Christmas Fun

I got this emailed today from a friend and decided to put it on my blog.

Welcome to the 2006 Holiday Edition of Getting to Know Your Friends! Enjoy!! Everyone has time for a few moments of fun! Don't be a scrooge!!!

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? I like them both!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wrapped

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white inside, colored lining the house.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually the 2nd weekend in Dec after my girls birthday.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? My mom has this wonderful recipe of vegetables in a white cheese sauce that is just tasty!

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: One year we had friends visit from out of state. They brought their presents with them. It was so much fun to spend time with other kids on Christmas day.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I think it was a gradual process. There was no traumatic event that shocked me or anything like that.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? My kids are not old enough to ask yet. When they do it will probably be the smallest one under the tree at the time.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? We have a pre-lit tree with white lights and special keepsake ornaments that have been collected over the years. I used to put garland tinsel up but my girls liked to use it like a boa and pulled the tree over several times when they were little.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? I dread it.

12. Can you ice skate? have you ever fallen on the ice? No ice skating here.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? The 10 speed bike I got in 4th grade.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with family and friends, The joy of giving a specifically picked out gift to a person, and Celebrating the birth of Jesus.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Chocolate Fudge and Christmas cookies

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Going to see the Christmas lights with the kids.

17. What tops your tree? A star

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? I love to give and see that the person's delight when they open the gift.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? I love Silent Night

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum although they do get really messy.