"I Don't Want A Lot For Christmas..."

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Bags so they'll fit in a small pkg to ship, wrapping paper at home so the kids can't peek.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial, flocked and pre-lit 9 footer.
3. When do you put up the tree? This year once we got our boxes unpacked it was Dec 6th! Too late. Next year the day after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? My parents are coming for New Years, so a day or two after that.
5. Do you like Egg Nog? NO! Every time and variety I'm co-erced to take a sip of is NASTY!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? One year I got an Armitron robot, with a remote control arm, spent lots of time trying to get it to pick up things. Thought it was going to clean my room for me.
7. Hardest person to buy for? Parents and hubby, but I think I did pretty good this year. Thoughtful gifts are the best.
8. Easiest person to buy for? My kids. I think they just enjoy opening gifts and want more to open.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, 4. One our grandma made, one of those olive wood ones, one more lifelike one, and one from Panama carved out of stone that's on the mantel.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Some years christmas cards, but I'm a slacker this year, can I use the excuse that I moved??
11. Lights on Yourself or Prelit? Lights on the big tree, none on little tree.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? We ALWAYS watch "Its a Wonderful Life." 13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Before Thanksgiving when the aisles are fully stocked and there's no crazy christmas shoppers out yet. And I'm forced to be done by Dec 16 so I can ship things. I just have a stocking stuffer or two left to get. Go me!
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Heavens no!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Christmas breakfast: ham, hash browns, blueberry muffins, eggs, and grape juice. And all the kitchen has to be cleaned up before we can open gifts.
16. Lights on the tree? The big tree yes, the little tree, no.
17. Favorite Christmas song? I really love Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas is You."
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? This year we actually get to stay home and enjoy Christmas with our little family. I'm excited to get to make our own traditions.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen...Rudolph!
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Since my christmas decor is on a budget we have an old Angel I got along time ago, but our tree is so tall it wouldn't fit and one night during dinner she did a nose dive to the floor, and won't be going back up.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? That it went by too fast this year!
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Green and Gold, however, I also am stuck with a lot of red ornaments when that was my favorite. I'm slowly acquiring more ornaments, but probably at the "after christmas clearance sale" for next year.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Breakfast is the main thing, but we might do a turkey this year.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Mostly gift cards to home decor stores like World Market so I can decorate! There's also a great lamp at Pier One, a membership to Smilebox (scrapbooking online) and another bird feeder (in case hubby reads this:-)) But whatever I get, I'll be happy just to be with my loved ones!

Now your turn to all who want to do this!