I still need to do it.
I still need to do it.
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
Before Christmas
1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? yes
2. How soon do you start shopping? usually not until October
3. Who do you shop for? wife, daughters, parents, in-laws, sisters, other family members
Decorations
4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? the week of Thanksgiving
5. If so, is it fake or real? fake
6. Do you like tinsel? like it, just don't use it; tinsel seems to be more for real trees
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments? combination of both
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? yes
9. Do you put lights on the tree? yes
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? no, too much work, but would be fun
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? yes
Christmas Eve
12. Do you celebrate it? yes
13. Do you hang up your stocking? yes
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" sometimes
Favorite
15. Christmas Movie Vacation
16. Character from any Christmas Movie Clark Griswald
17. Christmas Song There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays - Perry Como
18. Christmas Memory too many to list!
This or That
19. Give or Receive? give
20. Eggnog or Cider? cider
21. Red or Green? green
22. Ham or Turkey? ham
23. Star or Angel? angel
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? white on my wife's "formal" tree; colored on the bonus room "family" tree
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights still
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? both
Presents
27. What do you want for Christmas this year? I'm not going to ask for a thing this year
28. When do you open your gifts? both Christmas Eve and Christmas morning; prefer Christmas morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? as a child, Billy Blastoff set; as an adult, n-scale train set
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? probably a pair of shoes my mom bought me when I was in college
31. Who gives you the most gifts? my wife
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? no
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? love it! I wrap 90% of everything under the tree every year.
Random
34. Do you put change in those red buckets? every time I pass by one
35. Do you burn a yule log? no, never have
36. Can you name all the reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph
37. Do you bake cookies? yes
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause? yes
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? yes
40. Do you go caroling? I used to, haven't in years
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? love it!
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? up until our daughters were in college
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? years and years ago!
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? family and friends
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? our home, family's homes, friends' homes
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? yes, but it doesn't happen often here
47. What part of Christmas do you look most forward to? everything; the lights, the music, the food, the true Reason for Christmas
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? yes
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? yes, but with 3 ladies in our house, it depends on whether or not everyone is having a good hair day that day.
"The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear."
Before Christmas
1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? I try.
2. How soon do you start shopping? As soon as I see something someone would like.
3. Who do you shop for? My mother, the young grandchildren, the great-grandchildren, some of my friends.
Decorations
4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? Usually three, maybe zero this year.
5. If so, is it fake or real? Fake.
6. Do you like tinsel? Yes, but I haven't used it in years.
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments? I gave my homemade ones to my brother. Now I have storebought ones from Germany.
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? I used to.
9. Do you put lights on the tree? Absolutely!
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? Too much work.
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? Always.
Christmas Eve
12. Do you celebrate it? Define "celebrate"
13. Do you hang up your stocking? For decoration only.
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" No, we never did.
Favorite
15. Christmas Movie Since You Went Away (Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple, Robert Walker, Hattie McDaniel, Monty Woolley)
16. Character from any Christmas Movie Hard to say
17. Christmas Song O Come All Ye Faithful and all the other old carols
18. Christmas Memory Driving through the neighborhood (on the way to church) and seeing luminarias everywhere
This or That
19. Give or Receive? Give!
20. Eggnog or Cider? Eggnog, but I love cold cider
21. Red or Green? Equal
22. Ham or Turkey? Neither --- Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
23. Star or Angel? Both!
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? White indoors
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights Still
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? Very Nice!
Presents
27. What do you want for Christmas this year? Cards (no funny ones)
28. When do you open your gifts? When I was a child, on Christmas Eve; after I married, one or two on Christmas Eve, the rest on Christmas morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? A camera when I was ten or eleven
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? No comment
31. Who gives you the most gifts? My mother, usually things she found at the Dollar Store
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? Yes, that didn't work very well for most of us in the exchange
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? I used to LOVE it and bought every trim that Hallmark had!
Random Never mind --- I'm tired.
34. Do you put change in those red buckets?
35. Do you burn a yule log?
36. Can you name all the reindeer?
37. Do you bake cookies?
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause?
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe?
40. Do you go caroling?
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights?
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies?
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap?
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with?
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas?
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas?
47. What part of Christmas do you look most foward to?
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa?
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas?
"Hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown him Lord of all."
I'm thinking of answering this survey again and then comparing my answers to last years!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
Before Christmas
1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? yes
2. How soon do you start shopping? whenever I see the perfect gift
3. Who do you shop for? husband, 2 daughters, their boyfriends, mother, mother-in-law, grand-niece, my dog
Decorations
4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? of course - 3 or 4 or them
5. If so, is it fake or real? fake
6. Do you like tinsel? used to use it when I put up a real tree
7. Do you use homemade or store-bought ornaments? both
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? yes
9. Do you put lights on the tree? yes pre-lit tree
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? no
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? yes
Christmas Eve
12. Do you celebrate it? yes - big time- lots of family and often frends for a big seafood buffet
13. Do you hang up your stocking? yes
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" always used to - when kids were small
Favorite
15. Christmas Movie Holiday Inn or The Family Stone
16. Character from any Christmas Movie Clark Griswold
17. Christmas Song I'll Be Home for Christmas - Bing Crosby
18. Christmas Memory Babys' first Christmases
This or That
19. Give or Receive? give
20. Eggnog or Cider? eggnog
21. Red or Green? red
22. Ham or Turkey? turkey (But we usually have Roast Beef)
23. Star or Angel? angel
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? white on the main tree and my daughter's gold tree, multi on my Madame Alexander tree, no lites on the Rudolph tree
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights still
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? very nice!
Presents
27. What do you want for Christmas this year? A new pot and pan set
28. When do you open your gifts? generally in the morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? probably a video camera
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? clothes my Mom picks out
31. Who gives you the most gifts? hubby
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? yes - at work each year and I would do a secret Santa ornament exchange with my troop when I was a girl scout leader
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? love it! I used to be a real perfectionist and spent a fortune on wrap, bows and tags
Random
34. Do you put change in those red buckets? most times
35. Do you burn a yule log? often - but the smoke bothers me - asthma
36. Can you name all the reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph
37. Do you bake cookies? yes lots of them
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Claus? hmmmmm.....
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? yes
40. Do you go caroling? I used to take my girl scout troop every year
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? of course. There is one house in my town that covers everything in white lights AND also converts an entire front room into a Christmas display with probably 50 motionettes all lit up
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? Every year!
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? many times
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? family and friends- brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, daughters, husband, Moms and any friend who needs a place to spend Christmas
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? usually at our house
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? every year but one as a child and about 50% of the time here in NYC suburbs
47. What part of Christmas do you look most forward to? writing and receiving cards, baking cookies, shopping and wrapping, decorating and eating special treats
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? yes
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? most of the time
Now I will post this and then compare it to the lst time I answered this survey!
Last edited by ornamentmaven; 10-20-2015 at 09:26 PM.
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
I was born in NYC (Queens) but moved to upstate NY - near Syracuse - when I was about 10 months old! I moved back downstate - Brooklyn - when I was 26. I only remember 1 Christmas, as a child, without ANY snow on the ground - when I was about 9 or 10 years old. I remember being absolutely amazed by the lack of snow. Bear in mind, the Syracuse, NY area is one of the snowiest places in the continental USA.
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas