getting to know the Christmas you

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!!



1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Egg Nog Lattes

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa lays stuff out around the stockings

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? One year I had colored, one year I had white, one year after 9/11 I had red, white and blue, then back to white, then colored, this year will be a little of all of the above focusing on colored because that is most interesting to the kids. Outside: I like red balls with hanging icicles, but we ran out of both when my husband put them on the deck, so this year may be white, if any: we need to hire out the putting up of lights since neither of us likes to be on the top of the roof.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Maybe a kissing ball; the kids'd get a kick out of that

5. When do you put your decorations up? First week of Decemberish since we didn't make the weekend after Thanksgiving deadline

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert). Seafood chowder on Christmas Eve. And Mom's sweet and sour meatballs

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Christmas eve at our house in
Mapleton-everyone was there-and the Nutcracker was on TV. Also, I loved getting the tree from the back woods; we'd roast hotdogs and drink hot chocolate. Sometimes we'd have to wear snowshoes!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? Probably about fourth grade and probably from school

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Not usually me, but my kids
open their christmas pj's and maybe a toy or something

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? -with the kids-I just
let them do what they want-more fun that way

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? I love looking at it; I love watching the kids play in it and all their excitement, but I really am not prepared for snow ie: no snow clothes, boots etc. and sometimes I forget to take my coat out of the closet

12. Can you ice skate? Have you ever fallen on the ice? If ice skating is like riding a bike then yeah I guess I can skate. If it is proportionate to height and weight gain then on my butt I will be!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? My Baby Alive, but the new one scares me: kinda like a Chucky doll

14 What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? The
food! No just kidding, being with my family and friends-so cliche,
but it's true. Oh and the Christmas shows like the Victorias Secret special

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Just one? Homemade chocolates. Egg Nog Cookies, yule log, fruitcake

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Samaritans Purse. Christmas Eve pj's! Getting the tree. Advent Calendar. Advent wreath. Looking at lights. Christmas Eve party. Some of these are in the making for this year. I am still trying to work out the kinks.

17. What tops your tree? An angel. Have you heard how the angel got the honor of topping the tree?
Santa was in a very bad mood one Christmas Season, and a little angel came into his toy shop dragging a Christmas tree and said "Santa, where do you want me to put this?"..........

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? 'tis better to give than to receive, according to a Coed Naked t-shirt that I used to have

19. What are your favorite Christmas Songs? "Santa Baby" and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" because I still believe that Santa is really Matthew McConaughey

20. Candy Canes? Hanging on trees.


Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!