[Pippin]

Hello everybody!

Hope everyone has a SUPER GREAT Christmas and New Year!

Happy Hanukkah to all the Jewish Freepers!

This will my last day to post on FR until 2004 as I am going to be off from work from 12/24/03 until 01/02/04.

YIPPIE!

Tomorrow I’m gonna see “The Return of the King” and then I’m going over to my parents’ house for Christmas Eve dinner and to open presents (a family tradition ever since I was a kid)

I need to make some wishes for all my Friends on FreeRepublic for this Christmas and for the coming year.

I wish everyone the happiest of Christmases and may God bless you all!

I wish 2004 will be a year a triumph and prosperity for each and every one of you. May this election year be a successful one for President Bush and for all good people running for office.

May all good Americans be celebrating victory on Nov. 2 this year.

May the terrorists be made small while true patriots become tall!

May God continue to bless President and Mrs. Bush; the Troops; All our elected officials; and all that post and lurk on Free Republic; and may God continue to bless America!

[The Mayor]

And may God Bless You!

Have a great Christmas, a Happy New Year.
Please be safe on your journey. See you next year.

[SpookBrat]

Merry Christmas dear Pippin. Have a wonderful holiday with your family.

[MeekOneGOP]

This will my last day to post on FR until 2004 as I am going to be off from work from 12/24/03 until 01/02/04.

Oh ! Well, good for you ! Hope you enjoy your time off with family and friends for the holidays !

Hope ya see this before ya leave today too ! ...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ! ...

lookin' for robert blake.....

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Pippin, Have a great Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We'll see you next year.

Hi Amy, you guys had a great day yesterday, but I missed ya. Hope to see you around today.

Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone
In a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone.
I had come down the chimney with presents to give,
And to see just who in this home did live.
I looked all about, a strange sight did I see,
No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.
No stocking by the mantle, just boots filled with sand,
on the wall hung pictures of far distant lands.
With medals and badges, awards of all kinds,
a sober thought came through my mind.

For this house was different, it was dark and dreary,
I found the house of a soldier, once I could see clearly.
The soldier lay sleeping, silent, alone,
curled upon the floor in this one bedroom home.
The face was so gentle, the room in such disorder,
Not how I pictured a United States soldier.
Was this the hero of whom I just read?
Curled up on a poncho, the floor for a bed?
I realized the families I saw on this night
owed their lives to these soldiers, who were
willing to fight.

Soon round the world the children would play,
And grownups would celebrate a bright Christmas day.
They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year,
Because of the soldiers, like the one lying here.
I couldn't help wonder how many lay alone,
on a cold Christmas Eve, in a land far from home.
The very thought brought a tear to my eye,
I dropped to my knees and started to cry.
The soldier awakened and I heard a rough voice,
"Santa, don't cry, this life is my choice;
I fight for freedom, I don't ask for more,
My life is my God, my country, my Corps."
The soldier rolled over and drifted to sleep,
I couldn't control it, I started to weep.

I kept watch for hours, so silent and still
And we both shivered from the cold night's chill.
I didn't want to leave on that cold, dark night
This Guardian of Honor so willing to fight.
The soldier rolled over, with a voice soft and pure,
whispered, "Carry on, Santa, It's Christmas Day, All is secure."
One look at my watch and I knew he was right
Merry Christmas, my friend, and to all a Good Night!

-Author Unknown-

[JustAmy]

So nice to see you before you left for the Christmas holiday.
Amy's Place wishes you the Merriest Christmas.