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1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Paper
2. Real tree or artificial? Real, cut it ourselves
3. When do you put up the tree? mid-December
4. When do you take the tree down? after January 6 (the 12th day of christmas)
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes, with lots of rum!
6. Favorite gift received? Jewelry (every year I get at least one piece from my husband)
7. Do you have a nativity scene? No, no room for it
8. Hardest person to buy for?  my brother
9. Easiest person to buy for?  my sister (our tastes are similar)
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?  Assortment of jams (I do not eat jam)
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?  It's a Wonderfull Life
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? The weekend after Thanksgiving
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Mom's spaghetti sauce and chocolate cupcakes
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? colored
17. Favorite Christmas song? Rocking Around the Christmas Tree (wish Taylor would do a version of that one!)
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yes
20. Angel on the tree top or a star?  Bow
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The cold!
23. What I love most about Christmas?  Decorating the tree

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
2. Real tree or artificial? REAL!
3. When do you put up the tree? 3-5 days before Christmas
4. When do you take the tree down? January 6, the Epiphany
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes
6. Favorite gift received? My nativity set
7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, a beautiful metal set made in Mexico
8. Hardest person to buy for? My brother
9. Easiest person to buy for? My daughter
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A sewing machine.  Once you really know me, you'll understand why!
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? It's a Wonderful Life
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Ummmmm
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Nope
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Russian Teacakes
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? White!
17. Favorite Christmas song? "Oh Holy Night"
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yes
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel.  Plus I have three other angels that sit on top of my wall unit and watch the one on top of the tree!
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? People who think that Christmas is about rushing around and being consumers
23. What I love most about Christmas? Being with family

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
2. Real tree or artificial? REAL!
3. When do you put up the tree? The first week of December
4. When do you take the tree down? mid January
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes
6. Favorite gift received? A framed 8x10 that Steve made of us with the lyrics to "My Best Friend" also framed with it.
7. Do you have a nativity scene?  Yes
8. Hardest person to buy for? My father-in-law
9. Easiest person to buy for?  My daughter
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?  Some stanky perfume.
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?  Elf
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? October
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?  My mother-in-law's french meat pie.
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?  Colored
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?  Travel (only a half hour away)

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yes

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel (a homemade one that Taylor Rose made in preschool (her face is pasted where the angel's face is....so cute!)

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?  Supply & demand for certain gifts.
23. What I love most about Christmas?  Watching Taylor Rose's excitement on Xmas morning.  She still believes in Santa.