Dear Kat,

I've heard there might be a new addition to my household. You and I need to have a discussion about all these new people living in my home.

Eagerly awaiting your arrival,
Kaleb

Hi everyone, I'm Maggie.

Kat said I could post here sometimes if I want. I've never blogged before, but I could give it a try.

Arte and I got some fun new clothes yesterday. They're a lot more girly than I'd normally wear, but I really like them. Arte always dresses like that, but I've never tried the "lolita" style. Kaleb looked at me like he was confused, but said I look nice. I like my new black bunny too, though I wish I could figure out where Nero went so we could all hang out.

Arte, Kat*, and I started watching a new anime called Kuroshitsuji, or "Black Butler." I like it a lot. Sebastian reminds me of Kaleb, though he would never be somebody's butler. Arte said she knew someone like him once, but didn't want to talk about it. It's kind of weird hanging out with her, but she's been nice so far. I think my favorite character is Ciel though. Kat says he reminds her of me, which made me happy. Not the boy part but being small and scary. She said that he might come and visit us someday which would be cool. I told her I'd help pay and raise our ghost hunting rates to get more profit, but Arte said that wouldn't be nice. Who wants to be nice?

Kat also said we might have a new person moving in (Kaleb is going to be so mad!) called Wolf. I don't know if she means an actual wolf or just some guy, but I guess we'll find out. I kind of hope it's actually a wolf because then I might get to see him eat people.

Oh, we have a living toy here too now. Well, I mean aside from Nero. Kaleb isn't happy about all the new arrivals, but I think this one just confuses him. Her name is Jouet and she's a little crazy... Kat says its from her being alone for so long, but I think she's just strange. But she is funny sometimes, so I guess it's okay.

Uh oh...Kaleb found out about the new guy coming...got to go.

*Kat in this context is me. :)

Stocks Rock!

I can say with 100% certainty that I have never been happier with any of my dolls than I am of these two with their new stock. :) It takes a lot to satisfy me when it comes to a doll's look, but these girls are completely perfect.

Maggie in Cornice stock with her little black bunny.

More of Maggie (and a pesky light ray) with her new eyes.

Arte in My Melody stock. Perfect. :)

Arte testing her luck with the sun.

My girls together. :)

Magpie and her amazing glowing eyes!

I also received a Raphia stock, but it doesn't seem to fit anyone quite right. Too big for Maggie, and a little tight on Arte. The latter will probably wear it, but I like her in the MM stock for the moment. She did snag the cross from the Raphia stock though as it fits her perfectly. I'd been looking for a small-scale cross, and this is just what I wanted. :)

The Obitsu Problem

I love Arte's Obitsu (2-part soft body), but I hate Maggie's (21cm hard body). The latter falls apart constantly, and I had to resort to super gluing some parts so that they worked. Basically it was a nightmare. So this evening when I went to install her new eyes, I put Maggie back on her stock body.

Problems solved! It's obviously not as poseable as her Obitsu, but it lacks the annoying problems which is great. Now I won't feel so risky taking her out places again. Before I would have to constantly watch that her top didn't fall off her bottom! Well no more. :)

I also installed some new "animal eyes" i.e. safety eyes usually used for stuffed toys. They have a larger bulge than regular eyes so it prevents blinking, but Dals can't blink so it's perfect for them. Her new eyes are a very pretty golden amber color with foil backing that really makes them pop.

Pictures

It's all kind of miserable here. The in-coming hurricane has some crazy pressure systems in my neck of the woods, so it's not just the heat but blazing migraines from the pressure. Oh yeah, it's ridiculously hot too. As such, I'm going to be a little lazy and post the photostory later, and just put up pictures now.

The newest arrival, Little Jouet. So adorable!

Arte and Kaleb relaxing.

Arte, I *love* how she looks!

And the rarely (read: never) seen Bean!

Bad pictures, but she's so pretty. :)

On the fence.

Just a few because not all of them came out very well, but I liked these ones. I love her new little boots from Hard and Sweet!

Mini Update

Pun slightly intended. :)

I picked up little Jouet this morning and in true fashion for most of my dolls, there were problems. First the clerk said she couldn't find any packages with my name or any of the addresses. When I asked if she could check because I had gotten confirmation, she went out back and returned with another package that was for me but wasn't Jouet. That package was some doll clothes I'd ordered (not the stocks sadly) last week that I hadn't expected just yet. I informed her this wasn't the package I had been looking for which she said she knew, and went out back again.

While I waited I could hear her chatting with the other clerks. She said that one of the "my last name" was here and looking for a package. She said she'd seen it come in this morning and had thrown it in another pile. Now I'm confused...If she knew it came in and handled it herself, why did she tell me there were no packages? The other clerk asked her if I was actually here waiting to which she replied yes and there was a sigh. "Well I guess you better look for it then," was the response. At this point I was a bit nervous, but after a few more minutes the first clerk came out with the right package and I ran off to my car to open her. Pictures of her and her really pretty box (unexpected) are forthcoming once I'm out of class.