FReeper Canteen~Christmas/Holiday Traditions~Dec.20th.2006

12/20/2006 | Mrs.Nooseman

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good Morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

Come join us and share your Christmas/ Holiday traditions with us.

Christmas Traditions at my house.

Advent

At our house we start the Christmas celebrations with Advent.

We have a wreath made out of pine cones with four candles on it.Each Sunday we light one Candle and read the Story of Christs birth and listen to Christmas songs.

During the time of Advent,we also start baking our Christmas Cookies and making Christmas decorations.

Our kids receive an Advent Calender on the First of December to count down the days to Christmas.

St.Nick or Nickolaus

On December sixth we celebrate St.Nick,who brings small gifts ,that he puts into the children's boots,that have been left in front of their doors,if they were good.;)

To keep some of the traditions from Germany in the family, we also exchange gifts on December 24 th and we put some gifts under the tree for December 25 th,to include the traditions of an American Christmas.

We have integrated both traditions into our very own tradition and hope that our kids will carry on this tradition, when they have their own families.

It would be great if you all could share your Traditions with all of us,whether they are Christmas,Hanuka or other Holiday traditions.

I wish you all Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas.

[Responsibility2nd]

Howdy from Texas.

A Great Big FReeper Welcome to You!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Welcome aboard, MostHatedSkin13!!!

[potlatch]

Thank you LE, know you've seen it before. Hugs to you!

[Mrs.Liberty]

Robert: Welcome aboard Free Republic, and Welcome Home...and many thanks for your service!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Back at ya', Beach.

Welcome to FR, Mosthatedskin13.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Welcome to the Canteen and FR MosthatedSkin.

[GrandEagle]

A hearty, Southern,
WELCOME TO FR SD's SON!!!

AND THANK YOU for protecting my Family!! We appreciate it very much.
You are in my Family's daily prayers.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Hi GE.

[La Enchiladita]

I've seen it before? Guess my memory's not too good ... *wink*

I'm having hot, buttered brussel sprouts for lunch.

As I anticipated, the shuttle will most likely land in CA on Friday morning... NASA briefing coming up top of the hour.

Stay warm.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Hi Dita.{{HUGS}}

[GrandEagle]

Well, HELLO there Mrs. N!
I do hope your day is going well.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

It is going well.
Tking a break from baking cookies and doing laaundry.:)
How is your day going?

[Sonora]

[La Enchiladita]

Amen, HiJinx. Very kind post and I concur.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, MostHatedSkin13, where we honor our troops, our veterans, their families, and our allies every day. We are here 24(mostly)/7/365 to provide a place for our military to stop in, pull up a chair, and enjoy a joke, hear a song (requests taken), read some history, enjoy a cyber meal (no calories), hear about our families lives, join in the silliness, and just relax. And thank you for your service to America.

All who honor our troops, veterans, their families, and our allies are welcome to join in the every day honoring. We have serving troops, veterans, family members, allies, and those who just wish to help honor them here every day.

[GrandEagle]

Not bad. I'm still stuck with my slow connection here at work. Seems one of my ideas failed, but the Cell phone option looks promising and my equipment has started arriving - finally!
Things are very busy around here - they have added a new piece of equipment to the stuff I'm supposed to startup in January. It requires lots of work, so I've had my "nose to the grindstone" so to speak.
I did let them know that there is nothing else that can be added to the January startup. I don't think they understand though - to them my job is magic guru smoke and mirror stuff.
I could use some of those cookies about now though! LOL!

[WestCoastGal]

[tomkow6]

 Hi, MostHatedSkin13!!

Welcome to the Canteen!

 

Wanna buy a burka?

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

...Hi, Sonora...what a cool and cute Merry Christmas.