I found this little ditty at one of my favorite blogs. Seemed like something fun to do, and it helped distract me from dealing with my crazy, running-a-muck kids...
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Egg nog, yuck! Hot Chocolate is a year-round beverage in my opinion (a MUST for camping), so neither of these fall into a holiday beverage of choice for me. I will say that Starbuck’s pumpkin spice latte is a fall fave in our household.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wrap…unless it’s a huge heavy boxed item or a really weird shape…then forget it b/c Santa has better things to do than struggle with uncooperative wrapping paper.
3. Colored or white lights for tree/house? White all around. The tree is already pre-lit with hundreds of tiny lights. As far as lights on the house, the anal part of me says, “it will be too bright shining into the kids' bedroom windows at night.” Thus, we end up with nothing at all.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? My husband needs no more incentive. 'Nuf said.
5. When do you put your decorations up? Black Friday, or there about. I need an excuse not to shop with all the other crazies.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Sweet potato casserole (is it considered a casserole? You know the one: where we take perfectly healthy sweet potatoes and add sugar, sugar, and more sugar so that it becomes an excuse to eat dessert in the main course).
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? Reading the *true* Christmas story as a family around the tree on Christmas Eve.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? When I saw two santas in the mall…and one was having a cigarette break. (jk, I don’t think I ever believed since my folks didn’t care for that particular part of Christmas).
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yeah, but just one. It makes the 12 hours until Christmas morning much more bearable.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? "I take an ornament, put a little hook on it, and hang it on the tree." Is there any other way? I’m still waiting for the tree that you remove from the box already decorated…the pre-lit fake trees are only halfway there.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it…for the first couple of hours and then I wonder when we’ll roshambo to see who shovels the driveway.
12. Can you ice skate? Just waiting for the phone call to participate in “Stars on Ice”! (NOT)
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Back in the day when employers had money, my Dad’s company gave the employee’s kids age-appropriate toys. I got a huge Tippy dog that I loved.
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Family togetherness (within reason) and baby Jesus!!
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? It’s a toss up between pecan pie and the aforementioned sweet potato casserole.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? I would like it to be decorating the tree as a family with soft Christmas music playing in the background. But considering my fear of the kids breaking the fragile ornaments and my husband not feeling the love, it’s usually a one-woman job (i.e., me). This would explain my answer in question #10…
17. What tops your tree? A big bow
18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Do you want the PC answer??
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? I readily admit I looooove Christmas music. I am the annoying one who is so excited when the local easy-listening radio station starts playing them ad nauseam from Thanksgiving to Christmas. That said, my faves are usually by Christian artists…who truly celebrate the reason for the season.
20. Candy Canes: Yuck or Yum? Mostly yuck. But the fruity ones can err on the side of yummy once in awhile.
21 Favorite Christmas Show? Purely from a nostalgic standpoint, "Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer". Who did not watch this classic as a kid?! I am still shocked that it is only a ½ hour show though…it seemed so much longer back in the day.
22. Saddest Christmas Song? Is "Same Old Lang Syne" (by Dan Fogelberg) a Christmas song? I seem to hear a lot at this time of year, at any rate. That is a sad song for some reason.
3. Colored or white lights for tree/house? White all around. The tree is already pre-lit with hundreds of tiny lights. As far as lights on the house, the anal part of me says, “it will be too bright shining into the kids' bedroom windows at night.” Thus, we end up with nothing at all.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? My husband needs no more incentive. 'Nuf said.
5. When do you put your decorations up? Black Friday, or there about. I need an excuse not to shop with all the other crazies.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Sweet potato casserole (is it considered a casserole? You know the one: where we take perfectly healthy sweet potatoes and add sugar, sugar, and more sugar so that it becomes an excuse to eat dessert in the main course).
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? Reading the *true* Christmas story as a family around the tree on Christmas Eve.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? When I saw two santas in the mall…and one was having a cigarette break. (jk, I don’t think I ever believed since my folks didn’t care for that particular part of Christmas).
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yeah, but just one. It makes the 12 hours until Christmas morning much more bearable.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? "I take an ornament, put a little hook on it, and hang it on the tree." Is there any other way? I’m still waiting for the tree that you remove from the box already decorated…the pre-lit fake trees are only halfway there.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it…for the first couple of hours and then I wonder when we’ll roshambo to see who shovels the driveway.
12. Can you ice skate? Just waiting for the phone call to participate in “Stars on Ice”! (NOT)
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Back in the day when employers had money, my Dad’s company gave the employee’s kids age-appropriate toys. I got a huge Tippy dog that I loved.
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Family togetherness (within reason) and baby Jesus!!
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? It’s a toss up between pecan pie and the aforementioned sweet potato casserole.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? I would like it to be decorating the tree as a family with soft Christmas music playing in the background. But considering my fear of the kids breaking the fragile ornaments and my husband not feeling the love, it’s usually a one-woman job (i.e., me). This would explain my answer in question #10…
17. What tops your tree? A big bow
18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Do you want the PC answer??
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? I readily admit I looooove Christmas music. I am the annoying one who is so excited when the local easy-listening radio station starts playing them ad nauseam from Thanksgiving to Christmas. That said, my faves are usually by Christian artists…who truly celebrate the reason for the season.
20. Candy Canes: Yuck or Yum? Mostly yuck. But the fruity ones can err on the side of yummy once in awhile.
21 Favorite Christmas Show? Purely from a nostalgic standpoint, "Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer". Who did not watch this classic as a kid?! I am still shocked that it is only a ½ hour show though…it seemed so much longer back in the day.
22. Saddest Christmas Song? Is "Same Old Lang Syne" (by Dan Fogelberg) a Christmas song? I seem to hear a lot at this time of year, at any rate. That is a sad song for some reason.
In the Christmas spirit of giving, feel free to copy this post and fill it out on your blog! :)
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