The Christmas Quiz

Time to add my answers to the latest questionnaire floating about the family blogs.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
Wrapping paper, but if it's a really small gift or one that is awkward to wrap, I go with the gift bag.

2. Real tree or artificial?
I prefer artificial. The real ones smell.

3. When do you put up the tree?
Whenever Mom and Dad say it's time.

4. When do you take the tree down?
Whenever Mom and Dad say it's time.

5. Do you like eggnog?
I've never really tried it.

6. Favorite gift received as a child?
Hard to say really.

7. Hardest person to buy for?
Normally my dad, but also some times that Secret Santa from work you get sucked into.

8. Easiest person to buy for?
Maggie; she always says exactly what she wants.

9. Do you have a nativity scene?
According to my mom, two.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
I just get cards and hand them to people.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
A CD player I got from Corps Officers a few years back; it was the third year in a row I'd gotten one from them.

12. Favorite Christmas movie?
Hard to say, but I really like The Christmas Story.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
Anytime before Christmas when I have the money to do it.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
No.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Mashed potatoes.

16. Lights on the tree.
Yes.

17. Favorite Christmas song?
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer! Also, like several versions of Jingle Bells.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home.
Whatever my parents say we're doing.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen...but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all? Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer!

20. An angel or a star on top of the tree?
Angel.

21. Open the presents on Christmas eve or Christmas morning?
Christmas morning.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?
Anything to do with shopping; the congested malls, the traffic, the crazy dis-respectful maniac-like shoppers...

23. Favorite ornament theme or color?
Whatever the color of our tree is.

24. Favorite dessert for Christmas dinner?
Ice cream.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year?
A GPS and some money.

26. Any special Christmas traditions?
Opening presents.