Stolen Holiday Survey

Anyone that reads, Sandy's sister-in-law, Meredith's blog knows that she is always coming up with neat ideas to blog about. Seeing how the Christmas spirit has hit me early, I stole it from her. Thanks Meredith.

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa does not have time to wrap all those gifts! He sets them in the living room, of course with two children, he sets them on opposite ends of the room!

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?White.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Hopefully. I have called my friend Laura and asked her to have her hunting husband to shoot some out of a tree for me!

5. When do you put your decorations up? I will buy my tree the day after Thanksgiving and put it up on Saturday. I have purchased all new ornaments this year, I would put my tree up today if I could!

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Cheese ball, weird, I know.

7. Favorite childhood memory of Christmas? One year, I was around ten, my dad kept telling me that Santa was bring something so big that it would not go under the tree, so when I got up on Christmas morning, I needed to put on my coat and some warm shoes because I would have to go outside to get my gift. Well, when Christmas morning came, I threw on my boats and heavy coat and ran downstairs to find a 13" tv sitting under the tree! I was sure I was getting a trampoline like my friend Leslie.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? There's not Santa?????

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Not now, I always did as a kid. My mom would give me new PJ's every year so that I did not look like an orphan in the Christmas morning pictures.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Well, it seems to be something new every year, but always with the stuff the kids have made!

11. Snow! Love it or dread it? LOVE it! Or at least I did the last time we had it!

12. Can you ice skate? Yes, but it is not pretty/

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Not really, I have received so much the last 36 years, I would be hard to point out one thing.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Keeping my children focused on Christ, as much fun as it is to give and get, I want them to remember that we are celebrating the birthday of God's son, thus the birthday cake we make every year!

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Mom's cherry yum-yum.

16. What is your holiday tradition? Getting up Christmas morning and watching the kids open their gifts, with just mom and dad and us!

17. What tops your tree? A bow.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? The entire Clay Aiken Christmas CD.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yuck.

21. What do you want for Christmas? Hobby Lobby, the whole store!