Pajama Dolls

Our house has been transformed by our young Miss C's "pajama dolls." These soft little dolls (dressed in pajamas and slippers) are now arranged as centerpieces on the tables in the living room, breakfast room, and dining room. C was here after school today, arranging and fixing and accessorizing the dolls, and everything else in sight that she could think of.

The porcelain angels on my piano are now wearing pink feather boas. The porcelain cats on our mantel shelf now have cute little hats on their heads. The vintage gold angels around the archway in the breakfast room are holding little purses in their hands. There are doll clothes hanging from the mantel, and teddy bears are holding storybooks in the dining room. The giraffes that I bought at the antique shop (with hopes of using them for the Reading Center) are now wearing tiaras and sunglasses.

And did I mention the pajamas? They are hanging up all over the living room and dining room. I arranged some of them on a coat rack in a corner of the dining room, and managed to dangle them from every bookshelf on the built-in units surrounding the fireplace. Our neighbors who can't be here for the party have been bringing pajamas and books all week long. Storybooks are arranged on every table, along the hearth, and on the piano. As soon as you walk through our front door and into the foyer, you just can't help but smile. Which is how we like to see our party-guests: smiling from ear to ear as they walk in the door.


I know three little "people" who aren't smiling---- AngelBoy, ShadowBaby and Mickey Kitty. They have been banished to the screen-porch now until Saturday night's party is over. Between all the pajamas and little dolls and books, plus the baskets of favors that I've arranged in the foyer, I can't have curious little cat-paws touching everything. Thankfully, the rainstorms and cool weather are history now, and it's been warm and sunny during the day and the night-time cold snaps have disappeared. So even though the cats aren't too happy with me at the moment, the porch is very comfortable for them and that's where they're going to stay. And Gracie will be out there with them come Saturday night.