A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-21-04....Welcome Home, Allegra!

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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"I'll Be Home For Christmas"
I'll be home for Christmas;
You can count on me.
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree.

There may not be snow in Houston, but bet there are lots of happy faces there this Christmas, and I'm bettin' mistletoe won't even be needed. :)

Allegra, one of our own since February 25, 2001, has been in Iraq for almost a year and is home for her first R & R just in time for Christmas. We love bringing good news to the Finest about our troops and hope you'll join us today to give her a big, rousing, Welcome Home Surprise!

Thank you, Allegra, for your service to our country, and hope you get a chance to eat lots of Mexican food, drink plenty of cold beer, and get lots of lovin' from those kitties before you return to Baghdad next month. May God bless and keep you safe.

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[lonestar]

I second that!

[Billie]

Morning! Thanks for the Texas ping, Meekie!

Thanks for coming to the Welcome party, Luv!

[Aquamarine]

Do you do turkey and dressing for Christmas dinner?

No, only at Thanksgiving. We had a honeybaked ham with potato salad, mac and cheese, sweet potato souffle, cream corn, and my mom made a delicious bread pudding that had bourbon in the icing that was out of this world. Also had pecan pie and other assorted desserts.
It was alot of work and am glad to have it behind me.

Saw earlier where you'll be getting out the fine china. Whenever I have more than 8 people over to eat, everyone gets served with throwaway plastic cups and plates. I do use the Christmasy looking ones. :)

[Allegra]

Welcome home to you, too, Cheney Chick! Thank you for your service to our great country.

Mike, if you haven't escaped by mid-January, we can hook up at BK at Liberty. I'll keep you posted. Your time is getting short now. WOOOOHOOOOOO!!

[Billie]

A Merry Christmas to you, stand watie! Thanks for coming to the party today. :)

[stand watie]

welcome.

i'm headed that way soon. probably within 30 days.

free dixie,sw

[JustAmy]

I usually save the kitty with Christmas lights for here. It reminds me ot Louie's Christmas Story too.



Our troops need lots of prayers today.
Please, Father, Bless and Protect them. Please comfort the families of those who were lost today.
Hold them and the families of all our military in your loving embrace. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

[Lady Jag]

[Billie]

Good morning! Really, really glad to see you already! You must be exhausted with the time change and travel.

And my heart and prayers go out to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in Mosul this morning. I am waiting to hear from those I know there...

Please let us know - any loss is sad and heartbreaking, but especially so if it's someone you've gotten to know and been close to.

Enjoy your time at home, Allegra, and thank you.

[Gabz]

I've been remiss in my absence of late - but I jsut had to join in the wishing of WELCOME HOME to allegra - I hope your Christmas is truly Merry, Happy and Blessed.

[Billie]

Hugs back at ya, Miss Pip! ((((((((((Pippiin))))))))

[Billie]

Beautiful presentation, Billie. I really appreciate your creativity with your threads.

And I appreciate your *appreciating* them! You're very good about appreciating and stuff like that. Hugs to you, DD! :)

[Billie]

Hi, lonestar and weinie. ((((((((((lonestar/weinie)))))))))

[deadhead]

Wonderful to celebrate the homecoming of Allegra and others today.

Bless our Military

[Pippin]

That's a beautiful graphic!

thank you! :o)

[deadhead]

You're Welcome :-)

[Billie]

No, only at Thanksgiving. We had a honeybaked ham with potato salad, mac and cheese, sweet potato souffle, cream corn, and my mom made a delicious bread pudding that had bourbon in the icing that was out of this world. Also had pecan pie and other assorted desserts. It was alot of work and am glad to have it behind me.

Yummmm! Sounds good, and it's making me hungry - it IS almost lunch time! LOL. I'm not usually one to go for bread pudding, but maybe that bourbon icing would make me a believer. :) Saw earlier where you'll be getting out the fine china. Whenever I have more than 8 people over to eat, everyone gets served with throwaway plastic cups and plates. I do use the Christmasy looking ones. :)

Christmas is one of the few times we've always "gotten out the good stuff" - we even put on our good clothes instead of jeans. :) My dining table only seats 10 comfortably, and sometimes we overflow into the family room, but still it's fun to do a pretty table in there, too.

[dansangel]

Welcome Home Allegra!!!!

Thank you for all that you do to ensure our freedom. May God Bless you and your family abundantly ((((((Allegra))))))

[dansangel]

What a beautiful tribute (((((Billie)))))). It is so nice that Allegra will be home for Christmas.

We appreciate all that she and her fellow military members do to keep us free and safe.

[Billie]