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
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
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
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
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
We know that work goes on for a lot of folks despite cold temps and farmers are among the people who have to keep at it, especially if they have livestock. This winter’s extreme cold in many areas of the upper Midwest was something I was watching on TV news and Twitter when something came up that grabbed my attention… Read More
