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The Legend of Flat Katie

March 24th 2008 14:41
This tale begins with the delivery of a package, from "outside" of Alaska.

Wally the Mailman
Wally the Mailman

Grandma Sara and Grandpa Fred live in Alaska far from their grandchildren physically, but never far from their hearts. Recently, Flat Katie came into the lives of Sara and Fred via postal service mail walrus. It was an urgent request to show Flat Katie around for a week and to return her along with a journal of her travels to her owner, Katie a kindergarten student and their grandchild; a surrogate vacation of sorts. Here are the results to share with your children.

Flat Katie arrives to meet family

Flat Katie arrived in Juneau, Alaska March 03, 2008 and finally got to meet grandparents Sara, Fred and great grandma Alta. It was a joyous meeting.

Flat Katie gets quick tour of Juneau

The day is a blur of adventure for Flat Katie, she got to visit a glacier, play in the snow and fool around with a bear. No bears were harmed during the filming of this documentary, although Flat Katie was visibly shaken when the bear nibbled on her a little bit.

Flat Katie meets new friends

Grandma Sara took Flat Katie to work and introduced her to co-workers from around the world. Wonderful places like Russia, Thailand, Mexico, the Philippines and even the USA. She had a wonderful time and spent the day swapping stories and silly jokes with her new friends.

Flat Katie visits friends for dinner

Flat Katie went out for a visit and snack with her grandparents. They had Thai egg rolls and sushi (fully cooked everything), mmm, very tasty. Katie got to hang out in an art studio and to do a little painting while she traded secrets with her new pal, MR Mannequin; he let's her call him Woody.

Flat Katie hangs out on grandma's shelf

"Wow, grandma has the coolest stuff on her shelves," says Flat Katie, as she giggles quite loudly for such a tiny thing.

Flat Katie's vacation journal

Your can read the journal by clicking on it to make it bigger and share in her adventures.

Flat Katie's photos and scrapbook

Grandma Sara and Flat Katie put together a scrapbook of her Alaskan adventure, very cool.

Flat Katie playing hide and go seek

Playing hide and go seek with grandma is always great fun, can you find her.

Flat Katie tours a playground and more

Grandma Sara and Grandpa Fred are wearing Flat Katie out, she had to hide from them to get some rest. It must have been something they ate.

Flat Katie says goodbye to friends

The time has passed quickly and Flat Katie has to get back to her mistress; saying bye is never easy.

Flat Katie's new autograph collection

Flat Katie's new friends sign her journal to say good bye for now, and invited her to come back again.

Flat Katie was returned home to her mistress last week, who promptly shared her adventure filled journal with her classmates. Mistress Katie will always remember sending this journal and her friend, Flat Katie to Alaska with a request to show her around.

The Journal for Flat Katie

So, if some day I should find a similar request in the mail from your Flat Katie to show him or her around, you can count on that happening. Like most Alaskans, I have a soft spot for innocents full of curiosity.

Raven

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Comment by katyzzz

March 24th 2008 22:35

Comment by Kleonaptra

March 25th 2008 02:21
Oh brilliant Raven, loved it! Might even inspire me back to my own scrapbooks!

Comment by tlcorbin

March 25th 2008 03:07
I find it impossible to envision you as flat anything, you are much to bubbly to go flat katyzzz, at least in this life time.

Hiya Kleo, thanks for the kind words, maybe you should have another peek at those scrapbooks.

Thanks for dropping in ladies.

Raven

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