Day 9 | August 3^rd

When we last left our heroine … she had arrived very early at the FOX 5 Atlanta television studios. (more…)

Day 8 | August 2^nd

It was nice getting up and not having to rush out of the house.  Mark got ready for work and left. I had breakfast, got ready and left.  Not all my friends are geeks like me.  Mark gave his computer to his parents so he doesn’t have Internet access.  I needed to find a coffee shop with free Wifi and I didn’t want to sit at the workshop location for 12 hours.  Off to Huntsville I went. (more…)

Day 6 | July 31^st

As Dave works at one of the local TV stations, Dana contacted the morning show producer and was able to secure me a guest spot on WDRB in the Morning.  Sadly the video was taken offline before I could record it, but they did leave up a good online article; The Contest Queen Shares Her Secrets to Winning on Social Media.

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Day 4 | July 29^th

Lane, Ron and Teresa’s son, was generous to give me his room. Upon waking, it was the first of many mornings I awoke not sure where I was or what day it was.  After getting my bearings and a cuppa tea, Ron and I had a chance to talk.  It was great chatting about our different TLC High Stakes Sweepers filming adventures along with all the behind the scenes drama that never made it into the show.  (Let’s just say Ron has a few crazy neighbors!)

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At noon Ron and I were the first guests on Living Dayton: How To Win a Contest.  (more…)

Day 2 | July 27^th

John, Sandra, John’s brother Bill and his wife Jeanne took me out for breakfast at the Roxy Cafe.  They having the funniest menu with little jokes scattered throughout disguised as menu items.  After we had our fill of a great diner breakfast I started my trek to Cleveland OH. (more…)