We were so lucky to get two
MICHIGAN cards at ones! One was sent by Abby Fox from Color Inc., a professional lab I am using for printing my photos. Abby, thank you so much! I just received a photo of Abby. She said it's a self portrait but it's a fantastic shot! :-) Thank you Abby!
The other
MICHIGAN card came for Jennifer Gonzales and her husband. Jennifer came across my blog one day and contacted me that she would like to send a card. She is soooo sweet! She definitely made Petr's day. I hope she won't mind us sharing her note on the card. Petr and I thought it was to cutest thing! She wrote: "The fun fact about people from Michigan is that they often use their hands as maps. A person who is not sure where the general location of a city is, will often be shown by someone on their hand!" and then she painted a picture of her hand with the location of her city! This is adorable! :-) Thank you so much Jennifer! Please, stay in touch!
I am so excited! We got some new states, Louisiana and Connecticut, I will be posting them shortly. I just keep thinking... what will I do ones all the states are covered? :-)
Here is the list of the remaining missing states:Alabama (AL)
Delaware (DE)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Kansas (KA)
Kentucky (KY)
Maine (ME)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
New Mexico (NM)
North Dakota(ND)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Dakota (SD)
Wyoming (WY)
We did receive a new
CALIFORNIA state! He received two CA at ones! First one was sent from Burbank, CA, a place where they make all the cool movies! That's sounds fantastic! However; there was no signature. So, if you are the ONE, and happen to read this post and would like to share your name and photo with us, please contact me!
I just got a note from Heather and Larry Hanna. Larry is a pilot and sent this card from CA to Petr. I am so glad we found out who the secret sender was! :-) Heather, thank you so much! Here is a photo of the Hanna Family... You guys look so cute! 
The other
CALIFORNIA came for my best friends' family, the Hingas, Tom, Crockett and and their children. I hope to get their photo soon! :-) Thank you sooooo sooo much! I have been waiting for CA for a long time! :-)
Well, here is the update! I got the photo! :-)
Tom and Crockett, if you wonder where I got your photo, ask Dicky! :-) He is our secret supplier ;-) You have a beautiful family!
My wonderful friend Marian and her hubby sent cards from Missouri with photos of Alaska, Alabama, Montana and North Dakota. Unfortunately, we couldn't mark them off because they weren't sent from these states, but Petr was so excited! Thank you so much Marian! You are the best! Love ya!
This is Marian and her husband.
I think this card, from AUSTRALIA, surprised Petr a lot. :-) We don't have a map yet to mark it, but we are working on it! :-) This card came from my nephew, Jordan Buck. You have to see this link though.
JORDAN BUCK SKYDIVING This is absolutely fantastic! He was skydiving! I can't believe he actually did it! You are so brave Jordan!
This is Jordan (right) and his dad Tim and brother Justin (left)
I thought it would be nice to post a special CONNECTION post. Why connection? California just finished the way all across America. We also have connection all the way from Canada down the Florida. I think it is so cool! :-)
Missing states:Alabama (AL)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Kansas (KA)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
New Mexico (NM)
North Dakota(ND)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Wyoming (WY)
If you wish to join us, here are the details for sending a card:
All you need to do is get a postcard from state that is not covered (feel free to call your friends or family) and add a stamp (94cents) postage to Czech Republic,send to this address:
Petr Gutweil
Oldrichova 42
128 00 Praha 2
CZECH REPUBLIC
TENNESSEE came from Donna Bell. She is a pilot for American Airlines (at least I think, I have to double check on that one) and whenever she has a layover in a state we don't have, she sends one. She is so wonderful! She also previously sent cards from:
COLORADO and
WA. Thank you so much Donna!
MICHIGAN was sent by Abby Fox and Color Inc., professional lab I am using for printing my photos. They are so wonderful! Thank you so much! I wish I had a photo... I will work on it... promise...
I finally got a photo of our Grandpa and Grandma Buck, Jim and Renee. I mean my kids grandparents ... They were visiting us today, and we got to take few snapshots... I am not sure if this photo was their favorite, but it sure was mine! They sent a card from FLORIDA where they stay over the winter. Then, they come up to Syracuse and enjoy the "Not so hot" weather... aren't they smart! :-) Thank you Grandpa and Grandma!
I have been working very hard to pull this off to be able to show people sending cards to Petr. Here are some more photos: My mom, Liduska, Jesse and Lucas's grandma from Czech sent a card from
CZECH REPUBLIC :-) How could we miss our own state, right? :-) She sent it from the town I was born and raised, Roznov pod Radhostem. This photo was taken here, in Canandaigue, while grandma Liduska was visiting us this past summer.
My dad, Karel Maler, Jesse and Lucas's grandpa from Czech sent a card to Petr from
GERMANY where he has been working for years.
My sister, Monika Kocianova, sent a card from Roznov as well... I love this photo because they look like a commercial for HAIR COLORS :-) sooo cool! Love it!
Cindy was one of the first ones helping me to start this project. I know how busy everyone is, and really appreciate the time people put into sending the postcards... Cindy was a wonderful friend of mine when I was living in
MISSOURI. I moved states away, but we stayed in touch, and I miss her and her family a lot! While I have been gone, her family got an addition, couple of beautiful Grandchildren. We need some more photos Cindy! Love ya!
Stephen's uncle and aunt, Bob and Sandy White sent a card from
MASSACHUSETTS. I knew you wouldn't forget! You guys are wonderful! Peter loves every card so much and studies every place on every postcard.
Card from
MASSACHUSETTS came from our uncle Dick and aunt Connie. Uncle Dick passed away few months ago, so this card must be very special for Petr.
Since the address is almost at the bottom of all the posts, here is the info to send a card to Petr:
Details for sending a card:All you need to do is get a postcard from state that is not covered (feel free to call your friends or family) and add a stamp (94cents) postage to Czech Republic,send to this address:
Petr Gutweil
Oldrichova 42
128 00 Praha 2
CZECH REPUBLICTo see states that are NOT COVERED, please click here:
MISSING STATES
I thought it would be nice for Petr, and all of us too, to get to know the wonderful people who joined our project. I will be posting photos of people who sent a card or cards to Petr. It will be so much fun to connect our cards with the faces! :-) Enjoy! I am having so much fun doing this!
First one is Colt. He is a young boy from Victor,
NEW YORK. His card somehow stayed in my head the most. I think the comment to his photo did it. He wrote next to his picture: "I have braces!" Thank you so much Colt!
There are many card from our Grandpa and Grandma Goodwin. They already sent several cards, but so far I have photos of
CANADA and I think it was
VIRGINIA, I will double check this one, but I know there was a lot more. As soon as Petr sends the info to me, I will correct it here.
... Jesse and Lucas's grandparents, Phyllis and Bob Goodwin
The next card was sent by my good friend, Katya and her husband Matt while visiting relatives in
WASHINGTON...
The next card came from
MARYLAND, from our wonderful babysitter Heather Groot, and her mom and dad. They sent it while visiting their son at the college.
This is Heather and her mom about 5 years ago, and the baby they are holding is actually Jesse! They came to see him for the first time. :-) Photo on the right is Heather about a year ago... isn't she gorgeous ;-)
Here is a couple that sent several cards, but the most special card Petr got came from
ALASKA, from Pud and Sandy Buttons. Petr loves corresponding with them and ask a lot how they are doing. They live in Canandaigua, but seem to travel a bit. They just got back from
GERMANY and of course, didn't forget to send Petr his card! Petr was so excited! He only wished he could meet with them, because Prag is just few hours away from where the Buttons were visiting...
This wonderful family are the Buttons as well. Bob is the Button's son, living in
TEXAS and he actually started this bloggin idea. He put Petr's story on his blog and has been helping with this project so much! I will post all the states they sent as soon as I get the list from Petr.
Thank you so much Bob!
This beautiful family is my niece, nephew and their mom. They live in
OHIO, and even though their schedule is packed with work and school, they were so sweet and helped with our project too. You are so wonderful! Love you guys!
There are many cards coming from Dick and Beth Gilligans. They have been wonderful friends of ours for years and our boys adore them! :-) As far as I know, they sent cards from
NEW JERSEY, MASSACHUSETTS, CHICAGO ...
There is no way we could forget these wonderful people. Scott and Susan Kreyer sent not only several cards, from
NORTH CAROLINA and
SOUTH CAROLINA, but he also received a package from
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from them. He got a shirt, sea shells, sand and other little goodies he put in his keepsake box and treasures them. You guys are so wonderful! We are so lucky to have such wonderful neighbors!
I just got an email from my friend Amy Colburn. They were also part of my project and added
INDIANA to our collection! Thank you guys! What a beautiful family :-) This is the beautiful Mommy and handsome Daddy ...
... and adorable Paige and cute Sawyer...
Here is another photo of the Colburns and Wheelers. Amy, Bill, Paige and Sawyer is the family to the left from the bride. This photo is from Amy's brother's wedding. We also got a card from her parents, standing to the right of the bride and groom, Heidi and Scott.
... and these are her parents... Oma and Papa Wheeler (Barbara and Marty) who sent a card from
MASSACHUSETTS. Thank you so much for your card! Petr loves all of his cards!
There are other people I need to put on this blog, but I have to get their photos first. Please, be patient and check back soon! You never know... you might find yourself here too! :-)
I just thought I would make a quick recap of the states we are still missing in the US and make it easier for everyone to see.
Here they are:Alabama (AL)
California (CA)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Kansas (KA)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
New Mexico (NM)
North Dakota(ND)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Wyoming (WY)
I would love to get other countries, like MEXICO, EUROPE or other countries are just as special! If you have a friend overseas, can you ask them for a card? Petr would love it, and so would I! :-)
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Petr recevied two cards. New one, NEBRASKA, and Utah, that he already has but is just as excited! He studies and does research on every place on his cards! I think both of these cards came from our faithful, wonderful Grandmama and Grandpapa Finleys. I have to find out who they are and meet with them. I promise I will take a photo of them and publish here eventuallly, but right now, I think they are enjoying nice, warm weather in CA. Thank you so much Finleys! :-)
Oh, Petr is pointing at Colorado on this photo. He loves the square shape of this state :-)
I am getting some beautiful comments from Petr's dad, and since they are in Czech language, I would love to share them with you. Thank you everyone for following our blog.
Comments:
At October 25, 2008 12:30 PM, Petr Gutweil said…
Ahoj Iveto. Tvuj prekrasny blog sledujeme s Petrem skoro denne. Soucasna posledni aktualizace o Petovi je absolutne uzasna. Vyuziji tohoto prostoru abych ti podekoval za tvoji neuveritelnou a neutuchajici energii, kterou tomuto projektu venujes. Take chci podekovat vsem, kteri se do nej zapojili a memu synovi pohled poslali. Opravdu hodne to pro nej znamena. Petr GutweilHi Iveta, Petr and I are watching your beautiful blog almost every day. The last update is absolutely fantastic. I would like to use this opportunity and thank you for your unbelievable and undying energy you put into this project. I also would like to thank everyone who joined this project and sent or will send a postcard to my son. It means so much to both of us!
Petr Gutweil
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