Stealing from Lisa

Christmas

Wrapping Paper or gift bags? Paper unless the gift is terribly weird-shaped, then I'll use a bag.

Real tree or artificial? I'm allergic to real trees, so we've had a fake tree for 4 or 5 years now. We may look for a pre-lit "retro" tree after the holidays, if there are any left.

When do you put up the tree? Normally, around Thanksgiving or the first week of December.

Do you like eggnog? Yum.

Favorite gift received as a child? Probably the Barbie Dream House I got when I was 7 or so.

Do you have a nativity scene? Yup.

Hardest person to buy for? Usually, Beast, but I think I did ok this year.

Easiest person to buy for? Sparky, so far.

Mail or email Christmas cards? I mail most of them. I have one here that I'll have to email because I don't have a current street address. And there are a couple of others I'll send email cards.

I oops-ed. The crossed out stuff below is Lisa's, which I didn't clean up properly. Sorry!
Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Most likely something my idiot ex-husband bought me. A crock pot and a Abs of Steel video are coming to mind. The hell?? Books I've already read, or no books at all. And 1994's pre-Christmas events were really shitty.

Favorite Christmas movie? White Christmas I don't have one. It's not my favorite time to sit around watching a movie I've seen a million times before...something I tend not to do in any case.

When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually in Novemeber. I can’t do it much earlier as my son’s birthday is in late October. Normally, I start collecting things, or at least ideas, early in the year...spring, or summer. This year I had about 3 ideas/things up until December 1. Bad me.
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Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Not very often.

Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Cookies, and/or fudge.

Clear lights or colored on the tree? Multi-color lights.

Favorite Christmas song? "Silent Night" and anything by Nat King Cole.

Travel at Christmas or stay home? I'd prefer to stay home, but we almost always go somewhere.

Can you name all of Santa’s Reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen. And Rudolph.

Angel on the tree top or a star? Star.

Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We open one from Beast's side on the Eve, and the rest Xmas morning.

Most annoying thing about this time of year? The constant onslaught of Christmas music. I don't know why it annoys me so much, but then again, I don't really care for Muzak of any kind.

Favorite ornament theme or color? I have loads of ornaments from my childhood, and a couple from my mom's childhood. Those are special, but I also like all the birds I've accrued over the past few years.

Favorite Christmas dinner? Whatever I didn't have to cook!

What do you want for Christmas this year? A big check for the D'Iberville Volunteer Foundation.