Christmas get to know you

Received this from my little sister, and I will 'be in the holiday spirit' and play along...

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper has more originality and chance to be creative with toppings. Which we all know is right up my ally.

2. Real or Artificial tree ? Real for sure. Nothing beats the process, picking it out, the smell, the needles on the ground being eaten by Ginger...

3. When do you put up the tree? When we get a chance.

4. When do you take the tree down? After the epiphany, when the three wisemen finally reached baby Jesus. Jan. 6th. Sometimes longer depending on the start of school chaos...

5. Do you like Eggnog? Soy Nog- on the news this morning too!

6. Favourite Gift you received as a child? My very own "ghetto-blaster"

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No.

8. Hardest person to buy for? Definately my Dad

9. Easiest person to buy for? My nephew Parker and new little niece Rowan.

10. Worst Christmas gift ever received? Probabaly some sort of matching outfit with one of my sisters....

11. Christmas Cards...Snail mail or E-mail? Mail for sure!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Miracle on 34ths St.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? EEEHH! When Report Cards and the Christmas Concert are done.

14. Have you ever 'recycled' a Christmas present? Not a "Chrisitmas" present...jk

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Appies

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? clear all the way.

17. Favorite Christmas Song? So this is Christmas .. and what have we done...another year over, and a new one just begun...

18. Travel at Christmas or Stay Home? A little of both.

19. Can you name Santa's Reindeer?Rudolph, Comet, Dasher, Donner, Prancer, Vixen? Very tempted to use Google... but I will be honest. I think I'm missing one...

20. Do you have an Angel or a Star on top of your tree? We use a star. Grew up with a Angel though. Some ridonculous crochet thingie...

21. Open the Presents Christmas Eve or Morning? Dale & I exchange cards Christmas Eve.One Christmas Eve and the rest Christmas morning - and sometimes Christmas afternoon if we swap mom and dad's house that day!

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year ? Report Cards and Christmas Concert Prep and stress.

23. Shopping...Mall or online? I do a bit of both.

24. Do you decorate outside for Christmas or just inside (or at all?) Both.

25. Favorite Christmas cookie? Do rumballs count?

26. Do you own Christmas clothing or jewelry? I'm a teacher.... Don't tell Dale....

27. Do you believe in Santa? Love the spirit of it. What do you mean do I believe?? Don't we all?