I remember when they came out; I used to shop with an elderly lady that collected them. I believe Kirsten was the 1st doll she bought. I don't go to the site much; but I know she's a retired doll. As someone who loves & collects dolls; I wish they would lend her out where they track her. My friend & I used to sew for AG; back before others did. We used to make decent money at craft shows. I have a box of clothes left that I made probably 15 years ago. I'll see if my library has something similar; maybe I'll donate some clothes. Some of you may remember the little 3 year old Chiari girl I post about; every time the AG has a contest on FB we try to win her a doll; she sees the dolly on her moms screen & says "I'd really love to love her" I wish I had money to buy her one. We found that Target & Walmart have the cheaper version; mom almost didn't have Christmas; I had clothes picked out; was going to send to go along with the doll when mom said Christmas isn't happening this year. I was on my way to Walmart Christmas Eve when her mom texted me that she's on her way there too to buy the cheap dolly; someone had given her enough money to buy it; as well as 1 gift for her little brother. The kids had a Christmas miracled after all. I'm glad because for some reason this little girl believes in Santa; her mom never told her about Santa. I kicked myself for not sending the clothes; but she has them now. One day; I hope she's able to have a real dolly. *Kirsten Larson was one of the first three Historical Characters of the American Girl Dolls, representing the Pioneer Era. Kirsten was released in 1986 along with Samantha Parkington and Molly McIntire. American Girl started sending out letters in fall 2009 stating that they would archive Kirsten Larson's entire collection; the doll and her collection would no longer be available for purchase online, at stores, or through catalogs with the exception of books and the mini doll. Official archiving was on January 1, 2010. Here is a link that might be useful: Kirsten Larson This post was edited by roselvr on Thu, Jan 24, 13 at 8:13

Thanks for all your hard work Karen! Can't wait to read it in its entirety. Jodi-

OMG just when do you think the son would have registered? years ago? HE said he found this site by doing a search for Richards name and this site popped up since there is this discussion currently going on with his name in it. I just have to say this short of a bloody corpse I don't think some will ever be happy and even then the conspiracy theorist will scream photoshopped. What a way to ruin a mans memorial thread. I wish they would removed all those post from this thread and leave it as his memorial as it should have been. Any doubters could have at least had the courtesy to do their doubting on another thread. This has gone beyond anything questioning to just flat out disrespect and disgusting. I would possibly expect to see something like this on a teen forum it is just crazy to be happening on an adult forum of MATURE adults. My goodness do you hate the man that much? What has he ever done to hurt anyone here NOTHING. Wow I bet no one ever asks a friend or husband to come to this LOVELY place to notify their FRIENDS of their illness or passing. I know I sure will remove it from my list of places to contact. RIP Richard

You have an innate sense of how to do things the right way. Your son is truly blessed to have you two as the parents who brought him up and also a relationship with his birth mother. I credit you for your faith and dedication to do what's right for the most people and you did it well. I commend you. No double your family is your highest priority. The romantic ring story just made it that much sweeter. You're a good person.