Pictures of Me And My New Real-Life BFF
Only 2 DAYS left until the good times at the Utah Literary Awards! For those wondering, the event will be held in the auditorium on the main level of the library, at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome.
Holly Cupala, soon-to-debut author at the forefront of everything YA, has chosen today to spotlight The Way He Lived on her blog! The column is called Book Cooks, and features recipes from great YA novels/authors. Check out my recipe here (hint: during the 2002 Olympics, images of this food graced many a collectible pin).
Some might have noticed from yesterday’s clandestine video that this birthday I was the proud recipient of the American Girl Samantha doll. I have dreamed about owning Samantha since I was nine years old and first discovered the American Girls series.
Now, I am not so much a history buff and I am not so much a doll buff, but I loved the American Girl books. This was back in the day when there were only three doll/book setups, and American Girl wasn’t the thriving enterprise it is now. Samantha, the lively orphan from Victorian days, was my favorite, and I vowed to make her my own. However, at that time she was $ 75–pricey enough to make her out of reach.
As recently as 2006, Samantha was still a dream:
And now:
October 21st, 2009 at 5:00 am
I got a Samantha doll when I graduated from college. I had wanted one almost since they were first sold. You must have gotten one of the last ones, as she is now retired.
October 21st, 2009 at 5:39 am
We must plan a Samantha playdate soon!
October 21st, 2009 at 11:12 am
You can borrow Maile’s catalog if you want to order some accessories. She wants every item they sell, so we don’t really need it to use as a reference.
October 21st, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I loved Samantha. Are you bringing her Thursday night?