A Happy Update :)

Hey, Peeps!

I hope everyone is enjoying the merriment this week! Santa is nearly here. Hope he's staying on top of things!

I wanted to pop in and say a huge thank you to everyone who left comments, emailed me, flickrmailed me, etsy convoed me, called me, sent cards & gifts, etc, etc. You guys are amazing. The love and support I've gotten time and again from people in the doll world is just astounding.

So, I wanted to update you guys on my brother. He is home from the hospital, and all drugged up on painkillers and muscle relaxers. so he's feeling fairly jolly now, considering. ;) While he's still in pretty rough shape, and looks like an extra from House or General Hospital, he's up and around, which is amazing in itself. He's extremely bad at taking it easy & getting bedrest, (We're a little too much alike in that regard, lol!) but luckily, all the pills are keeping him knocked out a good amount of the time, whether he wants them to or not. :)

He was very lucky, and looks like he's going to be just fine, eventually. It will just take a while. So, that's a very, merry Christmas for me! (And him, of course!)  I hope all the rest of you will be celebrating up a storm as well! (Has anyone seen any snow yet? It's still in the 40s here, no snow!)

While I was searching my computer like a crazy person for a furniture template (someone tell me why I don't label things with names that make sense!) I found a folder filled with some photos I'd scanned a long time ago, including my brother & I at Christmas, when he was just a baby. Thought I'd share it with you all, but no laughing! (Well, you can laugh quietly, but at least pretend you're coughing.)

Yes, I was the biggest dork on the planet, and yes, my sister did wear that dress the next year for her Annie Oakley book report, but look how cute my baby bro is. He's only a few months old here. Awwwww. (And so be fair, my grandma used to buy us hideous outfits at least once a year & force us all to take pictures together. The one with me, my sister & my cousin all in matching dresses, you will not be seeing. )

At any rate, I'm so glad the kid is okay, and thank you all so much for your good thoughts & wishes sent our way. I'm sure it's helping-- I know it's helping me!

In a little bit of doll related news, here are a few pics or a commission sofa I finally finished. (I've been working on it for a few weeks, on top of work, so it did take a while, but it turned out pretty rad, I think:

It's a 3 piece sectional, with a curved center piece, and it's pretty huge. I only have the 3 Blythe dolls (this was made for a Blythe family) so you can't really see just how much room there is, but it easily seats 6, lounging, and 8+, if they're willing to sit politely. ;) Here are my girls enjoying it.

As you can see, they weren't thrilled to hear they couldn't keep it, lol. Maybe next time, girls!

Well, at any rate, just wanted to pop in & update you guys. Hopefully I can pop back in before Christmas!

Hugs, everyone!