Christmas TAG - 25 questions 'til Christmas!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I love to wrap gifts, and when I was a kid, my dad would let me wrap all the presents he had bought...except for mine of course!

2. Real tree or Artificial? I love our prelit tree, it is really easy to put up and take down, and great for the kids, my I do miss the smell of a real tree!

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the day after Thanksgiving

4. When do you take the tree down? When I am ready to

5. Favorite gift received as a child? Thatcher, my horse, although I was 16

6. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, but I want to make a wooden one my kids can play with

7. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail is best, then you can decorate your house with Christmas cards!

8. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Whenever I see something that looks like it would make a good gift... I try to get all but the stocking stuffers things before Thanksgiving

9. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Dewey brought home these chocolate, caramel, macadamian nut clusters that were delicious. I also love homemade sweetrolls, peanutbutter cookies, not so much a fan of sugar cookies, but love making them with the kids

10. Favorite Christmas songs? Silent Night, Away in a Manger (funny ones, Santa Baby & Hanukkah)

11. Travel at Christmas or stay home? It depends on why we are traveling... We were going to stay home this year, but Keith, Dewey's brother on his mission in Costa Rica will be calling so we will go over to Dewey's mom's house on Christmas Day!

12. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Of course... You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, but do you recall, the most famous reindeer of all... Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer

13. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One on Christmas Eve, PAJAMAS, and the rest on Christmas Day (If Dewey had his way, we would have already opened all the gifts, and it is only Dec 9th!)

14. Hardest and Best thing about this time of the year? Hardest - not being with all the family; Best - Remembering and sharing the greatest gift given to all mankind, our Savior

15. Favorite ornament theme or color? I like just white, green, and red colors, but with kids we do anything NON-BREAKABLE!!!

16. Favorite for Christmas dinner? 'Them Good Potatoes' and Ham and Strawberry Jello and homemade rolls (and don't forget the peas)

17. What do you want for Christmas this year? To teach my children what the true meaning of Christmas is

18. What is the favorite thing you are planning to give this year? Don't tell Dewey... I am planning on, oh nevermind, he would probably read this just in case I told!!!

19. Your favorite Christmas elf or Secret Santa treat to give a neighbor? Oatmeal, peanutbetter, chocolate chip cookies!

20. White or green Christmas? Definitely a white Christmas, if it is going to be cold it should also have snow!!!

21. Favorite Christmas Movies? NOT A Christmas Story!!! Dewey loves that one, but I can't stand it!!! - I like White Christmas with Danny Kaye, All the Santa Clause movies, and if there is a good movie playing at the theater, sometimes we go to that!!

22. Angel or Star on top of the tree? I like the star on the top of the tree!

23. Do you like eggnog? YES, especially an eggnog milkshake

24. Hardest person to buy for? Normally, my daughter, but her gift this year just fell in my lap

25. Easiest person to buy for? THE BABY!


NOW copy the Christmas questions to your blog and fill them out! I tag anyone who has a blog and reads this!!! (If you want to play and don't have a blog, copy this and email it!!!)