January acquisitions

I shopped myself into a stupor. It started so simply.

Nice doggie.

Alejandra, a Madame Alexander Travel Friend (thank you, Tuesday Morning), makes friends with Marisol, who is of course Made To Move Teresa, as there was no way I was going to hold out forever.

It all started with Teresas (Teresai?), but it didn't stop there.

Marisol definitely has a greater range of movement than Elena (Fashionista Sporty). She also appears to have a smaller head and more natural brows.

Elena is fascinated by the concept of touching one's own face.

It seemed like a good time to do a group shot of all the Teresai, particularly as I'd found another 1990s articulated one at Goodwill. This is when I realized that I'm not sure I have names for all of them or that I remember their names.

Front: Elena Rodriguez.
Middle: Deanna, Maria-Eugenia, Marisol.
Back: Paloma, Jesenia.

 It may be time to put together a comprehensive list of names and back stories. But before that... Alejandra needed a friend.

May I pet your puppy?

 Antonia was marked down to $7.99 at the Toys R Us Express at Arizona Mills Mall, a terrifying place where small children ride motorized stuffed zoo animals at high speeds. I had sort of gone there sort of hoping to find her.

Companionship neither lessens the terror of Valentina nor the terrifying hunger of Yelena.

Everybody here has such big heads, Alejandra!

The arrival of the Stacies, Nastia and Miranda, provides more normal-sized companionship.

Everybody loves a puppy!

 Meanwhile, Akilah Nichelle has found a younger sister. Meet Keyshia, who was marked down to $3 at Marshall's. Keyshia has articulated elbows and knees!

Keyshia, I don't think you're dressed for Arizona.

 Keyshia joins a mob of diverse young friends in the early-years-of-high-school crowd. A few have shown up here, notably D'Heath (Gothic Tales), Daria (vintage Bratz Yasmin), Thorne, Sophina (Moxie Girlz)... and a mysterious blonde.

The gloves are for a skin condition.

 Sylvie is the Skipper head acquired with last year's Polar Bear Club... mounted on an Ever After High Madeleine Hatter body that my parents had picked up at a thrift store. After three boil-washings, Mom still couldn't get Madeleine's hair to not be sticky and gross. I tried another boil-wash. I took the doll home, cut her hair, and washed it again. I pulled off her head to remove her hair and replace it with something else... and just replaced the whole head.

I think we're all happier this way.

Then, at Ross, I succumbed to the lure of the New Bratz. Raya, the blonde in front with the HUGE feet, was $8. She was the only Bratz in the store, so I felt it was kismet.

Back: Shira, Phoebe, Ynez, and Cloe.
Front: Raya and Misha.

 Note that Raya has proper Bratz eyes with the slant -- and there's no fear in her expression!

It seemed like the moment for a Bratz/Bratzillas family photo. Maaan, I have a lot of them. At that's not even counting knock-offs.

Back: Shira, Phoebe, Ynez, Cloe, Cloe Jean
Second: Emanuelle, Raya, Misha, Daria, Olivia
Third: Fianna Fins, Meygana, Meygan, Katia
Front: Yelena, Fairuza, Yasmin

The score for Teresas and Yasmins is currently tied at 6:6.