Holly had asked for a certain doll, not knowing it could only be obtained in Ireland (as far as Schuyler and I could discover), and they couldn't even ship to England. (Thanks again, Schuyler for your time and effort to find this.) Not long after that, Jessica Sexton posted to the AlwaysLearning list, and mentioned that she had recently moved to Dublin.
I'm very grateful that her family helped get the doll and get it here (mailed to my friend Jeff who was being my safety deposit guy for Christmas anyway), and it was a total surprise for Holly.
Jessica sent photos so Holly could see where the doll had been before. I had made a Santa slideshow just in case the doll didn't arrive. The post office couldn't guarantee Christmas delivery. It arrived December 23, though.
These are the same photos as the slide show:
 Our Street |
 Towards our house |
 No. 10 Kenilworth Road |
 Michael on the steps |
 Baby Wee Wee |
 Baby Wee Wee in action |
 "And if you tickle him..." |
 Michael meets Baby WW |
 Filling the tank |
 Priming the pump |
 Anticipation |
 Michael shows Theo how it's done |
 Rathmines post office |
 The box waits its turn |
 Off to Holly! |
Here's the advertisement Holly saw in the first place.
December 25, 2008:
Click to see (fuzzy) photos of Christmas morning, opening the package.
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This new not-yet-named guy Dezmond joins Holly's babydoll collection. Holly does dolls.
| Desmond going to a costume party
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