Christmas Questionnaire

Sandy at The Adams Family posted this Christmas survey on her blog yesterday, so I snagged it right from her! Sorry...didn't mean to sound vicious! I've seen similar ones on other blogs, but I think this one is a bit different. Hey, after shopping most of the day yesterday, my brain is too weary to try to come up with a clever idea to post about, so I'm taking the easy road out today.

1.Hot apple cider or hot chocolate? No ifs, ands or buts about it...hot chocolate all the way, with a ton of miniature marshmallows on top!
2.If you could have anything from ONE of the “Twelve days of Christmas”, what would it be? I'm going with 12 drummers drumming, just because the drum is one of my favorite musical instruments. Lame, I know!
3.Colored or clear lights on tree/house? For us, it's clear lights, though my hubby prefers colored...even if he's really color-blind!
4.Name one person (famous or not if you dare) you’d like to find under the mistletoe. OK, now let's just say that if I were single, and so was he, it would definitely have to be Tim McGraw. BUT...since I'm a happily married woman, it would most definitely be Chris!
5.When do you put your decorations up? It used to be the first weekend in December, but for the past several years, it's been the weekend right after Thanksgiving.
6.What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Alright, Chris, the girls, and I always have steak for our dinner on Christmas Eve, so it would have to be steak
7.What’s your favorite holiday memory as a child? Funny, but my memories of Christmas as a child are very limited...I must be getting O-L-D! I recall driving to my Granny and Grandpa's house in northern Arkansas during Christmas and being with my aunts, uncles, and cousins in their tiny house. We'd all huddle around the wood-burning stove to get warm...they didn't have heat. My Granny would always give me a dollar for Christmas and I thought that was so special.
8.When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I'll never forget it. My next door neighbor, Drew, told me there was no Santa when I was in the 2nd grade. I couldn't believe what I'd heard, so I ran to my mom for clarification and she told me "the truth". I was so devastated! I wasn't ready to let go of the "magic".
9.Snow: love it or hate it? Well, that's a tough one! I love it, initially, but then I'm ready for it to move out pretty quickly. I think it's more fun when you're a kid. My best friends and I used to love hopping on cookie sheets and going "sledding" down the hills on golf courses. We'd stay out all day, then go back to my house for hot cocoa. What fun we had!
10.Do you prefer ice skating, sledding or snow skiing? Sledding, without a doubt! I'll never forget the time my best friend, Amy, and I were sledding on a golf course. I went flying down a hill and my cookie sheet hit a drainage grate. I flew up and came down on the grate really hard! I think I cracked my tailbone...it hurt so bad!!! I cried all the way home! I think I rested for awhile, then went back out for more fun.
11.Wrapping paper or gift bags? I do a little of both. Just depends.
12.Real tree or Artificial? We have an artificial tree. I just don't like having to water a live tree and put up with all the dropping needles. I do miss that wonderful smell, though!
13.When do you take the tree down? Would you believe the afternoon of Christmas Day? The main reason is because we go to Chris' mom's house the day after Christmas and that's the last thing I want to face when we get home. I just want to be able to relax and have some down-time with my family.
14.Do you like eggnog? NO!
15.Favorite gift received as a child? I remember getting a Mrs. Beasley doll...please tell me some of you remember her from the show "Family Affair"!
16.Hardest person to buy for? Chris!
17.Easiest person to buy for? My girls!
18.Do you have a nativity scene? With wise men or without? Yes, and it has the three wise men.
19.Christmas cards: Mail, email, or just don’t bother? I have always mailed out Christmas cards. I love sending them and getting them, especially from friends and family I haven't seen for awhile.
20.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I'd probably have to say a Green Machine carpet cleaner. I do use it, though!
21.If you could be one character from any Christmas movie, whom would you choose? Since I'm short, I'd probably choose to play an elf.
22.Favorite Christmas song? "The Little Drummer Boy"
23.What is your tree topper? A bronze-colored bow.
24.Do you open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? The girls each get one Christmas Eve present to open . It's usually something like pj's and toe socks that they can wear on Christmas morning.
25.Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Personally, I love this time of year, so I refuse to let much of anything ruin it for me...it's CHRISTMAS!!!

Hey, that was fun...and pretty easy! I thought about going out and doing a little more shopping today, but I think I'll just stay at home and get some things done around the house.

Chris is feeling better, as of last night. He's really had a tough go of it with not feeling well and having to sit through boring meetings all day long. I'm very grateful to have a husband who takes such good care of us...even though I do enjoy giving him a hard time! He won't be home until late Thursday evening, then he'll be gone, again, next Monday through Thursday. After that, he'll be home until after the first of the year...yay!!!

Happy Wednesday, my friends!!! Enjoy your day and don't forget the "reason for the season"!

*Can you believe that we are currently under a tornado watch? It's been pouring down rain and lightening & thundering like you can't imagine! So weird for the month of December!