http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/2006.php en http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:29:55 +0000 Webmaster@misskansas.org Webmaster@misskansas.org http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/37/Feb-15-2007 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:29:55 +0000 General http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/37/Feb-15-2007#cmt Dr. Blackman of Grene Vision also gave me an eye check-up as part of our collaboration- and guess what I got some new reading glasses! Don’t worry though, they’re hip and chic : ) . Two local pageants also took place during this span- Miss Wheat Capitol and Miss Great Plains - congrats, to Laura Blasi and Hannah Hendricks! (respectively) and Miss Ulysses - Alexandria Blasi congrats! My wardrobe is all ready and although I kind of have to keep it semi-underwraps I can tell you this: IT’S AMAZING!!! The Miss Kansas Preparation team has helped me tremendously! And make sure that you watch (Lord willing) very closely in evening gown. I’ll be wearing an original design by A. Renee! It’s stunning! She did such an amazing job and if you are interested in her work visit Crown Chic in Kansas City. A big thank you to Valerie Mack and family as well for all of your help with talent. You have been such an encouragement. Thank you also to Daryl Woods for all of your help. ( Just a little tip- if any of you need help with your image, Daryl is the man to contact. Check out my mar ..]]> http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/36/Miss-America-here-we-come Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:54:24 +0000 General http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/36/Miss-America-here-we-come#cmt http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/35/Wednesday-Dec-13 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:23:11 +0000 General http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/35/Wednesday-Dec-13#cmt http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/34/Tuesday-December-5 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:06:04 +0000 General http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/34/Tuesday-December-5#cmt , Raytheon for the Holiday Fundraiser, the Prairie Rose for the Cow Town Concert, McConnell for the Holiday Party, and Genesis Health Club & Preferred Health for the Andy Roddick Tennis Match ( YES!! I did meet Andy Roddick! We got a picture : ) I hope that all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving : ) Mine was very nice and very restful, and in our family Monopoly Tournament, I actually lasted almost an hour! My studies have been going very well, and also our "From Cover to Cover" study. This week we studied the accuracy of Scripture through the years. We studied a little bit about how the first copies of Scripture were made and the process that the Scribes went through to ensure accuracy down to the letter. This hand copying continued for centuries until the first real printer was created and copies could be made. What I found most interesting ho ..]]> http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/33/November-29 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:43:52 +0000 General http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/33/November-29#cmt http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/32/November-12 Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:33:34 +0000 General http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/32/November-12#cmt Benton Elementary, Haysville MS, Minneha Magnet, First Mennonite Bretheren Fall Friendship Festival, Cantan-Galva schools, Inman Schools, Marquette schools, Moundridge schools, Whitewater MS, Douglass HS and MS, the Miss Northeast Kansas, Miss Kansas River Valley, and Miss Teen Kansas River Valley Pageant ( Your new winners are Danielle Coffman, Carol Toland and Leslie Carillo - following above mentioned order - Congrats ladies!! Herington MS, the KASFA Conference in Wichita, Chase Schools, Lacrosse Schools,Hyatt Airforce Ball and Celebration Baptist's Family Fest Day. I've also attended a few more events where I didn't speak or sing at - Sierra Scott interviewed me for her new talk show "It's ALL Good" and that show should air on PBS sometime in the next 3-4 weeks,I attended the John Grange Hamburger Feed, the Kidfest at Century II and Clicks for Kids with the Kansas Children's Service League. As you can tell, it's been a full two weeks, but I'm learning so much, and I really think that every time I appear somewhere, I'm more prepared for Miss America. I did have a request from my audience this past week to put my platform speech outline on my blog so they could prin ..]]> http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/31/November-5 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:18:29 +0000 General http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/31/November-5#cmt http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/30/Sunday-Ocotber-22 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 16:41:20 +0000 General http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/30/Sunday-Ocotber-22#cmt http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/29/October-18 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:58:15 +0000 General http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/29/October-18#cmt and they were a great audience. From there, I drove to Lakin for a school assembly, then had the pleasure of eating lunch with all the girls there. Maybe I'm just kind of dorky, but I really miss school lunches- I always thought they were pretty good - so this was kind of a highlight in my day! Next I went to Tribune to speak , then drove to Goodland to spend the night. On the way to Goodland, I had a little extra time, so I drove to Mount Sunflower - the highest point in Kansas. It was a beautiful drive, and the view was awesome. I was so far out in the prairie that when I stepped out of the car it was QUIET . . . . I mean really QUIET!!! If you're ever out that way take the extra trip. Wednesday I spoke at Goodland and Brewster schools, then went to Ness City and Ellinwood schools on Thursday. I finished the week with Pretty Prairie schools and a really great meeting with AT&T on Friday. It's been a full week, but the kids I've gotten to meet have been worth it. One thing I did learn while out in western KS - plan your hotel stays carefully. Originally I was going to stay in the towns I was scheduled to speak in, but decided to stick with the bigger towns even though it meant I had to back track a little. I was glad that I did When I pulled into one of the towns I had planned on staying in, I passed the hotel I had planned on staying in, and the sign out front said : Now - " COLOR TV'S and PHONES!!! " I've been reading a little in Isaiah this past week and one verse kind of hit home when I stood on top of mount Sunflower - "I am the Lord and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may kn ..]]> http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/28/Saturday-October-7 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:48:40 +0000 General http://www.misskansas.org/Boast/post/2006/28/Saturday-October-7#cmt