12.07.2008
Questions. Questions. and more Questions.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
2. Real tree or Artificial?
3. When do you put up the tree?
4. When do you take the tree down?
5. Do you like eggnog?
6. Favorite gift received as a child?
7. Hardest person to buy for?
8. Easiest person to buy for?
9. Do you have a nativity scene?
10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
16. Lights on the tree?
17. Favorite Christmas songs?
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
23. Favorite ornament theme or color?
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
25. What do you want for Christmas this year?
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You realize you have enough questions that there could have been one a day til Christmas? WHatEvEr.... LOL here goes...
1.Wrapping paper or gift bags?
wrappuing... and taped really really well! (evil grin)
2. Real tree or Artificial?
real tree
3. When do you put up the tree?
December 24th
4. When do you take the tree down?
January 7 or week end of... just before the tree recyclers hit the route
5. Do you like eggnog? sometimes
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Chatty Cathy!
7. Hardest person to buy for?
dad or husband
8. Easiest person to buy for?
daughter
9. Do you have a nativity scene?
of course
10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
both
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? year the Spouse gave me some really dumb ass not well thought stuff.. it was pathetic
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
Chritmas Carole with Alistair Sim
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
usually around Dec 22nd
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? never!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Christmas cake and mom's recipe for nuts & bolts
16. Lights on the tree?
of course!
17. Favorite Christmas songs?
the traditional hymns.. and..... grandma got run over by a reindeer LOL
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? probably 7 of 9
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? morning.. though it feels like Eve...
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? greed and want rather than give and share
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? anything the girls made
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
stuffing and gravy
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? sigh... just peace around the house and home and health.
Ter
Ter says...."You realize you have enough questions that there could have been one a day til Christmas? WHatEvEr...."
Tee Hee! I know but trust me. I have plenty of questions in this blonde head. The blog won't suffer due to this ridiculous number of questions in one day.
*hugs*
~ b
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
both. sometimes the gift is just too oddly shaped to wrap.
2. Real tree or Artificial?
Real. Always. This year mine is not only real but also live. I intend to plant it in my huge backyard after the holidays.
3. When do you put up the tree?
I don't have a specific day. I just put it up when I decide to. At present my tree is waiting patiently on my back porch.
4. When do you take the tree down?
More often than not I take the tree down the day after new years day.
5. Do you like eggnog?
No. Why is it called eggnog anyways? Once upon a time my x's mother decided to spike it with 151 proof Bacardi. Grandma drank it. THAT was entertaining.
6. Favorite gift received as a child?
Mystery Date Game. This one ----> I LOVED this game!
7. Hardest person to buy for? Daddy. He doesn't really need or want anything.
8. Easiest person to buy for? The kid.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? I do. My mother gave me the one we set up throughout our childhood a few years ago. I love it!
10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
Email if I send them out at all. I haven't done snail mail cards in years.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
One year the X's mother decided to give me pillows. Not decorative pillows but pillows for the bed. That's weird.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
Miracle on 34th Street. The original black and white version. The newer one is cute but just doesn't do it for me.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
Rudy puts me to shame with his early shopping so this year I started in early November. That is just unheard of. I wish I could say I am finished but alas, I am not.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
I have not personally recycled a Christmas present but I did encourage my daughter to. It was a weird snowman shaped spoon rest from my brother's X-wife. The girl regifted it to her stepmonster, who loved it. {just as I said she would}
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
I don't know that I have a favorite thing to eat during the holidays. I enjoy baking many of the same treats that momma used to bake as we were growing up. Seems more Christmasy that way.
16. Lights on the tree?
Yes. Lights on the tree. Lights on the house. Lights in the yard. Lights on anyone or anything that will stand still long enough. tee hee.
17. Favorite Christmas songs?
Grown Up Christmas List sung by Michael Bublé. Mary's Song sung by Point of Grace.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
Stay at home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
Of course. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, Rudolph the Red-nosed, Leroy the Red-Neck and Olive, the Other Reindeer.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
Growing up we always had a star atop our tree. I loved the star so much that I found an exact replica for my grown up tree. That star was atop up until the X moved out and I was trying to mix it up for the kids. They chose an Angel and that Angel has been placed atop our tree ever since.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning. Stockings first. Then after I have had coffee and a warm cardamom roll or two we can unwrap presents.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
Not enough checkers at the stores.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color?
Theme or colour? Nope. Not me. I put on what I want. Where I want. In whatever colour I want. That being said; the Chocolate Tree @ my bro's shop is so very pretty.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
Turkey, potatoes, cranberry, rolls and homemade crème brûlée for dessert. mmmmm
25. What do you want for Christmas this year?
uninterrupted time with my kids. and for my family to maintain some decorum. oh..and that catch phrase game we played @ Thanksgiving. That was fun!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper.
2. Real tree or Artificial? No tree (not worth the aggravation for just me...), so that technically means artificial?
3. When do you put up the tree? I don't (see 2)
4. When do you take the tree down? I don't (see 3)
5. Do you like eggnog? LOVE LOVE LOVE EGNOG!!!!! with or without brandy :-)
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Pitchback (it was the thing to have to be counted "in")
7. Hardest person to buy for? brother
8. Easiest person to buy for? boss (believe it or not...)
9. Do you have a nativity scene? nope - left it at my parent's - it has 6 wise men - 3 of whom are Bathazar and no Caspars :-)
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? depends on relationship
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? sweater (considering the source...)
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Year Without a Santa Claus (HEAT MISER if the COOLEST (well, HOTTEST - LOL)!!!) - and I HAVE BANNED THE REMAKE - stop SCREWING with STUFF THAT WORKS - DAMMIT!!!
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? August done by September is I an help it
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? no
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? the roast beast - ala Grinch (of course!!!!)
16. Lights on the tree? no (see 2)
17. Favorite Christmas songs? Adeste Fidelis ala Twisted Sister, and anything performed by Diana Krall, oh, am]nd there's the Bing Crosby/David Bowie Drummer Boy from the 70s... CLASSIC!)
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? this year it's travel back home...
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? yes, assuming you mean all of the flying ones... including Rudolf and one non-flying one (Feline - Rudolph's girlfriend... - I don't know Rudolph's mom's name)
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? no (see 2), but it would be a star.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? allowed one XMas Eve... rest in the AM
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? driving (though it's not bad here in Iowa at all even though the stores have lots of people in them (go America!!! SHOP in Q4 and bring up those profits!!!!!!!)
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? red glass balls
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Egg Nog and whatever food is there...
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? enough money/refinancing to stabilize my debt management (a minor bail out should suffice!) and pay for the remodel of my upper level
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both.
2. Real tree or Artificial? I like my trees like my women boobs...real.
3. When do you put up the tree? No set time, if ever.
4. When do you take the tree down? No set time.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes. With bourbon.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Tractor.
7. Hardest person to buy for? I can buy for anyone.
8. Easiest person to buy for? Considering Eric just got his drum set, he was the easiest this year.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? No.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Neither.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Automatic stapler and bookmarks at last year's office swap.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Carol (1951 - Alastair Sim). Bad Santa for darkness.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? No set time. But I can do it all on Christmas Eve because I am a professional.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No. But I want to put the stapler back in the office gift pool, but won't because it is tacky.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Ricotta cookies.
16. Lights on the tree? I just made a face. How can you have a Christmas tree without lights.
17. Favorite Christmas songs? Jingle Bell Rock. Honorable mention - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home, but have traveled.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angle.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas day. It is a Christmas gift. December 25, not December 24.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? It is fricken snowing here today.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Diversity in ornaments.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? As long as it is good, I don't care.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? A winning mega millions ticket; current jackpot - $170,000,000.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
both, it depends on the situation, the timing, etc. I do have a ton of paper on hand and do a very good job of wrapping if I say so myself.
2. Real tree or Artificial?
Artificial. My tree is usually up from the first weekend of Advent through the entire Christmas season (which in the church starts on Christmas Day)
3. When do you put up the tree?
first weekend of Advent but I still like to make it a family affair. My daughter was unavailable this year so it still isn't up. I have been using my Charlie Brown Tree scene which lights.
4. When do you take the tree down?
Well into January. Got that from my mom who said that the time of year is too busy to really enjoy it if it is up and down to quickly.
5. Do you like eggnog?
yes
6. Favorite gift received as a child?
bb gun. not the Red Ryder though LOL
7. Hardest person to buy for?
My parents. They are at the stage of life where they pretty much have everything they need.
8. Easiest person to buy for?
my youngest brother. anything malamute or seahawks related.
9. Do you have a nativity scene?
but of course! :-)
10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
mail mostly but I have done some email cards (especially to friends I don't have the address for ;-)
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
when I was a kid I used to think it was clothes. Ironically, both of my kids loved to receive clothes at Christmas.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street both the original in black and white. That being said I have many holiday themed movies that I don't know if I can watch them all before Christmas any more. I could give ABC Family a run for their money on the 25 days of Christmas movie series.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
Dec 25th LOL I am always shopping for Christmas. As blondie can attest, the hardest part for me is waiting until Christmas to give the gift :-D
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
no
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
food LOL I don't think I have a favorite Christmas time food
16. Lights on the tree?
yes, purple :-)
17. Favorite Christmas songs?
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen. I love playing The First Nowell and other hymns
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
I cherished our Christmases because we had what my mom always wanted - a quite family Christmas without all the running back and forth. Not to say we didn't miss all the big family get togethers. Now I find myself torn between playing music for my church on Christmas and being with my funny little honey. I won't get the vacay now but it had been too long and I had to be with her for her birthday and thanksgiving.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
yes
20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
angel. Very pretty one with Irish motif gown
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
we used to open exchange gifts from the family on Christmas Eve (cuz grandma sent the kids clothes that they wanted to wear to mass) and presents from us to the kids in the morning. Now, it is whenever my daughter can grace me with her presence. I have never pressured the kids about how they spent the holidays since the divorce.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
Christmas commercials are almost as annoying as political ones. I just think the whole scene is too hectic and crazy. I am more into peace on earth and Silent Night.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color?
My tree the past couple of years has been purple. It has built in white lights then I add purple. There are a lot of purple ornaments as well as the ornaments my mom has bought for me which lately have tended to be moose themed.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
nothing in particular.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year?
winning the lottery so I could retire early and move in with my funny little honey.
~R
oh can I request granma got run over by a reindeer as one of the songs here? LOL
Ter
word ver- sactines? hmmm saltines with....?
Wasn't Rudolf's girl friend named Clarice?
Wasn't Rudolf's girl friend named Clarice?
Why yes, I believe that is her name.
~ b
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