HOLIDAY TIME SURVEY
I found this at Autumns Meadow......... It looked like fun. Try it!! Have a great weekend!!!!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree?
He wraps them, I wish they would fall off his sleigh wrapped as he flies !
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white
4. Do you hang mistletoe? I used to hang mistletoe, but I seem to have lost it over the years, but if I though someone interesting was coming I would go out and buy some!
5. When do you put up your decorations..usually right after Thanksgiving, but I dont put that much stuff up anymore. Just a small tree and some decorations and wreaths
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? I usually make a ham for Christmas and a tray of lasagne, macaroni salad, broccoli cheese casserole, those are favorites
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child:
I always spent Christmas Eve with my Grandparents, then the next morning we would load up the car with gifts and go to my parents a couple blocks away for Christmas morning. My Grandmother would give me gifts Christmas eve. One time she bought me a bunch of clothes she had some lady make for my Barbie doll. I was thrilled! Also just the atmosphere of my grandparents house was so special to me. She always decorated the mantel, there were cookies everywhere. It was just a special time.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? What about him?
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, I fix a big dinner Christmas Eve and my kids and thier families come and we eat dinner then we open gifts, that way they dont have to rush out in the morning with the little ones and we always go to my son, Bens for Christmas day dinner.
What kind of decorations are on your Christmas Tree?
Since I have a pencil tree, I bought smaller decorations...some look like pieces of candy, some really pretty small bulbs and some angels.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it
I love the beauty of it...how the world feels so silent and still.
12. Can you ice skate? I havent done it for years, but when we used to spend so much time at my Parents cabin, we ice skated when the ponds froze. Somehow I think the falls would be harder to take now ;))
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? My dollhouse with electric lights and a car!
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Being with my family, being thankful for all God has blessed me with.
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
Pumpkin pie!
16 What is your favorite holiday tradition? Church services on Christmas Eve
17. What tops your tree?
An angel
18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving?
Ha Ha....this is a tough one.... I love gifts!!! I also like buying gifts so I have to say both. I amalways excited to see what my kids got for me for Christmas!
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
Oh Come all Ye Faithful
20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yummy?
Yummy!!! I hang them on the tree and eat them,
Let me know if you do this on your blog so I can come by and read it
15 comments:
That was great. It is so much fun to learn about what others do on the holidays!
That was so much fun...Its always fun to read what celebration means to each of us!!If you are looking out for some cool and unique ideas, jus peep into my Holiday Blog!!!
What a great look into your holiday traditions. You must be special because Santa never wrapped our presents. He was much too busy making them to also wrap them. :>)
Ah, hot cocoa under a tree with white lights with an angel on top. That's how mine was too! Wouldn't have it any other way!
What nice thoughts!!!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree?
He definately wraps em up!!! hehehe
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Coloured
4. Do you hang mistletoe?I have this piece of plastic miseltoe that i normally hang up but it has got lost somewhere (i think it is still hanging up in my old house - lol)
5. When do you put up your decorations? Normally on the 1st of December - I am alway eager to put the tree and deco up - It is the taking down that takes abit long - I only do that round January, Yes I know.......lol
6. What is your favorite holiday dish(excluding dessert)? We normally do all cold dishes for christmas lunch - I would say it is the Leg of Lamb and Sauce bean salad - and my fav dessert is TRIFFLE! yummy!
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Spending Christmas Eve with my Oupa and Granny - Always tried to stay up to "catch" father christmas but never got it right!
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? When I was about 9 or 10 and I started wrapping my christmas presents - lol but my kids believe in him as he always leaves muddy footprints on the floor and never finishes his milk - big LOL
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Only if the kids can stay awake but usually only on christmas morning
10. What kind of decorations are on your Christmas Tree? All sorts of decorations, big and small, things the kids have made, etc.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Dont get snow here in Africa - maybe once every 12yrs or so on the very odd occassion!
12. Can you ice skate? You bet ya I can, so can my kids!
13. Do you remember your favorite gift?My Cabbage Patch Doll - Her name was Abigail!
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Being with my family, and going away on holiday to the coast for 3 weeks (sadly not going this year but the booking is made for next year).
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
If it is edible it is classified a favourtie - On a serious note - TRIFFLE
16 What is your favorite holiday tradition? Church services on Christmas Eve
17. What tops your tree?
An angel
18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? I would say both although the older I get the more I like to give - just love watching my kids faces light up when they get something they really wanted!!!!
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
Drummer Boy
20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yummy?
Yummy!!! Yummy, of course!
That was great fun - I might pinch this at a later stage but I will sure let you know when I do!!!
yummm egg nogg and hot chocolate!! :)
ham and broccoli cheese casserole!!
The weekend after Thanksgiving my tree goes up.
Happy Friday!
WoW-it's almost like I answered these! This is exactly how Christmas goes at my home! Let me be the first to wish U and U'rs a Merry Christmas Catch!!!
with luv from starbender!
It's fun to find out what everyone likes does for the Holidays!
What's yummy is stirring your hot chocolate with your candy cane!
Have a fun Friday Catch!! :0)
What is a pencil tree?
Christmas already?! It's not even thanksgiving :)
and Candy Canes for sure!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate the word egg nog puts me off trying it.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree?
Wrapping all the way.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white
4. Do you hang mistletoe? If I can get away with it yes.
5. When do you put up your decorations.
About a week or two before
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Havent got one.
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child:
Cant think of one (god I am lame)
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? Under 10 I would say.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? No
What kind of decorations are on your Christmas Tree?
Havent got a tree but I used to have a mix of wooden & Disney store ones.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it
Love it unless I have to go out in it!
12. Can you ice skate? Used to be able to (badly), dont know about now.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? No
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
I like that xmas eve feeling
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
want to try pumpkin pie.
16 What is your favorite holiday tradition? Used to like visiting my friends with my pressies for them.
17. What tops your tree?
was a star
18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving?
Giving
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
Oh Come all Ye Faithful I'm with Catch on that.
20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yummy?
one ot two are ok.
Nice list. You eat weird food for Christmas though,ha,ha..
Neat quiz thing and enjoyed your answers! I'm going to try and do this one tomorrow!
I did the survey! It was so much fun, really brightened my spirits! :) T
I've seen this holiday meme been floating around in blogger land and I decided to get mine posted.
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