Christmas Survey

I just got one of those email questionnaires, so for fun, I thought I'd post it here. Hope everyone is enjoying all the shopping and wrapping...and finding at least a little time to eat gingerbread!

By the way, does anybody know when "The Grinch" is coming on TV? What about "Charlie Brown Christmas?"

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper.

2. Real tree or artificial? Fake, ever since my husband used wirecutters one year to cut off all the lights, after we argued about how he was putting them on. Rather than continuing with WWIII every year, I finally bought a fake, pre-lit one. Best decision I've ever made in my life. I miss the smell, but I burn pine-scented aromatherapy oil and candles around the tree, for effect. And aren't you glad you asked?!

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

4. When do you take the tree down? Usually sometime before my birthday…which is in April

5. Do you like eggnog? The raw eggs kinda creep me out…but I'm game for a taste.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? The year my aunt Nancy got me every single thing on my wish list (Jimmy Buffet's "Volcano," a pair of square hammered metal earrings…among other things)

7. Hardest person to buy for? My aunt Nancy! (And the mother-in-law)

8. Easiest person to buy for? My kids

9. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A 6 ft. x 3 ft. fake "million dollar bill," complete with cliches like "Your ship has come in," all painted on white felt – to use as a tablecloth? To hang? (We did, just for fun).

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Used to be mail…this year, probably email.

11. Favorite Christmas Movie? "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

12. When do you start shopping for Christmas? The day after Christmas

13. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Probably. (Mother Brain strikes again.)

14. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Starbucks Gingerbread cake…with a non-fat latte.

15. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear – lots of them

16. Favorite Christmas song? "O Holy Night." Do I dare to sing this one year in church???

17. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home…I did WAY too much travel as a kid, back and forth between the parents

18. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Comet, Cupid, Dancer and Vixen, Prancer, Donner, Blixen…I'm missing one (and it isn't Rudolph). Droopy?!!!

19. Angel on the tree top or a star? Ummmm…..I think we lost the star we used to have…it's bare this year. (Mark decorated - I stayed away!)

20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning, with sweet rolls and tea.

21. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Christmas cards with only my friends' kids. I want to see the whole family!!!

22. What I love most about Christmas? Newsletters from friends

With Southern love, y'all!
Annabelle