That's right!  Josefina is a Pre-Mattel  Doll!  I realized that today while i was doing some sewing, and Josefina was my model.
by the way...
check out this blog.  scroll thru a TON of old posts till you see a sewing pattern.  that's what i'm using.
www.basilmentos.blogspot.com
wait!  there's more...
I had a dream last night.

My mom had just gotten letters from the mailbox.  As she was going through the letters, she found one from American Girl.  It was about the C&MG contest.  (confused? see last post) guess what it said.

well, YOU GUESSED WRONG!

It said that they hated my story, and I didn't win.
I wanted to cry.

and i think i did.

hope that wasn't a sign.


P.S- wanna see my story? check out the page for my ide