I bought my first pullips on 18th December 2010, and in just 24 days, my little family of dolls has grown to 13: two big Pullips, two little Pullips, one Pukifee, four Dollcena, four Kellys and one Tommy. Plus an assortment of pets. It's really quite amazing, like the breaking of a dam. Within these 24 days also, I have had two intense conversations with God (visions) about opening a doll shop.
Interestingly, I checked the meaning of Ante, but only found boy's version (a variant of Anthony, meaning "invaluable or inestimable". Another website says it means "beyond praise"). Then I tried the English dictionary and it's a real word! It is either a poker term which means "a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal" or "an amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual's share in a joint business venture". So it's sort of like a deposit for involvement!
Coupled with the two visions I got, I wonder if God is saying that little Pukifee Ante is a deposit given in advance of the doll shop. Coincidentally, in medical terms, "ante-" also means "before". It would be interesting to see how all this unfolds.
