I thought this would be fun for people with time on their hands this summer who are already dreaming of Christmas like me!!
Before Christmas
1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? Oh yes. Not Christmas without sending them
2. How soon do you start shopping? Normally around September, but if I see something at any point that I know someone will like, I do it right then.
3. Who do you shop for? Family, close friends and occasionally someone I barely know.
Decorations
4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? You bet... all year long!
5. If so, is it fake or real? Fake because they last much longer
6. Do you like tinsel? Very much
7. Do you use homemade or store bought ornaments? Both. One of the homemade is from my son when he was very young. It is the first one to go on and the last one to come off.
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? and in the yard
9. Do you put lights on the tree? tons of them
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? I have done popcorn, but not cranberries
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? Yes and several more ion the house and in the yard.
Christmas Eve
12. Do you celebrate it? Every year
13. Do you hang up your stocking? Of course
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" I do, but it is just the wife and I now.
Favorite
15. Christmas Movie... Miracle on 34th street (the original)
16. Character from any Christmas Movie... Tim Allen as Santa
17. Christmas Song... White Christmas (sung by Bing)
18. Christmas Memory... alone one Christmas, I ate, slipped inot PJs and a robe, sat on the floor to open the one present that was there, when suddenly, my Grandmother's old wind up Church played a few bars of Silent Night... all by itself. I remembered at that moment, that I was in fact, not alone.
This or That
19. Give or Receive? Give
20. Eggnog or Cider? Cider
21. Red or Green? Tough one... green
22. Ham or Turkey? Turkey
23. Star or Angel? Tree topper? Angel
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? Mostly colored
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights? Both
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? Unfortunately, some of both
Presents
27. What do you want for Christmas this year? A gift from the heart
28. When do you open your gifts? Christmas morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? A family vacation. Including close friends
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? An entire stocking filled with Hershey Kisses. You know how many calories that is? lol
31. Who gives you the most gifts? Currently my wife
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? Yes
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? Love it
Random
34. Do you put change in those red buckets? Several times during the season
35. Do you burn a yule log? Not lately
36. Can you name all the reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donner, Comet, Cupid, Blitzen... and of course Rudolph
37. Do you bake cookies? Yes. Mostly for others
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause? No, but I have seen the wife do it.
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? Once
40. Do you go caroling? Use to
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? Yes. With a nice big mug of Hot Chocolate
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? Yes
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? Yes and once had a photo of him on my lap
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? Family
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? Normally my home
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? I love in South Dakota, so... yes
47. What part of Christmas do you look most forward to? Decorating and movies on Hallmark
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? Yes
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? Not a family photo, but always pictures, especially opening presents
My Own...
50. Do I enjoy people who take the time for these kind of posts? Very much so...
"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more!"