1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?  Hot chocolate... with plenty of mini-marshmallows!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps them... but we don't really do Santa... they are just special surprises.  :o)

 3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?  We do mostly white, but a little bit of colored too.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?  No

 5. When do you put your decorations up? Sometimes as early as the weekend after Thanksgiving, sometimes as late as 2 weeks before Christmas. Just depends on how *life* is going!

 6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Turkey & dressing

 7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child:  I don't remember much, but for some reason one Christmas sticks in my mind... My dad had bought me this toy pinball game and I absolutely loved it. He didn't usually actually pick the gifts, but I knew he had to have chosen that one. My mom would never have picked it!  That was fun. 

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I'm not sure. I was probably in 2nd grade and I saw my mom putting things under the tree Christmas Eve night. I was already beginning to doubt so I wasn't too shocked.

9. Do you open gifts on Christmas Eve?  We used to just open one on Christmas Eve, but depending on our schedule, sometimes we open all of them on Christmas Eve. That way things are more settled down and peaceful on Christmas Day!

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?  Lots of white lights, but then also some of those big fat colored lights. Lots of different ornaments.  Some pretty multi-colored balls and hand-painted ornaments from my mom. And our topper broke last year, but I bought a new star this year. It's a pretty eclectic tree. The boys add anything they think will look good... it's a bit like an I Spy kind of tree.... Can you find the Superman?  Can you find the candy canes? Can you find a leaf from outside?

11. Snow: Love it or Dread it?  Love it!!!  I love to watch the boys playing in it... from inside... where I'm cozy and warm!

12. Can you ice skate? No, I tried once, but I didn't like it... I felt like that Moose on the ice in Brother Bear!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?  Probably the lava lamp my grandpa gave me one year. I always loved the lava lamp at his house, but I never asked for one and he usually didn't do *big* presents like that. So it was so special that he wanted me to have one of my own at my house!

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?  Celebrating Jesus' birthday with Tony & the boys and friends.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? My mom's "pink stuff".... it's cherry jello, mixed with Cool whip, fruit cocktail and some nuts... a Tena original!

 16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?  Growing up, it was opening one present on Christmas Eve night.  I'm not sure what it would be now... we're always changing things... But I do LOVE driving around looking at Christmas lights together.

 17. What tops your tree?  A star

 18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?  giving

 19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?  Hmmm... right now it would be Angels We Have Heard on High, but for a flash from the past... Amy Grant singing Tennessee Christmas

 20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?  Yum Yum Yum!!  And the horses like them too!

Christmas Blessings,

Nancy

Senior Editor