Christmas questions

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? early December weekend

4. When do you take the tree down? New Year's Day or the closest weekend to it

5. Do you like eggnog? yes

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Barbie house that folded into itself (hard to describe!)

7. Hardest person to buy for? HUSBAND

8. Easiest person to buy for? any of my 3 kids
9. Do you have a nativity set? yes, it sits on our coffee table

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail and it is typically a family picture

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? can't say (don't want to offend anyone!)

12. When do you start shopping for Christmas? mid November
13. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No

14. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas: the sweets!! Fudge & frosted cookies top the list

15. Lights on the tree? yes, the BIG tree has clear, the 4 other trees have multi-colored

16. Favorite Christmas song? Joy to the World this song says it all

17. Travel for Christmas or stay home? this year we are staying home

18. Angel or star on the tree top? Star

19. Open presents Christmas Eve or Christmas morning? both - Jeff always opened presents Christmas Eve so we honor that tradition; then on Christmas morning we have Santa's present and stockings

20. Most annoying thing about this time of year? How hurried and rude people can be

21. Favorite ornament? don't have just one.. I love reflecting on the ones from my childhood, early in my marriage (First Christmas together 1995) and my kids' "Baby's First Christmas"

22. Favorite Christmas colors? red, white and green... I'm pretty traditional with my decorating

23. Favorite Chrismas dinner? rib roast, cheesy potatoes, ceasar salad, Red Velvet cake

24. What do you want for Christmas this year? for my children to appreciate all they have

25. Any special Christmas collection? yes, Liberty Falls town from Dillards and an ornament from the places I visited during the year (this year it was Charleston and Maui. If only I could get Jeff to join in to the collection we would have ornaments from all over the world!)