
My latest adventure took me to the mountains of Maryland, in a place called Frostburg. It was not snowing here, and it was actually quite warm and sunny (90 degrees) and then it got cold! Think I will be glad to hop in the mail tomorrow! They are under a frost warning tonight!!
My new friends are Kyle, Karl and Colin Vogtman. They are 3rd grade, 1st grade, and pre-K students. Kyle did a Flat Stanley project with his class last year. Kyle and Karl were in a play (I missed it) called Flat Stanley, Jr. They put on parts of their costumes and took pictures with me. They also acted out their scenes.
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Dr. Dan |
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The Sneak Thief |
Mrs Vogtman works as a Physics Professor at a college (Potomac State College of West Virginia University). They held their graduation ceremony on Saturday and she took me along.
I got to sit on stage at a real college graduation ceremony.
The professors tried to get me a diploma, but the Dean (the person in charge of making certain everyone follows the rules) wouldn't let them. But I had my picture taken with lots of the professors. Some of them have pretty crazy outfits! It is called academic regalia. I thought the hats were funny, but I tried not to laugh out loud at them!
On Sunday the boys shot off rockets in the field by their house. The rockets went up really, really high!! I wanted to ride on one, but Mr. Vogtman told me no. He was afraid the wind would blow me into a tree and I would be stuck. Something like that happened to Flat Stanley in the play. Some other kids turned him into a kite and he got stuck in a tree. So Mr. Vogtman thought it was better safe than sorry.
On Monday Colin took me to his pre-K class. It was “z” day there. So I had to think of some “z” sharing. There were lots of zoo animals and zebras. Can you think of any other z’s? I thought it was a tough letter. I like “s” better. I can think of lots of “s” words, like Stanley!
I also got to play catch with the boys, play in their tree house, meet their pets (a cat, a dog, a Guinea pig, three hermit crabs, and a fish bigger than me!!!). It was a lot of fun, but I think I am ready to head home.
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Cupcake the Guinea pig |
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hermit crabs |
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Dena the dog |
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Mr. Tigger Nibbs the cat |
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giant goldfish |