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I have to say, when my mother called me a few weeks ago and asked if we would entertain a visitor in our house for several days, I was hesitant. I mean, I’m fond of meeting new people and all that (particularly adventurous souls, as she touted this Flat Stanley fellow to be), but I don’t like bringing strangers into my home.
My mother, though, is very persuasive. Especially when it comes to me. Okay, I admit it: I’m a momma’s girl. Totally. And, in the end, all that mattered was that she’d asked for a favor (on behalf of my niece), and I needed to just say yes and get on with it.
As Mom explained it to me, Flat Stanley is both a book and a school project which promotes literacy and communications. Families all over the world (including a bunch of celebrities, as shown at the website ) are bringing Flat Stanley into their lives to support their grade schoolers' projects, and are encouraged to collect souvenirs, take lots of pictures and journal (or blog) about the time they spend with him.
Little did I know that bringing Flat Stanley into our lives would be so much fun!
“...Stanley Lambchop was a typical boy who had a large bulletin board fall on him. He was flattened to one and a half inches thick. Stanley discovered he could be folded up and mailed in an envelope to different places. Stanley now wishes to come and visit you.”
As luck would have it, Scott and I are taking a trip this weekend to go visit Jonathan. We’ll be picking him up from the Job Corps campus on Sunday morning and will travel about a half hour to Austin, where we’ll visit the University of Texas campus (where Jonathan hopes to one day attend), have lunch on 6th Street and just play tourists for the day. Then Scott, Flat Stanley and I will stay overnight either in San Marcos or San Antonio, and have breakfast on the River Walk.
I will be taking lots of pictures and blogging about our adventures with Flat Stanley. We hadn’t really budgeted for an extra person, but I guess he doesn’t look like he’ll eat all that much, huh? ;)
OMG…I thought only my office knew about Flat Stanley. Heck, I thought my co-workers made up the name lol, lol. It’s so nice being out of cubicle h*ll. My world was so small as Flat Stanley is world renowned.
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Kudos to flat Stanley…Now that’s what I call turning lemons into lemonade.
Stanley didn’t let his misfortune stop him. He found a way to use it to his advantage and now he travels all over the world and gets to hang out with really cool people like celebrities and feathermaye and he’s helping children to on top of all that!
Yay Flat Stanley…you go boy!
"Let love guide you in all your intentions. If love is not your guide you should not follow and if your intention is not love then it is not worth your energy"
Carol Price-Cook
I love this. I’ve seen people take pictures of things like stuffed animals, dolls and do travel pieces similar to the roaming gnome. Provide us with details and photos as Flat Stanley becomes part of your family.
If i let my husband push a large bulletin board onto me, can he mail me to TX till spring? LOL
I’ve heard about Flat Stanley…i think it’s a fabulous project!
Thanks for cheering Flat Stanley on, ladies! He’s not at all shy and is currently enjoying an episode of Ghost Hunters with Scott. LOL!
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How cool! how do i get flat stanley here to my home? lol you could mail him to me Heather! :)
Where i am weak, HE is STRONG!
I would, Linni, but our Flat Stanley is due back at the school on December 8th to wrap up the project.
Maybe one of the schools in your area or of someone you know will take part in the project!
I had never heard of it before, but I’m stunned at the number of people who’ve said “Hey! That’s Flat Stanley!” when we‘re taking his picture somewhere, lol.
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