Christmas questionnaire....

**Kris in MI** · #21 12/05/08, 12:57 PM

1. Do you like eggnog? BLECH!! NO!! *gag* *puke* no eggmilk (what one of my younger cousins used to call it) for me, thanks

2. Favorite gift received as a child? toss up between the babydoll complete w/layette I got at 9, the hamster I got at 12, or the ice skates I got at 14

3. Hardest person to buy for? now that he's in the service, my 19yo son. what do you get for someone who has to be able to carry all his worldly possessions in 2 seabags and a 'warbag' when he gets transferred from base to base?

4. Easiest person to buy for? my 11yo dd (clothes, clothes, toys, books, model horses!)

5. Do you have a nativity scene? no, unless you count the paperboard cut-out one my 2nd son made in school about 9 years ago! It's in rather bad shape nowdays.

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? yes, mail. This year tho I am not sending the 'year in review' letter in the cards.

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? a very ugly shirt from my grandmother when I was about 13 or 14--looked like something a cuban jockey would wear!!

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? I honestly don't have one; not much for movies or tv

9. When do you start shopping? when I have money, lol! Try to pick things up all year, and NEVER EVER shop on Black Friday (that's prime deer hunting, not shopping, time)

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes, right to Goodwill

(at first glance I thought the question was "have you ever recycled a Christmas tree?" and I was going to answer "yes, into firewood or the base of a really good bonfire in the summer!!)

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? peanut brittle and fudge (the only time of the year I make them)

12. Lights on the tree? yes, but NOT flashing. Also the lights have to be either all multi or all white, can't mix white lights and multi lights. And no tinsel!

13. Favorite Christmas song? Oh come oh come Emanuel

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? I prefer to stay home. We always sleep at home on Christmas Eve, but have some years traveled on Christmas Day (this year we will travel)

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? of course! Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen (and Rudolph)!

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning, before church (makes for an early morning!! but the kids are always awake early then anyway!)

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? Commercialism

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? purple and gold, although my ornaments are a hodge podge, mostly gifts and memories (plastic canvas ornaments my grandmother made for me, crocheted snowflakes my other grandmother made, ornaments kids made in school through the years, etc.)

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? ham, not turkey (just had turkey on Thanksgiving!!)

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? to not have to spend it with the inlaws, LOL!! (see #14 about traveling) Actually, it would be nice if my ds could come home on leave (very slim chance)

22. Who is most likely to respond to this? any HT'ers that are feeling chatty!

23. Who is least likely to respond to this? the HT'ers who aren't feeling chatty!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

ZMTmom · #22 12/05/08, 01:41 PM

1. Do you like eggnog? no, but I always think maybe I'll like it and try anyway

2. Favorite gift received as a child? dollhouse

3. Hardest person to buy for?dh

4. Easiest person to buy for? my dad...he gets a Hess truck

5. Do you have a nativity scene? with a <>< after my sig, what do YOU think?

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? both

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? can't thik

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? It's a Wonderful Life

9. When do you start shopping? Dec 26 last year

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Russian Tea balls

12. Lights on the tree? white only

13. Favorite Christmas song? Mary did you Know

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? done both, this year home

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? yes..if I sing the Rudolph song

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Eve, stockings in the morning

18. Most Annoying thing about this time of year? sickness

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? gingerbread men

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? tradition is lasagne, Italian sausage, garlic bread

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? my yearly "Hallmark Houses and Shoppes" ornament

cindy-e · #23 12/05/08, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tracy Rimmer

I got this in an email this morning and, while I don't normally forward these sorts of things, I thought it might be an interesting "get to know you" tool for here

1. Do you like eggnog? Nope

2. Favorite gift received as a child? a doll

3. Hardest person to buy for?stepmother

4. Easiest person to buy for? kids

5. Do you have a nativity scene?yep

6. Mail or email Christmas cards?this year I mailed the HT ones, but normally, I don't do either

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? mini ping pong table

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? the nativity story

9. When do you start shopping?just before thanksgiving, and I finish then too. Can't stand going to the store at christmas

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? ham. We have to buy natural, due to allergies. They are SO expensive. We get it once a year.

12. Lights on the tree? yes

13. Favorite Christmas song? joy to the world

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? varies. Stay home this year

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?Dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen, donner,??,?? and vixen Who did I miss?

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? angel

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? morning

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? abject avarice displayed in the shopping habits of many this time of year. Kill somebody to get your kid a great toy? COME ON. :-(

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? most of the ornaments on our tree are hand made and honor a specific memory or event in our family

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? ham

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? I'm not much of a present person. I'll be happy with whatever.

22. Who is most likely to respond to this?

23. Who is least likely to respond to this?

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Jennifer L. · #24 12/05/08, 02:39 PM

1. Do you like eggnog? Yes, but homemade, not the thick stuff from the store that's been cooked.

2. Favorite gift received as a child? That's tough, as I had some great toys, but I'll go with a brand new can of Tinkertoy that I got several years in a row. I STILL love Tinkertoy!

3. Hardest person to buy for?My uncle, who is 87 and lives very frugally and gets anything he really wants himself. Which means most other things you can give him he will just regard as clutter, but be nice about saying he thinks it's great.

4. Easiest person to buy for? My sister.

5. Do you have a nativity scene?No.

6. Mail or email Christmas cards?Mail

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A green and blue patterned sheet set from a great aunt. Mind bogglingly ugly. Wore them out, though.

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? Hands down, the 1951 (?) version of 'A Christmas Carol', the one with Alistair Simm as Scrooge. But I also really like 'It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart.

9. When do you start shopping?Generally I'll see one thing that I know someone would really like in early October, but for most purposes, it's mid November

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Not that I can recall

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Candy Canes. Peppermint, not some weird flavour!

12. Lights on the tree? So many that when you throw the switch, people on the road wonder if they should call the fire department.

13. Favorite Christmas song? Just one? Can't do just one! But 'Lo, How a Rose is Blooming' is nice, and I like 'The Wexford Carol' a lot. There's a lot of really nice ones.

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home. Always had to milk the cows.

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?Can't EVERYONE!!!???!!!

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? Don't have a topper on my trees

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year?The fact that the selling starts in September. Would be better if the stores held off until after Thanksgiving.

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? Shiny glass balls. Any colour as long as it reflects the lights on the tree. Did I mention I like a LOT of lights on the tree? LOL!

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Oyster stew

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? Everyone at the dinner table and everyone healthy

22. Who is most likely to respond to this?

23. Who is least likely to respond to this? My dogs. They aren't much at the keyboard.

WhiteChristmas · #25 12/05/08, 04:29 PM

1. Do you like eggnog? never had it. would like to try it.

2. Favorite gift received as a child? triger a golden and white horse like Roy Rogers that hopped when you sat on it. I lost it in a fire when we moved.

3. Hardest person to buy for?everyone

4. Easiest person to buy for? my kids they are very sweet and love all things at the dollar tree.

5. Do you have a nativity scene? yes it a very tiny one I got at the DT when we moved here. I always touch it before I go to bed to me it feels like I'm closer to God.

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail, when I can.

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can't say here.

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? White Christmas and A Year without a Santa a Claus. { I cry throughtout a Year}

9. When do you start shopping?June

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes, when we moved out of the homeless shelter and into this trailor.

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? turkey

12. Lights on the tree? yes bright colors of all.

13. Favorite Christmas song? Frank Sanatra? singing White Christmas and Bowie singing Little Drummer Boy.

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay at home.

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?yes, Dasher,Donner,Prancer,Vixen,COmet,Cupid,Blisten,an d Raudoplh. of course.

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star. as I kid I use to lay on the floor under the tree and stare up with all the lights off and think that's what Heaven must be like.

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One present at night the rest next morning.

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? it's the hardest time of the year for me, it's my birthday, all my family next my husband and kids are gone. I tend to get depressed.

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? silver and gold. I'm strange but I always when decroating the tree hum silver and gold by Burl Ives.

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? fudge.
21. What do you want for Christmas this year? 4 more months of time with my family.

22. Who is most likely to respond to this? all.

23. Who is least likely to respond to this?

countrysunshine · #26 12/05/08, 04:33 PM

1. Do you like eggnog? I don't think I have ever tried it.

2. Favorite gift received as a child? Raggedy Ann and Andy

3. Hardest person to buy for? I think it was my mom but now I guess my FIL

4. Easiest person to buy for? My niece (she is 5)

5. Do you have a nativity scene? Not made. I have one in my sewing room to finish but I am eyeing the Willow Tree ones pretty hard. If only they were made in America

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? both

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Hmmm...I would guess the year my SIL "helped" my husband and I got "plus" sizes. I weighed 115 lbs and am 5'4"

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Walton's "The Homecoming"

9. When do you start shopping? Dec 26 last year

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Peanut Butter fudge

12. Lights on the tree? multi colored going round and white going up and down

13. Favorite Christmas song? Mary Did You Know and Silent Night

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home but visit local homes of relatives

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Of course I can

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning

18. Most Annoying thing about this time of year? Greediness

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? Rustic

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham, Turkey, All the trimmings and my family

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? My kids all to come home. Shelves in my sewing room.

ruby_jane · #27 12/05/08, 04:42 PM

1. Do you like eggnog? I like "Silk Nog" and egg nog!

2. Favorite gift received as a child? Craft supplies

3. Hardest person to buy for? My opa...

4. Easiest person to buy for? My 2 year old!

5. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes!

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? Oh goodness, something so impersonal about emailed Christmas cards...so when I can afford 'em, snail mail!

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? One year my ex husband asked me what I wanted for Christmas, and I jokingly responded "A filing cabinet!"...so you know darn well I opened up a filing cabinet as a gift that Christmas morning!

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? Without a doubt--"A Christmas Story"!!!!

9. When do you start shopping? When I can afford it...

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Nope

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Fruitcake...I must be the only person in the world!

12. Lights on the tree? This year, it's the clear ones already attached to the fake tree...

13. Favorite Christmas song? Either "O Tannenbaum" or "We Three Kings"

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? Oh, stay home of course!

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Nope! LOL!

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? Depends on what I have or can make...

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Always morning, even though my ex husband's dad liked to have them done Christmas Eve (something about tradition...)

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? Violent Christmas shoppers...

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? Retro/"old skool" 1950's

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey!

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? The usual...

22. Who is most likely to respond to this? ------

23. Who is least likely to respond to this? -----

ruby_jane · #28 12/05/08, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coalroadcabin

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? a shotgun

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Christmas questionnaire.... - Countryside Families

Ralphie: I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle!
Mrs. Parker: No, you'll shoot your eye out.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/quotes

DW · #29 12/05/08, 05:13 PM

I love reading these...great idea!

1. Do you like eggnog? so-so

2. Favorite gift received as a child? plastic spinning wheel or maybe the gun & holster set...and I still have them!

3. Hardest person to buy for? BIL

4. Easiest person to buy for? sister & hubby

5. Do you have a nativity scene?yes, my mother's...60 yrs old or so

6. Mail or email Christmas cards?mail & hand out

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? ugly clothes

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? White Christmas (last scene)

9. When do you start shopping? Dec 26th but make most

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? always

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? cranberry something

12. Lights on the tree? yes

13. Favorite Christmas song? Pretty Paper by Willie Nelson

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? you bet

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? alternate

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Eve at MIL & fam/ am at home

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? crowds

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? moons

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? anything f/our garden

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? back room remodel complete so we can bring in wood cookstove

22. Who is most likely to respond to this? me

23. Who is least likely to respond to this? scrooge

MERRY CHRISTMAS![/QUOTE]

MushCreek · #30 12/05/08, 06:24 PM

23.) Who is least likely to respond to this? People like me who can't figure out how all you clever people added your response to the original post!

calliemoonbeam · #31 12/05/08, 06:28 PM

1. Do you like eggnog? Raw eggs? Hock ptooey!!!

2. Favorite gift received as a child? When I was 10, my first (and only) bicycle, a blue Schwinn with a front basket, headlight and book rack!

3. Hardest person to buy for? My son! All he ever wants is money so he can go buy his own, and I refuse.

4. Easiest person to buy for? My daughter-in-law. We have so much in common that it's almost like buying for myself, lol.

5. Do you have a nativity scene? No.

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail.

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Hot rollers and a curling iron at the same Christmas, from my ex (the ONLY gift I got in five years of marriage!) when I was wearing my hair in a really short pixie!

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story! Someone actually gave me a lamp one year that was a "leg" lamp, complete with fishnet hose, ROFL!

9. When do you start shopping? Early! I don't shop for anything but groceries the last few weeks just before Christmas, makes me crazy.

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No! But I've received a few that were obviously well used, tacky, tacky, tacky.

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Homemade fudge...semisweet, milk chocolate, peanut butter, coffee, cherry, white, orange, I make an assortment, I'm an equal opportunity fudgee.

12. Lights on the tree? Lots and multicolored! I miss the old-fashioned bubble lights, and the new ones just aren't the same.

13. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night and Mary Did You Know, I love them both!

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel?? No way! Christmas is not Christmas unless it's at home.

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen...and the most famous reindoor of all...Rudolph!

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star, a new one each year. The previous one gets hung on the mantle.

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One small present Christmas eve, everything else Christmas morning.

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? Grabby, greedy, rude, bah humbug shoppers - do us all a favor and just stay home! lol

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? Homemade, no two the same. I've heard lately that's considered a "redneck" tree. If so then I just say....YEE HAW!

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? If it's for a big traditional dinner, then glazed ham, for a small intimate dinner prime rib.

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? Peace and prosperity for all!

22. Who is most likely to respond to this? Oggie!

23. Who is least likely to respond to this? Scaredy cats! (see previous answer!)

MERRY CHRISTMAS![/QUOTE]

This was fun Tracy, thanks!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Freeholder · #32 12/05/08, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tracy Rimmer

I got this in an email this morning and, while I don't normally forward these sorts of things, I thought it might be an interesting "get to know you" tool for here

1. Do you like eggnog?

I like home-made eggnog, but not store-bought. And our home-made is non-alcoholic.

2. Favorite gift received as a child?

I'm not sure I got these for Christmas, but I was given the entire hardback set of Zane Grey westerns when I was about eight or nine!

3. Hardest person to buy for?

My step-father.

4. Easiest person to buy for?

My daughter -- she's very easy to please, LOL! I've already given her one of her gifts this year -- she loves the dresses worn by the Celtic Women singing group on their videos, so when I was in Goodwill yesterday I though I'd look and see if I could find her a 'Celtic women' dress! I found her one -- it's not strapless (I wouldn't let her wear a strap-less dress), but it's very nice. It's sort of a garnet-red, crinkly-satiny fabric, and it's ankle-length on her (she's short). Now I need to find a pretty necklace for her to wear with it, as it leaves more bare at the top than anything else she has, and it needs something there. I was going to save it for Christmas, but realized that she'll have more opportunities to wear it before than after.

5. Do you have a nativity scene?

No. I used to have one, but left it with my ex when we moved back to Oregon.

6. Mail or email Christmas cards?

I'll e-mail a few, but still mail some to close family and friends. I like Leaning Tree cards.

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received?

An ugly purple stuffed toy poodle, when my brothers were getting cowboy hats and pistols with holsters and belts! That was the only toy I got that year, too, which made it even worse!

8. Favorite Christmas Movie?

I don't know -- I so seldom watch movies or TV that I don't even know what Christmas movies are out there.

9. When do you start shopping?

I shop all year, whenever I see something that I know someone would like or could use at a good price. I don't get all that much, or spend much, but I like for what I give to be thoughtful, not just last-minute afterthoughts.

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?

Oh, yes, but I made sure it went to someone who the original giver would never meet, LOL!

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?

Christmas cookies and fruit cake -- but I can't eat either one anymore.

12. Lights on the tree?

We have an artificial tree now that came with lights on it, so yes. If we were using a real tree, there wouldn't be any lights on it.

13. Favorite Christmas song?

All of them. LOL! Seriously, I love Christmas music (not the tacky, silly songs, but the sweet old hymns and songs like White Christmas with Bing Crosby singing it).

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home?

Stay at home! When I was little I used to enjoy going to relatives for the holidays, but now I'd rather stay home.

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?

Let's see: Dasher, Dancer, Comet, Cupid, Prancer, Vixen, Donner, Blitzen, and of course Rudolph. Is that all of them? I think there were only eight plus Rudolph.

16. Angel on the tree top or a star?

I like a star best, but we have both and alternate, or hang one of them from the ceiling!

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?

We used to open presents on Christmas Eve when I was growing up, and for several years we did that with my children, too. But finally I realized that they were over-tired by evening, and it just worked better to do presents Christmas morning. Now that the only 'child' in the house is my daughter, in order to keep her from getting over-excited and passing out or something (she's done that before), she gets a small present every day for several days before Christmas.

18. Most annoying thing about this time of year?

My daughter, who is autistic, gets so over-wrought and excited and crabby, usually starting weeks before Christmas, but building up until the worst day, the day we open presents, that she's nearly unbearable. And then, once she's got all her presents open, she'll have a screaming fit because there aren't any more. It makes me not want to celebrate Christmas at all, and I'm a Christian.

19. Favorite ornament theme or color?

Our ornaments don't have themes. Some of them are probably as old as Grandma, and they've been added on to gradually over the years. I think that's the best kind, an eclectic collection of ornaments that mean something. Some of ours were made by my family and my cousins when we were kids.

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner?

Roast beef; honey-glazed carrots;fruit salad; cheesecake for dessert.

21. What do you want for Christmas this year?

Is this supposed to be a realistic wish, or castles in the sky? If the latter, then I would love to have a home of my own! With land, barns, mature fruit trees, and so on, LOL! But on a more realistic level, I just got myself my Christmas present this year: a pair of Carhartt's overalls, and two books, one on methods of preserving food without a canner or a freezer, and one on gardening in the high and arid West.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Kathleen

starjj · #33 12/05/08, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tracy Rimmer

I got this in an email this morning and, while I don't normally forward these sorts of things, I thought it might be an interesting "get to know you" tool for here

1. Do you like eggnog? NO

2. Favorite gift received as a child? Mousetrap board game

3. Hardest person to buy for? ANYONE

4. Easiest person to buy for? Me

5. Do you have a nativity scene? No I have wanted one for years and years

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? Neither

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Silverware from my x the box was really heavy and I figured it was jewlery wrapped up with a brick to fool me Well it wasn't

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas story

9. When do you start shopping? Last minute

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Fudge

12. Lights on the tree? Yes

13. Favorite Christmas song? What Child is This

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay Home

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Eve

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? Shoppers

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? All glass ornaments but in the shape of animals

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? Anything for a new horse

22. Who is most likely to respond to this? ?

23. Who is least likely to respond to this? ?

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

and to you

Vashti · #34 12/05/08, 08:30 PM

1. Do you like eggnog? Oh yes, yummy yummy. A sprinkle of nutmeg in the glass and I'm in heaven! No alcohol though, for about three years now. I've been busy making babies & nursing them!

2. Favorite gift received as a child? A shiny red 10-speed bike. I remember screaming!

3. Hardest person to buy for? My MIL...she's psycho.

4. Easiest person to buy for? My teens - they can't help letting me know what they want (very specifically in a VERY LONG LIST) lol.

5. Do you have a nativity scene? Nope...pagan.

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? Oh god, definately MAIL THEM PEOPLE, and add a note for each family/person that is specific to them and full of love.

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A horrible kitchen chalk board/note board with huge italian chef faces that glared out at you. In the giver's defence she's nearly blind and it was one of the few things that she could actually SEE. LOL

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? Love Actually

9. When do you start shopping? December 1st and I regret it EVERY YEAR.

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Many times.

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Russian Tea Cakes, or Russian Wedding Cakes, whatever those little powdered sugar covered balls are. Oh man, I love those things.

12. Lights on the tree? Absolutely!!! Some years I go color, and others just white. It depends on how pretentious I'm feeling.

13. Favorite Christmas song? Walking in a Winter Wonderland. Oh man, I love snow with a passion!

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay home. snuggle. drink nog. open presents in your jammies. snuggle some more. laugh while pitching shipping popcorn at each other around the room. snuggle even more.

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Um...no.

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel, because she was just gorgeous when I got her. Now, I'm looking for a star though. My religious beliefs have changed, and she's getting a bit old fashioned.

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One on the eve, but only if we splurged and got a TON of gifts. Otherwise, all in the morning.

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? commercialism - gross.

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? I saw some scrap fabric balls that were awesome. I loved the act of recycling bits of fabric, and the country colors were lovely.

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey!

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? A pasta machine, and/or large mixer with a dough attachment.

22. Who is most likely to respond to this? My mom.

23. Who is least likely to respond to this? My dad.

simplefarmgirl · #35 12/05/08, 09:02 PM

1. Do you like eggnog? YES

2. Favorite gift received as a child? SPIRO GRAPH

3. Hardest person to buy for? NIECE

4. Easiest person to buy for? DAUGHTER

5. Do you have a nativity scene? YES

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? BOTH

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? CANT THINK OF ONE

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? JEFF DUNHAM COMEDY CENTRAL

9. When do you start shopping?DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? YES

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? EVERYTHING

12. Lights on the tree? YES

13. Favorite Christmas song? ALL OF THEM

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? USE TO STAY HOME NOW GO TO KIDS HOUSE TO SEE GRANDCHILDREN

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? YES

16. Angel on the tree top or a star?ANGEL

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?MORNING

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? SHOPPERS

19. Favorite ornament theme or color?HOME MADE THINGS

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner?PRIME RIB

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? JUST TO WORK ON THE HOUSE

22. Who is most likely to respond to this? NOT SURE

23. Who is least likely to respond to this? NOT SURE

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Sonshine · #36 12/05/08, 09:13 PM

1. Do you like eggnog? yes, very cold with a sprinkling of nutmeg

2. Favorite gift received as a child? a squirrel monkey

3. Hardest person to buy for? most men, especially my Dad

4. Easiest person to buy for? my Mother

5. Do you have a nativity scene? yes, several

6. Mail or email Christmas cards?we're suppose to send cards????

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? can't think of anything

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? Miracle on 34th street

9. When do you start shopping? usually a week after Thanksgiving

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? once

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? cookies

12. Lights on the tree? yes, colored, twinkling ones

13. Favorite Christmas song? Jolly Old St Nicolas and Silent Night

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? home

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? yep

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? angel

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? one Christmas eve, the rest in the morning

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? crowds

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? anything homemade

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? ham

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? nothing major

22. Who is most likely to respond to this?

23. Who is least likely to respond to this?

Grandmotherbear · #37 12/05/08, 09:16 PM

[QUOTE=Vashti;3480155]1. Do you like eggnog? YES! but I s just diagnosed as allergic to eggs this year.Sob- I actually used to make my own, in the days before salmonella scares.

2. Favorite gift received as a child? A minature newborn nursery set, with teensy childs-thumb sized babies to fit in teensy bassinets and with REALY teensy baby bottles- which my parents promptly glued together in one mass, figuring that if it was a little larger it'd be harder to lose.

3. Hardest person to buy for? I have 2. My mother gives everything back to me, even edibles- sometimes YEARS after I bought them. I have gotten expired gift cards, clothes that her size not mine, music boxes I bought for her (I don't collect tchotchkes) food - including the remains of a freezer burned frozen pheasant I had given her 3 years earlier.Second would be Grandfatherbear. He puts in his order like a catalogue and woe befall you if you try to get him a surprise because you think he would like it- I have been made to suffer for MONTHS where he would carp and complain over something I had gotten him that was not on his "list" - he would accuse me of wanting it- whatever "it" was- for myself and of trying to control him with presents- in MY defense, once a couple of years would pass and he would get over the fact he didn't request the black bomber jacket, or the modern folksingers album collection, or the denim shirt, or the Capitol Steps political satire album, he would really enjoy them.
It's not worth the aggravation. I am just trying to be an order fulfillment service now. Trying very hard to squelch that desire to "surprise" him- he doesn't like surprises.

4. Easiest person to buy for? Oldest grandson He ALWAYS says thank you and never complains.

5. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes- bought it at Dollar Store

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? MAIL_ with xerox Year in review letters- sometimes they go out 12/31, lol.

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I was 12. I got a green umbrella, don't remember getting anything else. My mother left home that spring and we stopped having Christmas because my father would drive us to Florida for 3-4 weeks around Christmas break. He had a buddy on the school board so I always wound up with excused absences.

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? Santa Clause Conquers the Martians (so bad, it's good)

9. When do you start shopping? After Labor Day- except when GFB is out of work- like this year.

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Many times.See answer to Question 3- right to the trash.

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Pfeffernusse little powder sugar covered cookies. I like oyster stew on Christmas Eve ever since I read in Little House on the prairie about the Ingalls eating oyster stew at Christmas.I also love Mince pie, which I've not seen mentioned yet.

12. Lights on the tree? We have a little silver tabletop tree with fiberoptic lights.

13. Favorite Christmas song? Rusty Chevrolet by Da Yoopers.

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? Work. Couldn't stand the command performances put on by sisterin law and her digs and insults at me.

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes. The pair is DONDER und Blitzen, germanic for Thunder and lightning.

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? Fiberoptic light

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning. Stockings first, then taking turns to open presents. I also insisted the children couldn't get out of bed till 7 a.m. on pain of terrible retribution. They learned to tell time quite young, and oddly enough, right around Christmas.

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? People who confuse one of Santa's reindeer (Donder) with an ignorant canniballistic wagonmaster (Donner!) who wound up eating half his party when they got snowed in the Sierra Nevada. I did notice someone else mentioning the reindeer's name was really Donder but I can't tell you how MUCH this one particular mistake annoys me!

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? I love my mini -Hello Kitty ornaments - everything else on my silver tree is blue!

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Mince Pie

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? I'de like to give my grandson a trip with me to see the Northern Lights.

22. Who is most likely to respond to this? People who don't mind exposing themselves to the whole world.

23. Who is least likely to respond to this? People who do mind exposing themselves to the whole world.
Someon asked how to copy the whole list? I didn't know how but experimented tonight- turns out those little"quote" and "quote plus" buttons on the lower right of each post need only to be clicked once, then click "new reply" on the left. You get the whole post copied and get to save yourself a lot of typing, just use the delete button to clear the old answers and put your own in. Most of you guys probably already knew this..I'm ashamed to say I've been posting since the Lusenet days and it took me this long to figure it out!

BamaNana · #38 12/05/08, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Tracy Rimmer

I got this in an email this morning and, while I don't normally forward these sorts of things, I thought it might be an interesting "get to know you" tool for here

1. Do you like eggnog? no

2. Favorite gift received as a child? a family of troll dolls

3. Hardest person to buy for? my FIL

4. Easiest person to buy for? everyone else

5. Do you have a nativity scene? yes

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? my mom gave me 3 pair of nylon "old lady" underwear, 30 years before I was an old lady! Those silly things reached my chin...

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story

9. When do you start shopping? mid November

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes, but we call it "regiftage"

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? cookies

12. Lights on the tree? yes

13. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night by Michael Crawford

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay home

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? no

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? angel

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? when my son was young we would open one on Christmas eve and the rest in the morning. Now, My DH and I do not exchange gifts

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? can't think of anything

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? handmade

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? turkey

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? that my DH and I have jobs by spring(we've been laid off since Oct)

Merry Christmas!

**Ross** · #39 12/05/08, 10:23 PM

1. Do you like eggnog? I like grog nog does that count?

2. Favorite gift received as a child? Tonka loader tractor I guess

3. Hardest person to buy for? They're all hard to buy for; most deserve more than I can buy.

4. Easiest person to buy for? I wouldn't call anyone I buy for easy.... that's kind of a judgemental question IMO

5. Do you have a nativity scene? I like to imagine it

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? UMMM ok I'm uber bad at cards

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? None

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Carol

9. When do you start shopping? Dec 26 but I'm never ready

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I've had gifts I thought someone else would like better than me, but I don't recall ever regifting

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Whipped buttery potatoes with turkey gravey and savory stuffing

12. Lights on the tree? Well yeah but not the obcene blinky winky ones

13. Favorite Christmas song? By golly every one of them

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home, guests are welcome but I don't move

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Let's see there's loin chop and leg roast, .....

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? Either but I prefer a star

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One on the eve the rest on the morn

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? Having to insist to myself people aren't really idiots fighting for junk

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? Bells, and mini churches

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Anybody who cares to join us

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? I want for nothing

22. Who is most likely to respond to this? The next person............ duh!!

23. Who is least likely to respond to this? Someone who doesn't read the thread.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

soulsurvivor · #40 12/05/08, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tracy Rimmer

1. Do you like eggnog? No, but I'll take a chocolate milkshake instead.

2. Favorite gift received as a child? The old player piano my dad bought for me.

3. Hardest person to buy for? Anyone I don't personally know, Angel Tree

4. Easiest person to buy for? My grandkids

5. Do you have a nativity scene? Passed it on to our son when he moved into his first home.

6. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail.

7.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? No such thing.

8. Favorite Christmas Movie? I don't have a favorite movie.

9. When do you start shopping? I always look.

10. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Not intentionally.

11. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Homemade taffy.

12. Lights on the tree? Multi-colored and many.

13. Favorite Christmas song? I hum it a lot in my head, "Hark the Herald Angels Sing".

14.Travel at Christmas or stay home? Wherever family gathers, sometimes here, sometimes there.

15. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? It's easier if you sing the song.

16. Angel on the tree top or a star? We don't use a tree topper.

17. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Both. Again, depends on what family wants to do.

18. Most Annnoying thing about this time of year? The inability to be in two places at once.

19. Favorite ornament theme or color? Red and green and antique Santas.

20. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Everything that is served with the ham.

21. What do you want for Christmas this year? No stress.

22. Who is most likely to respond to this?

23. Who is least likely to respond to this?

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hope this helps answer any questions about Christmas. I'm always looking for new ways/traditions to include in our holiday seasonal plans. Thanks for posting this Tracy. It was fun to answer and fun to read everyone's answers.