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There is only one word that can describe Owasso rodeo, COLD!!! I leave for Perryville, Missouri on Tuesday, so today I am emailing my sponsors and packing.

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Wednesday went off without a hitch! I met with KBLP and let people know about Thunder in Valley and also the Pauls Valley rodeo in June. I met with sponsors, went to schools and had dinner at the Toy and Action figure museum. It was cool to see all the toys and that are worth so much money. Thursday I left Pauls Valley and headed to Owasso and met up with Mrs. Marilyn Hardacre who I am staying with this weekend during the rodeo. We went and did an autograph signing at Wal-Mart then had dinner and I got to go to bed! Friday started off with breakfast then meeting all the sponsors that helped put on the pageant here in Owasso. We have the rodeo tonight so I will keep you guys posted!

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Tuesday started off bright and early! I met my host for the day Mrs. Linda and we headed off to our first school of the day! I met with four schools today and we all had a great time getting to know each other! I also met sponsors for the Thunder in the Valley that is Saturday. I had lunch with three sweet little girls that are running for Rotary princess. I think they should all win! I finished my day at Jo's pizza with Lisa, David. Katie, Allie, Kristy, Sarah, and Anna. I'm stuffed now I need a nap!!

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Sorry for the delay between blogs! It has been a very fast paced couple of days! My last day in Evans, Georgia was super fun! I got to hang out with Jamie, she was my host, we went to Boots, Bridles, and Britches and shopped til' we dropped! We met David, Wendy, and their son Matt for lunch. We sat and laughed until we cried! The rodeo started without a hitch. Cross Creek Rodeo Company did a great job! Until the bull riding came around and we as a rodeo family were at a loss when one of our own was hurt. I ask that you keep him and his family in your prayers for a full recovery. I want to thank the Evans rodeo committee for being so great to me, it will be a week I will never forget. I have made life long friends and lasting memories! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I left early Sunday to be back for Pauls Valley, for Thunder in the Valley. I am staying with my host family Lisa, my Miss Rodeo USA sister, David, and my girls Katie and Allie! I was back up bright and early Monday morning doing school visits and meeting sponsors. I had a great time with my host for the day Susanne. Now I am going to hit the hay early to try to catch up!!!!

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Friday was packed full of great fun! I went to another blood drive here in Augusta. I had lunch at Somewhere in Augusta, a sponsor of the rodeo, and had the best bacon cheese burger ever! I left there and went to Columbia Middle School where I crowned the new Miss CMS and she sang for the whole assembly and all I can say is "what a voice!" Then I left there to take my ride in the burn center helicopter! We flew over the rodeo arena and down the Savannah river. It was amazing! The rodeo kicked off at 7:30 and it went off without a hitch! I signed tear sheets until I had a cramp in my hand but it was great!

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I have had such a good time this week! I got to tour the John Deere factory yesterday it was so awesome! I saw how they are built from the ground up. I had a great tour guide who was one of the engineers. Afterwords I got to drive some tractors while they were doing some test runs! Went to Harlem middle schools and I spoke to the sixth grade. And that was just Wednesday! Thursday kicked off with a tour of Club car. This is where they make golf carts. I spoke with the Appletree preschool and also Grovetown Middle school. This evening we had a sponsors dinner at the Country Club. There was food, dinner, and dancing. I as Miss Rodeo USA know how important sponsors are, so to be able to get them all together and thank them was a great thing!

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My day started bright an early again this morning! I was scheduled to speak in a school in Waynesboro,Georgia at nine o'clock. Well traffic being traffic I wasn't able to arrive until almost ten but better late than never the show went on at ten! I also spoke with the Burke county elementary schools and all I can say is they have a great bunch of students lead by a great staff and faculty! I appreciate being able to speak to them. I was allowed a little down time so I spent it getting more acquainted with my host family, Jamie! We all went to eat at a great restaurant called T-Bonz. I was met by David, Wendy, Angel, and Jamie who all are nurses at the burn center and in their free time help put on the rodeo. David is the chairman of the rodeo and his wife Wendy will be a timer this year. After a great time at dinner I went back to the burn center and met the night shift nurses! What a great group of people I was welcomed in and did autographs and we all chatted and laughed! I met Bart a Texas man at heart and also Angie who is the most compassionate person I have met. I wish I could name them all but I do want to thank them for doing what they do from their heart and allowing me a glimpse in to what they do. I want to share with you someone who has touched my heart and put a face on the what this rodeo is all about. I met tonight a man who's son was in the sugar refinery explosion that we all heard about on t.v.. His name was Mr. Frazier his son was transfered here to be taken care of, they are from Savannah. He stays in the retreat for the families, through all of this his is with his son. I met him through Angie, one of the nurses, Mr. Frazier and I talked about rodeo and life stories. We laughed and carried on and just like any proud parent he told me about his son Malcom.He told me that every time his car would get dirty Malcom would come over and wash it for him just to help out. I have met Malcom although he won't remember me I will remember him and his family in my prayers. His father because of this retreat house can be with his son and sing hymns to him to calm his spirit and let him know that even though he can't see him he knows his daddy is there! So I ask you all to keep Malcom in your prayers for his speedy recovery so that this summer he can wash his fathers car just like he use to! Please check out this website and read all about what happens here in this amazing place and I hope it touches you the way that it has touched me. www.theburncenter.org

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Busy, Busy, Busy! My day started bright and early with a stop at Kicks 99 a local radio station to talk about the rodeo. My next stop was the burn center that the rodeo benefits. I had the opportunity to meet all the nurses and doctors that make not only this rodeo possible but make a difference in these peoples lives everyday! As a queen you have to know about rodeo because you represent it but this week I represent these families as well and after my visit with both staff, patients, and families I know what I am fighting for! I encourage you all to go to their website and donate, or find out how to become a volunteer, www.theburncenter.org. Afterwords I made several other sponsor spots, Augusta News print, a local blood drive,where most of the burn centers blood comes from, French Market for lunch, News Channel 12, the August Green Jackets baseball game, where I got to throw out the first pitch! Then my last stop was a restaurant called Somewhere in Augusta, also a sponsor of the rodeo! So a busy but a very worth while day! I want to thank all the staff of the burn center for allowing me to be apart of their busy schedule and also for all they do at the center! Thank you to all the sponsors of this rodeo who make it possible for families to be with their loved ones!

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I have arrived in Evans, Georgia! Tied but ready for my week I have a radio interview at eight o'clock in the morning so it starts early. I want to thank the PA's of the JMS Burn center that was my main sponsor for my trip and also my chaperon and Jamie who was kind enough to let me stay with her through my week!

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It's Sunday and  leave for the Tulsa airport at noon. My weekend has been exciting. Besides getting ready for leaving I was asked to visit the Porum elementary school. Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Macom let me visit their classes and talk to the kids. We had such a good time visiting and the kids asked great questions! Thank You to Porum schools for letting me visit and be a part of your day!