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FReeper Canteen ~ Fabulous FRiday Favorites ~ 12 April 2013
April 11, 2013 | Canteen Crew

Posted on 04/11/2013 6:01:44 PM PDT by beachn4fun

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

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

Fabulous FRiday
FAVORITES

Tell us your favorite
Cookie.


Silly cat, we’re talking about cookies.

Come on in and join the conversation.
Grab a glass of milk and tell us about your favorite cookie.

Remember, the Canteen is a family friendly place.
We welcome the military, our allies, and their families.
Continued prayers for the success and completion of your mission.
Prayers for your safe return home.



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To: SandRat
And in second....Sand snags the silver!!


21 posted on 04/11/2013 6:35:48 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Evenin’ Angel Ma!

How is our Ma this evening? And how is your Ma doin’?

Been thinkin’ ‘bout u today. Wonderin’ if you’re doin’ alright.

xoxoxoxo always,
Meeky


22 posted on 04/11/2013 6:36:58 PM PDT by MeekMom (He is risen, no longer in the grave. Death could not hold Him. Behold Christ the risen Lord!)
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To: AZamericonnie
And rounding out the top three....Connie bags the bronze!!


23 posted on 04/11/2013 6:37:34 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: beachn4fun

What a lovely thread. Excellent job Beachn4fun!

So good of you to host tonight’s thread!

God’s blessings to you FRiend!


24 posted on 04/11/2013 6:38:09 PM PDT by MeekMom (He is risen, no longer in the grave. Death could not hold Him. Behold Christ the risen Lord!)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...how was today’s drive? Got a new route pegged?

Today was a zoo....no time for anything but trying to find out who got paid wrong, and almost 50 not at all. Had to get checks out to them. Now for the fixes.


26 posted on 04/11/2013 6:42:28 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: SandRat

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...did you and Maddi have a good nap?

About 2 I was sure ready for one.


27 posted on 04/11/2013 6:52:49 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: AZamericonnie

Thanks, Connie, for the red, white, and blue Tribute To Our Troops.

Hope your day went well, and your commute was safe. *HUGS*

I lost track of time this year and forgot about taxes. Dropping them off when I leave here. Then I think I’ll do Wendys for Thursday Night Out dining, as it is close.

Back in a bitl


28 posted on 04/11/2013 6:57:50 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: y'all; beachn4fun; GodBlessUSA; Kathy in Alaska; BIGLOOK; SandRat; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; ...
Favorite cookie?...



Girl Scout Lemonades!!
Love Snickerdoodles, too, but
my graphic on Fotki disappeared. *sigh*

29 posted on 04/11/2013 7:03:54 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: beachn4fun

Hi Beach, Kathy.

Love meringues. Do they count?
2nd choice: peanut butter.

(Gotta run, too!)


30 posted on 04/11/2013 7:11:45 PM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Kathy, I am absolutely beside myself. I've been on this project for seven workdays and I have yet to have a smooth commute in either direction. This morning, I was again diverted from my customary route and it took me over an hour and a half to make it in.

The evening commutes have been just atrocious. This evening I used yet another route that I have traveled for many years. The beginning was auspicious, but by the time I got up into upper Northwest D.C. it was after 6:30 and the curb lane was lost to parked cars. On this route, there is a portion where you enter Rock Creek Park just before getting into Maryland. This stretch was backed up for about a mile or so and it took me a half hour to travel about one mile.

The problem was a disabled car in the center lane of Colesville Road. I tried to get around this on a side street, but the nimrods in charge of traffic patterns had made that street one way against me. After many machinations I made it into freely moving traffic, but the damage had been done - it took me one hour and forty-five minutes to get home.

The ironic thing is that this office is only three blocks west of the office I have worked in for most of the last six years, but as a result of one-way streets and no good way to double back to the east, it is virtually impossible to get out of town without substantial delay.

It sounds like you were working in a veritable hell-hole today. I hope you can get everything worked out!

*HUGS*



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

31 posted on 04/11/2013 7:28:08 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hi! I’m here!


32 posted on 04/11/2013 7:32:23 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...








Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!



Missing Man Setting

Robert Schumann - Traumerei
(Click)

Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!








Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

33 posted on 04/11/2013 7:37:00 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: ExTexasRedhead; Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; ...








FREEDOM ISN’T FREE! _________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

It Is Purchased With The Blood Of Patriots! _________________________________________________________________________________________


“Freedom Isn’t Free”

By Cdr. Kelly Strong USCG (ret)

I watched the flag pass by one day,
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
And then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He’d stand out in any crowd.


Eternal Father, Strong to Save
(Click)


I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil
How many mothers’ tears?
How many pilots’ planes shot down?
How many died at sea
How many foxholes were soldiers’ graves?
No, freedom isn’t free.


Taps
(Click)


I heard the sound of Taps one night,
When everything was still,
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That Taps had meant “Amen,”
When a flag had covered a coffin.
Of a brother or a friend.



I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives,
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington,
No, freedom isn’t free.


God Of Our Fathers
(Click)


Many Thanks To ExTexasRedhead For Finding This Poem!










Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

34 posted on 04/11/2013 7:53:32 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: MeekMom

Good evening, Meeky...((HUGS))...all is well here. My Mom is doing really well....relieved that my Dad is suffering no more. His frustration and embarrassment and anger losing his speech was really wearing on her. He is now at peace and whole again, and she is doing well.

Hope you are doing well, too. Is it spring yet? We’ve had 2 snow storms in the last 10 days.


35 posted on 04/11/2013 8:05:15 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: ConorMacNessa

Oh my goodness.....I would go crazy if I had to face that kind of commute each day.

Sending prayers with you each way.

Co-workers have any tricks to make it easier?


36 posted on 04/11/2013 8:15:09 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska
They do not, sadly. I can't take the train in either - we're several blocks away from the nearest Metro Station - further than I can walk at this time.

As it is, I'm spending 13 hours a day to gain 8 billable hours. I'm out the door before 7:00 a.m. and getting back home after 8:00 p.m.

But enough of my ranting! I'm happy to be pulling my weight, earning a fair wage, and not feeding at the public trough.



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

37 posted on 04/11/2013 8:27:40 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: beachn4fun

Whatever kind of cookie, it has to be soft and chewy. No crunchy cookies for me. LOL!

38 posted on 04/11/2013 8:28:13 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: The Mayor

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.


39 posted on 04/11/2013 8:33:05 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: The Mayor
An excellent lesson tonight, Mayor! Corruption starts in small ways and embraces progressively larger and larger spoils. It is pernicious, corrosive, and insidious. We see its wages in today's society, with all of its worldliness, deceit and depravity.

I wonder what all of these secularists, atheists and "progressives" will do if the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob clears his throat?



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

40 posted on 04/11/2013 8:43:58 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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