For the love of Barbie dolls!

[Marmee]

My girls are huge fans of Barbies...we have 50+...plus house, camper, etc.  I know it's ridiculous.  Anyway I was big into them as a kid as well & the ONLY toys I kept from my childhood was a huge bin of Barbie stuff.  Currently Barbie in movies has 3 sisters...so 4 girls like my girls.  That's cool enough.  Anyway my MIL had a knock on her door today asking for permission to photograph her house because they are writing a biography.  Turns out MILs house is the childhood home of Ruth Handler, a founder of Mattel & the creator of Barbie!!  Isn't that cool? What are the chances?  Here I thought it was cool that Mamie Doud Eisenhower grew up half a block away...but to my girls this is WAY more cool.  Lol!

[DarcyLongfellow]

That is really cool!

I also loved Barbies as a kid. I used to have my mom's original Barbie -- with the black and white striped bathing suit and everything!

[curbsideprophet]

Very cool.

[Deleted]

Very fun!

[MadamePresident]

That's really cool, is she going to get a copy of the book when its done?

[carolinagirl831]

That is really cool, I was a Barbie liver and still have them. I hope dd likes them

[Marmee]

Feb 14, 2014 21:51:03 GMT -5 MadamePresident said:

That's really cool, is she going to get a copy of the book when its done?

I forgot to ask her! I'm sure shell buy one (or 4) when it comes out anyway for the kids. My MIL invited them in & they decided that the room they though was Ruth's is most likely the same one that is my girls (MIL has a room decorated & set up for them). How fun for the girls! Now I want to keep the house forever & make it a Barbie museum...lol!

[CloudBee]

What a fun story!

[CloudBee]

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