Showing posts with label Flat Dustyn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flat Dustyn. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Flat Dustyn Says Aloha!

We had a wonderful time hosting Flat Dustyn.  I sent him on his way yesterday, but wanted to share the little story I put together.


When Flat Dustyn found out he was going to visit his cousins in California, he was really excited.  But he was in for a surprise when he arrived.  Les and Kathy were packing for Hawaii!


Once onboard Hawaiian Flight #3, he checked out the other airplanes waiting to depart…


Then he buckled his seat belt.


It was a smooth flight, but very wet when they arrived. Hurricane Ana had passed by the Hawaiian Islands earlier that day. Thankfully there was no damage, just lots of rain.


There is a saying in Hawaii…
“No rain. No rainbow.”



There is so much to see and do in Hawaii, so he stowed away in Kathy’s purse as often as possible.


He had to see Beautiful Waikiki Beach and Diamond head, of course…


There was shopping at Duke’s Marketplace

 
Trying out different foods at the food court at Ala Moana Center.

Hanging out with surfers…


But even on vacation, you have to do laundry!


There was Sunday brunch at the Hula Grill, where Dustyn met his own Hula Girl!



A waterfall at the Hilton Hawaiian Village was his final stop.



After a fun visit, Flat Dustyn started missing his friends and family, so he packed up and flew back to Georgia.


I emailed this to Dustyn's teacher, Miss Ashlee, yesterday and had a sweet email and picture waiting when I got up this morning.

"Thank you so very much for the adventures! My class enjoyed your pictures! You did such an amazing job!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!  You rock!"


Saturday, October 18, 2014

Adventures with Flat Dustyn

 

We received a visitor in the mail yesterday all the way from Buford, Georgia - Flat Dustyn!  This is our third "flat" visitor.  We hosted Flat Claire in 2005 (before I had a blog) and Flat Hannah in 2008.  Flat Hannah had quite a time - she went to Key West, Florida with Uncle Les and up California's central coast with Uncle Les, Aunt Kathy and her dad, Lance!

The original story is "Flat Stanley" written by Jeff Brown in 1964 - the year I was born!  I didn't know the book had been around that long until today.  "Stanley Lambchop and his younger brother Arthur are given a big bulletin board by their father to display pictures and posters. He hangs it on the wall over Stanley's bed. During the night the board falls from the wall, flattening Stanley in his sleep. He survives and makes the best of his altered state, and soon he is entering locked rooms by sliding under the door, and playing with his younger brother by being used as a kite. One special advantage is that Flat Stanley can now visit his friends by being mailed in an envelope." (from Wikipedia.)

Flat Dustyn arrived just in time - we are leaving for Hawaii tomorrow!  I know we'll have a great time and we'll send him back so his "luggage" is post marked Honolulu.

Have you ever hosted a "Flat Stanley?"

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