Thursday, December 14, 2006

From The Llama Butchers:

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot chocolate with marshmallows or whipped cream, please.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa will be new to our home, but I believe he wraps.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? I like white on both, Beau likes colored. I sense many minor arguments at Christmastime in our future.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? I never have in the past, but I can’t rule it out for the future.

5. When do you put your decorations up? Typically, I like to start working on decorations right after Thanksgiving. However, I am so glad that I did them early this year or we would have none because of The Bed Rest.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Like Robert, we go traditional English: Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding with two veg.

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: That’s a tough one. I distinctly remember when we got our second dachshund for Christmas when we lived in England, though.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I was about 6 years old and we lived in England. My dad put me on his lap and told me about Santa, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy in one fell swoop. I was then warned not to tell my younger sister, but I believe that I ran right out and promptly told her because I never kept secrets from her.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We used to open all of the gifts on Christmas Eve. With the arrival of CootieGirl and CootieBoy, we have moved all opening of gifts to Christmas Day.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? White lights, vintage frosted glass ornaments that used to be my grandparents, some Americana ornaments, random other sentimentals. I have a red punched tin star for the topper.

11. Snow! Love it or dread it? A little of both. I love it but I dread having to drive in it in this area.

12. Can you ice skate? Yes, not very well.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Too many over the years.

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? The reminder that God came to earth as a tiny baby.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Always pumpkin pie, but also my mother’s Chocolate-Eggnog Layer pie.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Just getting together with my family.

17. What tops your tree? The red punched tin star that I’ve had for years.

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving? I love the giving much more.

19. What is your favorite Christmas song? I can’t name just one.

20. Candy canes: Not so much, but maybe that will change with having a kid around.

21. Favorite Christmas movie? Elf.

22. What do you leave for Santa? He gets bupkus right now, but that may change with having a kid around.