Christmas Quiz

Here you go Jason (I fulfilled my tag). For this I would like to specifically tag Klarissa (actually, I don't care if you actually repost this, I just miss your writing you never post and you freaking crack me up).

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper with bows


2. Real tree or artificial? Real, with a hazardous amount of lights


3. When do you put up the tree? Just after Thanksgiving


4. When do you take the tree down? In the spirit of tradition, January 01


5. Do you like eggnog? Ya, but just a shot here and there


6. Favorite gift received as a child? I don't know that it was my favorite, but the one that stands out is the stuffed animal cat.


7. Do you have a nativity scene? Mmmhm, with love from my Grandparents Ludwig (both HUGE nativity connaisseurs)


8. Hardest person to buy for? Paul (he gives the funniest, sweetest, most heartfelt, thoughtful gifts...I can't live up to it)


9. Easiest person to buy for? Girls who like lotion and candles


10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? can't think of any...unless white elephant gifts count...then it was the diaper full of melted Reese's peanut butter cups.


11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, even though I don't mail


12. Favorite Christmas Movie? "Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas" (my assumption is that few of you have seen this, so synopsis: Basically, it's that old story with hair clip and the watch chain...but it includes some poor, but vocally gifted otters battling out with the crude hooligans in "The Riverband Nightmare Band.")

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? before Christmas


14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Who me? Uh...no...why do you ask? (that hymn book was engraved wasn't it? I told Paul to check it first)


15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? homemade caramel...homemade fudge...homemade tacos...then New Years Eve and Day...homemade stuffed mushrooms...prime rib...potatoes...


16. Clear lights or colored on the trees? now it's those incredible LED lights that are really white white and not clear which is really yellow


17. Favorite Christmas song? way too many...I'm a Christmas music junkie


18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home


19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? I will answer that question with a question...actually I won't. Yes. Yes, I can.


20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Whatever, right now we have some sort of metallic contraption...but the great thing is and we're receiving 73 extra cable stations for free!


21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One on Christmas Eve, the rest in the morning


22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? snow


23. What I love most about Christmas? See #15