FReeper Canteen ~ It's A Baby Shower ~ 09 January 07

The Canteen Crew | Serving The Best Troops In The World

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

Welcome To The Canteen's Online Baby Shower
for all our Grandmothers-To-Be!

Luv W -- her son David, an active duty member of the US Air Force, and his wife are expecting baby #1

Lisa Malia - 2nd grandbaby, due in August

Mountain Flower - grandbaby due in July

Laurenmarlowe - grandbaby is due at the end of January

 

I like to walk with grandma,
Her steps are short like mine.
She doesn't say "Now hurry up",
She always takes her time.

I like to walk with grandma,
Her eyes see things like mine do -
Wee pebbles bright, a funny cloud,
Half hidden drops of dew.

Most people have to hurry,
They don't stop and see
I'm glad that God made Grandma.
Unrushed, and young like me.

~Poem by Thena Smith~  

Grandmothers

Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting.
Author Unknown

There's no place like home except Grandma's.
Author Unknown

A house needs a grandma in it.
Louisa May Alcott

When a child is born, so are grandmothers.
Judith Levy

Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.
Author Unknown

It is as grandmothers that our mothers come into the fullness of their grace.
Christopher Morley

We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence, Grandmother was that person to me.
Phyllis Theroux

A grandmother is a mother who has a second chance."
Author Unknown

Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while.....but our hearts forever.
Author Unknown

If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.
Italian Proverb

A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend
Author Unknown

Perfect love sometimes does not come till the first grandchild.
Welsh Proverb

Uncles and aunts, and cousins, are all very well, and fathers and mothers are not to be despised; but a grandmother, at holiday time, is worth them all.
Fanny Fern

If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I'd have had them first.
Lois Wyse

You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
Proverb

A grandma's name is little less in love than is the doting title of a mother.
William Shakespeare

It is as grandmothers that our mothers come into the fullness of their grace. When a man's mother holds his child in her gladden arms he is aware of the roundness of life's cycle; of the mystic harmony of life's ways.
Christopher Morley

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.
Alex Haley

Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you're just a mother. The next you are all-wise and prehistoric.
Pam Brown

My grandmother always used to say, “If you know your past and you know where you have to go, why do you rehearse?” I always remember this and it’s true. You have to start each day again—you can’t repeat what you did.
Marian Seldes

My Grandmother would say, "Make sure you look good. Make sure you speak well. Make sure you remain that Southern gentleman that I’ve taught you to be."
Jamie Foxx

To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
Victor Hugo

Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete.
Marcy DeMaree

A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween.
Erma Bombeck

It's such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother - that's why the world calls her grandmother.
Author Unknown

It took me a long time to get used to the reality that my grandmother had passed away. Wherever I was, in the house, in the garden, out on the fields, her face always appeared so clearly to me.
Huynh Quang Nhuong

When trying to determine the difference between a negative and positive force, ask yourself, "How will I feel when my mother and grandmother read about this in the front page of the newspaper?"
David DeNotaris

A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.
Lois Wyse  

If you want to share any advice, ideas, or thoughts with any of our Grandmothers-To-Be, please share it on the thread.

If you want to play other games, start one and we'll all play. Thank you! Have fun everyone!

 

 

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning

Thank you, Star and Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

First, welcome to the Grandparents club ~ Lauren, Luvy, Lisa, and Flower! If you think you'll be excited by the birth of the grandchild, you just wait! I think one of the most exciting events is the first time you hear the child say Grandma or Grandpa!

Remember that your grandchildren will grow up learning from you what a Grandmother is suppose to be like. Then again, you must decide what kind of Grandma you'll be. I say be a HIP GRANDMA

DC Metro weather ~ Today ~ Sunny and cold. ~ Tonight ~ Dark and cold!

Gotta go see what I can bring to the shower. And, time for me to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel. Put down that remote. Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock!

Now remember, the Canteen is

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and

our allied military and the family members of the above.

Honoring those who have served before.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Ma

I'm here

(((HUGS)))

[cbkaty]

Thanks Kathy.....those pix always remind me of how fortunate I am.....

[beachn4fun]

How about cake for the party? I've got this recipe:

Chocolate-Cherry Angel Cake

Heavenly chocolate angel food is topped with a sweet cherry-almond sauce for a divine (low-calorie!) dessert.

Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:3 hr
Makes:12 servings


1 package Betty Crocker® 1-step white angel food cake mix
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 can (16 1/2 ounces) pitted dark sweet cherries in heavy syrup, undrained
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 container (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Make cake mix as directed on package for angel food (tube) pan -- except stir cocoa into cake mix (dry). Bake 37 to 47 minutes or until top is dark golden brown and cracks feel very dry and not sticky. Cool completely, about 2 hours, as directed on package.
2. Mix cherries and cornstarch in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Cool completely.
3. Mix whipped topping and almond extract; spoon onto slices of cake. Top with cherry mixture. Sprinkle with almonds.

Nutrition Information:
1 Serving: Calories 245 (Calories from Fat 55 ); Total Fat 6 g (Saturated Fat 1 g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 260 mg; Total Carbohydrate 45 g (Dietary Fiber 2 g); Protein 5 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2 %; Iron 6 % Exchanges: 2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 1/2 Fat
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Do-Ahead Tip
Once this chocolate cake has been baked and cooled, it can be tightly covered and frozen up to 2 months.
How-To
Toast nuts by baking, uncovered, in an ungreased shallow pan at 350ºF for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown.

(recipe from the Betty Crocker website)

[cbkaty]

Great Grandma & Great Granddaughter....a N. Rockwell moment?

[E.G.C.]

Food recipe bump.

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. Thanks for the recipe. How's it going?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and (((HUGS))) EG. Going good so far. Finally getting caught up to where I should be after the holidays. Still quiet in the halls outside my office.

Whatz happening out your way? How was the dentist visit?

[MEG33]

Good Morning To The Canteen

~Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country~

[beachn4fun]

LOL

How sweet of you to say so.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, cb

[beachn4fun]

W H

Tanniker ~ 50 & 100

MeekMom ~ 150

Luvy ~ 200

Rebel ~ 250

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Meg

[MEG33]

(((Beachy)))

[GrandEagle]

Chocolate-Cherry Angel Cake

Makes:1 or 2 servings

Sounds delicious!!

[cbkaty]

Good morning to you too beachn....

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, GE

How are you this morning? Still on the s~l~o~w side? Do I still need to talk slower?

hehe

[beachn4fun]

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[beachn4fun]

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