Jared+and+Thunderbolt



=Jared and Thunderbolt=

Hi Jared,
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I was very happy to receive your special package in the mail many weeks ago! My name is Barb Flint and I live in Burlington, Vermont. I have been one of your mom's friend for a long time. (I tried to post a message earlier, but wasn't able to. Now I've had help and can post you a message.)

Thunderbolt was mailed to me in Burlington. Vermont is a state west of New Hampshire. Burlington is in the Northwest corner of the state and is the largest city in Vermont. Thunderbolt was happy as I showed him Lake Champlain, which is along side the city. As we look across the lake, we could see mountains in New York State, called the Adirondacks.A ferry boat brings cars and people across the lake and it's a fun ride.

Thunderbolt stayed with me for several days. He enjoyed my homemade cookies too! Then I sent him to my twin sister in Grafton, Ontario in Canada.I bet he went on a plane to get there! My sister had been in the hospital and was home getting better and she was cheered up by Thunderbolts's surprise visit! Her daughter took her to a high school event!

It will be exciting to see where Thunderbolt goes next!

Happy New Year!

Barb

It will be exciting || =Jared and Thunderbolt=

Hi Jared! Thunderbolt has had a lot of fun over Christmas break in Canada. I live about 2hrs east of Toronto near Lake Ontario. Across this big lake to the south is New York State in the United States. I was born in the United States but now I live in Canada.
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Thunderbolt had fun playing on a playground near lake Ontario; sitting with the Canadian Geese at Cobourg Beach, Ontario; ice skating with the big boys; and having lots of fun playing in the snow.

His fur kept him really warm in the snow in Canada. He enjoyed Christmas day with his new friends and I have a picture I will send soon with his `new` bear relatives and `kissing cousins`. A grandma bear and a red bear cousin.

He fell alseep and couldn`t stay up until New Year`s but I do have a picture of him watching the US Canada World Junior Hockey game. I did want the US to win and my family wanted Canada to win! He had some fun with his new friends that night.

I like my new friend Winston the bulldog at my cousin`s house. He was nice and gave me a big wet kiss with his long tongue.

I have included a Canadian scarf in the box (the triangle type) for Thunderbolt. I hope he has fun going to California this week.

We really had fun playing with Jared. He went to Becky my daughter`s CDIC West High School and helped to serve at a community Christmas dinner in Cobourg Ontario just before Christmas. He had two desserts that night!

Thanks for letting me play with Thunderbolt. Winston the bulldog sends his wiggles of greetings too.

|| Greetings from Canada. We have enjoyed time with thunderbolt. He had fun with Canadian geese; playing on a climbing gym at the beach; skating with the "big boys" and enjoying Christmas dinner in Canada.
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He ate too much dessert.. went to bed early. He loved time with our bulldog Winston. I'm sending some pictures soon (Monday) as my pictures didn't want to transfer from our cell phone on the home computer.

Have fun Thunderbolt going to California.

Peg, Jeff Keith and Becky Smith of Grafton, Ontario (east of Toronto about 2hrs.)

=Thunderbolt in California!=

Thunderbolt just arrived to visit us in California. He wsa sent here by my nieces, Barb and Peg, whose messages are above. If you look at a map, Jared, you will see California stretches from the Oregon border clear down to Mexico! We live in Walnut Creek, which is near San Francisco. Many of our neighbors have orange and lemon trees in their yard. Thunderbolt was really excited to see our lemon tree, because he's never seen one before! He enjoyed some fresh lemonade - delicious!
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Have a good time in first grade,

Peg and Bill Happersett ||

=Thunderbolt is headed home.= 4/26/10

Hi Jared, I see the last posting was from my mom's cousin Peg in Walnut Creek, California. After that he went to my Aunt Fran in Rockledge,FLorida, then to my niece Kristen in Arlington, VA. Finally he went my mom, Carol, in Annapolis, MD and then to me so I could take him to work with me in Washington,DC. I work for the Smithsonian at the National Museum of the American Indian. I took Thunderbolt to see the monuments and to see my museum's collection. He looked so small next to the totem poles! I'll be sending the photos to Ms. Walsh this evening. Thunderbolt had a lot of adventures, but I am sure he will be glad to be back at home with you. Happy Trails Thunderbolt! Ellen ||
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4/28/10

Hi, Here are some from Thunderbolt's trip into DC with me. (I guess he went there a lot) And to work with me at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Indian. Please let me know if they don't come through. Thank you, Ellen Simmons





Here are the last two from the Kinzer's. One of Thunderbolt in the pocket of the president (in a gift shop in Union Station) and the other in one of Bill's model trains. Ellen Simmons





Hi, I'm sending these photos of Thunderbolt during his time with Carol and Bill Kinzer of Annapolis, MD. They may have sent them as hard copies, but here they are, just in case. They took him into DC to see the cherry blossoms at the Jefferson Memorial and to Union Station. The first message got bounced back to me so I'll send them as 3 messages so the photos are not too much. Please let me know if they don't come through. Thanks, Ellen Simmons