Kit is absolutely irresistible after you read her stories, isn't she? I love the Kit books.

We have serious Kit-longing here as well. DD wants Kit (which is keeping me from getting her now-- I may get my own later but I want DD's to be the first Kit in our house so she gets to have her special doll).

We've told her she has to be eight to get one of the dolls (after all, the catalog says for girls 8 and up) but really she's going to get her for her 7th birthday in the spring. We are surprising her with a trip to AGP-- she'll get the plane tickets on her birthday and we leave the next day. It's going to be a great mother daughter trip and I so don't want to wait!

I got Kit's meet outfit for girls on ebay and she's going to get that to wear to AGP when she picks out her Kit, but tonight she was saying she wants to be Kit for Halloween. I'm trying to convince her to wait till next year (first off, the outfit would be a bit too big for her now and second, I am supposed to wait till her birthday). DH will not budge on the waiting for her birthday and I know he is right-- her birthday is within days of Kit's so we are going to be at AGP for Kit's birthday celebration and that will be so special for her. But I keep trying to manufacture excuses to do the trip early.

Sorry-- back to the topic at hand. I would set a little aside each month and start buidling your Kit fund. I would also look around for anything you can sell on ebay. I found a couple of things I was willing to part with in exchange for AG spending money. The first sold for $60 and the other is up to $50 with several days to go. If you have any outgrown Gymboree clothes from your kids, that has good resale value. I'm surprised what old collectibles and toys can sell for.

Anyway, it helps me feel like I am actively making progress toward my goal. I also took some baby stuff to a local consignment shop and get to pick up a small check tomorrow. Every little bit helps. I'm planning to go to MCM next year so every time I get cash I put a little into my MCM fund. It's much easier to manage $5 or $10 a week than $100 all at once. One final idea-- collect all the loose change in the house! DH always dumps the coins in his pocket at the end of the day. About a year ago I collected all the change from the various places he leaves it in the house and discoverd I had over $100! All those pennies add up eventually.

Good luck!