Merry Christmas, Thuy. My children are home from college, happy and well, laughter.

Love and Happiness indeed, from Al.

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I'll bet I've met 100 Pelicans in ten or more states (MA, TN, CA, NY, RI, TX, NM, MI, FL, LA, HI, that I can think of) , a couple of provinces in Canada, the UK, New Zealand, every single one has been a wonderful host. I've also given tours of the studio where I work to 20 or more Pelicans from around the country and the World. Even had a few at my daughter's engagement party (hey, I had to have at least a few of my friends there, right?).

One guy who no longer posts on Pelican, but is still active in the p-car world, I met here who lives two blocks from me; we've become very good friends.

Merry Christmas Tweeze, and everyone else.

Tweeze, hope you have a merry merry...and know that a bunch ol, stupid, phat, ugly guys are watch'n out for you and yours. Dats how P-guys roll!

[QUOTE=Hugh R;7169981]I'll bet I've met 100 Pelicans in ten or more states (MA, TN, CA, NY, RI, TX, NM, MI, FL, LA, HI, that I can think of) , QUOTE]

Hugh, you forgot OH :) Tweeze, have an awesome Christmas! Glad that I could be a small part of it. Now how about some pictures of the kids with Christmas presents!

Yup...watchin out for each other that how we roll. Merry Christmas Tweeze.!.

IIRC, I met four pelicans in OH on my road trip from Detroit to Cincinnati to visit my sister.

As everybody wished, pics of the boys with some of the presents!

First, some pictures of my handsome little men in the clothes that Shaun 84 Targa and Mark (Buckterrier) got for the boys. They look quite dapper and my whole family complimented how cute they looked! They were more fashionable than me!

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These were taken at my mom's house. Tried to talk to her about the Targa again and oooooooo... Not good. So I dropped it. :)

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Dapper.

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This huge fly was a huge hit! My son LOVES bugs.

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The Hot Wheels track that I put together, thank you very much. :) They love it!!! Kept them busy for ... Oh... It must have been a good 20 minutes! They kept running around from one toy to the other. Couldn't get pictures that weren't blurs. :)

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The "pooping" reindeer and penguin cracked them up so much. This is the best pic I could get. They were laughing so hard. Poop jokes are always a hit with boys. Go figure. For those who aren't familiar, these little things, similar to PEZ dispensers, "pooped" brown jelly beans when you pulled a lever. As you can tell, the boys enjoyed them thoroughly!

That last pic is absolutely priceless!

Some stuff we haven't gotten to yet.

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Some awesome handmade cars by Gassy. Beautiful and sturdy! These are gonna be family heirlooms for sure!

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Cool tornado toy that comes with a DVD on tornados! My older son who likes bugs is kind of the nerdy nerd and loves anything to do with science. He watches National Geographic all the time about weather. He loved this and begged to watch it when he gets back from spending some time with his father.

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This just shows you all the clothes that Shaun and Mark put together for the boys. Unbelievable! I love all of them! My younger son, who is the "engineer" type loves anything that goes... Tractors, trucks, helicopters, motorcycles, airplanes, bulldozers, etc, and LOVES the airplane and truck shirts.

Awe... That's so sweet. Your boys are beautiful Tweez.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Remember that there is more to come! :)

Email me when you have time to get together.

The blurry picture is awesome! :)

I have so many people to thank and I don't even know everybody's real name. Some of the toys didn't even come with a name, just straight from Amazon. And the money from Paypal, I don't even have a list of who contributed. So if I don't mention your name, it isn't because I have forgotten you and I don't want to thank you from every ounce of my heart. I just don't know where to aim it. :)

James (Red-Beard), I have never met you, but you have changed my life. Just the way I see people and strangers. That even if you don't know somebody, you can have a huge impact on them. Something I will always remember. And I WILL make it to Houston to meet you. Mark my words. All of the Pelicans reading this are my witnesses. So pick a restaurant you and your wife like so we don't have to fart around when this Asian woman comes knocking. ;)

Joe, my personal Santa, and Lee, my personal elf. You guys are the best! We can't be strangers after this. We need to get together. Thank you!

David (Porsche Poor), Christian (gassy), Mark (Buckterrier), Shaun, Bruce from Canada (don't know your screen name), thank you! Thank you!

All the people who have contributed to this thread and kept me uplifted, thank you. Please send me a PM or post on this thread if you helped me. I know it isn't about the recognition. I know you stubborn people did it out of kindness but please let ME know where to direct my gratitude.

Merry Christmas, everybody! Imagine a virtual hug to each and every one of you!

Dapper, snapper. ;)

I sent the Hot Wheels track but ya gotta promise when I come to visit I get to try it out! ;) Merry merry Teezie :)

Hahaha yes dapper. Your boys are very handsome little men . A child's laugher...

...what can you say.