I can see clearly now, the blur is gone! (Or going to be gone)

Not much got done with the dolls today. In fact, the day's almost over and the only doll I even touched today was Charlotte, and that was to take some measurements from her. My day was busy with something else, a Doctor's appointment. No, I'm not sick (although I am being struck by allergies), this was an eye doctor appointment.
The other day we got a letter from my father's insurance company. Come June 8th, the day before my birthday, I'm getting dropped. I'm going to be 26, and they are no longer required to cover me. So I'll be back to being uninsured. And while I understand it's just how insurance companies work, I've never actually cost them a dime. I've never used my father's insurance before, until today that is. After we got the letter we decided that we needed to make an appointment to get me some new glasses. I've worn glasses since the sixth grade, and I was in desperate need for a new pair. I did the math, I've been using my current pair for the past seven years. I haven't noticed a terrible change in how I see, but things certainly aren't as clear as they could be.
So that was today's big goal, getting my eyes tested. Turns out I do need a slight increase in my prescription. I told the Doctor that it's been seven years since I last got tested, and he used my glasses as a guide for where to start, and he didn't seem concerned about the changes, so I assume it's all good. But can I just say how much I hate the eye drops and the eye puff test? I know they're for my health, but they are terrible! But they're over and done with, and I guess they looked all right to him, he didn't mention anything. And my father's insurance covered the entire exam, we didn't have to pay a dime!
We didn't end up looking at glasses today. Our appointments (my brother had one as well) were late in the day, and my father took us. He's working tonight, so he needed to get back home so he could get ready for work. We're planning on going back Friday to shop for the frames and such. I'm kind of excited, new glasses! Although I'm sure I'll have to give up some fancy features my current pair has. I will miss you titanium frames and transitions lenses, but being able to see will be worth it!

There's nothing white about that!

I didn't bother making a list last night for today. After having to force myself to do it yesterday, I knew that I wouldn't be able to do that for the second day in row. And it actually ended up being a good thing I didn't make one. I had a real shoddy night's sleep, and I was in no mood to be doing anything that I didn't want to.
Instead I went out. Before someone points out that I've been going out a lot lately, I should point out that I actually needed to. Last time I went out I mentioned going to Hobby Lobby and checking out some supplies for my Mom. This time I was actually going to buy some of what she needed. The first thing I picked up was some cross stitch cloth for her. I also found some embroidery floss on clearance and picked out two colors for her, gold and light purple (after talking them over with her). I also picked out a new inexpensive hoop for her. She doesn't cross stitch often, and couldn't find her hoop so now she was a new one to use. That means she can get started working now, and when she finds her original one, she'll have a spare.
You should know by now that I can't go into that store without shopping for myself. I did actually need to pick up some supplies for myself too. I'm super low on white calico. The only thing is, they're out of the cheap stuff. All that's left is the 7.99 per yard stuff, and I'm absolutely not willing to pay that much for calico. I'm sewing for dolls, not actual people, they can use the cheap stuff. I did find a yard of the expensive stuff in the remnant section, but even with that discount it was still more expensive than the inexpensive stuff. I guess I'm going to have to wait until they restock and I can get what I need. Last time I bought white calico I purchased three yards and that's lasted me a while. But of course when I finally need it again they're sold out. Oh the irony!
I didn't leave the fabric section empty handed. In the remnant section I found something that I wanted. It's a fabric that I've been admiring for a while, but hadn't found a project in order to buy it for. It's a lovely medium blue calico with a pretty, scale appropriate flower pattern. I really like how it could work for any of the eras I sew for, depending on the application. But even though I liked it, I couldn't think of a specific project for it, so I never bothered getting any. But when I found 2/3 of a yard just waiting for me, I had to get it. I know I shouldn't be buying material for projects I don't have in mind yet, but I know something like this will get used. Now it's all just a matter of "when".
But I wasn't finished just yet, I also got some material cut while I was there too, but this was for a project that I already had in mind (so you see, I can stick to my own rules... sometimes). The last time I was in the store I scoped out the fabric section to see what was new. I found a fabric that I really liked, but it was a bit ...untraditional, compared to what I usually get. Unlike the fabric I wrote about above this one was a lot less versatile. It just felt a bit more era specific to me, and not an era I usually sew for. So I didn't bother getting any, but I still kept thinking about it. But the other day I started watching a new anime, a period piece. I've since stopped watching it (it was so boring), but I still kept thinking about the clothing from that era. And that's when inspiration and opportunity met. The fabric would be perfect for a really vintage dress. Sometimes these things do work out. Plus it was high time that Charlotte got a new dress, and I just love putting her in costumes. So I purchased a half yard of it (it's expensive stuff). I'm sure it'll be enough for one full dress for her. The dress has already had several style changes, and an era change, but I think it's shaping up nicely.
So that's all I got while out. (But I think it was certainly enough!). I used the forty percent coupon this week on the cross stitch cloth. It was the most expensive thing I purchased, and one of the only things not already on sale. I really like being able to use my phone for the coupon. It's so much easier than printing the coupon out at home!

Grrr.... and Sigh....

I did make a list last night to help me focus myself today, but this morning I just did not want to deal with it. It was one of those days that I didn't want to do anything, but I've had too many of those lately, so I buckled down and forced myself to work on crossing stuff off the list, no matter how much it made me grumble.
One of the things on the list was making another attempt at Joe's shirt. Even though, I still haven't figured out what's causing that rippling in the shoulders I was still eager to make some progress on it. One of the thing that I wanted to try was adding a collar. I was curious to see if adding the collar might help the rippling problem. Turns out it doesn't. In fact not only does it not help, it added some issues of it's own! Part of the new problem is the fact that I have to keep Joe's neck covered, meaning the collar has to hit high enough, and needs to be fully closed. No unbuttoned top buttons for Joe! Times like these make me wish I had found an actual replacement neck joint for him so I didn't have to craft my own makeshift one. Long story short, I didn't get any further with his shirt today. We're taking another break from it. So much of a break that I even went and changed his clothes. He's now wearing one of the jersey shirts I made for him. At least he's got something he can wear now, especially since making him a button up shirt is being such a slow process.
I also managed to post another comment on Flickr that may have managed to make someone mad, I think. I really don't think what I said was that bad, but based on their reply it could have been. But I may have read too much into what they're saying, I do have a tendency to do that. I did damage control as best I could. I guess I'm going to have to learn to keep my opinions to myself and be a little more "everything is sunshine and lollipops!" over there. Might make things a bit easier.
*Grumble, Grumble, Grumble*

The Shirt off his Back!

I didn't make a list for today. I've been doing pretty good about making one and following thru on it, but like usual, there's only so long I can follow my own rules. But even without it guiding me I still managed to get some stuff done today. So the list wasn't really needed.
I ended up wanting to working on something from the unfinished project box. I dumped out the box and picked out a few items that called to me, from those options I picked the one that called out the loudest. It was a yellow dress that I made... a while back. So far back I can't remember when or for who. It ended up having some sewing errors with it that ended with it being banished to the box. I ended up taking apart about half of it to get it back on the right track. But I didn't finish it today, I ended up sticking it back into the box. While I fixed some of the technical issues, it still is suffering from some taste issues. (Which was part of the reason it ended up in the box in the first place as well). It needs something to fix it. Right now it's just a yellow dress. And while I like yellow, I'm not a fan of a great expanse of it. So back into the box it went, for a day when I figure out the next step for it. At least now I won't have to fix the sewing issues the next time I take it out, they're all squared!
But I wasn't done sewing just yet. That dress was just the warm up for a project that I've been putting off for a while, making Joe a collared shirt. One of the big things I want to add to his wardrobe. It's just so difficult to make since cotton is a lot less forgiving than jersey. I've made attempts at it, but they've all be terrible disasters. But I did have a new adapted pattern I wanted to try, but have been stalling on it. Today I sat down and got to work. I ended up making three different muslins for the shirt. Each one fitting a little better, but still not perfect. I think I've gotten the fit pretty close to where it should be, but there's one spot that's giving me trouble. It's on his back, across the shoulder blades there's this really unsightly fabric puckering. I did whatever I could think of to get rid of it, but nothing has worked. Any suggestions out there? I'd really love to get that ironed out. I've even checked in my sewing books, but couldn't find this problem.
I guess he'll have to wait some more to get his new shirt. But at least I made some strides to being able to make him one. Can't get anywhere if I don't at least try, right?

Another Productive Day!

Today, I did not go out. Just thought I should mention it, since lately I've been going out a lot more than usual. I also wrote out and stuck with my to-do list, getting the entire thing finished today. And that's including returning an e-mailing to a friend that I've been letting anguishing in my inbox for over a week now.
And I know I should have gotten back to him sooner, but... this may sound terrible, I really didn't want to. He's a friend that I was close with in High School, but after we graduated, we took different paths. We did keep in touch, but as time went on I found less and less in common with him. And sometimes I find he can be a little... unenlightened in his thinking, and that means I can't always be myself. Normally he's a great guy, but (as we all do), he has his issues. Now I'd be fine just having a Christmas/Birthday card friendship with him, but he does e-mail me, and I do try to e-mail him back, but when I let it go for a while I feel bad having left it for so long, and usually just delete it after a while. But maybe I'm being a bit of an unfair jerk, he clearly appreciates me as a friend, and has kept better in contact with me than most of my college friends. Maybe I should stop being a bad friend and just e-mail him back more often. Oh well, I will do what I do.
But also on the to-do list was working with Skipper. Today's goal was to finish her top. So I did that, reinforcing seams and adding two snaps. You know, the usual. I also played around her hair. After getting rid of the ruffle on the bottom of her outfit, I felt she needed something else. It was looking kind of plain. I tried several different hair looks, including pigtails with ribbon, and even going as far as making several beaded ponytail holders to go in her hair, neither of which worked. Took me hours making those beaded pigtail holders, and I didn't even use them. That stung. Eventually I just settled for a simple thin white ribbon headband. I also made that today. She was able to keep her white flats from her other outfit, they still worked. And like that she was dressed! Here's her new outfit:I really like this, I'm glad that everything worked out. I didn't mention this, but her top is made from vintage fabric. I bought a random bag of scraps from the Christian United Outreach Store a while back. A lot of them are too small to be of much use, but I was able to get this top out of it, so that's good. I like this much better than what I had her in the other day, it just seems to work for her than that dress. And with this dressing it means that this month has been a two doll dressed month! I wonder if I'll get a third one dressed in the time I have left? I'd really love that, there's so many dolls over on the Party Plaza there's not even enough room for everyone to be seated!

Getting Back onto the Productive Train!

I must admit, I went out again this morning. I guess I really don't learn from my past experiences. But in my defense I wasn't going out for myself, I was going out for my Mother. You see, my cousin is pregnant (actually going on six months at the moment) with her second child. My mother made a cross stitch for her first child, and she's planning on doing a second one for this new baby. She just needed some supplies priced for it. And since I am the most familiar with Hobby Lobby, it was up to me to do it.
Also it's just nice going to Hobby Lobby! I haven't actually been in a couple weeks. I guess that no month of Hobby Lobby really helped break my addiction. Lately whenever I go in there I get what I need and get out. No more piling on the purchases for projects that never pan out. Today I went in and checked want I needed to check. I was planning on purchasing some of the needlepoint cloth originally, but after talking it over with my mother we decided to wait on it. Which meant that I had a forty percent coupon all to myself. I did check a lot of other sections, but didn't see much that I wanted. I saw some interesting fabrics, but nothing that would work for the projects I had in mind. I'll have to think up projects for some of them, or just not get them. Eventually I was just going to leave the store empty handed. I was almost out the door when I spotted something over in the seasonal Fourth of July section.
It was a small assortment of plastic top hats, in red, white, and blue. Six in total and covered with bright tacky glitter. I looked at them up close. They looked to be the right size for Joe. If there was a way to fix them for my needs they had potential. I've been wanting a top hat for Joe, but couldn't find any. (Hobby Lobby does sell something top hat like, but it's felt and either too small or too big). Joe's original Steampunk outfit actually included a top hat, but had to be nixed due to lack of supplies. This could be the solution to that problem. They were a bit expensive (3.99), but I did have that forty percent off coupon. If they worked it would be a great price, if not I just wasted my money. I decided to throw caution to the wind and get them. I just hoped the glitter would come off easily, and that they fit him.
I was able to find out at home it did! With hot water and some gentle scrubbing I was able to clear most of the glitter off the sacrificial white hat I picked out of the package. I did learn that the top part of the hat is a little skewed to one side, but if you angle it just so it's not as noticeable. It does fit Joe pretty decently, with a little room at the sides. I ended up dunking it in boiling water and molding it to his head a little. I did do some painting on it with the black nail polish I have. It's taking multiple coats, so work is slow, plus it keeps chipping off. I think it might be time to upgrade to some actual paint that works on plastic. I do get tired of repainting Charlotte's shoes, and if it's going to keep happening to Joe's hat too, it might be worth the extra cost. You can see an in progress shot to the left, when I finish it I'll share a final photo as well.
Joe wasn't the only person to get some work done today. Malibu Skipper got some progress today as well. Yesterday I finished her shorts and today I worked on her shirt. I didn't finish it today, but I did get all the machine sewing done. I did end up changing it a bit from it's original design. It was supposed to have a ruffle on the bottom of it, but no matter what I did to it I could not get it to look how I wanted it to. Eventually I realized that it throwing off the proportions of the entire outfit so I ended up just removing it and hemming the shirt normally. It's actually ended up making the shirt sit a little higher than I normally do, but it kind of works for Skipper. She's the first doll showing some belly skin in the collection! Usually, we're all about legs here. I promise you'll get a picture when she's all done. And I promise I'll actually finish this one. It's very cute so far!

Happy Birthday Baby Bro!

It was my brother's Birthday today. My baby brother turned 21. He's now old enough to legally drink, the last big milestone. And that makes me officially old. He makes everyone in my family feel old since he's my parent's youngest child, and my Grandparent's youngest grandchild. But you know, time marches on and whatnot (and makes fools of us all!).
Since it was a birthday around here, I didn't bother making a personal to-do list. I had a lot of birthday related stuff to get done instead of focusing on myself. And while a list is helpful to keep myself on track, today was a day that a list wasn't needed. I was going to get what I needed to get done, or die trying.
I did need to go out today. Yesterday my brother finally said he wanted to his birthday dessert, even though I asked him several times earlier. He wanted some Lime Jello (weird, right?). Of course we didn't have any, so we needed to go and get some. Today I went out with my dad to get some, as well as some other supplies. We went shortly before I typically eat lunch. This has happened before, so I usually just tough it out and wait a few extra hours to eat. But not today, today we were out for FIVE hours. FIVE hours of doing errands (true there were some not so necessary stops made, but I was not expecting to be out that long). I was running (while admittedly cranky) on steam by the end of it. I kept thinking that we were done, but stores kept getting adding to the list. I was so not a happy camper. I don't eat a big breakfast, so my body was not really fueled correctly. I'm surprised I didn't pass out. It's been several hours and I'm still mad thinking about it.
Back at home in the late evening (around five), I was finally able to eat something. I also made the lime Jello that we had purchased. Unfortunately it takes hours to congeal, and getting home at 5 really makes it hard to have at a decent hour that night (Thanks dad!). Sigh. Luckily I had made some Jello earlier that morning (Cherry, which we did have on hand), as a just in case thing. Good thing too, at least by brother had some Jello for on his birthday. When the Jello was cooling in the fridge, I started making something else I bought the supplies for while out, Rice Crispy Treats.
Just like with my sister it was what my Brother was getting from me for his birthday. I made an entire box just for him. He helped me wrap it in saran wrap, and then I presented it to him. It's currently chilling the the fridge. But I wasn't done. I made a second batch of treats. This one was for everyone else in the family to share (my brother could have some if he wants to). I couldn't have a huge block of Rice Crispy Treats in the fridge tempting me that I knew I couldn't have! I needed to have some, so I made my own. I'll just have to try to keep from eating it all in one sitting now, it's just far too tasty!
It's been a long day spent mostly in the car. But I was able to get that package for my Flickr friend into the mail. I didn't tell him about it, I figure it would just arrive and he'll be surprised. I am glad I got that taken care of, just took me a couple months!

Not as productive today...

A bit of a step back in terms of productivity today... like usual I just really didn't want to do anything. Even with the to do list in my hand I wanted nothing to do with it. And you should know by know when I don't want to do something I can manage to do a variety of things in order to avoid it. I've always been like that. I was never more spot on with my homework or chores when there was something else I was avoiding.
Even with my total avoidance with the list I did force myself to get two things crossed off it. The first one was finishing a skirt I made a while ago. All it needed was the back seam finished and I'd be able to put it away in the spares clothing bag. I've grown tired of dealing with it, but being unable to put it away so today I finished it. I thought about doing it on the machine, but it was just easier to do it by hand. I didn't put it away just yet, but it's on top of the chest of drawers where I store my spare clothing ready to be put away the next time I go in there. The second thing I managed to get done today was a blog post. Which is a good thing since I'm already several days behind, and I cannot afford to get any more backed up. But that's all I managed to get done from the list.
I did however do some doll sewing, something that I didn't plan on. I had an idea for Malibu Skipper and since I was never really sold on the dress I stuck her in, I was eager to try it. I spent a great deal of time making a pair of shorts that ended up not fitting, I hate when that happens. Spent all that time and fabrics on something I might not be able to ever use. But I didn't give up. I tried something else that worked better. I made some progress on an outfit, and while I think it's heading in the right direction, there's lots that need more work. I'll share it with you eventually, either the finished product or asking for advice on it.
Hopefully tomorrow I'll get back on the to-do list wagon!

Gettin' Stuff Done!

I've noticed a disturbing tend around here. Lately I've been super unmotivated to get into gear and be productive with my time, like at all. It's just like when I go through my video game phases, but this is even worse. At least with those I'm working to a goal, however little it helps my day-to-day life. In the past few weeks I've been having a hard time jump starting myself to do anything, and at the end of the day I've been kicking myself for not doing anything that actually needed to get done.
But I decided that needed to change. Last night I wrote out a small to do list. Consisting of five things, that I could accomplish today, and would.
They are as follows in no particular order:
1: Put away 20 things (I always try to do this every day, no matter how small a thing gets put away, something that was not in it's place at the start of the day is by the end of the day. Helps keep the general chaos around here somewhat managed.)
2. Write one Blog Post (I'm so behind on those it's not even funny. So while writing only one won't pull me out of that hole, it will certainly keep me from getting deeper into it.)
3. Respond to Flickr People (I'm behind on replying to comments over on my Flickr page, so I needed to get all caught up on that, and stop avoid doing it!)
4. Finish Joe's Pants (I started a pair of pants for Joe, and have been lagging on finishing them.)
5. Pack up Box for Cubby (I had this box practically packed for months now ready to send off to Cubby ((It's a gift, so I didn't leave him waiting for anything)). I was just avoiding writing a note to go into it and addressing it.)
Those were my goals for today when I woke up, and I'm pleased to say I was able to get all of them accomplished! I was working until late at night, but they all got completed! (Still having trouble getting motivated, but once I did I got to work!)
Having a list is a good thing, means I actually get stuff done!

I really am spoiled...

I went out again this morning. There were a few places we didn't get to yesterday on our grocery shopping trip that we still needed to visit, and also today all the thrift stores were open.
We managed to visit all three of those. I didn't find much of anything I wanted in any of them. I did however, find and buy some things to send to a Flickr friend. The other day I said something to him in jest, but based on his reaction and my re-reading what I wrote in hindsight I realize it was a bit much. I apologized, and he accepted, but I still feel super bad about it. I really didn't mean what could be inferred from it, I was in a bit of a mood that day, and I guess it colored my comment. So it came off worse than I intended. I guess I'm going to have to triple and quadruple read my comments to make sure I don't do something like this again. At least I'm trying to correct the behavior. Live and learn, right?
So in conjunction with the thrift stores, I also visited that antique store from yesterday. Even with my research being not as fruitful as I'd like I decided to go with my gut and get what I found yesterday. If it was still even there, I might have missed my chance. That has happened before. Luckily, everything I wanted from yesterday was still there, so I was able to get it all! I do like it when things work out for me like that.
Since I had been there just the day before I knew exactly where what I wanted was. The first place I stopped in was a booth on the first floor. Tucked away in the front corner was a box that had some Barbie dolls. Most of them were newer dolls, but they also had a couple older (ish) dolls. Mainly two beat up Ballerina Barbies and the doll I was actually after. She is Sun Lovin' Barbie. She is much newer than most of the dolls in the collection, but I just really liked her face. That Superstar face mold and paint job gets me every time. I later learned she's the 1980's version with the hard plastic legs, from the last year of production. She's the only 80's doll in the collection at the moment, but that might change. Not because I'm going to collect them, but because she might not stay. Whenever I find these dolls that I fall in love with, I rapidly fall out of love with them too. Since she wasn't that expensive I decided to throw caution and personal experience to the wind and get her. If it didn't work out for her staying in the collection I could sell her and at least break even. Sometimes it turns out these dolls are just visiting, while others move in permanently. I'm still on the fence about her. She is a very pretty doll, and in pretty decent shape. I may end up rebodying her to an older body and see how she fits in (I still dislike those palm facing back paddle arms!)
Once I had her in my hand my next destination was upstairs. This place was a double trouble one, because I was getting two things there. The first item was another doll. And unlike Sun Lovin' Barbie I know she's not staying around here. I bought her mainly for resale. Yesterday I found a box with several 80s' dolls. Most of them were very well loved, and of no interest to me. But even though I could see that it wasn't going to be my thing, I still dug into the box, you'll never know what's lurking in these type of places. I didn't find any doll that I really needed, but I did find her. She's Hispanic Barbie from 1979. When I found her, I had a vague idea of who she was, but wasn't totally sure. I'm hardly an expert in dolls from that era. She was one of the things I needed to do that research on. She's wearing her original earrings, and dress. Her dress looks like it's in really great shape, with some minor discoloration on the bodice. Her body and face look in good shape, but will need some minor work (Bath and such). But she really needs some major hair work. It's a terrible tangled, broken, icky mess. I'm not really sure how to fix it, it might be more than I can handle. I tried fixing her part line, but couldn't. I think it's come unthached. Hopefully I'll be able to help her. Any hair help suggestions would really be appreciated! She was pretty inexpensive too. If she wasn't, I wouldn't have bothered getting her. So hopefully I'll be able to get my money back when I sell her, no matter the condition of her hair.
I actually got her for two reasons, the first one is for resale, and the other one is to save fifty cents. I'll explain. None of the dolls in the box were priced. Instead, on the box was a sign saying, three dollars each, or two for five. She was the only doll in the box I wanted, but not the only thing in the box that caught my eyes. Also in the box there were two horses. I wasn't totally sure if the horses were part of the two for five deal, but they were in the box and unmarked just like the dolls. One of them was a generic Barbie horse, but the other one was different. I actually liked that one, but I wasn't ready to get it right then and there. I needed to do something thinking first. I have been wanting a horse for a while now, but whenever I found one I end up not getting it. I needed to figure out if I actually wanted a horse, or just wanted an idea of a horse. Also since it was not priced I wasn't totally sure if it was part of the two for five deal. I'd hate to get to the check out and have it be priced a lot more than I was expecting. Also I couldn't find any markings on the horse. But I did have an idea on who made it, so not only did I have some thinking to do, I also had some online researching to do.
Like you all know the research part was not that successful, but I decided that I wanted that horse, darn it. It was perfect for what I've been looking for. It was a realistic looking horse that was in a decent scale to Barbie. Too often the horses I find are way too small for Barbie. She towers over them and just looks silly. As you can see from the photo on your left, that is not the case. Also this one came with a saddle, which is hard to find on a second hand horse. So at that stall I picked out the horse and Hispanic Barbie. I even took a photo of the box on my phone to show the check out person exactly how I found it. I guess it was right because she wrote them up for the five dollar deal. So I was able to get the horse for only 2.50, which is a pretty good deal in my book.
At home I started doing some work with the horse. He (or she) was rather dirty, including some harder to remove smudges. I sat down with a magic eraser and got to work. That's when I found the maker mark on it. Smack dab in the middle of the back leg is a tiny mark. It's basically the same size of a tiny button, and molded into the plastic. It states that it's a Marx horse, with the roman numerals for 1965. And I won't lie, I thought it was a Marx horse, but I wasn't really sure I had only heard about them in passing. I've never actually seen one in person. Armed with this info I turned back to the internet, where it gets a little muddy. You see, I either have Jane West's horse "Thunderbolt" or "Flame" from the corral play set. I've seen this horse called both names by sellers. According to the 1966 wishbook from Sears my horse looks like "Flame", so I'm more likely to believe that source since it's a scan of the actual catalog. (In a funny note, I actually paid less for him than he cost new (2.99), however I didn't get his accessories). I do have Jane's saddle though, but it's missing parts. That does explain how Charlotte can fit the saddle beautifully and Joe cannot. And really, she's probably going to use it more than him. I even dug out that riding outfit I bought a while back to get those boots I use for the Steampunk outfit. Not only was the horse a good buy, he's also making use of that outfit I bought just for the boots. I won't lie, I really like this horse. Charlotte's been riding him all day. He is naughty though, a couple times today he's "trampled" the cats (all in good fun though). The pictures of the horse are before his clean up, I managed to remove a lot of the stain from him, he now looks much better. I'm just going to have to find a place to store him when I'm not playing with him.
See how spoiled I am? I get a horse, and it's not even my birthday!