Miss America Pictures!

L to R..Callie Bruner, Ali Wren, Ellen Bailey, Sarah Beth Bailey, Katie, Brooke Bailey, Kristen Riddle, Brandy Glover and Amber Wren

Ryan and Ellen Bailey

Ali Wren, Amber Wren, Sarah Beth Bailey and Brooke Bailey
























Miss Arkansas and Mr. Arkansas!
Katie and her boyfriend, Andy.

















































Sarah Beth and Katie

The Bailey family

The "Second Moms"......just having fun

Miss America 2008

Here I am -- finally getting to my blog! I've had computer issues, but finally have resolved them.

Katie has done great....consistently scoring very very high. She hasn't won a prelim, but I feel sure she will place. I'll just stop gabbing and post some pictures...I know that's all you really want to see!!!! Viva Las Vegas......I won $5.25 last night playing "Wheel of Fortune". Whoo Hoo!

Cold and Snowy

It's cold and snowy....it's 3:30 in the afternoon and I still have on my flannel jammies! Dozier and I are just worthless today. Actually, since I took this picture we have at least an additional inch and it's still coming down. If you look at the weather for Hazleton, PA, the next 5 days all are SNOW. Have you ever really looked at snow flakes? I always think of manna from Heaven. I believe that the manna may have looked like snow on the desert flooor to Moses and the Israelites. Hummmmm......don't think I'll try to bake any of this!

Woolrich!

I found a new store! Woolrich! Surely you've heard of it - they make the beautiful woolen clothes for the really cold weather. This place has been in business for 175 years! Now - this is not an ad for Woolrich, Inc. - but I was so excited when I stumbled up on it only an hour from my home. Paul had a meeting in a little town close to State College (where Penn State University is)....so I tagged along for the ride. While he was in his meeting - I drove around this little village -and there it was......"The home of Woolrich - the company store - Woolrich, PA"!

I shopped until Paul had to drag me out - I will go back! Here's my new coat - a red one - the perfect color. It's warm, red and wool!

I also bought an Army blanket.....yep....a real, genuine, wool Army blanket! $9.95! Awesome!

You should go to their website - www.woolrich.com and check this stuff out.... The mill is here where they actually process and dye the wool - then turn it in to fabric.....my next adventure for sure....later.

Warm Pennsylvania!

The snow is melting! It was warm today - 65 degrees!
Snow gets very ugly when it begins to melt and the layers of unknowns begin to appear. If you've never lived in the north - it is not a pretty sight. The melting muck is everywhere....and it makes a mess of your vehicle. Parking lots at Wal-Mart, etc. have mountains of the nasty stuff. Seriously....10-15 feet tall mountains! I don't like it.....give me the pretty snow that stays until at least March. This is spring suffering - not early January!

The weather guys say that next week we'll be cold and snowy again.......it can't come soon enough for me. I can take this in the spring - but January ...... PLEASE!