what I'm really worried about ....

We're all set for Irene.

I guess. 

Spent the day stocking up, stowing outdoor things (Maggie has her glass top patio table stuffed into the back of the car!), moving the last of the basement items up high. We've had an eerily quiet and strange afternoon of normal with the promise of a body-slam barreling toward us.

Some of you on FB know that we have all our cherished, but outgrown Lyons' American Girl dolls on Ebay.

East coast power outages from the storm could get in the way of that Sunday night final auction wrap-up closing. That would be unfortunate. All these years sitting in Sleeping Beauty storage and their big moment is totally eclipsed by a hurricane?

Yes, still worried about those looming willow trees. And my basement filling up with water ... and the roof blowing off ....,

but tonight, we're talking Dolls.

Our lovely, sweet, pretty dolls.

I'll let you know as soon as I can how it all works out with Irene. Thanks so much for all your thoughts and emails. xo

Comments

[Jennifer Rizzo]

Good luck and be safe!

[MamaMaloney]

Good luck with Irene. Hope you'll be blogging soon to let us know that everything is good and the willows are still standing. xxoo

[Elizabeth Holcombe]

Hang in there, Charlotte. We are currently getting slammed in the Washington, DC area. Lots of rain and wind for the next 4-5 hours. Stay safe and keep those sweet dolls secured :)~~~XXOO, Beth

[Linda Jo]

I hope and pray all your "stuff" is safe...and all your people! Take care.......

[maya]

Thinking of you Charlotte! Be safe, dear friend! Looks like you've got sweet dolls to wait out the storm with. My daughter is deep into Felicity at this moment, so I feel we are living in parallel worlds with a couple of years difference.

[Susan M.]

I don't mean to throw a monkey wrench in the works, but speaking from recent experience, your girls may want those dolls someday for their children. My son went all sentimental on me when his wife got pregnant. There's so many things he and I both wished we would have saved. Your daughters may have outgrown them...but their daughters haven't.
Be SAFE in the storm!!!

[Susan Reaney]

Keeping you in my prayers.
Hugs,
Suz

[Jodi]

I hope the worst is over for you now....Lovely stitching can get you through anything!

[jone]

I don't want to be a downer, but I am with Susan M. about keeping the dolls....originals from an early American Doll time...... bet Josephina is certainly from the first run.
Of course, I save everything and I am in awe of those who are able to purge regularly.... sigh.......
no real right way, is there?

love to you, and all...
xo

[charlotte]

Thanks- certainly Im the biggest saver of all time. Weve had our family talk about all that. By the time we have a granddaughter old enough to play with them .... too far away. No storage left here and the girls said its time. Okay then. Grad school tuition wins the pot.