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Flat Stanley visits Kerrville, Texas

Mrs. Blackwell,
We are Cade Luebke's grandparents and live in Kerrville, Texas. A couple of weeks ago, Flat Stanley arrived in the mail and we've been trying our best to make his visit with us as enjoyable as possible for him. He has followed us through our normal day-to-day activities and we've been able to take him with us for some special adventures too.
Shortly after arriving here in Kerrville, Stanley went with us to visit one of our neighbors who was convalescing in a nursing home after knee surgery. The man had a German shepherd dog named Echo and the dog was having a hard time understanding why his master wasn't home. So we picked up Echo and drove him to the nursing home where the dog and the man were very happy to see one another, and Stanley was there for the happy reunion too.
Later that day, Stanley went with us to Boerne, Texas to attend our granddaughter's 6th birthday party. While there, he was able to enjoy both a pony ride and petting a variety of animals including chickens, rabbits, goats and even a pot-bellied pig.
During the week, Stanley had fun feeding the deer in our back yard. He found if he hung on the fence post perfectly still, the deer would come right up to him while they ate the corn he had scattered on the ground. He enjoyed this so much, we later took him to a park in town on the Guadalupe River and he fed the ducks there, and a goose too.
Probably the highlight of Stanley's visit occurred this past weekend when we took him along with us and two of our grandsons to a hot-air balloon festival in Abilene. Stanley not only got to play with the boys on all the toys and watch the balloons set up and fly away, but he even got to go up in one briefly.
Thanks so much for sending Flat Stanley to our home. We hope he enjoyed his visit as much as we did.
Karen and Dick Luebke

Flat Stanley in New Braunfles

Hi Everybody,

Thank you so much for sending Stanley to visit us here in New Braunfels, Texas. He had a very busy week, going here and there. But, he had a fun time and did some fun things.

Here are some of the fun places he went, met some fun people and just had a BLAST!

1. First Protestant School, Zebra Class - ages 4

2. New Braunfels Vetinary Clinic, Cody Vet. Tech

3. Schlitterbahn

4. Dr. Dehoyas, Dr. Office

5. Clearsprings Catfish Resteraunt

6. Landa Park Golf Course, Mike Woolsey and 3 children

7. Naeglins Bakery, Oldest Bakery in Texas, with Irene Schwanz. A TV commercial was taped and produced by Bank of America.

8. Comal County Rodeo Queen Contest with Bethany and Cory

9. K.L. Ranch Campground, owner Dave Bretzke

10. Flat Stanley in his tube, after floating on the Guadalupe

11. Papa Docks resteraunt in Canyon Lake

12. Canyon Dam at Canyon Lake

Again, thank you for having Stanley visit our fine town. New Braunfels is the "beauty spot in Texas". You all come visit us when you can.

Dixie, (Cade L. Grammie)

Flat Stanely in school - in Hawaii

Hawaii meets Flat Stanely

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Flat Stanley in Hawaii

September 25, 2008



Dear Veribest Second Grade:

Thank you for thinking of us to send Flat Stanley to visit. We believe he had a very good time. Conner and Alex were very excited to have a visitor.

The first thing they wanted to show Flat Stanley was their soccer game at the nearby Army Post, Schofield Barracks. They played a tough game and had a lot of fun,

Next the boys thought Flat Stanley would have a great time at Hanauma Bay. It is a really neat place to go snorkeling, and you see so many different types of fish, turtles, sea urchins, and so much more. Actually, Flat Stanley was mistaken for a sea turtle by one of the sharks that bit his arm. Once the shark realized it was Flat Stanley, he let go, but Flat Stanley needed a few stitches to put his arm back on his body. Flat Stanley then decided to lounge on the beach, but he was always reminded to reapply his sunscreen. He even had a little fun taking some pictures near the Palm Trees.

After Hanauma Bay, we enjoyed the beautiful views of Kokohead Crater, which is the remains of the last active volcano on Oahu approximately 10,000 years ago. There is also a nice picture of town, and the beautiful sunset with Diamond Head Crater in the background (Alex and Conner have already hiked to the top of Diamond Head, which included nearly 300 stairs). Then we had some really good Mochi Ice Cream Balls, which is a Japanese dessert, at a nearby ice cream parlor.

The next day, we showed Flat Stanley around Hickam Air Force Base. We stopped to take a few pictures near the jets and one near a very fragrant Plumeria tree. Plumerias are also used to make leis. Next we went to Pearl Harbor, which is connected to Hickam Air Force Base. We took a picture near one Japanese ship visiting the port, and also one American ship.

On Flat Stanley’s last day, Conner and Alex wanted to take a picture of Flat Stanley with their classes at Mililani ‘Ike Elementary.

Thank you, again, for letting Flat Stanley come to Hawaii to visit us. We had a lot of fun with him.

Your Friends,

Conner & Alex Osborne

Flat Stanley visit's Boerne, Texas

Flat Stanley visits Boerne, TX

Stanley showed up in our mailbox on a September day. We were very excited to show Stanley our home. Cade’s aunt Katy, uncle Ryan and cousins Morgan and Landon live in Boerne. Boerne is a historic German town. We took Stanley to see our library, school and our famous Bear Moon Bakery. But Stanley enjoyed playing with Morgan and Landon the most. He even got to help us celebrate Morgan’s sixth birthday. We can’t wait to hear where Stanley goes next.

Thanks for visiting,

Katy, Ryan, Morgan and Landon

Flat Stanley in Sheboygan, WI

Flat Stanley is on his way back from Sheboygan, WI. Here is a copy of the email we recieved along with pictures:

Dear Cade and Classmates,Today I took Flat Stanley with me to my swim team pracice. He had a lot of fun (he got a little wet too). He posed for a picture with me and my teammate Kelly Becherer. She is leagally blind and made it to Bejing in the Paraolympics. She won two bronze medals and one gold medal. Stanley was happy that the Cowboys won. He is sad to leave, but he is on his way home. Thanks for sending Flat Stanley to our family!-Nicole

The class was so excited to hear from Nicole and Stanley.

Flat Stanley

Flat Stanley is officially on his way across the USA. He is on his way to visit: Del Rio, Texas; Brockport, NY; Mililani, Hawaii; Mavietta, Georgia; Sheboygan, WI; Boerne, Texas; Kerrville, Texas; and New Braunfels, Texas. Hopfully Stanley will have a good time on his travels. Keep checking back to see how he is doing.

Spelling List for Week of September 8, 2008

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bed
set
met
best
men
any
net
pen

Challenge Words:
left
hello
head
again

Review Words:
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let

Sentences:
We took a jet to see Grandpa.
We washed his car and got wet.