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A Christmas survey thingy....

Wrapping paper or gift bags?
I am sooo bad at wrapping gifts..but I like to do it. I go with bags if I am running out of time...which is usually.

Real tree or artificial?
Fake, sadly. I break out in huge hives when I try to decorate a real one. Seriously, I am allergic to something on them.

When do you put up the tree? uhhh....soon! : )

When do you take the tree down? usually on the 26th...the cats think it is their personal playground if we don't.

Favorite gift as a child?
One year I was really into GI Joe (don't ask...I have no clue), but I got men and jeeps and a tent for them. And all this cool stuff that went along with them. I spent the whole next summer playing with them. And they dated my Barbies.

Hardest person to buy for?
my dad

Do you have a Nativity scene?
Yes. But I love it for sentimental reasons. My grandpa made the stable and my mom put it up in our house every year when I was a kid.

Worst gift you ever got?
Hhhhmmm. I got some really lame gifts from the same person every year. But, this is public so I am pleading the 5th...lol.

Favorite Christmas movie?
any and all of the movies on Hallmark, Lifetime, or ABC family this time of year.

When do you start shopping for Christmas?
I started in November....it is the finishing that is killing me right now.

Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Buckeyes. Or peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate. I guess Buckeyes is the Ohio name for them.

Favorite Christmas song?
So This is Christmas (John Lennon originally did it) and anything by Tran Siberian Orchestra.

Travel or stay home at Christmas?
We stay here but go to relatives for dinners

Top of tree?
A star

Open presents Christmas eve or day?
Helloooo....Santa brings them overnight. Geessshhhh. : )

Most annoying thing about this time of year?
Dealing with/thinking about dealing with relatives. And, rude ass people in stores.

Favorite ornament theme or color?
the ornaments my kids have made in the past, and snowmen...can't ever have enough snowmen!!

Favorite for dinner?
the usual...ham, turkey, and all the fixings. Basically a repeat of Thanksgiving.

What do you want for Christmas this year?
A Photoshop program, books, a Wusthof santoku knife, a good chef knife, and a new TV for my bedroom.