It's Christmas Time..ok not quite yet but close!!!

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends. Okay,here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy (not forward) this entire email and paste into a new e-mail that you can send. Change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then send this to a whole bunch of people you know, INCLUDING the person that sent it to you......Tis the Season to be NICE!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? paper

2. Real tree or Artificial? ok I actually own a fake one and it is kind of nice but it certainly isn't the same as a real tree but it's works....still nothing is better than the smell of a fresh Christmas tree..and hunting down one in the snow...drinking hot chocolate and eating chili...LOVE IT!!!

3. When do you put up the tree? fake, weekend after Thanksgiving. Real, not so soon or it gets brown by Christmas.

4. When do you take the tree down? after New Year's

5. Do you like eggnog? No...texure issues. Once I had eggnog candy that was chewy like taffy...loved that.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? honestly can't remember...I guess that reminds me that presents aren't the best thing about Christmas...best memory was when we got the atari...Doug kissing the game box was hillarious...Alyson screaming shocking and great...the fact that we have it on video PRICELESS.

7. Hardest person to buy for? Mom...she just isn't big on material things so she gives you no hints...plus she doesn't really need anything so can't go that route either..she's easier to just do something for.

8. Easiest person to buy for? Alyssa use to be but she is getting the the preteen/teen difficult to buy for age. Neices and nephew...piece of cake.

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes a fabric one Al and Mom made me...it's very cute. I want another one...love the willow tree one we got mom..might have to get it someday

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Christmas cards? are we suppose to do that :O)

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? can't think of one I hated

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? the one we watch every Christmas Eve....I think it is called The Santa Claus...not the best movie ever made but the memories make it better.

13. When do you start shopping? I keep my eye open throughout the year but usually really start after Halloween.

14.Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Not that I can think of

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Mom's candy...why did I move away from her? :O)

16. Lights on the tree? You might laugh at how many I can actually fit on the tree...you'd be surprised...you can't have too many.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Too many good ones...can't pick a favorite.

18, Travel at Christmas or stay home? I've done both...it's usually more fun to stay home and the most fun when we are all there sleeping in the basement Christmas Eve together...we need to make sure when mom and dad buy their new house they have a big enough basement...just incase we all make it home again someday.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? yes...but is it Donder, or Donner still not sure

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Growing up....always Christmas morning...mind you really early Christmas morning but still we waited...we could get up and go upstairs at 5 and play with Santa toys and stocking but couldn't wake mom and dad up until 6.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? bell ringers...they were out this year before Halloween

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? no ornament theme for me...whatever Alyssa has made..need some balls but nothing special.. Alyssa and I do however have a tradition...whenever we vacation to a new place together we get a Christmas ornament one for her and one for me both the same...I journal about our trip and put it in my ornament book. When she leaves the house she gets to take her set and a copy of the book with her...that way she we have help remembering all the fun things she did with her mom :O)

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Growing up we use to make Chinese food for Christmas Eve and Cheese soup in bread bowls for Christmas dinner....then mom decided the Chinese food took too much work...then we started a really good Christmas breakfast after reading the Christmas story and before opening gifts...I've enjoyed that.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Randy has already gotten that taken care of...or so a little birdie told me..infact I wish I could get it early...you ROCK Randy

26. Who is most likely to respond to this? I'll play it safe and say Alyson since she actually already did it :O) I guess that is cheating...I'm going to go with Molly

27. Who is least likely to respond to this? I'll say Nick that way maybe he will feel a little pressure to prove me wrong :O)