Sunday, December 17, 2006
The First Of Two!
Time for a Meme. Let’s do one about Yuletide. This one has been bouncing around on various sites so I figured I’d do it:
- Egg nog or hot chocolate? Egg nog over hot chocolate but I’m really a coffee hound.
- Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa wrapped everything that could be wrapped.
- Colored lights or white on tree/house? Colored C9 to outline the house, Mini whites on the outside tree with lighted balls and colored C7 on the deck rail. A mini white sled and two reindeer, with white and colored minis in different figures around the house and the upper windows(inside). Our inside tree is mini colored and prewired.
- Do you hang mistletoe? The last few years no -we just naturally kiss when we see each other.
- When do you put your decorations up? Usually the first week of December with help from the family.
- What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Honeybaked Ham which Cindyisms is providing this year. Everyone will bring something to accompany it.
- Favorite holiday memory as a child? It was so many years ago but getting my two wheel bike was probably it.
- When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I can’t even remember except that I had three younger brothers and I had to pretend for quite awhile after I found out.
- Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Very seldom but as my children became adults we started holding their Christmas celebration on Christmas Eve so their kids could be home on Christmas morning with their gifts from Santa. My Dad started that tradition when I was very little and I kept it up because it made sense as well as making the kids happy.
- How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? We now have a prewired tree with colored mini lites. The garland in silver, the ornaments go from 35 or 40 years ago (depending on how many survive the packing and unpacking each year) to last year’s new ones. We dispensed with icicles because Molly, our cat, love to eat them. The few that clung to the ornaments have Brandy licking her chops to get at them.
- Snow, love it or dread it? At a younger age I loved it. Diamonds sparkling in the sunshine was the thought that always came to mind. But I age the fear of falling grows stronger and then the magic disappears. The sadness is when over the last few years the lack of it at Christmas seemed to diminish the happiness of the holiday.
- Do you know how to ice skate? I used to but at almost 72 I’m not brave enough anymore.
- Do you remember your favorite gift? If I think back over 70 years it is hard to pick one out. But if you count ones that come later than Christmas day I would have to say Wes, who was born on Dec. 31, Les who was born on Aug. 25, and Cindy who was born on July 7 because they brought a new way of life to me that I have reveled in for the last 40 some years.
- What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? The fact that the children and grandchildren are with us and enjoying themselves together. Give me a few more of them before it is too late.
- What is your favorite holiday dessert? Simple any flavor cake and ice cream.
- What is your favorite holiday tradition? As I mentioned before the Christmas Eve get together.
- What tops your tree? A silver star with colored mini lites.
- Which do you prefer giving or receiving? I think that giving is more satisfying be it family. close friends , or people who impact your life in a good way.
- Favorite Christmas Song? O Holy Night ever since I sang it in Christmas Concert In High School. I get a little thrill every time I hear “Fall on your knees”.
- Favorite flavor of Candy Canes? I’m not much into candy canes but I do know peppermint is the best.
Stole this one from Neil’s World via SEB
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