MAKING AN UNEXPECTED FRIEND

Today I came home from exploring when I found a lady in my future home for kids, Chez Sleepies! I was scared at first, because I was all by myself and you never know if a grownup is going to be mean to you cause you're a kid. But I was so lucky...she turned out to be a very sweet, nice woman who just likes exploring and happened to come upon my house in the Scotia sim. She'd lived in SL for 6 months, but she never met a little kid avi before!!!

It's this kind of unexpected meeting that really makes SL a special place. She lives 1,000 miles from me in RL, and here we were, talking to each other. It was a special meeting, and a nice way to end a LONG work day in RL.

The picture here is of me and another visitor, Abigail. She's a prim baby who likes to stop by from time to time.

LET'S BUILD SOMETHING!!!

Kids in SL love to build things, and that's to be expected--the use of prims makes making stuff soooo easy! There's some fun options for those of us who want to learn how to become better builders. Alexandra Daikon is going to teach an elective building class at HardKnock Elementary on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays after the morning classes and before the evening classes, and its emphasis will be on building things YOU want to make. The class size is limited to 25 HKE students, so if you want to be part of this program, you need to sign up now.

Charmed Tech School is a new school for SL kids with an emphasis on building. Students must own Photoshop or a similar program to attend, which is why I couldn't go there. :-(

Of course, there's always TUi classes too! Right now Reno Katscher has a great class that teaches how to make a vanity table with a pose, and a hairbrush included...you can brush your hair in front of a mirror! Lizzyox Allen has lots of fun classes on making unique avatars, like a shamrock avatar and a snowman avatar. Then there's me...I am currently teaching a Child's Toy Box and Activity Rug class and will hold a session on Saturday, March 15 at 4 am.

Update: I was reading through the Events Calendar and found a listing for a class at Auburn Hills Estates. It's at 11:30 am on Monday, March 17 and will teach kids how to make sculptie mary janes and ballet slippers. The cost is 50L. I would so be there, but RL work...phooey!!!

HKE UPDATE

Hardknock Elementary certainly is a busy place! Kids are joining lots of fun clubs, and practices are in full swing.

Today was the first meeting of the Ballet/Equestrian Club. Dancers are going to put on at least one show before the end of the school year, and possibly a performance during graduation. The equestrian club will feature lots of horseback riding!

The Fencing Club is also going now, and I'm glad. I got a sword and a HUD today and I can't wait to start poking at people with it!!! *giggle*

PINBALL PRINCESS!

I went to Bratz & Angels Adoption Agency to see if they'd included the hat I made for their Blue Flower Girl outfit in their girls freebie box (they did!), and no one was playing their pinball machine. Of course, I just had to start playing!!! It's another cute camping pad, and it's fun to use. There's also an easel on the playground where you can create an art masterpiece and make moneys too!

Speaking of moneys, Bratz & Angels is hiring counselors, including kids! You can pick up an application at their front desk.

CHANGES AFOOT AT LITTLE JEWELS

Members of the Little Jewels group received several group notices on the evening of March 11 telling of changes at the shopping center. All vendors were to be evicted, and the rents were to be raised from the extremely low 2L a week. The notices mentioned that "we will not keep sitting back and be used and bad mouthed either by the kids who rent from us and do not bother to show up here to know or care what happens here." Vendors who visited Little Jewels often and who became friends of the family due to these visits would be warmly welcomed back into the revamped shopping area.

I had a cute little shop area at Little Jewels, and they did try hard to have events for us kids. I got my picture taken for free at their photo studio, and I really appreciate that they did this for me. There was also a snowball fight that was supposedly lots of fun, and a home where kids with no mommies and daddies could go sleepies.

Then again, there are only so many hours in a day, and there are more and more places for kids to hang out. And when shopkeepers have several locations, it can be tough to divide your time among all of them. I know there are weeks I can't visit my stores because I am just too busy!

It will be interesting to see the new Little Jewels when the renovations are done.

Update: Little Jewels will now charge 25L per week for a selling spot, which is still reasonable by SL standards. There will be separate areas for clothing and toys, and if you wish to sell both clothing and toys, you need to rent spaces in both places.

HUNTING FOR FREEBIES AT GINGERBREAD VILLAGE MALL

There's an Easter Egg Hunt going on at the Gingerbread Village Mall on the Isle of You sim, and there are plenty of wonderful freebies inside those little eggs. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this dress that was inside an egg at the Angelic Visions of Love store--soooo pretty!!! Eggs are located outside as well as inside the stores, and some stores have more than one egg. I need to go back there and hunt some more.

If you haven't been to Gingerbread Village Mall in a while, you're in for a treat! The booths have been replaced by individual stores, and there is a lovely playground with a fairy theme in a central area. There's also a choo-choo train that goes around the mall and the surrounding area. It really looks great and will be especially lovely at Christmastime!

The Easter Egg Hunt will take place until March 24. Happy hunting!!!

THANKIES MARIANNE!!!

We're famous!!! We're famous!!! Marianne McCann mentioned this blog in an article about new kids blogs in an article in the Metaverse Messenger! Thankies, Marianne! I especially liked that the paper used a picture of Justine Colville's blog, and it had a picture of me on it! *giggle*

Hmm...maybe I can make some moneys by signing autographs! *belly laugh*