1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Love wrapping paper, but since I travel with gifts and the airline security will unwrap anything wrapped, it's gift bags for me. Last year I made a bunch out of my sister in law's bridesmaids dresses.
2. Real tree or Artificial? I love and appreciate both. My in laws have real and I enjoy that every other year. My mom has two fake trees and I enjoy that too. I have this dollar store tree.
3. When do you put up the tree? Day after Thanksgiving or thereabouts.
4. When do you take the tree down? When I am at my parents every other year, I help my mom take down her trees before I leave town. Usually right before the new year. It's a depressing job to do by yourself.
5. Do you like eggnog? Oh Yes!
6.Favorite gift received as a child? My parents, my grandparents, aunts, even my great aunts and uncle made me gifts. I have saved only a handful of childhood things, but they are the homemade ones. My dad made me a toy stove in 1974 which I played with for a very long time.
7. Hardest person to buy for? Most people are equally hard because their packages need to be mailed or carried on the plane. I can only vaguely remember what it was like to shop without size or weight restraints. At Tuesday Morning I saw a terrific Mickey Mouse bowl. The bowl itself was just his pants and feet. It was so cute, and oh so affordable, but very big. I know a certain Mickey Fan Club family that would have enjoyed such a bowl. But mailing it, no thanks!
8. Easiest person to buy for? Myself. Darned sales are so tempting! My mom is easy too because she tells me what she wants.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Several. Tis the reason for the season!
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail -postcards lately.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? When I was a kid my mom would only let us open one present on Christmas eve. More than likely the only thing under the tree was something from our Great Aunt Rosie. It was usually something like a plastic canvas pen holder that she had made. I sort of worry that my little cousins will one day think the same thing of my handmade gifts.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Don't have a favorite. So many are good. Just saw Four Christmases and really, really enjoyed it. It was my treat for staying in bed all week, which may or may not have added to it's enjoyment. I was afraid that all the best parts were in the ads, but it had me laughing. Ouch!
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I shop and craft all year long.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes, especially when I taught at Wealthy Public School. I practically counted on re-gifting those extravagant teacher gifts. Nobody ever looked a re-gifted Yankee Candle in the mouth!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Candy Cane Joe-Joe's and Dryers (Eddies) Peppermint ice cream.
16. Lights on the tree? white
17. Favorite Christmas song? Bruce Springsteen singing Santa Claus is Coming to Town puts me in a festive mood as does The Little Drummer Boy.
Jersey, that was special for you!
18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Travel home. We alternate years between our NY and Florida parents.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? probably
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Probably a bow.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? No dispute there, Christmas morning at both parents.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Not enough time to enjoy all the activities possible.
23. What theme or color are you using? This year the theme was minimal. Whatever I could get out the day I learned I was going to have surgery. The color is always red.
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? I have already gotten all that I could want for Christmas. My parents spoiled us early over Thanksgiving. My surgery went well and I am on vacation. I'm pretty content.
25. Who is most likely to respond to this? ?
26. What is on your stocking? It's knitted with my name and a fuzzy bearded Santa.
27. How old is your stocking? It's vintage 1970's
23. What theme or color are you using? This year the theme was minimal. Whatever I could get out the day I learned I was going to have surgery. The color is always red.
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? I have already gotten all that I could want for Christmas. My parents spoiled us early over Thanksgiving. My surgery went well and I am on vacation. I'm pretty content.
25. Who is most likely to respond to this? ?
26. What is on your stocking? It's knitted with my name and a fuzzy bearded Santa.
27. How old is your stocking? It's vintage 1970's
4 comments:
Oh, I completely forgot about the Candy Cane Joe-Joe's! I hope our TJ's hasn't sold out. :)
I love this!! I'm going to steal it and post later this week :)
I bought two boxes of Candy Cane Joe Joes yesterday, didn't even wait to get home to tear into them! Boy and I crushed some up and ate them over ice cream last night. INSANELY good :)
Thanks for the Bruce! I needed that today. Love the Christmas picture of you.
Love that pic of little Janie!! A homemade toy stove? do you still have it? How awesome!
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