A Few Of FR's Finest....Every Day....02-03-03 Homeschool Mama...the Exclusive Interview

dansangel; Billie

[dansangel]

A Few of FR's Finest.....
......Every Day

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves.

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A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete
MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1

TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet
MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga
BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette
MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid
BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP
MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian
BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; we will post each group of three or four twice a week, with thumbnail/links of the remaining seven or eight groups on each thread. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the group full-size.

         

GROUP 5A: TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68. MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797. BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack.

GROUP 6A: TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett. MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick, Leroy S Mort, Mark17. BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.

GROUP 7A: TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam, dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony.BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang.

GROUP 8A: TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx. MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law. BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.

      

GROUP 9A: TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog. MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son. BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.

GROUP 10A: TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon. BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.

GROUP 11A: TOP: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son. BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset); WVNan's husband; ladtx' Aunt Eva.

                     

homeschool mama, youngest of 4 girls



homeschool mama Freeper since August 16, 2000

As a journalist dedicated to uncovering the truth, I had a duty to my loyal readers to crack the nutty exterior of homeschool mama. Reclusive and at times off-centered, she agreed to a telephone interview. I warn my readers: what you are about to read may be disturbing. Lock up the kids, wait for grandma to go to bed and put the dog outside. I present to you, raw and uncut;

homeschool mama: The Exclusive Inquisitional Interview

dansangel: Why don't you give us a little background information on yourself.

homeschool mama: I was born a poor black child....oops! Wrong movie!

I was born in Illinois and moved to southern California at age ten. I'm of Serbian descent. After attending college in So Cal and majoring in business, I worked in marketing and then got into catering purely by happenstance.

homeschool mama: "1974 prom -
which is amazing since I'm only 34....yeah, right!
(That's the "unknown prom date," by the way.)"

dansangel: Were you ever mentally stable enough to get married and start a family?

homeschool mama: I met my husband when we were both twelve. We didn't get together until we were twenty-eight at our ten-year high school reunion. We married at 30 and have been married for fourteen years, now. We have one child, a daughter, who is twelve years old and *such* a delight!

homeschool mama: "What a lovely couple, eh?"

homeschool mama: "That's more like it!
That's my husband, aka 'Fidgit.'"

homeschool mama: "Our daughter, aka 'psychogirl'
at 12 and 1/2 years old."

dansangel: The three of you make an, uh, *interesting* looking family...

homeschool mama: I'm 5' 2" tall, my husband is 6' 6" and our daughter is 5' 1". I'm doomed! She may grow to be taller than me, but she will always live in *fear* of me!

dansangel: So! I'll bet you two don't spend much time together!

homeschool mama: Yes, I actually *do* homeschool my daughter...and teach Composition/Literature to 7th grade homeschool girls...and lead a homeschool fellowship...and attend a million homeschool conferences a year. LOL....I'm a homeschool junkie AND a BushBot!

homeschool mama and Fidgit while dating

dansangel: A-HA! Bush-bot! Now we're getting somewhere. So, I supposed you're one of those vast right-wing conspiracy nut-cases that hangs out on, ugh, excuse me while I catch my breath - Free Republic? I can't believe I said those filthy words out loud...

homeschool mama: As a matter of fact, my favorite Free Republic Thread is "The Dose." I don't even remember how I *found* FR - but am so thankful to Jim Robinson for beginning this website.

dansangel: Yeah, I'd like to say something to him myself, but "Thanks" is not what I had in mind. Anyway, so your involvement, I hope, is strictly to sit at home and read that cesspool of right-wing ideology?

homeschool mama: I have been involved in two FReeps - one in Modesto (Condidit's Office) and one at the State Capital during the election fiasco.

dansangel: The only "fiasco" was that the wrong guy got elected....So, you've always been a, er, uh, conservative?

homeschool mama: I've been a lifelong conservative...(um, except for the "lost years" in my 20's)

homeschool mama today

dansangel: So! There's hope for you after all! Anything else you'd care to share?

homeschool mama: We enjoyed a family vacation along the coast this past autumn. Spending time together as a family is so awesome!

dansangel: Yeah, I'll bet. If you sent your daughter to government school, you could have some precious time to yourself...maybe check out a government-funded entitlement program or two.

homeschool mama: Recently we bought a retro trailer. We're excited to test it out once the rainy season is over. You may now refer to us as "Trailer Trash." Next year we may have enough money for teeth....

dansangel: I can see we're not going to get any further in this interview, so let's just call it a day....

homeschool mama: One final thing I'd like to share: Take time to count your blessings, as there are many. Take time to show your loved ones how much they mean to you. Take time.

The two most important people in
homeschool mama's life - Fidgit and psychogirl

Please join me in welcoming another of FR's Finest...

homeschool mama!

THIS WEEK'S THREADS Week in Review...02/01, 02/02/03

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me an FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. (Thank you, Kayak and LadyX for this list)

If you have someone you would like to add, please let us know, and we would love to add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation's leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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OhioWfan.... son Eric
mystery-ak ..... son Jonathan and husband
Gogrammy ..... grandson
Inspectorette ..... son Eric
LBGA ..... son is deployed
Slip18 ..... nephew is aboard ship - active duty USN
anniegetyourgun ..... nephew Josh
Himyar ..... son Robert
ladtx.... 2 of his sons
Mama_Bear.... nephew
gatorgirl.... husband
Pippin.... niece and nephew
doug from upland.... son Josh
SK1 Thurman.... active duty
g'nad.... active duty
Long Cut.... active duty USN
Severa.... husband active duty USN
Blessed American.... nephew David Smith
Maigrey ... cousin Sgt.C. Cole

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Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

~~~Amen~~~

[LadyX]

Umm...homeschool mama.

Cancel that call for help!

I am beyond it. He's just too lovable.

[dansangel]

Queen Mother of the Universe Please Live Forever

I'll usurp that one for ME, thank-you very much!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Oops...you seem to have created a monster....LOL!

[The Thin Man]

Wow! I finally made it to the "big time" with you....just like Billie!! :-)

.....and that is something to be strived for? LOL! Look at poor Billie, just a shell of her former self. I'm almost ready to declare victory. :-)

[ST.LOUIE1]

Respectfully I disagree with being the Queen of Dorkdom. That title belongs to Grammie alone.

Think that highly of her, eh?

I prefer to be addressed in the following manner:
Queen Mother of the Universe Please Live Forever

Quite a step above Dorkdom. LOL

Sorry, I have but one Queen....

her name is.........Billie. : )

[Freedom2specul8]

Homeschool mama, I knew there was a reason for why I'm so glad to know you~!! LOL What an beautiful family you have! Congratulations!

Freethehostages, what a cute pic! I would love to go to cpac some year..if I can get hubby interested.


Howlin, did you see this yet?

[LadyX]

"You're a beautiful, sweet, (sometimes) intelligent, Southern Lady."

There you go again, Wolfie!
Sometimes intelligent?!!!

I see a comma after sweet, and one after intelligent - butsometimesintelligentrunstogether - alas...

You're definitely losing your touch...:))

[Brad’s Gramma]

Wow, kiddo....you made it big. I am SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!! You've been an incredible joy to banter with on the Dose, and to join forces with on other threads that needed our "input". I am more than honored to call you my friend.

I don't know, though, why you had to put up that picture of the neighbor's child and claim it's my granddaughter.

Why did you do that?

[dansangel]

You read right, missy.

OK...if you insist on withholding chocolate, I will withhold all of my soft, squishy teddy bears *AND* my *Mel Gibson* pin-up photos!

So there!

[homeschool mama]

Nope sorry. I've held onto that title for 10 years and will keep it. If you want to quangle about it then meet me outside, missy.

[Brad’s Gramma]

the MOST ESTEEMED DORK! : )

!!!

[LadyX]

"You have VERMIN?! 2 days off my hormones I think I could handle the job rather nicely for you. :oD"

Think I'll add you as the backup on my Dial-A-Disaster call list, right after Nan..:)))

[ST.LOUIE1]

"I thought you had deserted me"

I would never do that! : ) : ) Sorry to say, that will be happening more frequently. It is that eee-vil 4-letter word (WORK).
Sometimes I am without access for days at a time. Never far from my FReeper FRiends in spirit though.

Well, it will be comforting knowing you're with me in 'spirit'. I mean, us freepers. : )

[homeschool mama]

Dorkism is to be esteemed. I esteem Grammie.

Signed,

Queen of the Universe Please Live Forever

P.S. My SUV has a license plate frame with YIELD TO THE QUEEN on it. psychogirl got it for me. So there.

[homeschool mama]

Hey Kim! Thank you for the sweet recognition. :o)

[sweetliberty]

"it will be comforting knowing you're with me in 'spirit'"

Count on it.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Awwwwww.....how could I not want to be here with you? : )

Right now there are plenty of people that don't want to! *sniff* :-(

Who?!!!! They're not worth being around then.

Wolfie looooves being around *you*. : )

So, thank-you.....{{{{{{{{{{Louie_Wolfie_Man}}}}}}}}}}}}

((((((((((((((dansy)))))))))))))))))

[dansangel]

Look at poor Billie, just a shell of her former self. I'm almost ready to declare victory. :-)

That's just a clever facade to suck you into thinking she's near defeat. Trust me. Victory will be hers!!

Long live A Few of FR's Finest!!!

Uh, just how did we dissolve into such a banal existence???

:-)

[homeschool mama]

It's my 15 minutes of fame.

ahem....MOTHER....you haven't SEEN psychogirl in 5 years so why would you accuse me of using some other kids picture? You deprive her.

[homeschool mama]

I've offered to take care of Saddam and his ilk in the same manner...but haven't heard back from Rummy yet.

[dansangel]

If you want to quangle about it then meet me outside, missy.

Out back. 5:00 EST. Be there or be square!