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Being Snowed OUT and IN!

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2024 Snow, SNOw, SNOW!  (All New Photos)

    The entire Chicagoland area is covered with snow. The dolls are all stuck at home, well almost everyone. 

Trish and her assistant, Cam, are out trying to salt. But, they have given up as the plows haven't come by yet, nor their maintenance service. Trish's Garden Center is closed like everything else!

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Camillia (Cam): I had no idea there was this much snow, seems it all swirled and landed right here in the Garden Center.

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Trish: Yep, I think salting is futile until  the maintenance crew gets here. We surely can't open. Long as we are here, let's slog to the back and clean the coolers and the workshop, okay? Maybe start on inventory---it will be great to not be interrupted.

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Cam: Sure Trish, I really don't want to walk back to the apartment anyway. You have me as long as you want since all my classes are cancelled. 


Down the street....

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...at Barbie and Ken's, it's so peaceful with all the snow. 
The backyard is buried in pristine white.


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The kitchen is all clean, even the refrigerator.

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The table was busy for the holidays. Grampa and Grandma White have left for Florida and the Christmas decorations have all been put away until next year.

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The living room is peaceful, 

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Upstairs, Chelsea plays with Foofie. and enjoys her day off from school.

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Chelsea: I bet you want to go outside, Foofie?

Foofie: UH-uh! (Shaking, NO!)

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Dr. Ken just finished a 36 hour shift at the hospital. So many accidents and injuries in the ER with the snowstorm.

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Barbie isn't working at her desk....

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She's curled up with her favorite book online, and Ken's pup, Hairy, is sound asleep at her side.
This is a  Perfect winter day off!

Down the street at Rob and Chris's it's a warm cozy home in the remodeled Victorian.
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Chris: So you will have all day off with the storm, what do you want to do tomorrow that doesn't involve driving?

Rob: I'm glad this storm happened on a weekend, we have three days to dig out!

Scooter: I'll help, I want to sledding if we can in the park.

Skipper: Me too!

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Skipper: Where's Fat Cat?...we are eating and he isn't here begging for food.

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Chris: I caught him digging in the garbage in the bathroom and scolded him. I'm sure he is sulking somewhere.

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Fat Cat: (I never sulk, I get even---that report looks tasty in the printer????)

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Skipper: I want to go sledding in the park tomorrow, too. Maybe make some snow angels. 

Rob: How about a snowball fight?

Chris: Sure, girls against YOU!

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Chris: I really just want to watch movies!

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Fat Cat:( I wonder if the girls left any snacks in their room....I'll go look!)
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(Now where would they have snacks?)

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Rob: Well if it keeps snowing, we will get to do everything you want. That snow is really piling up against the glass windows though...Hmmmmmmmm?

(To be continued)

How's the White Stuff in your neck of the woods? 
We got 10-12" out in suburban Chicagoland! 

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Snowed IN! Dolls at Home!

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We had a ZOOM meeting for our doll club for January last night and the theme was "Dolls at Home." I had worked all day in the doll room to get it clean enough to share---and then we had to go to pick up car (new brakes) and I got so chilled, I crawled in bed and did my Zoom meeting from there without any dolls.

Today, I finished photos and took a video...and added a TON of snow---since my dolls suffer in real time, just like we do. The two of us took over two hours + to blow, throw, push and scrape the snow off everything---we got 6-8 " and in some places a heap more with drifting. It's still going and we will have to maybe do another shovel tonight.

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This doesn't look too bad, the garage blocks the winds.

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But this was some heavy.....STUFF! (pick your own expletive).



So here's the video---goodness, Vickie's is closed and Trish checked on the greenhouse, but they have so much snow, she's closing, too. Everyone else is tucked in at home! 

I'll do another post of how everyone spent their days IN! 

HOW'S the Weather in Your Neck of the WOODS???

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What's New for the New Year 2024 with Ryan and Richelle.

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We are at Ryan and Richelle's new digs, and they have an interesting discussion with Midge and Alan.

Midge: Wow, I sure love all the space you have here. How did you ever find this place?
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Ryan: It was my cousins, and he sold it to me to avoid re-doing stuff and to save on the realtor fees. It was a family exchange sort of. We Saved a lot of money, and it's still in the neighborhood we are familiar with. It really is big for us right now. Actually that is why we asked you here.

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Alan: Yes, we have been looking for something affordable for quite awhile. What do you have in mind?

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Richelle: Well, we thought you might want to rent part of the house and share this floor with us.
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Midge: I've been living out of a suitcase at my aunts, and Alan's lease is up in the New Year and it's increased with extra HOA fees and astronomical if he stays.

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Ryan: Well, if you might be interested, we can take a quick tour! Let's start upstairs.

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Richelle: We haven't done a thing in the house yet, my taste isn't pink, but we may have to just deal with it, here in our bedroom.  I want to make a work station up here, and change the dresser out for a real closet.

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We do have Ryan's mom's pooch. Mortimer is really old, and sleeps a lot. He only appears at meal time, so be forewarned.

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Richelle: The upstairs bathroom is huge. You would be able to use the tub, but there is a full size bathroom with shower downstairs level.

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Richelle: The main floor has this living/dining room and table for four for meals.

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I'm moving this to create a work space upstairs, mostly because the light isn't great and it would be in the line of traffic.
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Richelle: The kitchen is really quite complete. 

Midge: Great appliances and I love all the shelves.

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Richelle: The fridge is huge, and there is plenty of storage. We could figure out some sort of system for cooking. Carry-out is so expensive now, and of course we are trying to cut expenses since we have this house.

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This is the current island, which I may move to the center for traffic flow. We will see how it works.

Midge: The stairway goes down to the rooms we would have?

Ryan: Yes, and the garage is down on this level.
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Richelle: Here's the garage.
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Ryan: Yep...and we have it already full of 'stuff'. Let's check out the main room.

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The basement was basically a man-cave. We brought our bed from the HFIM house...and it has great storage drawers underneath. There is plenty of room under the stairway for a closet. The wall bookcase is really anchored so it have to work around it. I had a desk under there, but the bed had to go somewhere.

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Ryan: Here's a couple of old snapshots from before we bought the house. 

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It's really a flexible space!

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Here's the space for storage under the stairs.

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But, there's this great closet by the bathroom.

Midge: Anything is better than living out of a suitcase.

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Ryan: The bathroom is great and the shower is the best, that's one thing we are going to add upstairs. 

Alan: Looks great and plenty of light down here too.

Richelle: I think it might be a good idea for you both. So what do you two think? Would you like to make this a duplex for awhile, and as long as you want?

Alan: I sure do, Midge what do you think?

Midge: As long as I can take a bath once in awhile, even though showers are fine. And, I love to cook, so I'd be happy to take that on.

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The DIY dollhouse circa 2015

Ryan: Let's work out a simple contract and you can both move in, whenever! 

SO
Welcome HOME to Ryan, Richelle, Midge and Alan's place.

 Wonder what they will do 
in the New Year?

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