Ms. Raines Class
Dear Friends of the Flying Donkey,
I'm afraid that I am going to have to expand my list of Top 5 Gifts ever. I just received a package from Ms. Raines 3rd Grade Class at Springfield Elementary. It is full of very professionally written letters from students telling me what they plan to do When Donkeys Fly. Before I get to that , I have to mention what a complete pleasure it was to read to Ms. Raines class. They were not only sweet, eager and interested... they seemed to really get the message, take it to heart and ask great questions. (Gold star for their teacher.)
One question however, threw me for a loop. "Do you know what a gelpen is"? Gotta tell you, standing before a class of twenty 8 and 9-year-olds you really feel like you need to have all the answers, so my mind started racing. What the heck is a gelpen? Was that one of the robot guys on Star Wars? Was it one of Harry Potter's arch nemesis or perhaps some sort of munchkin made out of gel? I had no idea. Then young and handsome Matt came to the rescue and held up a GEL PEN - a pen that writes with GEL. So I was finally able to save face and say "Oh Yes, I know what a gel pen is" but not sure that I have ever owned one....
Well that was all I needed to say to get these big hearted kids going. They lined up one-by-one (Matt first) to present me with my own spontaneous gel pen collection. I got red pens, blue pens, purple pens, orange pens and even pink pens. One sweet girl even gave me two (and one was metalic- very cool).
So now I am the proud owner of a gel pen collection compliments of Ms. Raines 3rd Grade Class. I promised to use them to sign books... and I will. Maybe they will help with my handwriting.... 
Now back to the letters. I wish that I had time to share them all. I was slipped a few while I was in class. One from Hope wishing me "Good Luck with your books"! A beautiful self portrait from Enogie Omarebee. And a note from Kathryn who said "Thank you. You would be a great writer for everyone! I want to be an author when I grow up too". Wow. Still amazing to me that someone views me as a grown up. I didn't think I could be more touched.... then I got "the letters".
I didn't think I could be more touched.... then I got "the letters".I seriously wish that had time to write about each and every one of them... but I have read them all... at least 5 times and have been able to find most, if not all of the hidden donkeys
Like the one from Lauren who told me that When Donkeys Fly this summer she isn't going to be afraid to swim in the 12 ft of her grandma's pool. Maggie Grace who gave me a blue sparkly gel pen and will always remember the donkey signal when someone says that she can't do something. Casey who would do anything to save a sick animal. (Remind you of anyone else we know- Mary?). Zeke who wants to be a car tester, Tori, the horse lover, who thinks I should write a book called "When People Fly because sometimes it is hard to fly without a plane or hot air balloon or something like that".
Now that Steven has seen a donkey fly he is going to try out for sports. His 4 choices are skate boarding, basketball, football and baseball. He ends by saying "What a hard disicon" and signed it "Your Donkey seeing Friend Steven". (Yes, I am tearing up again). There are so many other good ones like Matt who wants to be the President so he can be the boss of everyone in the United States and Grayson who can't wait to get a copy of the book so he can share it with his family.
My "Donkey Loving Friend" Hunter can't wait to play college football. Kathryn wants to be an author and illustrator. I, for one, can't wait to read her first mystery novel (her favorite type). Rachel thought the book was "spectacular" and she knows good books because she and her twin have written a series of their own! Chanel (signed your admirer) also plans to be a writer and may call the book "You've Seen a Lama Fly". And last but not least, Christie, an aspiring singer, plans to "buy a dog and a hamster... if the dog doesn't eat it". I personally think that is a great life plan and also plan to invest in things that do not eat each other
I got dozens of great book ideas... When Whales Fly, When Turtles Fly, but I think my favorite has to be the one from Enogie Omarebee who wants to be a model, the mayer, a principal, build a school, go to Europe and find a cure to aids. She suggested that I write a book called "When It Rains Hotdogs". Gotta tell you, that idea is so good I can almost smell it
As you can probably tell I am still crazy in love. Thanks for all of your support. This is some really fun stuff
-ginger
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