Back at the longhouse!

Hey Gang!

This being November, let's check up on some of the Native American
who live in Johnston!  Apollonia has move here and is hoping her sisters
will live here too!

They came to visit and she is hoping that they will decide to stay.

Naira, Apollonia and Mia

Her older sister is Mia and she has a husband and two children.  Her husband
couldn't come but she has arrived with the children.

All the children are enjoying story time with the other young children.

Mia's son GT has decided to explore and is out for a walk!

 GT: This place is great!

 There is so much to see and do!

Mia has heard a lot about this place. Mia was the attorney who worked with 

Edward Running Bear about getting this land back in Native American hands.

 Loraine: We are so happy and glad to be here!  It is all in a big part due to you!

Edward Running Bear:  I can't wait to show you around!  I am hope that you and
your family will choose to stay.  I have a ton of questions for you and I still need
your help! 

It was important to Mia to put images to the place she worked so hard to secure.
Mia: It is very beautiful here! 

Apollonia's younger sister is Naira!  She and her new husband Elan have come too.
They have been married less than two months.  They met in graduate school
at North Carolina A&T. Elan's heritage is from the Susquehannock and 

Shawnee tribes.      

OK, Thanks For Looking!

Wee Ones!

Mattel Children!
Volume 1

Mattel has be done children dolls to accompany their

adult dolls for a while. Some are more known and popular

like Skipper. Others are not like the Heart family children.

On this post I'd like to show you my latest purchase!

The Arrival!

Warning ...Nude Dolly Pictures

I purchased her nude for $2.00. It didn't bother me at

first that she didn't have clothing. Liked her face! It is

different from the old Kelly face. It was wider and a little

cheekier! Mattel did a real wide face Kelly

( the lemon heads) a while back but she is not one of those.

My mystery doll!

She has "Shirley Temple curls"! That is what we

called them when I was a little girl. They are called spiral

curls now. Yeah, I'm dating myself! The front curls

were passable but the back.....I believe is what in the

hairdressing world is referred to as

a hot mess!


So I guess I'm going to have to work on her hair!

When I looked at her on the web, I thought she was

SIS child size. Her legs were longer than the old Kelly

body. To my surprise, out of the package, she was shorter

than SIS children.

Here she is beside Zahara. Still she didn't look the size of

the xxx Kelly... she is not. She is a little taller than the

2004 Kelly.


Kelly 2004, Miss Mystery and Zahara!

I searched the Internet for a picture of her but without a

name, buyer had her listed as just Kelly, info is hard to find.

I came across a great website on Kelly dolls I like to share

with you! The name of the site is Lil Friends of Kelly.

It has great info on Kelly dolls. The Administrator wanted

me to tell you that she is still working on some things on the

site. Also, she may not have time to answer a lot of

inquires right away too. But be patient while she gets things

up to speed.

I found out that this doll is part of the "I Can Be... "

Professions Bunch-Career 4-Pack. This pack included

Kelly/Shelly, Tommy, Kayla, Miranda. It came out in 2008.

These dolls have what is know to collectors as the "smug

face". Their legs are longer than the previous Kellys' and

I think they are the precursors to the the Shelby and SIS

we are seeing now. The "I Can Be..." doll are referred to as

Kelly/Shelly. See what I mean...Shelly-Shelby. The

administrator of the Lil Friends of Kelly site believes that

she is Miranda. The Tommy and Shelly stayed the same

the Miranda and Kayla dolls changed depending on the set.

So know we know who she is!

I can be Professions bunch!

So, I still didn't have clothing for her! I could borough

something from another doll but I hate to have less

clothing than dolls. That is when I realised that I

hadn't seen Kelly clothing for sale in stores for years!

There use to be clothing set for her or a big sister little

sister pack. There really hasn't been the full range of

Barbie fashions since Fashion Avenue! I really miss

that degree of fashion option for my dolls! I remembered

a post from Van's Doll Treasures on a

dress. So I pick up a dress at the craft store. There

weren't shoe but at least I had a dress.

Once she is restyled and dressed I will post her

picture!