The Sweet Potato Queens in Little Rock
Today was a wonderful day in Little Rock for the Race for the Cure. There were over 43,000 participants which included Jill Conner Browne and the Sweet Potato Queens. Of course they said that they had no intention of running but planned to leisurely stroll the route. Seriously, This is the first (and Jill says the only) time they have ever appeared in their regalia away from Jackson, MS on St. Patrick's Day. It seems that one of the Queen's developed breast cancer this past year. They were here for the entire weekend and since Keri's sister is very involved, we saw a lot of them. The highlight however, came during the luncheon today where she was the honorary chair and spoke. As usual, she was very funny and (despite a few words Ian will probably repeat at school) inspirational. She talked about the value of laughter and that that was what the Queen's were all about. I was impressed. I liked her speech too. (Just kidding.) As you can see, Keri wanted her picture taken with Jill and even has on her mini tiara (although you can barely see it). The next photo is of Jill, Ian and Flat Stanley (FS). She said she is not often asked to have her photo with Flat Stanley. We are wondering if Ian's 3rd grade class at HA can handle Stanley with HRH, the Head Sweet Potato Queen. We will have to see about that one. I bet Ian would be the only child with a FS and Jill Conner Browne photo. The entire day was great and they raised lots of money (which was the whole purpose for all the highjinks). The announcers said that this race was one of the largest in the world. It was 7th last year so we will have to see how it ranks this year.We missed having Beckie and Mrs. O with us this year, but as you know, Beckie is suffering in Florence, Italy. (Poor Beckie!) Unfortunately, Mrs. O was wanting to avoid the bright sunshine today because of her eyes so we missed their company.
Vivian had her head shaved today for a worthy cause. We are all waiting for photos to be posted on Tammie's blog. Way to go Vivian! We love you!
posted by DCT | Saturday, October 07, 2006
1 Comments:
I can't believe you got so close to the Sweet Potato Queen of Queens! I love her books (if she'd tone down the language, I'd like them even better.), but I'm glad they were there to support the cause. Ian just doesn't yet realize the significance of getting his picture made with Flat Stanley and the Sweet Potato Queen...He will one day. Beckie might even be jealous of that even though she is in Italy. Haven't gotten the photos from Vivian yet, but when I get them, I'll post them.
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