Sunday, November 27, 2011

Just beachy.

I mentioned on Twitter the other day that my American Girl Kanani is pigeon-toed. It's a stringing issue--she will stand with legs lovely and straight, but then they sloooooowly turn until she's like this:

 This doesn't bother me, I think it's cute. If I wanted to fix it myself, I could, so no worries. The stance makes her look rather shy, like she's scuffing her toes in the sand.

She really is a pretty thing. I love her coloring. And in case you're wondering why I bought this particular AG when I hadn't bought any others previously (except for my daughter's Addy in 1993--my daughter was 9, wanted Addy BAD, Addy was new that year, AG wasn't sure they could get her to me on time for Xmas...then around 4 pm on Xmas Eve, the UPS man came with Addy, and it was a Really Good Xmas) (PS--yes, that means we have a First Edition Addy, very well-loved):

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  1. AnonymousNovember 27, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    As someone who had to wear awful shoes when I was a kid because my toes turn in (they did little to correct the issue), I have to say I LOVE her turned-in feet. My Addy does that, too.

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  2. Charlie Cecil RileyNovember 27, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Did the shoes go over your ankles? The shoes wouldn't help much without a brace, seems to me...Sorry you were screwed out of cute shoes. ;P My feet do the opposite, and point *out* if I don't pay attention. Flop like a walrus. ;D

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  3. nonniemousNovember 27, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    I had to wear braces to make my feet turn out when I was a kid; I heartily approve of simply letting her feet turn in. And I love her hair! She's gorgeous.

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  4. Charlie Cecil RileyNovember 28, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Ugh, braces. I don't see too many of those these days, I wonder if it's no longer considered a big problem. Isn't her hair amazing? It's so full and thick and play-able!

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  5. nonniemousNovember 28, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    That's one thing about the AG dolls, they are definitely meant to play with.

    I have no idea why they don't do it any more; I always had corrective shoes, too. Maybe we just get better shoes in general these days?

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  6. Charlie Cecil RileyNovember 28, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    I ordered a My American Girl a few days ago (cracked like a walnut, weak, weak...) with strawberry-blond hair, and I can't wait to get my mitts on her and braid my brains out.

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  7. akamarykateNovember 29, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    I never had a brace, but my youngest sister had this awful thing she had to wear while she SLEPT, a metal bar attached to two shoes to force her feet to turn out. Ugh.

    Heeeeee, you're going all AG on me now. Welcome!

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  8. Charlie Cecil RileyNovember 29, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Oh, that sounds like torture!

    Kanani converted me, blame her! She was such a PIP! Then I wandered into that AG store in DC and the resistance was futile: I was assimilated.

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  9. nonniemousNovember 29, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Oh, MaryKate, that's what I had to wear, though I never could figure out how you were supposed to sleep in the damned thing.

    Does putting a "Canadian girl" doll on my list ocunt?

    The dolls, they are EVERYWHERE. They will rule the world, yes? Forget about robots.

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  10. Charlie Cecil RileyNovember 29, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Yes, it ocunts. ;D

    The dolls certainly rule MY world. Woot!

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