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

Billie

[Billie]

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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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[Billie]

As you can see next, it still is pitch black at 11:20 a.m. !!

But it is beautiful!!!!

[Billie]

Thanks, BykrBayb - and Merry Christmas to you. :)

[Billie]

Wha-....is the spy cam going? LOL!

LOL! You didn't know you were being watched, did you? :) (It's your neighbors! They've also bugged your apartment.) :)

I'm sorry I haven't answered your last mail yet. (why were we doing the regular email, do you remember?)

[Billie]

I don't know where time has disappeared to.....I thought it was only yesterday that it was Thanksgiving.

It was - and the *last* Christmas was just a couple of months ago - I swear. :)

I do know how you feel though after a thread has gathered a few posts - sometimes it's just easier not to jump in than try to catch. :)

[Gabz]

That's SUPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fatima]

Billie,Your so right.When Karen arrived to Iraq they had to sleep on top of their vechiles.She said you get used to it.I guess this poem touched her too and that is why she sent it to me.

[TexasCowboy]

"In Houston?!!!! :)"

If my shaky memory serves me correctly, it was 1984 when we had the last flurrys. I don't think you're going to have to grease up the snow shovel, Allegra.

I'm in North East Texas right now. We're supposed to have snow flurrys Thursday night.

[Billie]

May 2005 be the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions.

Amen, Cowboy. :)

[jwfiv]

Good afternoon, BillieBlue ... a beautiful Welcome Home you have arranged for Allegra.

Allegra, glad you're back home safe and sound ... thank you for serving our nation and helping to make the world a better place ... may God bless you, and give you a very Merry Christmas.

And, while I'm at it ... Merry Christmas to all the Finest Freepers ... )

[Billie]

Thank you for coming today, girlscout.

[Gabz]

That picture is freaky.

[Gabz]

No matter how many times I think I've been to the grocery store for the last time ..... I have to go one more time because I forgot something. :)

Hubby knows I hate that feeling/situation and always calls me on his way home from work to ask if I need anything from the store. In fact he called a few minutes ago and suggested that he grab Chinese takeout for dinner, because we have to attend a school board meeting tonight and be out of the house by 6:45.

[Billie]

When Karen arrived to Iraq they had to sleep on top of their vechiles.She said you get used to it.

That is sad, too - we can't begin to understand what our men and women are sacrificing for us, and for a free world.

[Billie]

If my shaky memory serves me correctly, it was 1984 when we had the last flurrys. I don't think you're going to have to grease up the snow shovel, Allegra.

Didn't think so. LOL!

[visualops]

Bump

[Gabz]

I do know how you feel though after a thread has gathered a few posts - sometimes it's just easier not to jump in than try to catch. :)

LOL!!! that's exactly what I did here today!!!!

[Billie]

Good afternoon, BillieBlue ... a beautiful Welcome Home you have arranged for Allegra.

Thank you, furry one, but why isn't your tail swishing today? You been working too hard you cain't hardly move? :)

I think you just posted the wrong one. :)

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Billie that your graphics are so cute! Thanks for letting me join in on the celebration for Allegra! Most days I am amazed that we have such fine folks taking care of us over "there".

Here are some flowers for you and Allegra.. it looks like there are enough of them to share between yourselves!!

THE WHOLE FLAG IS MADE OF FLOWERS!!! COOL HUH?

[Billie]

Hi, visualops. :)

[Gabz]

it was 1984 when we had the last flurrys.

Oh heck - school was closed here yesterday because of snow and icy roads.........totally messed up my day.