Chapter Fifty Five
Two
weeks after the NAME convention we received a large envelope and got excited
looking at all the things in it. We are now officially members of NAME.
The pins, certificates and membership cards were not Hitty scale but that didn't
bother us. HittyBelle immediately put on her pin. Esther read the certificates
and letters of welcome to us. It is very exciting being the first dolls to
belong such an organization!
For the past several weeks we would sit in our parlor and watch as Esther passed us each day on her way to the workbench. She would stop and greet us but didn't tell us what was happening in the other room, however, I suspected she was carving more Hittys. I was right!
One
evening she said we could go to see the new Hittys. They were all sitting on
the workbench waiting for undergarments to be made. Esther said there
were eight but I only counted seven and then she explained that #2, Hitty Anne, had
gone to live with her granddaughter Amy in Maryland. I was beginning to be
quite concerned that there would just be too many Hittys in this household so
was relieved to hear that homes with family and friends have already been
arranged for several more of them.
Esther
explained that sometimes a Hitty would be put up for adoption on an Internet
selling tool called eBay. I know she had gotten some of our dresses from
that source. She said she had decided that one of the Hittys would try to
find a new home in that manner and we could help her decide which one. This was
not an easy decision but we finally chose #8, the last one she had carved.
Several days later, after her undergarments were finished, Esther did just that.
At this writing we don't know exactly to whom she will belong but we know that she
is ready to travel.
Usually
August is a rather slow time of year but this year some schools were starting
early. Perhaps they are anticipating a snowy winter and wanted to get some
extra days before they have to close the schools because of bad weather.
We thought we might as well start our classes also. In our case, since we
are home schooled it didn't really matter about the date and Tasha could come
into the classroom also. She doesn't like to be left alone.
It has been a busy summer but we are looking forward to fall with cooler weather, Hitty Club meetings and trips to see family. I know that fall is Esther's favorite time of the year.