John Wilkes Booth's Escape Route

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(05-05-2015 05:21 PM)Thomas Kearney Wrote:  I'm just glad I outgrew Flat Stanley when I was 7.

But how many places and things did you learn about because Flat Stanley visited them when you couldn't?

When our latest Flat Stanley arrived with Grandma a few weeks ago, we had just started a tour with a group of senior citizens. We rushed Grandma up to the house and asked for permission to interrupt long enough to snap some photos of Stan the Man at the bar and with the guide. There were literally squeals of delight from the seniors as soon as they saw Flat Stanley.

Some of them even had their photo taken with Stanley, and it took about ten minutes to quiet them down again. Each wanted to tell about their experiences traveling from place to place with their Flat Stanleys. One lady had granddaughters, so she insisted that Stanley had to become Stephanie and dress like a girl. Talk about gender issues.

My wish for you, Thomas, is that you grow up to father at least six children and that your grandchildren each send you a Flat Stanley to hustle around town with. You should never outgrow history, learning, and having fun - no matter what you have to do to achieve those things.