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I guess these Jakks dolls are more popular than I expected…

When a hopeless game against the reigning Super Bowl Champion Seahawks turns into a surprise upset win for the Commanders! 😆 🎉

I love all the different skin tones Mattel has given us, but when I try shooting them all together I can’t seem to find the right lighting balance. If I brighten too much I lose detail; if I don’t brighten enough I feel like I’m not properly capturing the dolls with deeper skin tones. I use a Samsung phone and upload to the photo app on my iPad Pro. I also use a light box and a ring light. Can anyone offer any advice?

Elle came over for lunch, but isn’t getting much attention…😏

And Go Commanders! 🏈

Also Go Commanders!! 🏈

Before the update, the first option in the content listings on my FTV Home Screen was a horizontal list of the apps I subscribe to and use most (arranged by me) followed underneath by content recommendations from Amazon. Post update, I get a list of apps recommended by Amazon (most of which I don’t have) and not my personally chosen list. (See photo below.) Is there a way to return to the old system? 🤔

The minute I saw Allison draw the kidney bean shape for the counter and then choose green, I thought I’d hate it. But the finished room isn’t that bad — except the stools, which look uncomfortable for anyone and impossible for larger people to sit on. Also, the expensive wicker furniture outside will mildew and rot after one rainstorm. What did y’all think? 🤔

I have the 65th and 80th Anniversary Brooklyn dolls (top 2 on this pic) and my fave was the 65th Anniversary sculpt (love her hair, too). But the new Holiday 2026 Brooklyn sculpt is growing on me…🤔

I have the 65th and 80th Anniversary Brooklyn dolls, and the 65th Anniversary sculpt was my favorite (love the hair, too). But the new Holiday 2026 Brooklyn sculpt is growing on me…🤔

Like…who builds toilets a foot apart with no barrier and one toilet paper dispenser? And would you build a urinal in your home bathroom? (I would, as a guy, because A) convenience and B) less water wasted is good for the environment AND your water bills.) What did y’all think? 🚽

The sexy singles at the Villa are preparing for the Bombshells to arrive…💪🏽

Watching this week’s Ugliest House in America made me wonder: Do I objectively think this house is ugly, or am I just reacting to the plethora of bright, gaudy 1970s colors in each room? In an era of constant grey, white and neutral-colored homes, do bright colors really make rooms feel tacky or are we conditioned by HGTV to think that neutrals are “classier?” Does anyone here still have brightly colored rooms?

And next year is her 60th Anniversary, so I hope Mattel is already planning her Silkstone. Anyone agree? (Photo is my non-Silkstone Francie reproduction.)

Also Ryan Gosling Ken for $15 and Idina Menzel’s Wise One doll from the Wicked movie for $20

I can’t believe the owner has lived there for 6 years without changing anything! It was immaculately kept, but every room was worse than the last and even Retta was stunned into silence at first! (Then she couldn’t stop laughing, lol.) What a house! 😄

The Barbie area at my Target was basically unchanged for years, lol. I was in there today and not only was it in a new space, but it was now an entire aisle, instead of sharing with Monster High! They rarely had new dolls, but now new stuff is popping up all over the place (even the new Holiday dolls and fashion packs). I’m not complaining, but I thought Barbie sales were going through a rough patch…?

Answer: Retta is the best host on TV, period! She is effortlessly funny, charming and personable, and has the most expressive face I’ve ever seen. She makes me LOL every episode, and I’m so happy that the show is now an hour long. More Ugly! 😄