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FReeper Canteen~Christmas/Holiday Traditions~Dec.20th.2006
12/20/2006
| Mrs.Nooseman
Posted on 12/19/2006 5:31:16 PM PST by Mrs.Nooseman
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Good Morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.
Come join us and share your Christmas/ Holiday traditions with us.
Christmas Traditions at my house.
Advent
At our house we start the Christmas celebrations with Advent.
We have a wreath made out of pine cones with four candles on it.Each Sunday we light one Candle and read the Story of Christs birth and listen to Christmas songs.
During the time of Advent,we also start baking our Christmas Cookies and making Christmas decorations.
Our kids receive an Advent Calender on the First of December to count down the days to Christmas.
St.Nick or Nickolaus
On December sixth we celebrate St.Nick,who brings small gifts ,that he puts into the children's boots,that have been left in front of their doors,if they were good.;)
To keep some of the traditions from Germany in the family, we also exchange gifts on December 24 th and we put some gifts under the tree for December 25 th,to include the traditions of an American Christmas.
We have integrated both traditions into our very own tradition and hope that our kids will carry on this tradition, when they have their own families.
It would be great if you all could share your Traditions with all of us,whether they are Christmas,Hanuka or other Holiday traditions.
I wish you all Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas.
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To: Mrs.Nooseman
HUGS, Mrs. Nooseman!! At long last, we meet again!
I keep missing you at The Finest.
Will post you a proper Thank You for the thread in a minute...
To: NRA1995
WOW, NRA....check out the cookies. I'll have one of the gingerbread men. ((HUGS))
682
posted on
12/20/2006 1:01:34 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: SoldierDad; MostHatedSkin13
HUGS FROM HOME to YOU, ROBERT!!
"Boring" is VERY good. *Nodding my head.*
To: PsyberAce; MostHatedSkin13
Welcome to FR & the Canteen! Thank you for your service!
To: GrandEagle
I am sorry to hear that you are still having problems with the slow connections.
I would share my cookies with you,but I am having problems accessing my fotki account on this computer.
I am not on my regular computer.
685
posted on
12/20/2006 1:11:40 PM PST
by
Mrs.Nooseman
(Proudly supporting our Troops,Allies and our President GW!!!)
To: Mrs.Liberty
Mrs. Liberty,
Robert is still in the sandbox. He's not due to come home till next August.
686
posted on
12/20/2006 1:14:30 PM PST
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of a 10th Mountain Division 2nd BCT Soldier back in the "SandBox")
To: SoldierDad; MostHatedSkin13
Welcome, MostHatedSkin13 aka Robert!!
WOOHOO!!
GLAD YOU'RE HERE!!
687
posted on
12/20/2006 1:15:15 PM PST
by
luvie
(We didn't lose almost 3000 people that day.We lost one wonderful person at a time, almost 3000 times)
To: Mrs.Nooseman
To: All
To: Mrs.Nooseman; MEG33; All
Thank you, Mrs. Nooseman, for the Lovely Christmas thread today and telling of your German Christmas traditions.
I am posting Meg's creation without her permission, but we'll patch things up later... LoL...
Thank You, Dearly Loved Troops, for All You Do!!!
Happy Christmakuh!!
To: SoldierDad; MostHatedSkin13
Hello SD and Welcome to the Canteen, MostHatedSkin13.
To: SoldierDad; MostHatedSkin13
You know, I thought of that after I posted, and glimpsed your tagline, but caught up in pesky work things ;o)
Stay Safe in the sandbox, MHS13!
To: Soaring Feather
Hi SF. I hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday.
693
posted on
12/20/2006 1:26:59 PM PST
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of a 10th Mountain Division 2nd BCT Soldier back in the "SandBox")
To: Kathy in Alaska; All; FRiends
Hi Ma... *waving*
Did anyone else see Jimmy Kimmel Live last night?!
Sorry if this was discussed already. There was a terrific segment at the start of the show, LIVE from Al Arab, Iraq, featuring an entire unit of AMERICAN SOLDIERS... at least 40 of them... and each one had a turn to say HI! to the folks back home. It was WONDERFUL!
To: La Enchiladita
I know that we keep passing each other and I am usually yo tired from work to get onto the computer.
695
posted on
12/20/2006 1:28:03 PM PST
by
Mrs.Nooseman
(Proudly supporting our Troops,Allies and our President GW!!!)
To: SoldierDad
Thank You, yes I am, and wish the same for you and your family.
To: tomkow6
To: tomkow6
To: tomkow6
To: Mrs.Liberty
Yes, those pesky "things" do tend to sidetrack us while we are working.
700
posted on
12/20/2006 1:29:31 PM PST
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of a 10th Mountain Division 2nd BCT Soldier back in the "SandBox")
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