A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!....11-28 thru 12-01-02

Billie and Mama_Bear

[carlo3b]

Thank you Jim, and all who give of themselves to bring us FreeRepublic, to you and yours, the Happiest Thanksgiving of all. To each and every Freeper far and wide Welcome Home for the Holiday... Bless you all.

[MeekOneGOP]

Happy Thanksgiving to you, sir !

[knighthawk]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[M Kehoe]

Thanks for making this thread special.

May everyone have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

5.56mm

[MinuteGal]

Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow freepers and their families. Full blessings, full hearts......and full tummies!

Leni

[mlmr]

The turkey is roasting and I want to wish all the die-hards a Happy Thanksgiving!!

[lodwick]

Sunrise at sea

[Budge]

A HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all FReepers!

[Internet Golfer]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!!!!

[umgud]

And, a Happy Thanksgiving to you too.......

[humblegunner]

You guys are one of the things I am thankful for!!!
Wishing a joyful day to everyone.

[carlo3b]

We will all be there at 12 noon, instead of 11:45am as we thought. This will give you the additional time to boil another potato or something to accommodate the additional happy face that may arrive. I must confess, I am really hungry, and so grateful that you are so gracious to open your home to the thousands of Freepers that didn't want to dirty their kitchen this grand Holiday. I sure hope we make this a tradition.. Bless you... snicker

[carlo3b]

Backatcha, Have a wonderful day.

[lodwick]

[carlo3b]

Dear Family and Friends,

Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving. I'm telling you in advance, so don't act surprised. Since Ms.
Stewart won't be coming, I've made a few small changes:

Our sidewalk will not be lined with homemade, paper bag luminaries. After a trial run, it was decided that no matter how
cleverly done, rows of flaming lunch sacks do not have the desired welcoming effect.

Once inside, our guests will note that the entry hall is not decorated with the swags of Indian corn and fall foliage I had
planned to make. Instead, I've gotten the kids involved in the decorating by having them track in colorful autumn leaves from
the front yard. The mud was their idea.

The dining table will not be covered with expensive linens, fancy china, or crystal goblets. If possible, we will use dishes
that match and everyone will get a fork. Since this IS Thanksgiving, we will refrain from using the plastic Peter Rabbit plate and
the Santa napkins from last Christmas.

Our centerpiece will not be the tower of fresh fruit and flowers that I promised. Instead we will be displaying a hedgehog-like
decoration hand-crafted from the finest construction paper. The artist assures me it is a turkey.

We will be dining fashionably late. The children will entertain you while you wait. I'm sure they will be happy to share every
choice comment I have made regarding Thanksgiving, pilgrims, and the turkey hotline. Please remember that most of these
comments were made at 5:00 A.M. upon discovering that the turkey was still hard enough to cut diamonds.

As accompaniment to the children's recital, I will play a recording of tribal drumming. If the children should mention that I
don't own a recording of tribal drumming, or that tribal drumming sounds suspiciously like a frozen turkey in a clothes dryer,
ignore them. They are lying.

We toyed with the idea of ringing a dainty silver bell to announce the start of our feast. In the end, we chose to keep our
traditional method. We've also decided against a formal seating arrangement. When the smoke alarm sounds, please gather
around the table and sit where you like. In the spirit of harmony, we will ask the children to sit in a separate room. Next door.

Now, I know you have all seen pictures of one person carving a turkey in front of a crowd of appreciative onlookers. This will
not be happening at our dinner. For safety reasons, the turkey will be carved in a private ceremony. I stress "private" meaning:
Do not, under any circumstances, enter the kitchen to laugh at me. Do not send small, unsuspecting children to check on my
progress. I have an electric knife. The turkey is unarmed. It stands to reason that I will eventually win. When I do, we will
eat.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind my young diners that "passing the rolls" is not a football play. Nor is it a
request to bean your brother in the head with warm tasty bread.

Oh, and one reminder for the adults: For the duration of the meal, and especially while in the presence of young diners, we will
refer to the giblet gravy by its lesser-known name: Cheese Sauce. If a young diner questions you regarding the origins or type
of Cheese Sauce, plead ignorance.

Before I forget, there is one last change. Instead of offering a choice between 12 different scrumptious desserts, we will
be serving the traditional pumpkin pie, garnished with whipped cream and small fingerprints. You will still have a choice: take it
or leave it.

[dansangel]

Wishing you and yours a Blessed Thanksgiving.

For all of my FReeper FRiends, I give thanks.
For the men and women of our Armed Forces, I give thanks.
For all of the fallen heroes who gave their lives so that we may be free, I give thanks.
For having the freedom to love God openly, I give thanks.
For my husband, .45MAN, my daughter and son-in-law, my parents and sister, I give thanks.
For having this venue on which to share thoughts, express opinions and find the support of like-minded individuals, I give thanks.

Most of all, I thank God for all of the Blessings He has bestowed upon me and my loved ones.

[Teacup]

Hope everyone has a great day.

[Temple Owl]

Amen. Happy Thanksgiving all.

[ladtx]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE.

In memory of my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war the following were lost on NOV 28. God bless them all.

1966 WO1 Larry F. Castle -- 116 AHC, Age 20, Ironton, Ohio
1966 1LT David L. Siverly -- 116 AHC, Age 24, Oakville, Iowa
1967 1LT David R. Blackburn -- DIV ARTY 9 INF, Age 23, Cocoa Beach, Florida
1967 1LT Donald W. Kemble IV -- 1/10 CAV, Age 22, Flint, Michigan
1970 CW2 Charles F. Creamer III -- 174 AHC, Age 24, South Bend, Indiana
1970 1LT David C. Jauregui -- 174 AHC, Age 26, Flagstaff, Arizona
1971 CW2 Jerald W. Carter -- C/159 ASHB 101 ABN, Age 25, Daleville, Alabama
1971 CW2 Joseph J. Savick Jr. -- C/159 ASHB 101 ABN, Age 27, Akron, Ohio

An Army Mom's Thanksgiving Prayer

Dear Lord, please hear this prayer:
This year, I’ll leave an empty chair
to mark the spot where someone
should have been.

My son is home, but many sons are not,
And so I thought I’d say a prayer for them -
and for those who wait -
hoping that it’s not too late.

Lord, when you see that empty place
meant for those who haven’t come home yet -

Let them know, I didn’t forget.

©Christina
October 1998

IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE

SCOUTS OUT!

[Dubya]

LOL