Flat Mary visited Oklahoma

One of my friends, Alison, was gracious enough to host Flat Mary for a few days at her house in Oklahoma. She returned to our house yesterday along with a note and pictures from their family:

"We most certainly have enjoyed our time with Flat Mary! While here in Oklahoma, we took Mary on an excursion to the Wichita Mountains (just big hills in comparison to the White Mnts. or the Smokey Mnts.!!!). We went to the Holy City, home of the longest running outdoor Passion Play. We took Mary up the mountain. We climbed over rocks and stumbled over cactus!


We even saw a stone that was found in Jerusalem and is now preserved in a monument at the Holy City.



We also took Mary to see a monument that is dedicated to all of those who lost their lives at the Oklahoma City bombing. With tears in our eyes we reviewed all of what we know about that attack with Flat Mary. When the bombing took place in 1995, it was the largest terrorist attack that had ever taken place on American soil. 168 people were killed and 19 of them were children. You can learn more about this at www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org .



We hope and pray that she makes it home safely! Thanks for sharing her with us."

Flat Mary Visited Canada!

Our friend Amanda had a lovely visit with Laurianna's Flat Mary and has since sent Flat Mary onto some more friends. Today, she sent us some of the pictures of Mary's visit to British Columbia.



Amanda writes: These are the mountains that mark the top of the Fraser Valley. Aren't they beautiful? October-March they are pretty consistently hidden behind the rain-filled clouds, but they peaked out a few weekends ago, and we tried to snap some pictures. This picture was taken four blocks away at the grocery store, but the sky is filled with mountains like this from west to east when you drive down the street towards my house.

Mary showing a picture of where she stayed.


Mary had to see some of the local trees. Amanda told us: There are trails throughout the entire commonwealth. They are often behind housing developments, woods, marches, open fields--it's nice. It means there are always public places with nature around them and it makes going for walks great fun. (If you look really close in the first picture, you'll see Flat Mary stuck to the tree on the bottom right hand corner).

Thanks so much, Amanda, for being such a lovely hostess to Mary!

Meet Flat Mary

Before Flat Mary headed out to meet Amanda and take a little trip from Oregon to Canada with Amanda, Laurianna pulled her out of the envelope one last time to say goodbye and take a moment for a photo-op.

Everyone...Flat Mary. Flat Mary...Everyone.