TGFFF (Thank God For Flat Friends)

I don't always take Flat Stanley with me on social engagements, but when I do, he's not Stanley.

As most people know, the Flat Stanley Project was started to facilitate letter-writing by schoolchildren to each other as they document where Flat Stanley has accompanied them. I think due to social media it has morphed into other "Flat" people, pets and objects. People of all ages are sharing their good times with those who can't be with them beyond the flat sheet of paper.

Tonight I took my friend Flat Kristin with me to meet up with our friend Laura. The three of us were ace reporters in the Marinette-Menominee area oh some 25 years ago. We are actually reuniting in person – not flatly – 5 weeks from today when Kristin is back in Wisconsin.

Tonight, though, Laura's daughter was playing in a softball tournament in nearby Plover so we let our Flat friend know we were thinking about her better half in Seattle!

It was nice to visit with Laura and her hubby (I was in their wedding back in the day) and watch their daughter play – and win. They'll be close by all weekend but I won't see them. I have other plans with other special ladies.

And none of them are flat. And I mean that in the kindest way.