HEY!! I know those soldiers!!
HEY!! I know those soldiers!!
Holiday traditions...
Bake a birthday cake for Jesus and leave a piece out for Santa (instead of cookies)
New jammies on Christmas eve.
Up early on Christmas day to open presents.
Big meal about mid day.
Snack on leftovers the rest of the day.
Enjoy a beautiful day with those who mean the most to us!
Great thread, Kathy. I guess my only traditions are opening
presents on Christmas day after I have made homemade
biscuits for breakfast. We have a steak dinner instead of
turkey, because MR. LUV has never cared for turkey! He’s a
brat! LOL! Sometimes we watch old Chrismas classics, such
as “White Christmas” before taking naps. :D
Hope everyone has a lovely Christmas with whatever their
tradition is!
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A U.S. Army jumpmaster performs a pre-jump inspection aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Toy Drop over Ft. Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2007. |
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A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division parachutes from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Toy Drop 2007 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Dec. 8, 2007.
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Yay, Kathy, ya got it posted!
Our laptop is giving me fits...can’t seem to get the wireless connected.
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As for our Christmas traditions....
we just accomplished one this evening — for the last several years (9 or 10) we have gone on a carriage ride with some of our friends to see the Christmas lights at a local light show. It was dang cold tonight!!
NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 15, 2007) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter delivers his remarks during a 100th Anniversary Gala of the Navy's Great White Fleet held aboard aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Sixteen battleships departed Hampton Roads for a 14-month global voyage to test naval readiness, establish global presence, and generate international goodwill, Dec. 15, 1907. The deployment included 14,000 Sailors and covered 43,000 miles. The participating ships, painted white, later became known as the "Great White Fleet." U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien (Released)
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (Dec. 15, 2007) Yeoman Seaman Eric Warren, a member of the Naval Support Activity Panama City Color Guard carries the American flag during the commissioning ceremony for USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The ship is named after Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, a significant archaeological and anthropological site that in 1906 Congress established as the first cultural park in the National Park Systems.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin Bowlin (Released)
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (Dec. 11, 2007) Seabees attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 17's Convoy Security Element (CSE) stand ready to defend. The CSE team is tasked with the safe movement of convoys to and from their missions. NMCB-17 and other units are taking part in joint three-week field exercise known as "Operation Bearing Duel." U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth W. Robinson (RELEASED)
Good morning Ma.{{{HUGS}}}
Wonderful thread.
Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our
Military, our Allies, and their families. THANK YOU for all you do.
Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities. Whew! I've got a lot of pings to sort through.
DC Metroland weather report
~ Today.....A mix of clouds and sun with gusty winds. High 42F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph early.
~ Tonight.....Mainly clear skies. Low 26F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
Brrrr....seems we'll be warming up in a day or so, but today and tonight.....brrrrrr
This will be the last full week at work; then I'll be on holiday leave. I will try to be here at the Canteen while I am off doing holiday type stuff, but don't worry if you don't see me one morning.
And, if you have something you really need me to know, as always, send FReepmail, so that your ping is not loss among so many others.
We had a busy weekend but I hope this weekend is not. But, I am finished my Christmas shopping. I just have one box of presents I need to get to the PO on the way home.
As for traditions, I guess hubby and I have one even though we didn't feel we had any. If grandkids are around we spend Christmas morning with them. Then, we stop by my ex-in-laws on the way to my parents on Christmas day. After an early dinner there, we stop by hubby's sister and BIL's house on the way back home, where we have another meal and gifts. We've been trying to establish Christmas eve as a time for us - sharing coffee and holiday movies.
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
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And, now for a public service announcement
One year, twenty ago or so, my wife and I spotted a goofy statue in a thrift shop. It is a lion, up on rear paws, holding a lamb. It is wearing vaguely “Santa-ish” red robes. Because of the Narnia-like figure, with the Alpha-Omega connotations, we fell in love with it immediately.
Every year since, we trade off, giving the statue to each other. The invented backstory is that Leon, the Useless Gift, is under the tree to remind us that if we can afford to own such a useless thing, we must be doing really well financially, and should remember to be grateful to God over what we have.
As another tradition, we wrap up a picture of each of our two girls, and address them “To: Mom and Dad, From: Jesus”. We have the girls open them every year for us, in a way to remind all of us that they are gifts from God.
