Hey!
Did I not promise to post a Fall Photostory?

Lizzy came out and posed for me in her Meet outfit :) Enjoy!
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My personal fav. above.
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I hope you liked it! I had a lot of fun taking the pictures :) I've noticed something about myself: I always LOVE the photos that are focused on something really close to the lens with the doll in the backround. Just something I've noticed.

Have a great weekend! I'll try to be back tomorrow!

-Doodledog
 
It's OCTOBER. I heart October. It ROCKS! Halloween, fall, and everything.

Plus, it's Friday. Awesomeness.

Also, check out my new BLOG DESIGN!!! Woot, woot! I love the picture in this one. Disclaimer: the header is not my picture, it is Weebly's. Just to let you know. But I think it is perfect for Fall. The leaves have fallen off of the trees and are floading in the water like lilies. The bridge in the backround is perfect... :)

I feel happy. I'll probably do a fall photoshoot over the weekend, so keep checking back! Sorry for such a short post!

-Doodledog
 
No title. That's because I didn't want to give anything away.

So, most of you know that last night I was upset that I never get any comments. I was tired.

And today I checked. I had no comments.

But I did have 35 views, just for today.

I thought about it. Some people don't like to comment. Some people don't have time for it.

I'm sorry I was so upset last night. Having people come to my site and view me is enough :)

Thanks to everyone who views my site,

-Doodledog

P.S. The Dolls' new school is going really well!
 
As you may have noticed, I haven't been posting a whole lot.

One reason is, I haven't had the time.

Another is, I get no comments from you guys. It's like you don't care.

I see no point in posting to people who don't evern care. I might still post, because I'm really tired right now and might feel different later, but my viewpoint right now is leaving this post up, and if you guys care, you'll comment. It doesn't have to be long or anything. It can just be something like, "please don't stop doing this blog!" or anything like that. But right now, I feel sad that no one seems to like my blog.

I try really hard on this blog. It takes a long time to post. Pictures take forever to load, and I spend a lot of time taking them. So if people don't care, what's the point in even taking the time?

Please comment.

-Doodledog

P.S. Hal and Autumn and all of the people I know in real life, you don't have to comment. :) I mean, no one has to, but you guys commenting won't make up my mind in weather I will keep this blog or not, since you guys are really good friends of mine.
 
Here are the girls school pictures. And they leave today. They leave every Sunday night and come back Friday evenings.
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And now...the story of getting their pets!
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I found three dogs. I know, I only need two pets, but I couldn't resist. They're all very close friends, so I knew I just couldn't separate them. Here are the names the girls gave them from left to right: Gina, Luna, and Diego.

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The girls were completely surprised when I brought them in. Even Thistle was surprised to see three of them. Braxus sensed her surprise and nuzzled her before she jumped off her lap.

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Braxus bounded up to them. Diego, being the big brother, got in front of his sisters.

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But Braxus meant no harm, and Diego seemed to sense this.

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Then Diego saw Lizzy and ran to her, catching her by surprise by jumping into her arms. It was love at first sight.

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Gina went over to Felicity, who bent down to pick her up.

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The girls went over and pet the new pets.

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I handed them the leashes I had fashioned them out of some yarn I had and told them to go on a walk. Braxus decided to stay at home and sleep. Typical cat.

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Here's a picture of Lizzy's side of the leash.

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Thisle came back from the walk first with Luna.

"She's a really good dog and well trained," she reported. "She did everything I said, but she got tired really easily."

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Felicity came back next.

"Gina's just like me: loves nature, but lazy!" Felicity said, laughing. "She followed most of the rules I said."

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Lizzy came back struggling with Diego. He wanted to stay outside.

"He's going to take a lot of training," Lizzy said, out of breath. "But it'll give me something to do!"

That's all the time I have to post about right now. I'll try to post later, and Thistle will be posting on her blog about their school! Make sure to check it out!

-Doodledog
 
What's decided, you may ask? Well, if you haven't read the post I just did the other day, click here and you might have a little bit of an idea.

Anyways, I found the perfect school for them. I wish I could go on homeschooling them, but I just don't have the time. The school I found is called the Mountainside View Academy for Dolls, or MVAD for short. I proposed the idea to the dolls....and they absolutely loved it! They said they would like to go on homeschooling, but my crammed scedule (which will be even more crammed now, since I got into a play I auditioned for) has been affecting their grades. And it's not their fault- they do everything they're supposed to , it's just we have less time to go over it.

So, today, we went down to meet their teacher.

It was increadiby surprising that Felicity was the first one down. I assume Thistle was posting on her blog about the exciting occasion, and maybe Lizzy was just so exctied that she was talking the whole time while getting ready, which slows even her down.
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I think she looked very pretty with her hair down, but she said she wanted it back in a ponytail.

"I don't want anything fancy, because I'm not fancy," she explained to me. "I want the teacher to know me for who I am."

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I helped her tie her shoes before I started on her hair. I was in the middle of the ponytail when Thistle came down.

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Thistle held the blue ribbon that went with her outfit. I was surprised that her hair wasn't done up like it usually was, with a braid on each side tied in the back. She explained that it was getting kind-of messy, so she was wondering if I would redo it, and this time put the blue ribbon in it.

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Lizzy finally came down, asking if I could do a Julie-style do for her. I put one braid in the front then tied back the rest of her hair, which she rather liked. Here's the picture of all of them, nervous to see their new teacher.

"What if she doesn't like me?" Lizzy kept saying.

"Lizzy, I don't think a teacher has ever not liked you," Felicity pointed out.

Thistle nodded in agreement. "Even though I came after you two were in school, Ms. Lily always talked about you," she said, referring to their retired teacher.

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Here's the back of each of their hair. I'm so jealous of Lizzy's hair...it flows so nicely :)

We all walked to the school (it's hardly a block away, luckily). When we got there, the girls were increadibly surprised and extatic to find...
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MS. LILY! She came out of retirement! I already knew about this, but I decided to keep it a secret from the girls... :)

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Thistle was the first one to get to her. All three of the dolls tower over her, so Thistle had to bend down to hug her.

"Hello, girls," Miss Lily said. "I'm going to be one of your teachers!"

And, sadly, after that my camera died and it's charging right now.

But there weren't really any more photoworty moments after that, so you're not missing out on anything :)

However, I found out something that I didn't see on the school's website. It's a school that they live at. From Monday to Friday, they stay at the school, and after school on Friday, they come home.

The girls didn't seem to mind this, so I signed them up, and they start on Monday. They're packing right now.

Anyways, that's it for this post. Plus, I found out: the school lets you take pets there! Thank goodness, Thistle won't be separated from Braxus. But I think it's unfair that Thistle is the only one who has a pet, so I'm going to get Lizzy and Felicity each one, too! Shhhhhh! It's a surprise that only Thistle and I know about!!!

-Doodledog
 
I have had way too many things to do lately! With school, homework, and everything else, I'm struggling to get the lessons done with the Dolls.

So I'm thinking...I've been looking into schools for dolls, and they seem really cool. It would give me way more time and a lot less of a stressful scedule. And no worries, I will still post photostories.

I think that's what I'm going to do. Expect a post on it later. Maybe today or tomorrow. And I'll try to get a photostory up soon.

Bye!
-Doodledog
 
From the title, you might think I'm going on another vacation. But I'm not. It's worse.

Everyone thought American Girl was going to archive Molly next.

They're archiving Felicity and Elizabeth instead.

I personally don't get it. Everyone loves them. They have a movie, lots of things. Not that Molly would be better, it's just...sad. But American Girl hopefully knows what they're doing. It's their decision, not mine.

I'm just sad. I chose both of them, and I love both of them. They're sisters.

See, when a historical doll gets archived, all of the dolls of that kind become sad for about a month or so without knowing it. It's different for JLY's/MAG's and GOTY's. I guess it's because historical dolls are what started American Girl.

But they get over it. The Dolls and I are preparing ourselves for it.

If anyone wants Felicity or Elizabeth or any of their awesome things, better buy them now, before they're gone.

-Doodledog
 
It was the first day of school for the Dolls today! Didn't I promise that I would post a photostory? 


Anyway, The school they got to is different than most schools because they jump right in and start learning. The Dolls don't mind because they never get homework, since they're homeschooled. The teacher retired, but she gave me everything I need and told me to call her if I needed anything. So far, the Dolls have been fine. Today, we started off the school year by going outside and taking a look at plants. At our school, we take an entire day and devote it to one subject. Today was science, tomorrow is math, Wednsday is English, Thursday is History, and Friday is P.E. That way, the Dolls are more focused on one subject instead of moving around and shifting focus. As you know, today was Science, so we went outside to the garden.
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They all glanced around, staring at the garden. The looks on their faces told me that they knew that today was going to be fun. Thistle was unaware of the twigs in her hair. 
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But Lizzy noticed them and helped her get them out. 
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I asked them to tell me observations about some of the plants. Teetee went up to a green plant and touched one of it's leaves. 


"It feels thick," Felicity observed. "But it's still soft and flimsy."
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"This flower feels really soft," Thistle added. "And it's bell-shaped."
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"This Rosemary smells really good," Lizzy observed. "And it looks prickly, but it's not." 
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"That may not be prickly, but this pine is!" Felicity offered. 
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"This flower has two colors," Thistle said wonderingly. 


"That's because it's two different plants in the same pot," I told her. 
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"This plant is really colorful, but it doesn't have any flowers!" Lizzy jumped in excitedly. "I'm going to paint a picture of it!"
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It was then that we all realized Thistle was limping. 


"I'm fine," she insisted when I asked her about it. 


"No, you're not," Lizzy told her. "We should go inside."


"I don't want to ruin everybody's fun," Thistle said sadly. 


"You would be ruining our fun by staying out here and hurting yourself," Felicity put in. 
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Thistle finally gave in and let us take her inside. The doctor had said that her ankle might start acting up occasionally. He told us to just make her rest for a while. 


That's all of the pictures I have. 


I'm so excited, my school starts tomorrow! It means a little less posting, but I will still try to come on regularly. Thanks for reading! I'll take pictures the next time we have a "field trip"!


-Doodledog
 
I realize that I've never really taken the time to post pictures or talk about my pets. So, I'm doing a post about it now. By the way, I'm trying to do a post at least every other day, but don't throw tomatoes if I forget a day! Anyway, back to my pets.

DOODLE:
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Doodle is a lovable cross between a dachshund and a chihuahua. She is a small lap dog that loves people and licking toes (never wear sandals around her). Color: Mostly black with some brown and white. Personality: Lovable and loves everyone. Hates other dogs. We wish she liked other dogs, but she despises them and barks every time one comes near. She's all bark and no bite. Hates collars, doesn't mind harnesses. Lap dog.


TEO/ALIEN
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You can see by the second picture why we call her "Alien". SHE HAS HUGE EYES! (her left eye doesn't really look like that, it's only the glare of the camera flash). My dad found her at a car dealership, starved and her face covered in tar. She has never had very good eyesight because of this, and she's very cautious. Color: Mostly white with splotches of grey and stripes and spots of black inside the grey. Personality: Jumpy, sweet, and love love LOVES catnip (she finds the leftovers from long ago on the cat tree and goes crazy, and then she gets really tired and goes to sleep). Causes trouble. Only likes to be held when she decides to climb into your arms, only likes to sleep on your lap when she climbs on.


SNOO
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My dad added the speech bubble on the second one. Snoo is the last homeborn cat we have. Color: Black all the way through. Green eyes. Personality: Playful and protective. Any foreign cat on "his" territory that threatens him, he never goes down without a fight. And usually, he wins. He soaks up attention when you pet him, but if you so much as brush up against his belly fur, he switches into playful mood and begins to bat at your hand. WARNING: DO NOT RUB HIS TUMMY! He then switches out of playful mood and into grabbing-your-hand-with-his-front-paws-and-biting-the-fingers mode.


KINA
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Kina is the oldest cat we have. When we first got her, she was already old. We've had her since I was five. Color: Black. Fur sticks together in tufts because she is no longer flexible enough to clean herself. Personality: She used to be a grouchy old lady who enjoyed getting on places she wasn't supposed to. While she still gets on places she's not supposed to, she enjoys being held now, as long as she gets to choose when she leaves. Spends most of her time sleeping (no surprise there...she is a cat...) and hoggs the food only slightly less than Snoo, although she is much thinner than she used to be.







THIS POST IS IN MEMORY OF: TEENERS
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Teeners was too young for it to be her time. Had that car been going slower around that corner, she might have gotten out of it's way. LET THIS BE A REMINDER: drive slowly, around corners especially. All of you pet-lovers out there, you might realize how we felt.