“Just What I’ve Always Wanted”
Jenna rarely ever produces a long list of desired gifts for Christmas. Usually she has her heart set on just one thing – and nothing else seems to matter. When Jenna was three the one and only thing she wanted was a Caillou doll. Caillou is a cartoon character she really seemed into at the time. I didn’t even know if any toy company made Caillou dolls. I was guessing probably not. I researched but came up empty-handed, but didn’t want to disappoint her. It was the ONLY thing she had asked for. As a last resort I made two paper dolls and included three sets of clothes for each doll hoping that it would satisfy her. Oh, I am so grateful to have captured as many memories on my camcorder (the old kind that ...