Of course, leave it to Sylvia at Christian Homekeeper to pass along the fun stuff…
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
some of both
2. Real tree or Artificial?
Artificial…three feet tall.
3. When do you put up the tree?
Used to be the day after Thanksgiving. Now it’s when I find a ’round tuit…
4. When do you take the tree down?
Fairly quickly after Christmas
5. Do you like eggnog?
Oh do I!
6. Favorite gift received as a child?
Oh my goodness!!! Sylvia had a “Mr & Mrs Mouse House” TOO?!! I still have the Mr & Mrs in my cedar chest, plumb nekkid if I recall…not sure what happened to their jammies or their house.
7. Hardest person to buy for?
Dad
8. Do you like Christmas best as a child, or as an adult?
As a kid.
9.Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
I mail ‘em!
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
Some sort of wooden box that tilted to let marbles fall through the holes. Sorry Aunt M – I don’t think you ever knew that I didn’t like it at all.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
It’s A Wonderful Life
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
First part of December – internet connection burns up…
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
Nope!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Everything we used to have at Grandma T’s on Christmas Eve…BBQ, eggnog and all sorts of homemade candy. Grandma made plum pudding with hard sauce one year and Uncle Ron brought real eggnog from a real dairy in a glass container.
16. Lights on the tree?
Not this year…no handy outlet. Had to put the tree up…thanks, Sophinator…!
17. Favorite Christmas song?
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
Travel travel travel…
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer’s?
Some of them.
20. Angel on the treetop or a star?
Bow for me too…
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?
Yes.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
Nearly everything. I am working on my attitude…a little.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color?
Plum, cranberry, gold
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner, Ham or Turkey or other?
Roast beef
25. What do you want for Christmas this year?
Just to get through it.
26. Who is most likely to respond to this?
Why, all my loyal blog readers…all two? three? of you…
27. Who is least likely to respond to this?
See above.
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Pardon the funky formatting…not sure what’s up with that…UPDATE: Fixed that, I think…
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NP: The space heater in the living room…brrrr! It is COLD!!!