1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? a bit of each. mostly paper
2. Real tree or artificial? gave in to artificial again…it cleans up much easier
3. When do you put up the tree? sometime b4 christmas eve, depends on time
4. When do you take the tree down? before the end of January, but usually earlier. Most often the week after New Year’s Eve.
5. Do you like eggnog? nectar of the goddess
6. Favorite gift received as a child? my first cassette recorder/player
7. Do you have a nativity scene? not religious…was given a 2″ by 2″ little wooden creche representation. I still have it.
8. Hardest person to buy for? My children, who buy everything they want.
9. Easiest person to buy for? grandbug
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? email
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? hmmmmmm i don’t remember.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Bishop’s Wife, White Christmas and Polar Express
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? 2nd week of December
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? nope
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? cookies
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? multi-colored
17. Favorite Christmas song? Which moment? i love so many.
17b. Christmas Song That, When You Hear It, Makes Your Eyes Bleed And Your Brains Start To Leak Out Your Ears, Because That Is Less Painful Than Having To Listen To That *&%^&$# Song One More Time! Santa Baby (done by anyone)
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I grew up traveling every year. I prefer to stay home.
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeers? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and of course Rudolph
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel some years, star others.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Always Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? they try to push it so hard, starting so early
24. Favorite Christmas Tradition? have to find new ones….kids grew up and have their own families. traditions change.
25. Outdoor decorations? love them, depends on the weather as to whether they get up or not.
26. Have you ever made a gingerbread house? Yep, they are lots of fun. May try one again with the grandbug when she is old enough
27. Poinsettias or holly? both
28. Do you bake Christmas cookies? dozens of kinds
29. Ham or turkey? TURKEY….Always
30. In what languages can you wish someone a Merry Christmas? English, Spanish
31. Do you know all the words to Jingle Bells? I think I used to.
32. Do you put presents under the tree? always
33. How do you eat a candy cane? in hot cocoa, peppermint coffee or in pieces (because they are almost always broken)
34. What is your biggest holidays pet peeve? So much hype about the spending.
