Memories, Like the Cabbage Patch in My Mind

Amber (kindly left a comment in the last post) reminded me of one of my own childhood Christmas memories in the not so (well, maybe so) distant past. Remember that year in the early 80s when it seemed like every child in the world had to have a Cabbage Patch Kid for Christmas? Honestly, I was a kid, so I probably can’t really remember the true magnitude of the frenzy. I just remember that I HAD TO HAVE ONE.

Now, 25 years later, I can appreciate what my mom went through to get me AND my sister a doll. (Mom likes to remind us.) And I will say that I have misty, water-colored memories of that Christmas — the year I woke up and saw that golden-haired doll with the pigtails and pink lace dress waiting for me. I guess it says a lot that I still remember that doll so vividly and even remember her name: Gussie Annette. You done good, Mom!

In honor of their 25th birthday, Cabbage Patch Kids re-released their dolls this holiday season with the exact same hair, facial expressions and clothing they had in 1983. Hope they didn’t recycle the names too! (Sorry, Gussie.)