Well, we've made it five months into 2018 now and still haven't found a single +6/6 wild horse! It's rather sad, but I'm not shocked. We just haven't been on the game that much, and when we are, we are often in too much of a hurry to go on the wild hunting expeditions we often used to. As you know, and as I also know all too well, my sisters have seen to it that we still find tempting horses.
Now that we're into May, Nebula's place in the herd as our April horse is secure. She is keeping the name she came with because we like it and can't think of her as anything else now.
The shimmery Shire that Bethany took home is still technically not a permanent resident, but try telling my sisters that. They have named him Rhodium after the rare silvery-white precious metal.
And now he has tack too. *Sighs* Isn't it odd that we encounter nice Shires like crazy but have never come across a nice Clydesdale? Oh well, at least we have a wide range of Shire coat colors represented. (Mahogany bay, blue roan, seal brown, and now probably light gray.)
We were tempted by another horse last night. And by "we," I mean all 4 of us.
His avatar:
Fortunately for Rhodium, this handsome little Grade was not +6/6, which would likely have triggered an impulse-adopt-click from Bethany. (Yes, of course Bethany was the one who found him in the livery. She called the rest of us over.) I convinced my sisters that we should give other players a shot at adopting him first, and they reluctantly agreed.
Bethany logged off. We ate supper, watched The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Bethany's choice), and then went to bed. We all forgot to check for the Grade until Saturday morning, and by then he was gone. Here's hoping that this was because he was adopted by an appreciative owner!
In real-life news, a package arrived for Mom from American Girl this week. It was fairly large but too small to be another doll, so we were excited rather than concerned. It seemed to take ages for Mom to get home and finally open it.
New clothes! Some great stuff was on clearance on the American Girl website, an happily for us, Mom couldn't resist. We will now model them!
True Spirit Outfit
I really like this one! All three pieces will mix and match well. I don't get why the butterflies stitched on both boots are lime green, but I like everything else about it. The boots have velcro in the back, so they aren't a pain to get on.
Festive Reindeer Pajamas
Even though it was April, Mom bought this because it was a good deal and because she knows how we love cute animals! We will totally wear the pj shirt as a regular shirt come December. Our polar bear sweater will have some competition now.
Pomeranian Pajamas
Speaking of cute animals, isn't this great? Again, the pj shirt is bound to get worn as a regular shirt sometimes. As an added bonus, the slippers fit on Julie's little Magic Attic feet as well as American Girl feet. Yay!
Cuffed Dot Jeggings
(The shirt did not come with them - it's part of Lea's Hiking Outfit.) Contrary to their name, the dots are actually little stars, and they are made of a material that doesn't stretch much at all. Felicity had a bit of a struggle getting them on, but once they're on, they look good. They also fit Julie nicely and weren't nearly so hard for her to get on, so she will probably wear them the most.
Lilac Dress
So simple yet so classy. The material they made the dress out of has some cool textures and layers to it. The sky blue shoes have pretty silver sparkles on them, which tie into the blue stitching on the top of the dress and the silver sash. Good job, AG!
Blue Rhinestone Studded Dress
The headband is a bit awkward, but the bracelet fits American Girl wrists great. The dress itself is a warm knit fabric - perfect for in-between-weather days. The only drawback is that it is super short, like I-can't-sit-down-or-bend-over short, and it didn't come with leggings. Fortunately, we have some silver leggings in our wardrobe that work well under it.
Thanks, Mom! Excellent choices!
And because we haven't posted a group shot in a while, here we are back in our pre-fashion show outfits:
As you can see, Bethany is putting that Westie t-shirt we got for Christmas to good use. It's finally warm enough for short sleeves. =)
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