Christmas edition of getting to know your friends

[redoak]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Mostly paper

2. Real tree or Artificial? Real


3. When do you put up the tree? couple weeks before Christmas


4. When do you take the tree down? After the new year


5. Do you like eggnog? no


6. Favorite gift received as a child? memories


7. Hardest person to buy for? my wife

8. Easiest person to buy for? dogs


9. Do you have a nativity scene? no


10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? a snowflake sweater

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Elf

13. When do you start shopping? August

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? christmas cookies

16. Lights on the tree? if they work

17. Favorite Christmas song? Silent Night

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Usually go to my mom's house

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? morning


22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? All the catalogs in the mail

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? rocking horses

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? squash

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? For everyone to remember the real meaning of Christmas.

 

[hollyclyff]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both

2. Real tree or Artificial? Prefer real, but for some reason we can't keep a real one standing in this house no matter what we try. We finally gave up and bought an artificial one.

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

4. When do you take the tree down? As soon as possible after Christmas.

5. Do you like eggnog? Love it! Especially with a little something extra mixed in!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? A puppy

7. Hardest person to buy for? We don't buy gifts for adults and the kids are not too hard.

8. Easiest person to buy for? My daughter

9. Do you have a nativity scene? No - we're not religious

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Don't do Christmas cards

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Clothes that were way too big.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Animated Grinch and Rudolph

13. When do you start shopping? September

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Not that I remember

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Chex mix

16. Lights on the tree? All white

17. Favorite Christmas song? Barenaked Ladies/Sarah McLachlan - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Nothing

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Both

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Crowds of stressed out, cranky people, which is why I start shopping in September

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I like to buy Christmas ornaments from places we visit on vacation

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Honey-baked ham

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Winning the lottery would be nice

 

[sara]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? moslty paper

2. Real tree or Artificial? only a fresh cut tree will do


3. When do you put up the tree? usually the first weekend of December


4. When do you take the tree down? right after Christmas, usually by that point I've forgotten to water it, and it's drying out

5. Do you like eggnog? I do


6. Favorite gift received as a child? stuffed pig. Got it when I was 8, and still have it.

7. Hardest person to buy for? my husband

8. Easiest person to buy for? the boys


9. Do you have a nativity scene? definately

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I got a really ugly bathrobe when I was younger from my aunt. I said I didn't like it, and boy was a I sorry after that.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer

13. When do you start shopping? this year, who knows

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? no, that's not very tasteful

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? pineapple filling

16. Lights on the tree? clear bulbs only

17. Favorite Christmas song? Away in a Manger

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? In the morning here. We get together with my mom's family Christmas eve, and there are presents there


22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Commercialism

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? My tree is blue and silver balls, clear lights, and ornaments for each year with the boys names on them

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? one with family

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? to remember why we have Christmas, and that it isn't for lots of gifts, but the one true gift.

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
wrapping paper

2. Real tree or Artificial?
real

3. When do you put up the tree?
maybe a week after the beginning of December

4. When do you take the tree down?
after New Year's

5. Do you like eggnog?
kinda

6. Favorite gift received as a child?
I'm still kinda a child (teen) so um... probably my 'bator

7. Hardest person to buy for?
the person I get for our family polyana (sp?)

8. Easiest person to buy for?
sisters

9. Do you have a nativity scene?
I think so...

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
both

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
I can't remember any bad ones, I'm sure there were some, I guess clothes when I was 4-8 cuz I wanted toys then

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
I don't really like any of them, they're sooooooooo annoying

13. When do you start shopping?
I've already started

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
nope

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
whatever is on the table on Christmas day

16. Lights on the tree?
yeah of course

17. Favorite Christmas song?
Away in a Manger

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
I like staying home but I would like to travel to my dad's side of the family's house/s because I never see them

20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
we've done both

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
one on Christmas Eve the rest on Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
it isn't Thanksgiving yet and stores are already playing Christmas songs, selling Christmas things, and advertising with Christmas stuff

23. Favorite ornament theme or color?
I like them all really

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
turkey

25. What do you want for Christmas this year?
another 'bator or a Wii I guess

 

[TaLani]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Mostly paper

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial, real is nice but too messy & I always forget to water it.

3. When do you put up the tree? Thanksgiving wkend

4. When do you take the tree down? New Year's Day

5. Do you like eggnog? Did the sun come up today?!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Radio

7. Hardest person to buy for? my hubby

8. Easiest person to buy for? my kids

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, it has little porcelain figurines that my daughter loves to arrange.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail!

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Not sure

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Home Alone 2

13. When do you start shopping? All yr, but finish up by Nov.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Nope

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? cookies

16. Lights on the tree? I prefer white over colored lights

17. Favorite Christmas song? Jingle Bells

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One Christmas Eve and the rest on Christmas Day.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Commercialism

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I like lots of candy canes & icicles on the tree

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Mom's homemade stuffing

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? My 2nd set of chickens to lay already!