Saturday, February 20, 2010

Blanket Buildings

I can't remember how many of these things we constructed over the years, but it took a lot of hand knit afghans, Smurfette sleeping bags, imagination, and open minded parents letting us stay up until all hours of the night tying blankets to the ceilings.





Aren't these pictures hilarious?

My favorite part is the inscriptions written by (then) 8-year-old Allison on the back of the photos.



And...



p.s.


Do you see that doll laying on the bed? The one with the red hair?

Her name was Annie. My mother waited in line for four hours so that I could be the first kid on my block to have a Cabbage Patch Kid. Sadly the only action that Annie ever saw was with Bradley, the boy in our caul-de-sac who my brother and I nicknamed Fruit Roll Up.



9 comments:

Steven Anthony said...

great pics, and a way awesome story, thanx for the back ground info;) you a cool lady.

Caroline said...

I think our childhood selves were soulmates! = ) Haha!

Viewtiful_Justin said...

Oh, this is SO my childhood. I was the guy with the Polly Pockets. But I built the hell out of Legos, as well.

Kelly said...

I LOVED LEGOS. Loved. Still love. I seriously considered trying to work for Legos during college.

Sara @ Russet Street Reno said...

I had quite a few Cabbage Patch dolls. They were just so HOT back then, weren't they? I wonder where all mine went to....

Kelly said...

Right, Sara! Do you think we'll get suckered into dishing out a small fortune and waiting in line for 2 weeks during the next Tickle Me Elmo craze when we have kids?!...

Rambling Renovators said...

I had a bedroom that looked just liked that too. Nothing beats a sleepover with your best friend in your blanket tent, reading Archie comic books by flashlight.

Bailey @ peppermintbliss said...

Very well written...But I really just want to go build a fort now, which would be seriously counter productive after spending the weekend cleaning!

Kelly said...

That was all part of my evil plan to mess up your houses so I feel better about mine, Bailey. Teeheehee...