Christmas Edition - getting to know me

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I love wrapping presents with beautiful bows and paper...but sometimes a gift bag works better

2. Real tree or Artificial? REAL!!!

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the weekend right after Thanksgiving...this year...pregnant, sick, and an 11 month old, working full-time - I think my sister said she would come help next weekend. Otherwise, who knows.

4. When do you take the tree down? Usually New Years Day

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes -but the friend who sent this to me informed me of the tons of calories in it and said something about soy eggnog - might have to try that!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? "My Child" doll - it looked just like me (or so I thought)

7. Hardest person to buy for? my dad or Mal's dad...it's a toss up.

8. Easiest person to buy for? Jonas

9. Do you have a nativity scene? No. But I really want one...still looking for just the right one and a place to put it in our tiny little house. Not a whole lot of table space - especially with an 11 month old climbing up and pulling anything within reach on the floor.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? I love sending cards in the mail (hopefully I will get to that this year) and displaying the ones we have received!

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? That would be the Red Lobster biscuits my grandmother wrapped up all greasy and put under the Christmas tree! Bless her heart she knew how much I loved them...

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I have sort of gotten burnt out on Christmas movies that I used to love (all the old ones)...I am now looking for new Christmas movies to watch - I would like to see Family Man this year and I was watching a few minutes of Elf earlier.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually in November sometime.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No way! Who does that?!? Ok maybe I have...but I'll never tell.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? pies, cookies, white trash, anything sweet...then all the traditional stuff too!

16. Lights on the tree? yes. we have these pretty pearl ones

17. Favorite Christmas songs: All the hymns - and the fun old ones.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Used to travel before kids - now we stay home...it is so relaxing!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Rudolph, Donner, Blitzen, Prancer, and Dancer, Cupid...hmmm....

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One present on Christmas Eve (new pj's to wear to bed and wake up in on Christmas morning). The rest of the presents on Christmas morning - stockings first!

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Emphasis on "making ALL your Christmas wishes come true!" with a mountain of credit card debt - what about Jesus' birth and the FREE gift of salvation!?!?

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Favorite ornament - Mal and my first Christmas together we got an ornament with our initials on it and the date - this year we will get one for Jonas' first Christmas! (Probably a new favorite!) Our color theme used to be bright red and silver for about 4 years...then a couple of years ago I changed to green, pearl (ivory), and gold.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Broccoli casserole, sweet potatoes (with pecans and brown sugar), stuffing...the list goes on and on.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? a housekeeper would be great! Oh, and great big, huge bathtowels (something that will actually wrap around my body) and our driveway widened, and for Jonas to say "Mama".