A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....02-23-05....Another Finest Play Day

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

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

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We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Dansangel, Aquamarine ~

Yes, FRiends, it's another
Finest "Play Day"!

We should be visiting another state today, but the 'Finest Tour Bus' is in the shop for repairs (again!). So, we will be staying home and having a play day instead.

For those of you who have your heart set on traveling, you are welcome to re-visit any or all of our Finest states below..... :-)

05-23-03 Alabama 06-27-03 Maryland 07-11-03 Vermont 07-25-03 Utah 08-05-03 Texas 08-22-03 Nevada 08-26-03 Wash DC 09-05-03 Tennessee 09-17-03 Florida 09-19-03 Minnesota 10-03-03 New Mexico 10-14-03 Georgia 10-17-03 Louisiana 10-22-03 Michigan 11-04-03 South Dakota

11-14-03 California 01-09-04 South Carolina 02-06-04 West Virginia 02-20-04 Oregon 03-09-04 Pennsylvania 03-30-04 Wyoming 04-13-04 Mississippi 04-27-04 Missouri 05-25-04 Indiana 07-21-04 Virginia 08-18-04 Colorado 09-29-04 Idaho 10-20-04 New Hampshire 12-07-04 Hawaii 02-09-05 Maine

...the rest of us will
stay here and









Being 8 Years Old Again

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8 year-old again.

• I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant.
• I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.
• I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.
• I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer's day.
• I want to return to a time when life was simple. When all you knew were colors, multiplication tables, and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you, because you didn't know what you didn't know and you didn't care. All you knew was to be happy because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should make you worried or upset.
• I want to think the world is fair. That everyone is honest and good.
• I want to believe that anything is possible.
• I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again.
• I want to live simple again. I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness, and loss of loved ones.
• I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, justice, peace, dreams, the imagination, mankind, and making angels in the snow.

So, here's my checkbook and my car-keys, my credit card bills and my 401K statements. I am officially resigning from adulthood. And if you want to discuss this further, you'll have to catch me first, 'cause...

"Tag! You're it!"

and have a wonderful Wednesday!

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 02-21-05 Military Monday 02-22-05 Fontastic!

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

Click on the photo to view the album. To
submit your photo, please contact dansangel or .45Man
at
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and include Freeper Photo Album in subject line.

Hall of Fame #10 ~ 12-29-04

[Mama_Bear]

If they put me in front of a PC, I could go weeks without noticing the confinement. : )

LOL. Well, yeah......I guess with a computer and an internet connection, I might be able to handle it for a few days.

[Gabz]

Thank you, my FRiend.

We never do anything "big" about it, we were together for nearly 10 years before we got married, so it was just time to do it.

[Mama_Bear]

Oh, Mama Bear you don't want to ask me that.

Well.......maybe you're right. LOL

I run a web site for the Soldier Moms.

Bless your heart! What a wonderful thing to do. :-)

[Aquamarine]

Your opening post is adorable today, love the color. :)

[Mama_Bear]

Your opening post is adorable today, love the color. :)

Thank you, Sis. I let time get away from me these past couple weeks and didn't come up with something to post, so had no choice but do a "re-run". Play day is always fun though. :-)

[The Mayor]

Did me good....it's time for me to again go beyond keyboard and telephone activism.

Good for you Gabz! Go getem!

[The Mayor]

The story about Erie county has gone national, cnn did a piece on it in the 6 pm news..

We will have to embarass the politicans around here into doing things right!
So be it..

[JustAmy]

LOL

I need to stay away from that site. No one will see some of what I downloaded except maybe on a graphic.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- First lady Laura Bush thanked servicemembers and their families Feb. 22 for their contributions to the U.S. and world security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pomeroy)

050220-N-5384B-041 Philippine Sea (Feb. 20, 2005) - A C-2A Greyhound, assigned to the "Providers" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Three Zero (VRC-30) and a E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the “Sun Kings” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Six (VAW-116), perform a fly-by during a flight demonstration aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently deployed to the Western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Justin R. Blake (RELEASED)

050219-N-4166B-123 Philippine Sea (Feb. 19, 2005) - An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2), performs a fly by during a flight demonstration aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently deployed to the Western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jordon R. Beesley (RELEASED)

[international american]

BTTT

[Mama_Bear]

Thanks for the bump, ia.

Are you drying out some over there? Today was quite nice in the Central Valley. Hope it lasts for awhile.

[international american]

Sunshine today, and a beautiful sunset over the beach......forgot what they lokked like : )

[tuliptree76]

Is there still time to play? :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Of course!! There is always time to play. Don't know if anyone is here though. It's kind of quiet. I've been in and out all day.

There is probably more going on over at Amy's Place. :-)

[Feiny]

I just got an email that my care package to a soldier was sent today. You can select a soldier from any state, any branch and any location...or let them pick one who has been waiting the longest. I picked one who was waiting the longest & got a guy from Louisiana in the Army National Guard. I hope to be able to one package a month to our brave men & women.

www.treatsfortroops.com

[Diver Dave]

Evenin' MB.

Been too busy to have a 'fun day' - Grandson sitting and Bailey sitting.

Come to think of it, it has been a FUN day.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Thread, Mama Bear! I'm going to go and Look for that "Texas" Font that Billie and Amy were Talking about! I Downloaded a Font last night while I was here Lurking that was a lot of Cute Kitty Faces all Lined Up in a Row, LOL!

[Chong]

That's great, Mayor!!

[Chong]

All right, you two. SLOWLY STEP AWAY FROM THE FONTS!

(Can't wait to download and play with them myself!)

[dutchess]

I'm ready to play... where is everyone??????