USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ New Year's CHEESE Ball! ~ December 31, 2002

American Preservative and FRiends of the Canteen | Wednesday, December 31, 2002 | American Preservative and FRiends of the Canteen

[American Preservative]

The hour is near
Time to face a New Year
A toast to good health, family, and FRiends dear
A wish for safety, prosperity, laughter, and love
And, many, many thanks! to those serving our Country
and, to the One above.

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OK, was that mushy? Was it cheesy? Yes! Heartfelt, too.....

And, speaking of "CHEESE" (after all....this is Free Republic : ))

You are cordially invited to the Canteen's
New Year's
: )

So guys and dollz it's time to boogie!

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HAPPY 2003!

Come on and party!

Please pick up your new CHEESY name tag for the ball HERE

(To "find" your new cheesy name, use the first letter of your first name for your first cheesy name. Use the first letter of your last name for the first part of your last cheesy name, or, your middle cheesy name, and, use the last letter of your last name for your cheesy last name. [Thanks LindaSOG. I tweaked the formula. : )]
For example: The name Hillary Clinton becomes Hereford Hop Curd Nokkelost.)

Hey, if that's too much, just pick a few cheese names and have fun! : )

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So, everyone LET'S CHEESE ROLL! LET'S CHEESE DIP! AND, LET'S HAVE A CHEESE BALL! : )

[Dubya]

From Billy Grahm.

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven" (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NIV).

Markers

"When we sold our mountain home and moved several hundred miles north, the move was necessary and good -- but difficult. New beginnings are like that.

Why do we resist change? Maybe because there is security in the familiar. I loved our rambling two-story house nestled among the towering cedars and pines. The album of my mind turns easily to such familiar scenes as playful squirrels scurrying limb to limb while a noisy scrub jay hops about like a hot-headed referee. I still visualize morning rays cresting the peak beyond the ridge and the orange alpenglow lingering long after the sun has set.

Stout, wooden beams inside our lodge signified strength, durability and timelessness. Those timbers no doubt will span from hearth to front door for decades to come. But they will no longer welcome our guests or beckon our friends to the fireside.

As I cleaned the shell of our beloved home, I found two decades of "markers" smudged along the door frame in the kitchen. The lowest mark, barely three feet high, measured Holly when she was very young. Each of our children had left a mark: T. J. when his height topped his dad's; Colin's upward arrow when his six-foot-six-inch frame (in cowboy boots) shot above the door's frame.

The things that we value and want to remember have markers. They measure our size, our weight, the miles on a map, the number of pages we read before we fall asleep.

Life has markers too.

January 1 is a marker -- the only day of the year that looks both backward and forward. For 24 hours it is an open shutter focusing on the future.

The beginning of this year can be a marker, a time to release our hold on things or people. Maybe we are weighted down with emotions that we don't need to carry into the new year. God understands our hearts -- the pull of our past and our anxieties about the future. We need only to let go of the unnecessary fetters and let God lead the way." (Marjorie Lee Chandler).


Prayer
Lord, thank You for a new year in which to serve You. Help us to forget the problems of the past and trust You to take care of the future. Help us to remember Your past provision for us. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

[Dubya]

*No. 5 Bus*

A married couple trying to live up to a snobbish lifestyle went to a
party. The conversation turned to Mozart. "Absolutely brilliant,
magnificent, a genius!"

The woman, wanting to join in the conversation, remarked casually, "Ah,
Mozart. You're so right. I love him. Only this morning I saw him
getting on the No. 5 bus going to Coney Island."

There was a sudden hush, and everyone looked at her. Her husband was
mortified. He pulled her away and whispered, "We're leaving right now.
Get your coat and let's get out of here."

As they drove home, he kept muttering to himself. Finally his wife
turned to him.
"You're angry about something."

"Oh really? You noticed?" he sneered. "I've never been so embarrassed
in my life! You saw Mozart take the No. 5 bus to Coney Island? You
goober! Don't you know the No. 5 bus doesn't go out to Coney Island?"

[Dubya]

"I have to have a raise," the man said to his boss. "Three other companies
after me."

"Is that so?" asked the manager. "What other companies are after you?"

"The electric company, the telephone company, and the gas company."

[Dubya]

An older woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright
freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line
to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with
tiger paws.

"You've got so many freckles, there's no place to paint!" a little girl in
the line said to the little fella. Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his
head.

His grandmother knelt down next to him. "I love your freckles. When I was
a little girl I always wanted freckles," she said, while tracing her finger
across the child's cheek. "Freckles are beautiful."

The boy looked up, "Really?"

"Of course," said the grandmother. "Why just name me one thing that's
prettier than freckles."

The little boy thought for a moment, peered intensely into his grandmother's
face, and softly whispered, "wrinkles."

[American Preservative]

You got any dill dip to go with that platter? (Post #11)

Just add sour cream & mayonnaise. ; )

~Abondance~

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

Happy New Year Everyone!

I'm home alone, kinda lonely, hopefully can find some fun here.

[Dubya]

The hour is near Time to face a New Year A toast to good health, family, and FRiends dear A wish for safety, prosperity, laughter, and love And, many, many thanks! to those serving our Country and, to the One above.

Thank you and God bless you. Like your church picture.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Congratulations, Uncle Mud!!

[American Preservative]

Thank you. However, it's a clocktower, not a church. You know - for the New Year time theme. : ) (But, if you see it as a church that's fine.) (Liked your #224.) : )

[PhilDragoo]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR TROOPS, OUR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES

God Speed Swift Victory and Safe Return to the Finest Fighting Force on Earth

[southerngrit]

You've come to the right place. We don't believe in letting people be lonely!!

I'll be darting in and out 'cause there's about 20 teenagers trying to blow themself up on my front lawn, but I'll make sure to touch base with you in a little while.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Why thank you Sir, Mr. Airedale Cheddar Wellington, for the dance. Watch your toes. LOL!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

[Soaring Feather]

Dear MoJo, Thank you so much for allowing me to be
a small part of your wonderful and exciting life.
What can I say expect Thank You for Barry White's music!
MoJo you are tops!

Happy New Year

Acorn Harbourne Blue
bentfeather

[American Preservative]

Welcome to the Canteen and the CHEESE Ball. : ) I'm Abondance Piora Evora De L'Alentejo. If you'd like to put on your name tag, you can go upstairs (go to the top of the thread.) Then may I suggest you stop by post #35 to drop a cheery e-mail to someone in uniform. I'm sure they'd appreciated it. : ) Have a good time! There's lots to do and guests to chat with. Happy New Year! : )

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

What a nice person you are.

Being single, no girlfriend (I refuse to date Liberal women, can't find a conservative one) and I am not going to drive anywhere tonight, makes for a lonely night.

[Soaring Feather]

Hello Tonkin!

Happy New Year!

Acorn Harbourne Blue
a/k/a
bentfeather

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good stuff, Kid, Patsy, Loretta, Waylon, and...and...and...

[American Preservative]

May our fellow American, Green Beret veteran, husband, father of 3 young children, son, and brother TED MAHER regain his FREEDOM that has been unjustly taken from him by Monaco for more than 3 years now, and may he be reuniTED with his family soon.

MONACO: FREE AMERICAN TED MAHER!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Welcome to the USO Canteen!
Stick around and enjoy New Years Eve with everyone here.
You'll be among some of the nicest people you could ever meet!