FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 03 December 10

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~

ARMFUL OF FAMILY

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Peterson reunites with his wife and his daughters after returning from a three-month deployment in Bangor, Wash., Nov. 20, 2010. Peterson, a machinist's mate is assigned to the guided-missile submarine USS Michigan. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

FLARE PATTERN

A Cougar AS3/32 helicopter tests its flares during a tactical exercise over Badghis, in western Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2010. Photo by Commander Major Ignacio Rosales de Salamanca Rodriguez

CHARGED UP

A demolition charge detonates 1,500 meters from the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Scout on Nov. 19. 2010. The charge was built and detonated by sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, during joint mine countermeasures training during maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Lee Kelsey

FIRE IN THE HOLE

Gun Team Five fires a round from a M777A2 howitzer at Camp Sendai, Japan, Nov. 23, 2010, in the Ojojihara Maneuver Area during Artillery Relocation Training Exercise 10-3 Ojojihara. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Marine Division's, Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The Marines are conducting live-fire artillery training to maintain operational readiness of the artillery battalion in support of the U.S. – Japanese security alliance. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garry J. Welch

Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett ~ It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere

Bill Haley ~ Rock A Beatin’ Boogie

Fats Domino ~ Walking To New Orleans

Charlie Daniels Band ~ In America

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ~ The Green Hills of Tyrol

RESCUE ROBOT

An all-terrain, search-and-rescue humanoid robot simulates how a soldier or item up to 500 pounds can be lifted and carried, and how it can grasp fragile objects without damaging them at Fort Detrick, Md., Nov. 22, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Barb Ruppert

AIR INSERTION

Two CH-47 Chinooks insert soldiers from D Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, and officers from the Afghan National Police into Helmand Province, Nov. 16, 2010. British soldiers and Afghan police mounted an air insertion operation to re-establishing government control in an area of Helmand province previously under heavy Taliban influence. NATO ISAF photo

PURPLE HEART

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Kremer, center right, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, speaks with Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, right, commander of the U.S. 3rd Fleet, in San Diego Nov. 22, 2010, after a ceremony in which Hunt presented Kremer with the Purple Heart. Kremer lost his legs in combat while serving in Afghanistan and received the decoration in recognition of the injuries he sustained. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristopher Regan

Gaither Vocal Band ~ I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

Roger Whittaker ~ The Twelve Days of Christmas

Wurlitzer Band Organ ~ Christmas In Killarney

Ed Ames ~ Away In A Manger

Dolly Parton ~ Winter Wonderland / Sleigh Ride

TAKING COVER

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephen Held takes a break under an aircraft to hide from the snow during an exercise on the flight line at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Nov. 21, 2010. Held, a crew chief, is assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renishia Richardson

TOP 1 PERCENT

U.S. Coast Guardmen 3rd Class Cadet Erin Talbot practices in the swimming pool at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Nov. 17, 2010. Talbot is on the Board of Trustees List, the most prestigious honor at the Coast Guard Academy, and is among the top 1 percent in the rankings of the more than 1,000 cadets at the academy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi

BARREL RACER

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Val Baker rounds the second barrel during the barrel racing competition at the Professional Armed Forces Rodeo Associations World Finals in Glen Rose, Texas, Nov. 20, 2010. Baker, stationed on Fort Huachuca, Ariz., earned first place in the Woman's All-Around, winning top honors in the rodeo while competing in five events. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jack Braden

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[luvie]

Nope..no real plans; well, maybe force myself to do some pre-
Christmas cleaning that needs doing. I didn’t feel much like
it on my last day off.

And...FReeping, of course! ;)....and finding an Artist of the Week.

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy!

yeah, I had a good day but was sore earlier, I'm better now.

Looking forward to no pain soon..:=)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, MrZ...hope you and yours had a lovely Thanksgiving.

[SandRat]

I will.

[SandRat]

Yep and the Coyotes.

[oldteen]

You’re not doing anything strenuous at work are you?

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Yes, it was quite nice. We went to my parents’ for Thanksgiving.

We now know we can trust the kitty if we leave her alone in the house for a couple of days. :) Although my wife was a little concerned that she might not have eaten enough while we were gone.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Reading glasses on the forehead....been there alot. LOL!

Good evening, Dubya....I resemble a bunch of those questions and answers. Thanks for sharing.

[PROCON]

Typically my work can be strenuous, but the boss is letting me cruise a bit and do other work, I promise I won’t overdo it; it hurts a bit even when I cough..:=(

[Kathy in Alaska]

Now I can play all the Christmas music I want. d:o)

I play some all year long. LOL!

[oldteen]

it hurts a bit even when I cough..:=(

I'm not surprised!

I pray you don't have to sneeze! ;)

[HiJinx]

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Val Baker...stationed on Fort Huachuca, Arizona...

Hmmm...gonna have to look up LtCol Baker and congratulate her.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Being busy is a good thing....swamped not so much.

Hope you are just busy.

[oldteen]

Evenin' HJ! *hugs*

Did ya have a good B'day?

[HiJinx]

Man, a lot of those hit close to home...no, not the braless thing...but the heart rate? Yeah...

[HiJinx]

The thing that frosted me?
TV Guide would not stop sending her magazines. They didn’t bill her, they just wouldn’t stop sending them for over a year. This sandwich generation stuff is the pits.

[HiJinx]

I certainly did, thanks for asking! Nana gave me Sarah Palin’s book, and the boys gave me President Bush’s book.

I’m set with some good reading for awhile - at least until Christmas!

Dinner was great - Suppa Toscana, and sausage and peppers, with cheesecake for desert. Now I’m catching up with FRiends and winding down ‘tl bedtime.

[oldteen]

Made out like a bandit, you did!

Good for you!

[SandRat]

Tomorrow I have to take on several of Dad’s magazines.

[PROCON]

Goodnight FRiends, see ya tomorrow!