Samantha. Julie. Kit. Melody. No, these aren’t the names of girls on my daughter’s team. These are the names of girls who live in my basement. Don’t worry, these girls are inanimate. I’m talking about the historical American Girl dolls my tween has collected over the years. According to the official spiel, each doll is [Read More]
Our Visit to American Girl Place
What do you do when it’s Winter Break, you live in frigid Michigan, and you have an eight-year-old daughter in love with American Girl dolls? Why, you travel to American Girl Place in Chicago, of course! Which is what the EBM family did a couple weeks ago. Many of you recall that I also have [Read More]
Wordless Wednesday – The Return of Bitty Baby
Remember when I was whining about sending Bitty Baby to the American Girl doll hospital? Well, she’s back! Here she is in her hospital gown all better. And Sydney’s soooo happy!
Bitty Baby: The American Girl Gateway Drug
I am filling out a hospital admission form right now. Oh, no! I can hear you crying. What’s wrong? Who’s hurt? Poor EBM! Don’t panic. I’m filling out a hospital admission form for a DOLL. That’s right, I’m sending Bitty Baby to the American Girl Doll Hospital. She needs a new body (torso and limbs) [Read More]
Introducing…Sparkle!
Sydney got an American Girl doll for her 5th birthday. She is ecstatic about it! For the first 2 hours, the doll was named “Sydney”, but that started to get confusing. So she chose another name: **Sparkle** Aww, isn’t that a cute name for a 5-year-old to bequeath on her doll? Either that or she [Read More]


