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03/03/11

Flat Stanley Goes to the John Deere Factory

Des Moines, Iowa (1,064 miles from home) Moline, Illinois (a 172 miles from Des Moines) Hello Jake, Flat Stanley came to see me at the factory where we build Cotton Pickers and Sprayers in Iowa. He couldn’t go out on the shop floor because he forgot his hard hat, but we did talk about the machines we build there. Your… Read More

Flat Stanley goes to a wrestling match

02/27/11

Winter in North Dakota = School, Wrestling & Snow for Flat Stanley

Mapleton, ND (1,424 miles from home) Jake, My name is Gwen and I have two sons (Gunnar age 8 and Colton age 5).  We live in Mapleton, ND.  I have added a few pictures of one of the events Flat Stanley visited while he was with us. Colton is in a youth wrestling program through the  Casselton School system. He also… Read More

02/24/11

South Texas Farmers Show Flat Stanley Around

Odem & Corpus Christi, Texas (1,258 miles from home) Dear Jake and the rest of Ms. Rorie’s class, We were thrilled Flat Stanley could come for a visit to Odem, Texas. About 2,500 people live in Odem. It is a little town near Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi is on the Gulf of Mexico. Summers are hot and winters are mild. The wind… Read More

02/20/11

Stark Vegas Fun for Flat Stanley

Starkville, Mississippi (557 miles from home)   Hey Jake, (Cowboy with Flat Stanley – Cheeeeeese!) We were so excited when Flat Stanley arrived in Starkville, Mississippi – home of the Mississippi State University Bulldogs!  Starkville, also affectionately known as Stark Vegas, is less than three hours southeast of Memphis, Tennessee (and so many people in your family!) Guess what happened… Read More

02/19/11

Stanley Goes To The Netherlands with Jake’s Nannae

  Nijmegean, The Netherlands (4,157 miles from home) Hey Jake, Flat Stanley went on a trip to the Netherlands or Holland with me.  The Netherlands is in Europe.  I have been here before, but I don’t think Flat Stanley has.  We flew from Charlotte, NC to Washington, DC and then on to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. This trip took about… Read More

02/18/11

Checking Out Chicago & Snowmobile Racing — A Flat Stanley Adventure

   Chicago, Illinois (773 miles from home) Jake, I sent your Flat Stanley with my business partner to Chicago. I hope you are getting a lot of emails about where he has been. Flat Stanley stopped by Comiskey Park in Chicago to hang out with his pals, the world’s greatest baseball team, the Chicago White Sox.   He then went to the University… Read More

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