Besides the birth of our Nolan Christian on February 14, 2009, my most memorable Valentines day was when I was in 4th grade. The Christmas before Valentines Day Cabbage Patch Kids were hugely popular. That was the year parents were waiting in line and fighting over these dolls. My sisters and I wanted CPKids so badly. As a child I don't think I wanted anything more. Most of my friends at school had gotten one for Christmas and were bringing them to school. I loved how they looked, how they smelled, the were magical for me. Sadly my sisters and I didn't get ours for Christmas. My grandmother had hand made all the girls in our family cabbage patch kids and we got those for Christmas. And they were beautiful. We loved those dolls a lot, but they just weren't the 'dream'.
My mother always made Valentines day special, with hand made cards and cut out hearts and candy. But this certain Valentine's Day will be cherished forever. I remember walking into the kitchen before school and sitting on the kitchen table were 3 wrapped boxes. I knew right away what they were. The slight tilt of the box, the right size. I knew. I got her..... my Didi Pollyanna. Red hair in braids. Blue eyes. Dimples. White onesieswith little yellow flowers and a beautiful yellow sweater with rose buds sown on it. And yellow booties. I was in love. It turned out my parents had to go on a waiting list at Christmas time. I took Didi with me everywhere. School, church, friends houses. I was so proud to have my Cabbage Patch Kid. My sister Sarah's doll was named Carmella Lulu, she had brown hair in braids and a red dress with white shoes. My sister Brenda's doll was named Carrie, (can't remember her middle name). She had a brown hair in a ponytail and a yellow corduroy overalls.
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| Carmella, look-a-like |
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| Didi Pollyanna, look-a-like |
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| Carrie, look-a-like |
As I grew Didi was replaced with the things that a little girl grows into. One day years later I was cleaning my room and for some reason I decided to clean her face with nail polish remover. I wiped one of her eyes and it smeared. I tried to color it back with a marker but she never looked the same. She is still at my moms house and the grand kids pull her out every once in a while.
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| We still have this playpen at my moms |
I will ALWAYS love Cabbage Patch Kids. I have bought one for every little girl in our family. Love like that is real and true.
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| We all also got CPK carriers |
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| I think Brenda had this |
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| Lydia & Nolan last yr on their 2nd b day with the Cabbage Patch Kids I got them |
And I had Fritzie and she looked just like Brenda's and for some reason we switched dolls and I forgot and cut all the hair off hers... sigh. ;)
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