I have been giving Barbie a makeover.....

[K9karen]

I wanted a Barbie so badly when I was younger. My mom relented a little and said if I lost 10lbs she'd buy me a Barbie. I think I was 8 or 9 at the time, and not overweight (you'd have to know my mom).

I basically said "F" Barbie and went back to playing dress up with my cats and playing outside in the barns with the farm animals, lol.

I was a tomboy and always wanted a DOG. Never played with dolls, except as show if I got one as a gift. It was my mom that bought all the talking, walking dolls. I still have Chatty Cathy and a doll that kneels and prays. Barbie dolls (and clowns) freak me out.

[carole]

I never owned a barbie doll, I was the proud owner of one sindy doll, lol. well got all the packages individually wrapped and then wrapped in one big parcel, so when they open it, they will see three more presents to unwrap, i know how much kids like lots of presents, not just one,one of the parcels is huge, as it has a material doll car seat filled with goodies of course.

Anyhow just found out the charity xmas tree went up in the store today, so i am well on target, must go put them under it this weekend.

[jennielynn1970]

Good job! There will be some really happy, and grateful, kids this Christmas.

[carole]

I hope their little faces will light up,you know i don't who is getting more pleasure out of this, them receiving the presents or me giving them, i have had great fun and enjoyed every single minute of it, i made up the sweets yesterday, they each got a mixture of fruit bursts, minties,etc with a candy cane with a novelty jelly on them, one a snowman, one a xmas tree and one a santa, i got those all for a very reasonable price, the whole lot with some batteries i bought for two of the toys only cost me ten dollars all up, so i am happy with that., i would normally spend that on buying just one present for the tree, so this way there is three presents and big ones at that.