Jamie did a Christmas tag game and tagged "Laura." OK. She has a friend Laura (not just a MIL Laura), so is it me she wants to tag or the other Laura? Hmmm...well, rather than wait for a response I'll go ahead and play.
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot chocolate.
2. Do you wrap presents or not? Wrap, 98% of the time.
3. Colored Lights or White? Colored on the tree, white icicles on the house. (We almost had a change to the outside this year. Dave wanted to do LED lights (he's been wanting to to this for a while). So, I relented and he made this elaborate system of white LED lights that are set in gray plastic pipe and all you have to do is hang the pipes by hooks on the eaves and PRESTO - instant house decoration! He spent a lot of time on this and he finally got them up. As I stood in the street and looked at the house as he's standing there smiling and proud, all I could say was "It looks like a low-rider house." Seriously, you've seen those cars that have the rope lights at the bottom of the car going down the street. That's what our house reminded me of. A couple of days later Cathi and I left for a while and when we got home, Dave had taken all the LED lights off and put the icicle lights back up!)
4. Do you hang mistletoe? No - I like to kiss my husband the other 11 months of the year, too.
5. When do you decorate? Right after Thanksgiving. UNdecoration begins whenever Logan and Bremen show up.
6. Favorite holiday dish? Breakfast burritos!!
7. Favorite memory as a child? My kindergarten year we moved from Illinois to Wisconsin right at Christmas time. Our furniture, and decorations, didn't make it to our new house for Christmas. We decorated a tree with construction paper rings and decorations and popcorn strings. It was the weirdest Christmas ever, but the most memorable.
8. When & how did you learn about Santa? I think I was 8 when I informed of his actual identity - school children can be so cruel!
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? No, I have patience.
10. How do you decorate your tree? With decorations that are fun for kids to look at and with ornaments given to us by family and friends. Some of my favorites are ornaments that have all 6 kids' pictures in them, one Patrick made in 1st grade (1988), our "Carly" square, and the one's Patrick and Heather made for us.
11. Snow...love it or dread it? Love it - just helicopter me to a lodge with a roaring fire and helicopter me out.
12. Can you ice skate? No, is it required for the everafter?
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Not really. Sorry if that offends anyone, but the gifts really aren't what it's about, so....
14. What is the most important part of the holidays? Watching all the grandkids open their gifts, being with family and exchanging cards with people you don't normally see or talk to the rest of the year, but have a fond "Christmas relationship" with.
15. Favorite holiday dessert? Definitely sugar cookies (insert this answer for any holiday - Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, etc.)
16. Favorite tradition? Breakfast with the family.
As someone else did, I will not mention any names. Anyone wanting to play - go for it!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
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3 comments:
I agree about the snow.
My dad was talking about LED lights - so I am curious to see if he has them up when Tim and I go to Oregon. I let you know how they look...
I think it's sweet that Dave took down his LED lights and put up the icicle lights for you. He must know that happy wife = happy husband.
Merry Christmas!
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