~~ODNEAL FAMILY BLOG~~Port of Readlyn, Iowa

Snapped some pictures of my plants and flowers around the house the other day. The hostas are really shooting up, and I have some new plants that I put in last year my sister in law gave me. Not sure what they will end up being but I think some is Lilly Of The Valley and it smells wonderful! Peonies are peaking through the grass also and will shoot up tall in no time. Now if we can just get some warmer temperatures to really make everything grow. I am so ready to get my garden planted and play in the dirt!

Okay, I always am taking pictures of Bruce with the cats sleeping on the couch so I guess he got me back last weekend. This was taken Sunday night and I didn't even know it until I copied my pictures last night! So I guess he isn't the only one that falls asleep on the couch with the kitty's! I bet he thought he was really funny. Glad I could could be his cheap entertainment for the evening!

Yep, I admit it. I haven't posted in almost a week. I do have pictures on both my cameras to upload just keep forgetting to grab them, or don't think about it at night at home. Still waiting for some summer like weather to come. After the torrential rains that we had last weekend if we do get a couple nice sunny days our lawn will need bailed! Glad to see buds coming on the trees though and everything turning green. Today is 100 days for Obama in the White House-that seems to be the most exciting news on the web today besides the "swine flu" which actually isn't the swine flu! Or at least we aren't supposed to call it that and no, you can't catch it from pork! So Wednesday's words of wisdom (since I have no pics to post)-wash your hands good and often to avoid getting this non-swine flu ! :-)

I stole this picture of me and Lady from Sharon's blog. My Mom used to put rollers (I was always told she used frozen OJ cans!) in my long hair quite often I guess and I would run around outside in my underwear and play. Didn't phase me at all that I had curlers in! I was such a tomboy!

Yep today I am 41 years young! Taking the afternoon off so Bruce and I can go to lunch and then making him hang out with me for the day. Fun, fun. This is a favorite picture of us taken a few years back at a Chiefs game. Wish I had that long hair back! Thanks to everyone that has texted me already or wrote on my Facebook wall to wish me a happy birthday. I think today will be a good day. Wonder if I will like my birthday when I hit the big 5-0???

Here are just a few pictures I took of our first weekend at the houseboat for the year. Everything looked good after a long, hard winter. The fridge didn't want to kick on right away when I plugged it in but eventually it did. Think it has a mind of its own or something. Don't mind the clutter in these pictures-it is usually spotless! Just kidding. We all know better than that with kids! The lamp on the table has to go also. Bruce told me it looks like something an old person would do-just stick a lamp anywhere random! So look out everyone next weekend-I will try and pass it on to one of you. Joey maybe you need it back for somewhere????? I'm very glad that spring is finally here and we can enjoy some R&R at the beach. Yeah for the Mississippi River fun!