Anne posted her Christmas questionaire. She urged us fellow bloggers to play along, so here goes. Click to read my contribution to the “Christmas Meme” thing.
1. Eggnog or hot chocolate? I love hot chocolate all of the time, but eggnog has its special place from Thanksgiving to New Years.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Unless they are too big, Santa wraps his gifts.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Colored.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? No.
5. When do you put your decorations up? After Thanksgiving and before Christmas – basically when I can get around to it.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Mashed potatoes
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? I have a lot of favorite memories of Christmas as a child, but I always remember playing with my friends in the neighborhood. I loved to see what they got for Christmas, and show them what I got. That is why I love to stay at home on Christmas day.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I’m with Anne on this question. What do you mean by the “truth” ?
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Although we would sometimes open gifts on Christmas Eve back when I had to work on Christmas Day. We don’t open “gifts” on Christmas Eve anymore. We do, however, open new ornaments each year on Christmas Eve each year.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Lights and ornaments (homemade and store bought) are placed with the Christmas music playing. The kids and I do it together.
11. Snow! Love it or dread it? If it were to snow again where we lived, I think I would love it. I don’t like driving to the snow though.
12. Can you ice skate? I can “sort of skate”, if you could call it that.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? The stuffed Snoopy was always my favorite.
14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? Being with the ones that I love.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? My favorite holiday desert is probably Pumpkin pie.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Exchanging holiday cards with old friends.
17. What tops your tree? Nothing right now, but we are in search of the perfect angel or star.
18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving? I like receiving the surprise gifts that people give. It is interesting to see what they pick out. I LOVE seeing the faces of those receiving the gifts that I have specially picked out for them.
19. What is your favorite Christmas song? “Silent Night” and “O Holy Night.”
20. Candy canes? To look at, but I don’t care to eat them much.
21. Favorite Christmas movie? “Merry Christmas Charlie Brown”
22. What do you leave for Santa? We leave cookies for Santa and Carrots for the Reindeer.
It’s good to have you back in the land of the running. Great splits. My 4:00 AM run had no bright sun but was just close to perfect.
I like Charlie Brown too.