Tagged by Tweety (a Christmas tag)
December 19th, 2007Thanks Tweety. My brain has gone offline, so it’s a good thing to get tagged or else I’ll probably write a stupid post.
1. Wrapping or gift bags? Gift bags. They’re easier and reusable.
2. Real or artificial tree? Artificial. It’s easier to deal with and you can reuse it forever.
3. When do you put up the tree? Mid-December.
4. When do you take the tree down? Jan 2nd. I’m usually too exhausted on the 1st.
5. Do you like eggnog? Love it! Especially with rum.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Too many to list. I loved Christmas, and loved everything I’ve ever gotten.
7. Do you have a nativity scene? No. I should, but I don’t.
8. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? No complaints. I even loved getting clothes, especially if they have the Green Bay Packers logo on them.
9. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail.
10. Favorite Christmas Movie? When the Pacific Northwest Ballet did The Nutcracker. Does that count as a movie?
11. When do you start shopping for Christmas? The very last second.
12. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? I could write a post on this alone.
13. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored. Clear lights are boring.
14. Favorite Christmas song? Anything in a minor key. For some reason, I like those ones better.
15. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home this year. Not sure what we’ll do next year.
16. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? Nope, not anymore. I suffer from C.R.S.
17. Angel on the tree top or a star? Varies. We have both. Right now, nothing up there yet.
18. Open the presents Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning? Eve.
19. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Drivers.
20. Do you decorate your tree in any specific theme or color? No. We got a lot of hand-me-down ornaments we use.
21. What do you leave for Santa? Nothing. Maybe next year I’ll leave him a girlie magazine.
22. Least favorite holiday song? That Grandma got run over by a reindeer. I hate that song.
23. Favorite ornament? The green alligator. When we were kids, we used to play hide the green alligator in the tree. My parents have it, but it’s still my favorite ornament.
I’m going to break the rules and not tag anyone. If anyone wants this tag, by all means take it.
5. I have never tried eggnog with rum but I am going to try it this year!
21. Father Christmas likes a nip of whisky with a mince pie and the Reindeers like a nibble on a carrot. I can’t see how a copy of Vanity Fair would be welcomed… ;]
ok, i want to read your post on christmas food! so get cracking.
as for least favorite song, grandma got run over is pretty bad, but ‘dominic the italian christmas donkey’ makes my ears bleed.
Great post. You are 100% welcome for it. I like your answers though. I love wrapping paper. Just watch the girls tear it open and see whats in it.
Miladysa - I have the Vanity Fair with Salma Hayek on the cover.
Ok, I’ll get some organic carrots for the reindeer.
Lime - I never heard that one. That’s probably a good thing.
Tweety - Back in the days we used to have fire, we used to love throwing wrapping paper in the fire. That was our favorite part about wrapping paper.
That’s interesting stuff - and thanks for breaking rank and not tagging anyone.
Ben O.
ROFL! Organic - that’s marvellous - there truly is a Father Christmas ;]
1. Wrapping or gift bags? Gift bags. They’re easier and reusable.
Wrapping gifts really sucks, and my wife says I always use way too much paper.
it must be an east coast thing. be VERY glad you’ve never heard of it.
Drivers more annoying than shoppers? Well, that’s a close call.
Hello, maybe during the day I will take a break from my Christmas cooking and preparations and do the tag, my little sweet daughter is coming tomorrow and Christmas time is great.
Z, your blog is always inspiring. I wish you a Merry, Merry, Happy, Happy, Ho, Ho, Ho……See you again in 2008! What in the world are we going to do then????
Granny - What are we gonna do in ‘08? Vote.
Kitem - Post a recipe.
JJ - Yes.
Lime - I’m glad. The title sounds annoying enough.
Beach - Yet another reason to favor gift bags.
Miladysa - Don’t want the reindeer to get cancer from pesticides, do we?
Ben - You’re welcome.