christmas meme # 1

1. Does your family send Christmas cards? I send some, but not many

2. How soon do you start shopping?: oh, whenever I find something perfect

3. Who do you shop for?: family and a few friends

4. Do you put up a Christmas tree?: not every year

5. If so, is it fake or real?: fake

6. Do you like tinsel?: not so much

7. Do you use homemade or store bought ornaments?: I don't really have ornaments on the tree--just beads and bows

8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house?: no

9. Do you put lights on the tree?: yes

10. How about popcorn and cranberries?: nope

11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door?: not this year

13. Do you hang up your stocking?: yes

14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?": or something like it

15. Christmas Movie?: Miracle on 34th Street (the original & remake), Elf, Christmas Vacation, The Holiday

16. Character from any Christmas Movie: Clark Griswold... or Buddy the Elf

17. Christmas Song: lately, My Grown Up Christmas List, particularly Michael Bublé's

18. Christmas Memory: any of them... I LOVE Christmas

19. Give or Receive?: give

22. Ham or Turkey?: doesn't matter

24. White Lights or Colored Lights? white and colored

25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights: usually have still lights but lately I've gone with twinkling lights

26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year?: boringly, I was nice this year

27. What do you want for Christmas this year?: something frivolous

28. When do you open your gifts?: depends... usually on Christmas day

29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten?: all of them

30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten?: uhmmm... nothing comes to mind

31. Who gives you the most gifts?: Santa

32. Have you ever had a secret Santa?: this is the first time in years I haven't had one

33. Do you like wrapping gifts?: love to!!

34. Do you put change in those red buckets?:
Yes

35. Do you burn a yule log?: Nope

36. Can you name all the reindeer?: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Cupid, Comet, Donner, and Blitzen... and Rudolph, of course (and no, I didn't have to Google)

37. Do you bake cookies?: not cookies, but other goodies

38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause?: unfortunately, no

39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe?: yes

41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights?: one of my very favorite things to do

42. Have you ever left Santa cookies?: Of course. And carrots for the reindeer

43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap?: sure have

44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with?: with my family

45. Where do you celebrate Christmas?: with my family, at Dad's

46. Have you ever had a white Christmas?: almost always

47. What part of Christmas do you look most forward to?: I love the decorations

48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa?: I don't remember seeing any

49. Does your family always take pictures at Christmas? nothing formal

50. Have you ever heard the song "Thank God For The Kids"?: not that I recall