Ambulance ride-along!

Gerald had a good day today....... He did his Ride-a-Long with St. Francois County Ambulance Dist. today!




I think he liked the ambulances too. Kinda hard to get into when your only a foot tall though...



He really did like the sirens....



Not sure if he liked going on a "City Trip" though. He wanted to see the Arch. This was as close as we could get today...




He is going to a Football game on Friday night...

Missouri

Hickster81 posts:

Today Gerald started his visit in Missouri.....

Can we grow rocks or what...????



Gerald checks out the Elephants



Seemed to enjoy the rock climbing..



Learning some History...


What a View!!!!!


More to come!!!

Gerald finally continues...

Gerald has been found and sent to Florida!
Karmalilly posts the pictures:

So Gerald arrived safely and we had a smashing sleep over filled with shenanigans and such - but unfortunately for little Gerald, his three day weekend with me was mostly rainy :/

However - we did get to make two beach trips, although our St. Augustine fort trip got washed out :/

I'd love for him to stay longer so we can hit the fort and disney amongst other places, but due to his long hiatus I had to convince him it was time to go. If he every makes another round a'bout in Florida, he promised to visit me


Welcome to the beach little man


We spent the first 1/2 of our day learning the basics. Needless to say Gerald doesn't quite yet have his sea legs.



During his only paddle out, Gerald lost his footing - but as a result made friends with some of the local lifeguards.



By then he had enough surfing practice, and was content riding on the back of their hip four-wheelers, and learning about the beginnings of Nascar right where he was standing.

Today we said our farewells, and I toasted to him in hopes of a safe voyage to Hickster's part of the country



(No worries, that was my beer - not his. )

He didn't just learn how to surf - he skateboarded a tad too That was for mine and his amusement mostly - but it can't hurt to share a few pics.




He's on his way to you hickster

Missing... again

Gerald has been missing for around two weeks and everyone is getting worried. Some have made tributes to our lost gnome Gerald...

Popkheetza wrote:
Oh, Gerald I'd give anything to know where you are now,
I know you're not able to tell me, but we'll find you anyhow.
Oh, Gerald you've been, you are like a friend, like family and even more
Even though it's not possible I'd love to have you knock at my door
I can't believe the post office stole you, though I have no doubts they want to have you all to themselves
But it could also be a witch's hex or a prank of some missunderstood elves.
I just keep racking my brains but I don't have a clue,
Gerald, oh Gerald, what happened to you?

RJMiller created this:

We miss you Gerald! Show up soon!

Texarkana, Texas, USA!

We've got pictures from Texas:


Here I am to save the day! Sort of...
Here are the pics I took with Gerald...with a brief description for each...


The world famous "Ace of Clubs" house, where there was a wedding reception going on at the time. So Gerald chose to stay outside.


A short trip to Fouke, AR to bring you horror movie buffs this little tidbit. It rained to hard to go to Spring Lake Park for a murder mystery shot. Sorry.

Close up of the "gerald Monster"! And here he is with my boys! Aren't they cute?

And the much requested "BiState" shot!

This shot is taken in front of the Down Town Post Office which literally straddles the two state lines!

Here's the actual spot where Gerald stands in two states at once! Oooooh, the wonder of it all!

Welcome to Texas, y'all! (please note the CORRECT spelling of y'all).

Kinda puts things in perspective, don't it?

H... hello?

Well, Gerald arrived at Texas, but then he disappeared again. No one knew where he was! Then we finally, after a few days, got a post from his new host...

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry! I actually forgot I had the little guy! I put him up in the closet to keep my kids from messing with him (they're 6 and 3) and I just went blank! I'l get some pics taken today and get him in the mail by Friday! Again, I am SOOOOOOO sorry about this slip of the brain!

Good news!

Gerald has been found! He arrived at my house yesterday with all his stuff in tow! So we will begin his adventure this afternoon! Will start posting pics as they are available! Get ready to be sorely disappointed, Texarkana is B-O-R-I-N-G, it has a couple of interesting points of interest...mainly historical.

Where is Gerald??

Possibilities:

1.)Gerald has fallen behind the letter/package sorting machine and will not be discovered for 15 years until the post office decides to put a new coat of paint on the walls.

2.)Gerald is in the attic of some disgruntled postal worker along with 3,000 pounds of undelivered mail.

3.)Gerald has met some cute gnomette and has run off with her. Probably to Vegas.

4.)Gerald has really been kidnapped.

5.)Gerald is just taking his time...

Lost?!

It seems Gerald has gone missing. He has not yet been received by anyone and he HAS been sent!
Well Grandpa Gunther learned about Gerald, so he came out of the bushes to see for himself.


now just look how disappointed he is to see his long lost grand son is missing.

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Gerald visited the Georgia Aquarium and Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta yesterday!

In front of the pool at Centennial Olympic Park:


Georgia Aquarium in the background:


CNN in the background:


Watching the fishies:


Posing with the seals:


Breaking the rules - what a rebel he is, I tell ya!

True confessions...

Chicago, Illinios, USA: more pics!

OK as promised, more Gerald in Chicago:

Wrigley Field was glad to see him:


Gerald wanted to ride the el, but he could not make it up the stairs:


Gerald has become a big admirer of Frank Gehry's work:


On the way home we stopped in South Bend and got caught in a rain storm:


Gerald was missing garden time, so he took a tour of my yard:


And made friends with my dog Coconut:

Chicago, Illinios, USA

Whew, we had a very busy weekend and Gerald made a lot of new friends. Here is a sample, but I will work on a more complete story later.

We started out at a wine tasting party - lots of wine:


A real Chicago hot dog got Gerald energized for hours of sightseeing:


The weather was fantastic, so we thought about a tour on the river:


But we decided to go to Millenium Park where Gerald made a couple of friends:


What is real and what is a reflection?


Then he had to test out the reflective qualities of the bean for himself: