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.

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

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[tuliptree76]

Welcome home, Allegra! Merry Christmas!

[McGavin999]

Hi! Welcome home, I'm so glad you got to come home for Christmas.

[Billie]

Once more, thank you to all who dropped in today to say Welcome Home, Allegra, Merry Christmas, or just Hi! See you! Good night now. :)

[Proud Conservative2]

Welcome home!!!!!!!

May your Holidays be all you wish for. Thank you for your service to help protect us all!

God Bless you and keep you safe!

[Dubya]

Welcome home and may God bless you always.

Dub

[Chode]

nite Billy...

[The Mayor]

I will think about it, this would be a good time of year to do it too!

[Barset]

Greetings to Allegra.

When my husband gets back here I know he'll be asking about "that young woman with all of the cats who's in Iraq." I'll be pleased to tell him Allegra will be home for Christmas with her cats.

Merry Christmas to the Robinsons and to members of Free Republic. b

[visualops]

"visualops" Lemon-Almond Pound Cake

1/2 cup finely ground blanched almonds
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs
1/4 teas. lemon extract or some grated lemon rind (you can vary this and substitute vanilla or even brandy or rum extract)
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teasp. baking powder
1/4 teasp. salt
1/4 cup lemon juice

Combine ground almonds and sugar
Cream butter with sugar (beat at medium until blended)
Add eggs one at a time
Add extract (or rind)
Sift together flour, salt and baking powder
Beat in flour and lemon juice alternately(about 3 turns), beginning and ending with flour. Allow each to get absorbed as you alternate.

Bake at 350 deg. for 40-50 minutes in a greased and floured 8" cake pan. You can use a bundt or angel cake pan if you like.
I drizzle the top with a glaze of XXX sugar with lemon juice and a bit of heavy cream.

Enjoy!

[MikefromOhio]

nope 19 until I am done....

thank you. I dont do that much, just gotta make sure the computers work....

[moonpie57]

That cat is so adorable! He doesn't even look like he minds the Santa suit - TOO much! :)

I've had that pic for several years and it never fails to make me smile.

[MikefromOhio]

nah I will probably be gone by then.....

I am supposed to be home on the 12th now....

[MikefromOhio]

20 now....

[Kitty Mittens]

What a Lovely and Thoughtful Thread, Billie!

WELCOME HOME ALLEGRA!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Sorry I'm late.

Welcome home, Allegra!

Nice thread as usual, Billie.

[Flyer]

Merry Christmas, Billie!

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

I realize this is a bit belated, but "good night!"

I'll be sure to check in sometime later today.

-good times, G.J.P.(Jr.)

[Mama_Bear]

HO! HO! HO!
We are over HERE :-)

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[firewalk]

Good morning LadyX
(thanks for the ping)

Welcome home Allegra!