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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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; troopsupport
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To: Seadog Bytes
741
posted on
12/20/2006 4:08:25 PM PST
by
potlatch
(Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
To: tomkow6; LUV W; All
742
posted on
12/20/2006 4:24:35 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
("Step aside Jefe"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: TASMANIANRED
Thanks. Merry Christmas to you, too!
To: Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; tomkow6; Fawnn
To: GeekDejure
745
posted on
12/20/2006 4:53:16 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
(Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid)
To: tongue-tied; Allegra; All
Were there other military around to hear the exchanges? I
hope to heck so.....I'm not there, but it seems the
USO should know what they are responsible for bringing
to our military.
The USO statment from their home page.....
The USO is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission
is to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type
services to our men and women in uniform. The original intent of Congress — and enduring style of USO delivery —
is to represent the American people by extending a
touch of home to the military. The USO currently operates
132 centers worldwide, including ten mobile canteens located in the continental United States and
overseas. Overseas centers are located in Germany, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Qatar, Korea,
Afghanistan, Guam, and Kuwait. Service members and their families visit USO centers more than 5.6 million
times each year.
There is more re entertianment on their website. GRRRRR!!!
746
posted on
12/20/2006 5:05:52 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: Soaring Feather
747
posted on
12/20/2006 5:07:03 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: potlatch; mtbopfuyn; ConservativeMan55; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; JulieRNR21; Cindy; Smartass; ...
DANG! ...I *KNEW* I shoulda run my 'grammar-checker' on it before I posted that one...
Here is the '.gif' version... 
748
posted on
12/20/2006 5:07:22 PM PST
by
Seadog Bytes
(OPM - The Liberal 'solution' to every societal problem. (Other People's Money))
To: tomkow6
To: Soaring Feather
To: La Enchiladita
*feeling your forehead* A MSM clown did something nice for our soldiers???? Are you sure? d:o)
751
posted on
12/20/2006 5:09:51 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: SevenofNine; GodBlessUSA; monkapotamus; tomkow6; SoldierDad; Soaring Feather
752
posted on
12/20/2006 5:15:27 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy. How's your day been? Amazing that I got #700.
753
posted on
12/20/2006 5:19:14 PM PST
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in Iraq)
To: beachn4fun; MS.BEHAVIN
Well, I saw the doc this afternoon. He just told me to take this Ibuprofen prescription three times per day for the next week or two for inflamation. He checked my range of motion, and said it's fine. I hope he's right.
754
posted on
12/20/2006 5:26:40 PM PST
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in Iraq)
To: SoldierDad
Up until about 15 minutes ago I thought we were really doing well......now it is starting to look like the payroll corrections we made yesterday and all morning may have disappeared. This means we will be doing the paperwork to make the same corrections AGAIN, and then cut additional checks, as the Direct Deposits and checks have already been done. The air is starting to turn blue in our area. *sigh*
755
posted on
12/20/2006 5:32:55 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: MEG33
Look at those planes.....thanks, Meg, for this tribute for our troops.
756
posted on
12/20/2006 5:35:47 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I'm so sorry to hear this. Must be frustrating to say the least. I'll pray that your corrections go as planned.
757
posted on
12/20/2006 5:40:21 PM PST
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in Iraq)
To: SoldierDad; MostHatedSkin13
758
posted on
12/20/2006 5:41:41 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
To: tomkow6
Good snowy afternoon, tom! Good snowy afternoon, Patriotic Pattie!
759
posted on
12/20/2006 5:47:46 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: Seadog Bytes
Here is another version of her completer insanity.
CLINTON HILL FINGER
760
posted on
12/20/2006 5:52:36 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
(Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid)
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