Meme Lemming: Christmas Meme
Dec. 26th, 2008 09:40 pm1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping Paper :)
2. Real tree or artificial? Real
3. When do you put up the tree? As soon as possible, but it’s usually two or three weeks before Christmas.
4. When do you take the tree down? Whenever I get around to it; I’m usually driven to take it down when the needles start all falling off.
5. Do you like eggnog? Nope. We drink homemade Irish Cream Whiskey instead…
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A present from my grandfather (my dad’s father) – the rack of the best 10-point buck he shot. Made only better with time, knowing what it meant for him to give me that prized possession. And yes, I wanted it at the time, too.
7. Hardest person to buy for? My dad.
8. Easiest person to buy for? My daughter.
9. Do you have a Nativity Scene? Two, in fact.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Neither, although I really would like to change that next year.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can’t think of anything.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Muppet Christmas Carol.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? On and off throughout the year, but mostly the two weeks before Christmas.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Christmas cookies!
16. Lights on the tree? Of course!
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; O Little Town of Bethlehem; O Holy Night…
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay at home – but that’s where most of my family is.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Dasher, Dance, Prancer, Vixon, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen… Rudolph.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel
21. Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning? Well, here with Wil and Myr it’s Christmas morning… But we open some the weekend before to the weekend after… all depending upon when people can get together.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Not enough time to do everything.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I’m much to eclectic to have a theme other than “Christmas”.
24. Favourite for Christmas dinner? This is hard because we do “buffet-style” food for most of the gatherings, so we have a little of everything, and that’s what I like best.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Gift cards to B&N.
26. Who is most likely to respond to this? I hate pointless questions!
27. Do you go to a Christmas worship on the Eve, at Midnight, on the Day or not at all? Eve, lately the midnight service.
28. What's your favorite Christmas Memory? That’s a hard one… I’d have to say just being with family.
29. What kind of outside lights to you put up? I have two inflatable Pooh Bears.. but they didn’t get up this year.
30. Do you believe in Santa Claus? Yes.
2. Real tree or artificial? Real
3. When do you put up the tree? As soon as possible, but it’s usually two or three weeks before Christmas.
4. When do you take the tree down? Whenever I get around to it; I’m usually driven to take it down when the needles start all falling off.
5. Do you like eggnog? Nope. We drink homemade Irish Cream Whiskey instead…
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A present from my grandfather (my dad’s father) – the rack of the best 10-point buck he shot. Made only better with time, knowing what it meant for him to give me that prized possession. And yes, I wanted it at the time, too.
7. Hardest person to buy for? My dad.
8. Easiest person to buy for? My daughter.
9. Do you have a Nativity Scene? Two, in fact.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Neither, although I really would like to change that next year.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can’t think of anything.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Muppet Christmas Carol.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? On and off throughout the year, but mostly the two weeks before Christmas.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Christmas cookies!
16. Lights on the tree? Of course!
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; O Little Town of Bethlehem; O Holy Night…
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay at home – but that’s where most of my family is.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Dasher, Dance, Prancer, Vixon, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen… Rudolph.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel
21. Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning? Well, here with Wil and Myr it’s Christmas morning… But we open some the weekend before to the weekend after… all depending upon when people can get together.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Not enough time to do everything.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I’m much to eclectic to have a theme other than “Christmas”.
24. Favourite for Christmas dinner? This is hard because we do “buffet-style” food for most of the gatherings, so we have a little of everything, and that’s what I like best.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Gift cards to B&N.
26. Who is most likely to respond to this? I hate pointless questions!
27. Do you go to a Christmas worship on the Eve, at Midnight, on the Day or not at all? Eve, lately the midnight service.
28. What's your favorite Christmas Memory? That’s a hard one… I’d have to say just being with family.
29. What kind of outside lights to you put up? I have two inflatable Pooh Bears.. but they didn’t get up this year.
30. Do you believe in Santa Claus? Yes.