...for those who perhaps thought it only a virtual carnival of foolishness, commercialism, and immorality...prepare to regain your innocence:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0307103285/104-5109431-6006315#reader-link ::weeps copiously::
on a related note,
Bethany's Word of the Day (BWotD):
frol·ic·some /ˈfrɒlɪksəm/ [frol-ik-suhm]
-adjective
merrily playful; full of fun.
on another related note,
does anyone recall a children's book entitled "Kitty's New Doll"? I did some googling, and it appears that the original hardcover, published in 1984, has been overtaken by a new 2004 edition and the illustrations are different. Here's the cover as I remember it:
I loved this book!