For all you HATERS....

Dreams really do come true...

1) Best Damn Hair in the BIZ ✔

2) Have a TOP-10 song ✔

3) Have my own Action Figure (Doll) ✔

4) Have my own Nail Polish ✔

5) 2009-2010 NBA Championship Ring ✔

GIANTS VS. RANGERS Game !

VS.

Payton Updates

He's getting sooo big and his hair is getting long and very curly! He runs around like a mad man and loves talking to him-self! Ava loves to follow him around too (I think its because they are the same size)!

Is anyone else as worried as I am regarding the timidness and shyness

of Nicholas Bieber Albano?

White Elephant Gift Exchange

HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT THE WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE?!?!?

PLEASE BRING ONE GIFT PER PERSON FOR THE WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE.

I KNOW I HAVE MY EYE ON THE BOB MARLEY BUST AT DAVID AND EDITH'S...IT WILL LOOK GREAT IN ZACH'S HOUSE!

CHRISTMAS 2010!

jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way...........




O'DOWD CHRISTMAS 2010 IN CORPUS CHRISTI!!!

THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE, THE TINSEL AND STOCKINGS WILL BE HUNG AT PAT AND BUD'S THIS YEAR!!!!

WHEN: FRIDAY THE 24TH-MONDAY THE 27TH

HERE ARE THE LINKS TO A COUPLE OF HOTELS IN PORTLAND NEAR THE HOUSE:

THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g56485-d1465007-Reviews-Holiday_Inn_Express_Hotel_Suites_Corpus_Christi_Portland-Portland_Texas.html

OR

THE HAMPTON INN

http://www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=CRPPTHX

WONDERING "WHO DO I HAVE THIS YEAR"???

2010 NAME DRAW

TOMMY has MICAH

VIVIAN has NICK

KATIE (O'DOWD) has TERRY

STEPHANIE has MERRY

CONNOR has DAVID

MARTY has JAMEY

MERRY has CONNOR

ERIN has KATY (ALBANO)

MICAH has BRANDON

TREVOR has PATTY

EMILY has BUD

PATTY has ZAC

BUD has MARTY

MICHAEL has MIMI

MIMI has STEPHANIE

TERRY has KATIE (O'DOWD)

DAVID has EDITH

EDITH has TREVOR

MEAGHANN has ERIN

MOLLY has EMILY

ZAC has MOLLY

JAMEY has MICHAEL

BRANDON has TOMMY

KATY (ALBANO) has VIVIAN

NICK has MEAGHANN

THE LIMIT THIS YEAR IS $50.00...DO NOT FEELTHAT YOU NEED TO SPEND THAT MUCH, BUT PLEASE DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM OF $50.00!

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE!!!!

Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh...jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle

HOUSTON! We have a picture!! :)

Thanks Erin! You look beautiful and still so tiny!

HAPPY 28th BIRTHDAY Bieber!! I MEAN NICK!! :)

Yes, another birthday! September rocks! AND YES...I am 15 days older!! :)

We have been calling Nick Justin Bieber lately because... well.... he looks like him and he's been growing his hair out again.

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY....

Nicholas,
Hope your birthday is an awesome one. I know the celebrating has been stretched out, which is a good thing....but make the "real" day extra special!!!

Happy (early) 28th Birthday Molly!!

Molly is coming into Houston for her birthday (which is Saturday) and for the next few days after that. We plan on going out to dinner Saturday night to celebrate with everyone and having a few margaritas! Can't wait to see you Molly!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ERIN AND MICAH!

We are all super excited about Erin having a baby and even more excited that its going to be TWINS! How fun! I just learned last night that Erin and Micah found out that they are having a boy and a girl! CONGRATULATIONS you guys! That is just so thrilling! Erin send me some pictures of you and your belly growing and I'll post them on the blog. If anyone else has any news or pictures they would like to share you can email me and I'll post for you. katyalbano@gmail.com

Happy 26th Birthday

HEY KATY -

HOPE YOUR BIRTHDAY WEEKEND

IS

SPECTACULAR

Have a happy happy day.

HAPPY 32nd BIRTHDAY MEAGHANN!!!

......AND THE BIRTHDAYS KEEP COMING....

Meaghann,
Hope you are having a spectacular birthday in California. Take pics and post when you get back! Happy Happy Day.

HAPPY 26TH BIRTHDAY ZACK!

Happy Birthday ZACK!!! 

few days late but better than never. I'm not quite sure why but my dad said i needed to post the fact that i had my 22nd birthday on Wednesday (8/18). so here we go. happy birthday to me!..... jeeze wasn't i in middle school yesterday?

...anybody out there????

This is pretty lame - I'm sitting in a lawn chair in the sun behind a neighbor's house at the lake to borrow a little of their wireless. It's pretty quiet out here. The only person I've come in contact with was our long lost friend Justin. Yes, he's home from the service again. He was overseas for a year and is home for good now (again). And yes, he was discharged on medical leave and is currently looking for a job. He needs to find a job as the food stamps ended last week - he knows this because he keeps looking at his iPhone and reading something, probably an update of credits from the food stamp people. He's staying at mom's, but that's temporary. Dad is considering catching the house on fire for the insurance money, and mom is considering leaving dad and relying on Justin for funds.....

There's good news, though - the baby they were expecting this past spring did not pan out. Seems after extensive DNA tests (are their non-extensive DNA tests??? Maybe Horatio of CSI knows. Merry, ask him if you run in to him in Fla.) the baby was not his at all.....BUT the baby due this September IS his and that is a definite without any DNA testing taking place. I didn't ask for details...... David, here's the GOOD NEWS......he's looking to buy the house across the street and next to Butch. He's noticed the for sale sign for some time now and he thinks he can make it happen. Shall we throw a housewarming party? We could let it double as a baby shower if they have closing at the same time as the baby gets here.

I keep hearing banjos in the distance and I'm quite sure I saw Burt Reynolds and Ned Beatty drive by a bit ago........

Second way to post.........

You can also go to the blog, go to "sign in" and it will open your profile. Once on the profile, you will see the family blog's name listed and a blue button that says "new post" - you can click on that directly from your profile without having to be on the actual blog.

This method is in the video from the movie below - it's the second half of the movie (starting at 1 minute and 30 seconds).

Time to make a new post directly from the blog

Once you have signed in and are looking at the blog, click on "new post".
watch video to see how to do this.
Click on the bottom right corner of the movie screen where the arrows make an X and it will make the video larger, but it is a little blurry in that view - hope this helps???

Testing 1, 2, 3.... Testing 1, 2, 3

Ok, so hopefully now each time someone writes on here (which will hopefully one day be someone other than me :) ) you will get an email notifying you that someone has left a post or a comment. If I'm leaving someone off please send me their email address and I will add them to the group account. Thank you!