My Cabbage Patch Kid

 One of the wonderful things about being an adult is being able to buy toys for myself.  And, yes, I do that!  I look back at all of the toys I didn't have as a child and make a list of the things that I want.  I didn't have much shame as a child as to what kinds of toys I wanted but that's fodder for another blog one day.  Still, I don't have much shame today either about the toys I seek out.  Thank goodness for Ebay.  In the age of technology, I can usually find exactly what I am looking for.  I don't always win the auction, but it's always fun to try!

One of the things I always wanted was a Cabbage Patch Kid.  I, like most of America at the time, was obsessed with them.  We all wanted one.  Alissa was the first in our neighborhood to get one.  She got it for Easter.  Then, other kids got them.  I never did.  At the time, of course, I was crushed but in hindsight, it was ok.  I would always find them in the toy stores and spend lots of time looking them over....much to the stares of other people but oh well.  

I did get lots of CPK stickers and even got a CPK calendar one year for Christmas.  I played by myself a lot and when you have to rely on your imagination, you come up with all sorts of things.  I ran my own cabbage patch orphanage, with full descriptions of the kids names, eye color, hair color, etc.  I spent many hours playing that.  I enjoyed it.  Still, the elusive CPK of my very own never came to fruition.  Until this year.

This is Tara April. 

Born November 1st.  She has red hair and green eyes.  Her clothes are well worn but still in decent shape.  Her tongue sticks out.  But she's mine.  It's what I wanted.  Thanks to Ebay, I could get the exact hair and eye color I wanted.  And I did.  And I love the fact that she's not brand new.  One of the things I enjoy most about collecting toys is that I want them to be in good shaped but I want them to have been played with and loved by a child.  She has been and will continue to be.  Now, onto my toy buying adventure!  Can't wait to see what I find out there!

Thus ends today's episode of Around the House.

That is all.