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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~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dutchess, dansangel, Aquamarine ~

"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.

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 12-20-04 Military Monday

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[Iowa Granny]

Thanks for the Paul Harvey reference.

And if I don't see you again, wishing you and yours a very Blessed Christmas.

[Flyer]

Welcome home for some well deserved rest and fun and thanks again for going in harms way to help make our effort in Iraq a success.

[hoosiermama]

Was just thinking about all of you today.....Just got in before the "White Christmas" hits....Merriest to you and yours.

[mystery-ak]

Our white Christmas has been cancelled..LOL...we were supposed to get hit, but now saying less than an inch....Merry Christmas...

[mylife]

Welcome Home!

I hope you have a wonderful Christams!

[humblegunner]

WELCOME HOME!

I can't wait for the FR Trivia Team's triumphant return to Nick's!

Terminator Nachos are on me.

[deadhead]

Beautiful, saw it before with the sun setting. Would love to take a trip to Alaska.

[JustAmy]

Louie gave me the "God Bless the Troops" graphic; in fact, he gave me several. I usually have a tough time making a decision which to use. :)

[JustAmy]

Merry Christmas, Cowboy, and God Bless America.

God Bless and Protect our military and their families.

[LadyX]

"Pitch black by 2:00 PM would make me all off kilter."

Why, Darks --I'da thought you'd LOVE the dark..:))

Aquamarine, the paved roads are frozen over and snow covered from November until May, usually, and not visible.

There is a benefit in that, however, because the flow of vehicles and friction therefrom cause it to be smoother than the paved surface itself, and keep you cradled on the road.

I can attest to that from experience, one day when I was still living in Fairbanks (before getting base housing), I went downtown and to the main stoplight, where to get to the commissary at Ft. Wainwright (Army base right in town - our Eielson AFB was 30 miles south), I was to make a left turn.

There had been just enough traffic to make it slippery, though, and when I gently applied the brake to stop for the red light, my station wagon refused to slow down -- sailed right along with the grooves leading left -- with oncoming traffic!!
The Lord's amgels pushed me just fast enough through the intersection to avoid a major pileup..:))

I tell you, His angels had to work overtime to protect me up there --

[Darksheare]

I do.
But it's the "at what time it gets dark" that tunes the internal clock.

[TexasCowboy]

Thank you, IG!

I'll be on this drilling rig penetrating Mother Earth in search of hydrocarbons.
We might have a little snow for Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS!

[Gabz]

That is truly amazing.

[TexasCowboy]

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS, AMY!

MAY THE GOOD LORD WATCH OVER YOU!

[moonpie57]

Merry Christmas to a fellow cat lover :)

Welcome home and thanks for your service.

[The Mayor]

Wish we had a place where we knew when *all* Freepers would be coming home.

Great idea for a thread! With the ping list we have and others have we can find out!

[visualops]

Hi there :)

Tonight I'm making a lemon-almond pound cake for the job Christmas party on Thursday. If I remember I'll post my recipe later, it's very delicious and fairly simple.

Next week I'll be on vacation, which of course means extra time to FReep! :)

[stevie_d_64]

Thanks for the ping Weegee!!!

Give us a holler Allegra...Wife-Unit and I have missed you much...

We are not going anywhere this week, so we'll be around if you drop by...

Laters,
Steveszzz

[luvie]

I am always thrilled to welcome home one of our brave ones who protect us from our enemies!!!!

[luvie]

PRAYERS TO ALL OF THE FAMILIES OF OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES TODAY--AND EVERY DAY. OUR HEARTS ACHE FOR THEIR LOSS.

GOD PROTECT THE REST OF THEM!