Well, there's nothing like a "little" procrastination is there? We seem to have had a case of this come through our house. Kylie has a "project" due on Friday, (I hope her teacher is not reading this) which is really nothing more than something for mom to have to do. That is the honest truth. Anyway, they sent this letter home about a month ago and it seems that "Flat Stanley" (All you moms will know what book character I'm talking about) got lost in all the junk mail and school papers that lay around & here I am at the last minute scrambling. (No comments from the peanut gallery!) Seriously, I did not intend to procrastinate I just TOTALLY forgot about it until I read the teacher's update for the week on the internet this morning.  

The letter we received for the "project" which was to be mailed to a friend:

Dear ______________,

In school we read a book about a boy who got mashed by a bulletin board. His name is Flat Stanley. He wanted to go on a trip, so his family folded him up and mailed him to California.

I am mailing my Flat Stanley to you. Please take him somewhere and write me back telling me where he went. If you have pictures or postcards, send them too. I will take Flat Stanley back to school and share his adventures with my class. My parents will then display the letters, pictures, and anything you send on a poster board.

Thank you for helping me with this project. I wish that I could fold myself up and visit you.

I love you,
Kylie

Here is the Flat Stanley that Kylie colored at school:

She must have been in a hurry when she colored it and yes, his head is a little jagged from her cutting! Looks like he had "surgery". Wink, wink!!!!

So, this desperate mom would appreciate any of you who would print and cut out Flat Stanley and take a picture of him with you or your family having an "adventure". It could be anything from sitting on your computer at work, to eating dinner with the family, working outside, reading a book........ etc. You get the idea? E-mail the picture back to me at cheryl@oasischurchtx.com with a short paragraph explaining what City and State you live in along with what Flat Stanley is doing. I will print the pictures and post them on a poster board along with the explanations of what Flat Stanley is doing. I would appreciate your help SO very much!!!!! I need them back by Thursday morning so I can have time to print the pictures.

Thank you guys in advance for your help!!! I'm looking forward to seeing how many responses we get and from where!!! I'll update the blog later in the week (and possibly post your picture of Flat Stanley if that is ok with you, let me know) with what kind of response we received.

Hope you all have a blessed week! We are getting some much needed rain in the Austin area today. Be careful out there!
Love & Blessings to you my friends,
Cheryl