My mom had never tricked and puzzled my brother and I that good during any Christmas.

When I woke up, I was immediately hit by the thought, come on! Go and open that present. However, I was freezing in spite of the blankets piled up and didn't feel like walking all the way to the Christmas tree and looking underneath it. My room is just right across from my brother's, and not at all far away from the Christmas tree, but I still just tried to go back to sleep.

Finally, though, I woke up again. I hadn't been sleeping, but I wasn't awake, either; I was just in dream mode. When I'm sort of dreaming, and asleep, but I can hear what the world outside me is saying and doing, only I'm just not tuned into it.

So I jumped up and ran to the tree. What hadn't been there the evening before was now placed under the tree: a doll-sized box wrapped in shiny snowman paper.
Instantly I wanted to open it. I got my mom up and she told me it was very, very early in the morning and that I should go back to bed and open it later so I wouldn't be really tired in the afternoon. But I was fully awake and convinced her that my brother Eric, who is fourteen, would want to open his new iPod Touch from my parents. So finally, I went straight for that rectangular package. And it was candy. These little Wonka things that are soft in the inside. I was so relieved to have that burden of unkown presents out of my way!

Then I went straigtht for the doll box as my brother s-l-o-w-l-y opened his iPod Touch. And, as I tore down the wrapping paper, a little blue-eyed, blond-haired face appeared in the face window!!!
It was Elizabeth. I was overjoyed. Felicity now had her friend! She wouldn't be so sad and lonely anymore.

Anyway, I ripped open the rest of my presents and found some great items! I made a little Christmas album on my picasa. Here's the link: picasaweb.google.com/hanniedolluver/merrychristmasandwhatigot! :)

Have a very Merry Christmas, everyone! :)

God bless and have a good day,

Hannah

Updates and all . . .

Long time no post! I'm sorry, everybody . . . I've been kind of busy lately. :/ I can't belive there's only four days till Christmas! :) Hopefully, Elizabeth will be the newest member of the doll family - that's who Felicity is simply dying for. ;)

Also, today is my cat Krispy's 4th birthday! It's really her birthday . . . and my cousin Adam's birthday. Weird, huh? LOL! :)
So I took out a little cardboard doll cake (one that I made at an AG Michael's Craft Event once, to be exact), and a plate and a napkin, and set up the cake all pretty for Krispy. :) Then, this made her a little miffed - I took one of my doll birthday hats and put it on Krispy! LOL! She looked so funny that everyone laughed very hard.
Also, on belhalf of this special day, we've been giving Krispy some special love and attention. I remember the day we got a teeny little kitten from the humane society . . . we drove her home in a laundry basket comfortably situated in the front of our car with blankets and a few small pillows. She was so small that my mom could hold her in the palm of her hand. Even as a kitten, she had a personality, though she was always ready to play and cheer us up. If one of us began crying back then, she'd come to us and purr and would try to make us feel better.

Krispy was and is a very special cat. She's a little vain and definitely has a personality, but she is still sweet, comforting and very affectionate. I am Krispy's owner . . . but she feels like she's just another famly member. :) I can't belive she's four already!
Happy birthday, Krispy! :)

Last but not least, I've gotten a lot new books from the library - one that includes lots of very cool knitting patterns for me to knit up some presents for Christmas! :) I also checked out Little Women. It's so good! The book is an older version, and the grammar is very old-fashioned, but for some reason, reading that is much more fun to read than hard. I've always loved any type of writing. ;) My basic favorite hobbies besides dolls are reading and writing. I think you knew that . . . :D
Anyways, the book makes me very thoughtful about its subjects. It's very interesting. I also love the character Jo - she loves writing, and she's pretty thoughtful about it too!

I think that's about it. Sorry for the lengthy post, but I had quite a few updates for you all, as you can see . . . ;)

See ya later! :D

Love,
Hannah

Merry Early Christmas! :D

Hey everyone! :)

Merry Christmas! Can you believe that Christmas is only twenty days away? I am so excited! Gosh, I sure hope I get Elizabeth... and get Lanie with my own money in time, before she sells out! I am saving for her right now - so far I have, well, I don't think I'll say how much I have in savings right now. But if I ever order Lanie, of course you will know how much I have then since Lanie is $100 with shipping and all. :)

Also, it looks as if comments have been a little slow here... it's a little dissapointing to me, but I am still trying to post exciting stuff. :) Also, I would love to say thanks to my amazing 22 followers again! Thanks so much, girls. :D
So I guess I'm just saying that I really love your feedback and appreciate all of your comments and just plain visiting and looking at my blog. It means so much to me! :)

So, we'll get back to the subject this post was really supposed to be focused on all along. I just can't wait for Christmas! :D It's such a wonderful time of the year, celebrating Jesus' birthday, but also.. well, you just don't know what's going to show up as far as presents. ;) We just set up our Christmas Tree and made a gingerbread house. I decorated the whole thing, (not to sound boastful, though, or to beg for praise, LOL,) and that took a long time, but I was really happy with the result, although one candy kept sliding down. LOL! And we also set up the Christmas tree. We're going to put on the ornaments and stuff later. :)

So......

Merry (early, though) Christmas!!!!!!!! :D

~Hannah

Update on American Girl Cyber Monday Sale!

Hello everyone!

I have a quick update on American Girl Cyber Monday Deals. AG said that they would be hosting their deals TONIGHT, and they didn't say the exact time, but have your computers ready!

~Hannah

Doll Diaries Giveaway! :)

Hey everyone!


Sorry for two posts in one day, but I couldn't resist posting this! On Doll Diaries, they are giving away a beautiful Dianna Renaissance Dress, from Carpatina! I'm so excited! Here is a picture:



Be sure to visit their website! ;)

You can enter the giveaway HERE, by the way. :)

Bye, everyone! :D

~Hannah

American Girl Crafts Available At Handcock Fabrics!

Hey everybody! :)

I have really cool news! :) American Girl Crafts are now available at Michaels, Borders, (the news is from my good friend Anne - thanks, Anne!) and... Handcock Fabrics! :0 If you have a HF near you, they now have American Girl Crafts for 30% off! :D We have one near, so I am really excited!

To see Handcock Fabric's American Girl Crafts advertisement, go HERE. :)

Anyway, I thought you'd like to hear that! I'm so excited! :)

See ya later, everyone! :D

~Hannah

Happy Thanksgiving! :)

Hey everyone! :)

Yay! Today is Thanksgiving. I have so many things to be thankful for, but number one is definitely knowing God and Him loving me. I am so blessed to be saved from my sins, and then having the chance to spend eternity in Heaven. The thought is so comforting to me.

Another thing was having access to books, especially the Bible. I don't know what I'd do without it. It is such a big part of my life - every morning for homeschooling, my mom, brother and I sit and do our Bible. We read a passage and then discuss it before we start our homeschooling, which really is a great start for our day. And I try to read the Bible every day. Life would be so much different, if I didn't have this one book in my life.

And we also had a huge Thanksgivig feast! LOL ;) Turkey, of course, mashed potatoes, gravy, (although I don't like gravy,) green beans, two kinds of stuffing, corn, and pumpkin pie. :) That's another thing I have to be thankful for, and that is food to eat!

Anyway, I hope you had a good Thanksgiving day. :) I sure did!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!! :D

~Hannah

Doll Hair Steaming Video! :D

Hey everyone! :)

Here is a video of me steaming my new doll from Craigslist, Bailey's, hair. Steaming is not at all scary, and I highly recommend it! I use an all-plastic steamer cleaner and then, when the steam comes out, I run it along the hair up close to the hair and run it along all the frizz until the frizz goes away.

Here is the video:

Enjoy! :)

~Hannah

Happy Thanksgiving from Me and My Dolls! :)

Hello everyone! :)

Today, probably even an hour ago, my dolls went outside for a little Thanksgiving photo shoot. I am so excited for Thanksgiving! Yay! Next Thursday! :)

Anyway, I will post my Picasa Web Album link here so you can see the whole photo story: http://picasaweb.google.com/hanniedolluver/HappyThanksgivingFall!

Enjoy! And also, just for fun, here is a picture of the girls with their pumpkins:

Julie, Kirsten, and Abby! :) They are so sweet, aren't they? ;) I think they look adorable with their bright, unique Thanksgiving pumpkins. :D

Anyway, just an update on my latest doll activity! ;)

See you later and Happy (early) Thanksgiving! :D

~Hannah

My new Doll from Craigslist! :)

Hi everyone! :)

I have some really good news! Not at all to brag, but yesterday we were in for a big surprise. We were going to go pick up a doll from Craigslist, and she was a Pre-Mattel Molly. She had ratty, gross hair, one silver eye, and an ink mark on the bottom of her right foot, plus loose joints. :( Well, I thought that we'd get her anyway, and we did! :D We also got her for a very good price.

So, with a lot of TLC, I fixed her up... her are some before and after pics:

Before....

AND AFTER!!! :D I steamed her hair with an all-plastic steamer cleaner and it took away the frizz. Then I washed her hair, including the bangs, and kept a plastic bag over her head while I did so. :D Then I steamed the bangs, and it really helped!! :)

I am so excited for my new doll! Her name is Bailey - "Bai" for short. :) I'm coming up with a New-Doll photo story, and I'll post a video of me steaming her hair soon! :D

Anyway, I am really happy that she is feeling better now and is loved and cared for! :)

See you later, everyone! :D

~Hannah

American Girl Free Shipping Code! :D

Hooray! :) American Girl has a free shipping code out now. :D It expires by Nov. 23, though! The code is: SHIP112310 and works on purchases of a minimum of $100 or more. :)

By the way this is my second post of the day.. sorry about that. :)

Enjoy! :)

~Hannah

(PS, I'm sort of changing the way my blog posts look like. Do you like it?) :)

Happy Birthday, Quinlyn! :)

Hi Girls! :)

Yay! Can you guess what today is? :)
It is.. .. ..
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My friend Quinlyn's birthday today!!!! :D She is thirteen! Happy Birthday, Quinlyn! :) I hope you have a great day! :D

You've been talking about Elizabeth.... anyway, I thought you'd enjoy something we have in common (*wink*) :


{Photo belongs to American Girl.}
You guessed it! :D We both really want Elizabeth! ;) She is one that will probably be the newest doll in my doll family soon! :)

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Quinlyn, Happy Birthday To You!!! :D (And many more!) ;) I hope you have a great day and some awesome presents! :)

Anyway, I hope you have a great day and enjoy all your presents, and remember this day as one that you will cherish. :) Happy Birthday, Quinlyn! :D

~Hannah

My American Girl Christmas Wishlist! :)

Hi everyone! :)

Today I thought it would be fun to show you my Christmas wishlist. There are two things that I really want but the rest are just some fun extras. ;)

Lanie Doll and Book - I really, really want her before she leaves! She and Elizabeth are the main ones. LOL Most of you know this by now, and sorry if it's annoying in any way! :)

Elizabeth Doll and Book - She and Lanie... I'd be happy to get both. I will either buy Lanie myself or do without. :(

Felicity's Cardinal Cloak - Just for fun, this would be so nice to have. :)

Felicity's Riding Outfit - This one I really want, and as a walking outfit too.... Lissie would look lovely in green! :)

Felicity's Holiday Gown - I also want this one a lot too. It's so pretty! :D

Well, I guess that's it.. just wanted to show you my mainly wanted items from AG. :) Of course there's other ALOF stuff I want too, but it's so hard to find. :(

I guess that's about it, everyone! :D Have a great day! :)

~Hannah

(All Pictures belong to American Girl.)

A Cute Photo! :)

Hello everyone! :)

I was just browsing through my photos of my dolls and found a really cute one that I felt like sharing with you. ;) It's a photo of one of my dolls Kathleen, when she went flower-picking on a windy, early autumn day. :)

I think it's adorable! :D

Anyway, I just thought I would share that with you. :) My dolls are starting to get ready for Thanksgiving, too.... Kirsten is worrying how she's going to heat the turkey without any stove. I'd better get myself busy making a fireplace or something. :l LOL

Otherwise, things are pretty normal here, except I got a new outfit for my dolls... It's from Hobby Lobby, but it has a frilly skirt that's a little sheer JUST like American Girl's. ;) Think you can guess what it is? :)

Anyway, I guess that's about it. :) I just thought I'd share this with you! ;)

Have a great day everybody! :D

~Hannah

Pumpkin Fun! :D

Hey everyone! :)

I finally decided to post some fun photos of my family and I toying around with our pumpkin! ;) We chose a really spooky-looking one. ;) hehe

First we traced a lid and then cut it out. There weren't any thick, really slimy insides - just sticky, messy cobwebs. :P My mom and I took the seeds out to roast and eat and then I took out some stencils for the pumpkin I made myself, and taped them on the pumpkin. :) After that, I traced around the paper stencils and had my mom cut around the tracing. :) Here's how it turned out:


BOO! hehe ;) It really turned out great! I was surprised at how nice it looked! :)

Cuttin' up the pumpkin for pumpkin paste. LOL! :P That paste, to point out to you so that you won't be grossed out, is really going to be used for anything PUMPKIN! :D Pumpkin pie, for instance, on Thanksgiving. :D Oh, and sorry for the messy backround, we were cleaning. :)

This describes one of the steps of blending up your pumpkin so there's no huge gross chunks in your pie. :P

Cuttin' up the pumpkin again! :) It felt like tree bark, and it was so hard! :O

Last picture... this shows ALL of our precious pumpkin, turned into what's going to be our pumpking pie filling! :D Look at the top photo and this one and compare... once solid, now liquid. :( Oh well, that sure will make delicious pie! ;)

Well, I just thought I'd have to post that! :) It was so much fun working on our pumpkin, and I can't wait for pie! ;)

See you later, everybody! Have a great day! :)

~Hannah

P.S. My Picasa Photo Albums now have a New Doll Story up! I'm still working on it, but please check it out! :)

Happy late Halloween! :)

Hi everyone! :)

Happy {late} Halloween! I hope you all had a fun Halloween yesterday, whether you went trick-or-treating or not! ;) I did and I was a Gothic Witch! LOL! My mom and I went out together and Eric (my fourteen-year-old brother) and my Dad just stayed home. ;) Hehe I got a lot of candy and it was super yummy! I still have most of it left. :)

Almost all my dolls dressed up too! I'll have pictures of them later. :)

Also, my neighborhood is the kind where the houses are far apart and it's very hilly, so it's not ideal for trick-or-treating. So we went to the neighborhood next door where the houses are closer together. LOL It would have been a long way around the neighborhood otherwise, even with a car!(we took our truck.) :)

And also, I was walking up to this one house and it was COMPLETELY decked out with all of these Halloween decorations. There werealso, along the sidewalk, some lawnchairs where people were sitting perfectly still in all these really scary costumes. I didn't really notice that much though, and so when I was leaving I walked a few feet away and a man suddenly groaned and moved forward! I jumped about a million feet into the air, and it was super embarrasing because everybody laughed. :/ But it was SOOOOO funny too! :D LOL

And for the pumpkin-carving - yes, we carved a pumpkin, which was tough work. First we cut of the top and got all the goop out. (YUCK) And then I drew some stencils, taped them on the pumpkin, traced them all on the pumpkin, and then had my Mom carve the pumpkin! LOL But it looked super cute. :) I got lots of pictures and right now my Mom is chopping it to pieces for pumpkin pie. LOL!

Anyway though, the candy was delicious and it was a fantastic night, one that I am very happy to remember! :)

How was your Halloween? :)

~Hannah

Happy Birthday, Anne!!

Hello everybody! :)

Can you guess what day it is? ;)

It is one of my good online friend Anne's birthday today! She is 16! You can go to her awesome blog here and check out her latest birthday post! Also, I'm sure she would love it if you left a comment there, so make sure to take a look!

Anyway, to the point! Here is your birthday cake! (I'm sorry this is so cheesy, I couldn't find anything else!):

YAY! Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Anne, Happy Birthday to you! And many more! Have a great day, Anne! I hope that this is a day that'll make you super happy when you think about it in the future! :D

Have an AWESOME day! :)

~Hannah

we matched.

Yesterday, Mom, Eric and I stopped by Sears. Mom and I were browsing in the girls clothing area, and we happened upon some matching girl+doll outfits (called 'Dollie&Me'). Call me babyish to match my doll's clothing, but when we found a little Christmas-y outfit we just couldn't resist it, especially since Sears was having an amazing sale. ;)

So we got it, and now Abby and I can match! Unfortunately I cannot share a picture of myself in the outfit, but I can give you a picture of Abby in her little Christmas outfit. ;)

I just had to snap a quick picture of Abby in her outfit. Heh.  Abby really likes her outfit...Mostly because it matches mine. ;)

Let me know what you think about our matching outfits! If you have anything matching for you and your doll, or your doll and another doll, do share. ;)

Welcome, Miss Felicity!

Hello everyone!

I am so excited and very happy to announce that. . . .

Miss Felicity Merriman has finally arrived at my house!!!!! She came from the American Girl Store in Dallas. Felicity is now making herself at home with all ten of the other dolls. She is becoming good friends with Katheen and Julie, but she loves all of her other sisters!!!

She is so beautiful, and I love her a lot! Above is a photograph. :) I took it at our hotel, so that's why it looks a little strange.

You can see more here, too, by viewing pictures of the Dallas Trip I took. ;)

I'll be posting more pictures soon! I am going to make a mystery of this too ASAP. :)

Welcome home, Miss Felicity!!! :D

~Hannah

The Michaels Craft Event!

Hey everyone!

I know I'm a little late posting this, but couldn't resist it! A few weeks ago we went to the Michaels Craft Store and make a doll cake and party hat. (Two, actually.) LOL I'm sorry I didn't get to posting this before the event. I was REALLY busy.

Here are two pictures of me. I believe there were two Lanies, a Julie, and an Abby. :) I didn't bring my doll, so I'm afraid I looked like an odd duck. :P Phooey!

Well, it was really fun and I loved it! I hope we get to go next year if there is one! :)

Did you go to the Michaels Craft Event?

~Hannah

American Girl Store Again!

Hey everybody!!

We're in Dallas now! Yeah! And we've gone to AG store. . .we didn't stay very long cause my brother was along and my Mom felt tired from the drive up there and all, but that's okay, and I made my decision of what doll I'm *probably* getting. Now don't get too excited, especially since Felicity & Elizabeth are archiving, because . . .

PROBABLY! I am getting Felicity.

Yeah. We looked in her box and I couldn't resist that silky red hair, the bright hazel eyes, sweet smile, lovely gown, smooth cotton shift, buckly shoes, socks, and beauty! We had to walk through a big mall and then went outside. AND THERE IT WAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so excited, and very disappointed that we didn't get to stay longer. Oh well. But we ARE going back, staying for a long time, and purchsing a doll, exclusives, having dinner, and getting a little dolly hairstyle. :) Yeah, we're not getting much, but I mean it . . . . Abby had such a fun time sitting on Rebecca's settee, riding on horses and in sleighs, talking with Lissie and Elizabeth, meeting Rebecca, sleeping in Lissie's bed, all the like. . . .that was AWESOME!!!

I'll post pictures soon. I think we might go out to dinner with my Dad or go swimming at the indoor pool at our hotel! It's, in my opinion, too cold to swim in the outdoor one. I hope the indoor one's heated!! :)

Well, that's all---FOR NOW! I'll post more soon, I promise. ;)

~Hannah

American Girl Store!!

Hey everyone! :)

I have some really cool news!!!! My dad said a few nights ago that he was going to Dallas on a work trip, (not at all far from where I live,) :), and so I got all excited because there's an American Girl Store there! :D So, just this night he said that he would probably be going on October 10th, 11th, or 12th. And I went to their website and looked at the "Stores" category and saw a picture of the Dallas store! It looked very cool! :)

So then I looked at their hotels and realized that when you go, you can ask about a FREE American Girl Doll bed!! And there are also cool events! I am also saving for some items. . . .I don't know. I wanted to ask for Felicity for Christmas, but I really wanted Kit too. *sighs* Oh well, I guess I might just get her for my birthday . . . probably not, though, because I really wanted a horse (but it wouldn't be *mine,* it would be the whole family's pet. Now that we finally have a place for one, we really would love to own one!) :)

So, the news is unofficial, though it looks like we'll be going. So I will post when I have official news. :)

~Hannah

Autumn is here. . .

Hello everyone! :)

Fall is here! I love fall, don't you? Leaves change colors, everything looks so beautiful. . .it'll be especially fun this year because we have lots of trees where we live, maybe when we go outside to play leaves will crunch under out feet! :)

My favorite thing about fall is that the leaves change colors and it is a change of scenery from dry, crumbly old summer (and not to mention a change of air, too --- summer's so hot!) --- but I love everything about fall. :)

What are your favorite things about autumn? Are you excited that it is now here? :)

~Hannah

Sad AG News (please read)

Hi everyone, I have some really sad news.

Less than an hour ago, my Dad came home from work and gave me a letter from AG. I was so excited because I had asked them to consider a rewigging service in the Doll Hospital Plan (which they do not have, as I saw,) because Abby's (my MAG's (My American Girl's) hair was really gross. I was going to post about it but I couldn't really get to it because I've been busy with my homeschooling, we've been at it for like weeks.) I used a dog grooming brush with plastic balls on the tops of the bristles instead of wire or metal ones, and it just made her hair look thin and. . .UGLY, really. I love her, but. . .

Anyway, I tore open the letter and was super happy and sat on my mom's bed to read it to her.
There's no good news, I'm sorry to say. Only bad.

Here is what the letter said:

Dear Hannah,

Thank you so much for taking the time to write. We are happy to hear you love playing with your American Girl dolls. Knowing that they bring you so much happiness makes all our hard work and caring worthwhile! (This is not part of the letter, but while reading this, I was almost sure that they were going to say, "Although we don't have plans for a rewigging service, we will consider this an option." You know, something like that. They did this to me once when I sent an email.)

While we appreciate confidence in us to replace your doll's wig, we currently have no plans to offer this a service in our Doll Hospital. We're sorry if this causes any disappointment, but want you to know that if you decide to replace her head, we will be happy to help. Please know that Doll Hospital Admission Forms can be printed from our website at americangirl.com.

We thank you for writing, Hannah, and hope you can have many more fun times with your doll!


Yes, I know that it was probably a fat chance that they would have done it, (given a rewigging service,) but I still thought that they'd consider it.

I don't think I'm going to get her a new head. That is pretty pricey, ($39, to be exact,) and right now I'm saving for Kit, so I don't think I'm going to make any changes to her any time soon.

Oh well. I am happy that they wrote back, but I am a little bit sad too, at the fact that Abby probably will never have another new wig.

What do you think of this? Have you ever written to AG? I would love to know! :)

~Hannah

American Girl is on QVC!

Hey everyone, here's a quick post to give you all an update:


AG's on QVC! Go to qvc.com and watch it there, or, if you have this channel, watch QVC, they have some good prices on Josefina, Kit, Kaya, and Ruthie and more! Booh-hoo, I wish they had Molly!

See ya!

~Hannah

Free My American Girl Doll!!!!

Hey everyone!!!!

I have some awesome news! My Mom, brother Eric, and I went out shopping today! We went to Borders to get a book for my brother, and so as he went to get it, I went to the AG section to look at Ginger the cat. My mom walked about ten feet away and called me over, so I set down my book and walked over and nearly SCREEEEAAAMMMMEEEEEDDDD!!!!!!

I saw. . . . ................................................................................
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... AN ACTUAL BROWN-HAIRED, FRECKLED, BEAUTIFUL, NEW, AND SUPER-CUTE MY AG DOLL ON DISPLAY - THAT YOU CAN WIN IF YOU ENTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I could not believe it!! (We entered too.) It was AMAZING! Ya'll can go over to YOUR Borders and enter too!!!!!

AND THAT IS NOOOOOT ALL!!!!!!!!! They were selling pink fleece caps, one for you and one for your doll, 4 innerstarU books with innerstarU graphics, and that's it. :) :) :) :) :) :DDDDD

Please go over and check your Borders bookstore nearest to you!!! (Note: they just put it out today. DON'T be disappointed if you don't see it, it will probably be at yours soon, as I saw at the back of my entering slip. :D

I am so excited! I hope I win, but I wish good luck to all. :D

I am SUPER EXCITED!!!!! Isn't this great???????!!!!!!!

~A Very Excited Hannah

EDIT: I wanted to make it clear that entries should be recieved no later than the twenty-seventh of September, and there is a limit to one entry per person. I just wanted to say that in case you didn't know. :)

American Girl is archiving Felicity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello everyone (horrified Hannah speaking)

Yes it's true, AG is actually archiving Felicity and Elizabeth!!!!! I just found it out from Quinlyn's blog. We all thought it was going to be Molly because she was one of the three that first came out, but, unfortunately, no. :( :( :( :( :( :( :( I was thinking about the Best Friends Collection too, maybe that'll go for Christmas and savings. :( :( :(


This is just HORRIFYING!!!!! I simply can't believe American Girl. They are just getting all us doll lovers sad and eating up the proits from those of us (or them) who have always wanted Felicity. Poor dear!!!!!

What do you think of this?

~Hannah

P.S. PLEEEEEAAAAASSEE Comment!!!!!!

Group Photo! :)

Hey everyone!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while! I did get one of those Innerstar U packages too, but I don't have any photos. Sorry!!!!!

But I do have this photo shoot pic of (from left to right) Abby, Hailey, Kirsten, Julie, Vi, Samantha, Laylie, Elsie, Kathy, and Millie.

Hope you like it!

~Hannah

Pic! :D

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to share with you - an adorable pic of Violet and Millie!

My family just got a new camera in place of our old one, which was really my dad's. Now I have my own camera!!!! It takes great pictures! It's not the best camera in the world, of course, but it's MUCH nicer than our old one. :P

Why do I keep on babbling? Look down for the pic!

I am so glad to be importing pics into my dad's laptop right now and then using it! It's SO much nicer than our old PC. :P But I still like our old computer. ;)

Well, that's about it!

~Hannah

Coming soon!

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to say that I have a special post coming up soon, so stay tuned!

Also I's like to say think to Shelby's Dollies and the Crazy Doll Lover for following!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~Hannah

Updates, please read!

Hello everyone! :)

Lately I have been looking at my blog posts. They don't have many comments on them, as you can see. In fact, most have none.

I'm not closing down my blog, but I would love it if those of you who read this post will continue visiting. If you're not following, please do follow. I LOVE IT when people comment and follow.

I will be posting tons more pics, maybe even a few videos, in my future posts, so you can stay tuned to that, too. :)

But most of all, I might be posting about my life as well. We just got a new Golden Retrevier named Sunny, he is an AKC registered purebreed dog and two years old. He LOVES homemade bicuits and tennis balls, whenever he sees one thrown to him, he usually catches it in midair! Though so far he is not getting along well with our cat, who's name is Krispy. We call her Krisper sometimes. :)

That's about it! I hope you will continue to visit, comment and follow. :)

~Hannah

The Winner of My Giveaway!!!!

Hello everyone!

As you may know, I've never hosted a giveaway (I've never won a giveaway either, LOL), so I'm gonna keep you girls in suspense for a while.

Only 4 entered, but I thank those four. I hope you'll keep coming back to my blog and keeping up your nice comments.

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........CAROLINE!!!!!! Congrats Caroline!

I will email you asap, so in the MAIL, (not email,) you will be recieving my beautiful maroon doll purse, handmade!


Congradulations!

For those of you who didn't win, don't worry! I'll be having many more giveaway in the future!

Thanks all your enterers!!! And congrats Caroline!

~Hannah

A cute pic I found!

Hey everyone!

I am just sharing with you. . . an ADORABLE picture of Abbyat the beach from one of my older Picasa Albums! This is one of my older pictures, but I think it's still cute!

Right now, my camera cannot take pictures outside, so I like posting pictures of what I used to do. We moved from the beach right around the time when I started my older blog, and now I realize that I have been taking much better pictures, if I do say so myself. I have learned to make things look a lot nicer than they used to be, too.

Abby looks so cute, does she not? :)
Anyway, I guess I have just been wanting to spend some time sharing this photo with ya'll!

Thanks so much!


~Hannah

NEW AG STUFF!!

Hey everyone!

Just a few days ago, AG released new things!!!! Now, JLY dolls are called "My American Girl" and many new outfits and accessories have come out for them. I am a little upset that now they are not including books with the My AG dolls now, instead they are including charms. Here are some of my favorite things they've just released:

The sweet treat PJ's. . . I LOVE these! However, they're just not what I want for the money I'll spend. . .

A cutie as well. I forgot the name, LOL!

Innerstar U Outifit and Everyday Accessories for Dolls. I've got that one memorized! LOL

We can't forget the "paint filly!" I am surprised that it is only 44$ not including shipping and tax. Though it is one of the smaller horses and it does not come with a saddle. :(

That's about it! Also, please enter my giveaway below. Thanks SO much all you enterers!!!!! I am SOSOSOSO glad that all of you are again coming to my blog. I know the quality isn't super, but I'm working on it. :)

Last thing- I freckled Abby and Hailey yesterday with a brand-new brown Crayola crayon. It works good! If you are thinking about freckling your dolls, use that. You'll like the finish. :)

Thanks SO much everyone!

~Hannah

Giveaway!!! :D

Hey everyone! :) :) :) :)



This is my first-EVER giveaway. On my old site I never even had one. So now, at this being my 12th post. .. . ta-da!!! LOL



What I am giving away is. . . . .



A handmade purse by me! It is a burgundy or maroon color, and has both stockinette and garter stitch. It is for your doll! I made a crocheted handle for it as you can see. Sorry about the photo quality, our old PC always does this. :P



Here are the rules:



*You can only enter once.*

*You will have to have a parent's permission (you'll have to give me your home address if you win)*

*In your comment on this post, please say your name and include your favorite AG doll.*

*Sorry, I only ship in the U.S.*

I will put all of your names in a bowl at the end of the giveaway, and my brother Eric will pick one out. The one he picks out will be the one who wins.

You have until July 31st, last day of July, to enter. The giveaway ends at 1:00 AM Eastern time.

Thanks!!

~Hannah

P.S. If you can, try to spread the word of my giveaway. Thank you. :)

Please read. . .

Hello everybody!

For a long time I have noticed that my COMPLETE page of posts does not have one comment on it. I got to thinking, maybe my posts are really boring, and that's why I'm not seeing many comments?


If you wouldn't mind, I would like to see everyone's comments on this post on what they would like to see on my future posts. Name whatever you want to see, such as hairstyles, crafts, lots of pictures, you name it. I would also appriciate it if you would vote on my poll.

Thanks SO much. Before this, I have been considering closing down this blog because I don't think anyone reads it. But now, since I am trying to improve the quality, I hope that more will visit! :)

~Hannah

I'm finally back!

Hey everybody!

The title gives it all away! Yes, I have gotten back to my regular routineof posting often. My mom called the company and got our connection back! So, that means. . . . back to life!!! LOL

Below is a pic of Elsie getting up on my NEW bedspread, with matching sheets and pillowcases!!!

The white is bad for stains though, because soda and/or tea, juice, ect. will stain the white. It looked in the package that it would look AWFUL on my bed, but then it looked nice when we got home and tried it! :D

Well, that's it! Oh, and also, sorry for the picture quality. It looked nicer on the camera and when I loaded it onto the computer. :(

One more thing: I have curled my Elsie's hair and redone her ponytail. But the ends are slightly ratty and a little crunchy. Can you give me tips on how to fix this? Thanks.

~Hannah

Happy Late Fourth of July!!!!!

Hey everyone!

Happy late Fourth of July! I had a great one! My dad was away on a fishing trip, so we didn't really do a ton. We didn't have any fireworks anyway. :)

Well, as you may know when I first took a picture of our new house, we have a really long, big front porch, and AWESOME views! Hills and stuff. So, we watched a wonderful show of fireworks last night! Kathleen did too! But the rest of my dolls kinda were scared, expecially Elsie. "Bombs!,' she cried.

So, I had a great Fourth of July and hope you did, too!

~Hannah

P.S. I would be posting a few pics now excpet I think my dad took the camera. :P

More Updates. . . .

Hey everyone!
Lately I have been kinda behind on blogging. I haven't told any of you this, but. . . . our camera has been broken for some time, too. So, our internet is down and so is our camera. Whenever I take a picture outside, the picture is covered with a cloudy whiteness so you can't see what the picture is. :(
Also, I have been learning to play the piano! Right now I have been on the white keys for several weeks now. Boy is is confusing!!! Right now, I have all these keys all mixed up. . . . go to B and then to F and then to A five times fast!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAh! LOL
Well, I just wanted you all to excuse me for not being able to post lately, but I promise when I have internet access again, and our camera is up again, (or we get a new one---I need my own anyway, because I have been using my dad's) I promise I will post tons of pics and I will post more often.
Thanks!

~Hannah

Liberty Jane doll stuff!

Hey everyone!

Quick update---just had to post this when I could--- go to moneysavingmom.com (a website my mom visits) scroll down and they have FREE Liberty Jane Doll Clothing Patterns! Thanks!

~Hannah

Updates!!

Hey everyone!

Sorry that I have not been posting lately! Our internet service is down and we are having major trouble getting it back up, so I am behind on my posting. Sorry!

Today's my mom's birthday! She made carrot cake and cream cheese frosting, and a DELICOUS coffee ice cream with this chocolate syrup that hardens like a candy bar. Yummy!!!

I also got the Doll Hair kit and have undone Elsie's left, droopy, gross ponytail so I can redo it! All I need is a rubber band to tie it with!

See you on my next post!

~Hannah

I am SO sorry!!!!!! :(

Hey everyone!

So sorry I have not posted lately at all! Our computer isn't working! I have a special post planned though, so stay tuned!!

Thanks!!

~Hannah

Photos! Plus look down for ALOF picture!

Hello everyone!

I just thought I would show you a few pictures of our new house, like the picture of the kitchen and stuff. And I know some other people who want to see these pictures too. . . . *mischievous look* Anyway, let's just get on to the good stuff---the pictures!

Our kitchen. It has double ovens and two sinks. . . .and a GAS STOVE! My mom was very joyful when she got to cook with it, I can tell you that much! Plus, the countertop matches the backsplash. I love that. ;)

And here is yet another picture of the back of our house, you can see the front view on my very first post when you scroll down. Isn't the kitchen gorgeous? I'm not trying to brag, sorry if it sounds like I am. I don't like it when I brag. It sounds so mean and selfish. LOL

Plus, scroll down to see the rest of my ALOF doll photos! Or photo, really. It's just one of all of them. PLease look below this post! Pleeeaaase! LOL

Thanks for reading this!

~Hannah

The A Life of Faiths are here!!!!!!

Hello viewers! :)



This is a picture of ALL of my ALOF (A Life of Faith) dolls! I already had Elsie, (for those of you who don't know about ALOF and have never seen Elsie before, she's on the far left.) There are a total of five dolls, and I have five right here, so now I am very thankful to say. . . .I HAVE THEM ALLL!!!!!!! I am not trying to boast at all. Really, I'm not. If you don't have all of the ALOF dolls or if you don't even have one, keep praying about it! I prayed that I would get them all someday, and look at what my awesome God did for me!:



From left to right: Elsie, Kathleen, Millie, Laylie, and Violet. I also got:



*A science microscope (I am really into science lol.) You plug it into your TV using an AV imput and then it lets you look at things with a very high zoom level! I love it!



* A heart necklace, I love it! It is soooo pretty! It's very fancy too, it looks like it goes with a shrug or something. I wore it yesterday. :)



* Another necklace, with charms and stuff. It's more cute than pretty, like something you'd wear with a sweatshirt and jeans. :)



* Violet's Devotional Sketchbook, it's from A Life of Faith! It includes instructions for sketches of God's creation, and along with the instructions, it includes sweet little poems and Bible verses! It's really cool! If you want it or think it looks cool, then you should get it. You will truly enjoy it, but the drawings are really hard! My bird turned out looking angry. lol



That's about it. I love Kathleen, she's much cuter in person than online.

And I'm not trying to brag or anything about how I got 4 dolls, because here's a funny thing:

A few nights before my birthday, I was feeling kinda bad because I knew I would probably never have all of the A Life of Faith dolls. Well, my mom wanted to say so bad 'you will on your birthday,' but she knew that would spoil the surprise, so she waited. Then she kept on hinting and bringing things up about them, like, "Well, how would you feel if you got them all?,' and 'what will you do when you get them all?' lol!!!!! I didn't get it!



Now, my mom is not going to tell me how much she paid for them, but she got them at a really good sale price, and then used coupons too. She tried to do as good as she could because she knew I loved them and that they were not going to be sold at Family Christian or anywhere else anymore. So please don't feel bad about me getting 4 dolls. I know that it wasn't any of my work, but it was God's work, because He was kind enough to bless me with 4 beautiful dolls! Keep on praying for the ones you want! You never know, because with God, anything is possible!



Anyway, my birthday was the greatest and I'm so very, very, thankful!



Will post more pictures soon! :)



~Hannah

My Birthday!!!!

Hey everyone! Guess what? Today is my b-day!!!!!!!!! I'm not allowed to share my age, but I am in between 9-15!!!!!!!! I just got Millie! It's morning and I just got one gift right now but when we go to the park, I'll open the rest there. I have Millie A Life of Faith now though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!


Will post the rest of my gifts and pics soon!

Love,

Hannah

Hello, everyone! I'm Hannah! :)

Hello everyone!

My name is Hannah! I am ____ years old, and I used to have a blog you can visit here. I don't post on it anymore though. :) I made this blog just to move on from my old blog, because I was pretty basic back then. ;)
I am a Christian homeschooler and I love Jesus with all of my heart, because He has blessed me with a wonderful, thoughtful, sweet mother who enjoys homeschooling me and my 13-year-old brother. He has also blessed me with our new home! We just moved and here is a picture of it:

I finished cleaning my room yesterday. It's sparkling clean, and I'm glad, because tomorrow I wake up being a ___-year-old! I am still __ now, but tomorrow I will never be __ again. If you are confused on the exact date of my birthday, it's on May 12th. ;)

I am a crazy doll-lover. So far I have Kirsten Larson, age 9, American Girl brand doll, Samantha Parkington, age 9, American Girl brand doll, Hailey Johnson, age 9, Our Generation brand doll, Julie Albright, age 11, American Girl brand doll, Abby Smithson, age 9, American Girl brand doll, and Elsie Dinsmore, age 8, A Life of Faith brand doll. That totals to 6 dolls. Elsie is the youngest, Julie the oldest. The rest are 9-year-olds. Abby's a science whiz and Kirsten loves to read. ;) LOL

Well, that's about it! Thank you very much for stopping by my blog! :)

Note: On my old blog, I never really recieved many comments, so if you would, please leave a comment for me on this and other posts. I truly enjoy comments. ;)

~Hannah