Christmas Quiz

I don't know about you, but this is my last day of work before Christmas, and it's only a half day. We're getting ready for a different Christmas this year. We'll have a short visit to Cambridge, but no time in Montreal this year. That's going to be weird. I can't defend my Pit championship this year. We will have a visit from Grandmaman and Papa though, so we're looking forward to that.

There's not a lot to write about today, so here's a little Christmas quiz. It was sent to me in an email but I figured I'd post it here. You can answer the questions as a comment if you like, or just bask in the glow of my answers.

Merry Christmas!

1. Eggnog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He wraps them, of course!
3. Coloured lights on tree/house or white? Our new pre-lit tree has the option of having either white or coloured lights, or a combination of the two. It also has a remote control! Sweet. Nothing on the house.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? No
5. When do you put your decorations up? early to mid-December
6. What is your favourite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? stuffing
7. Favourite Holiday memory as a child? We had this great tradition with my Mom's side of the family that one of the parents would drive around to everyone else's houses with the gifts for each family. My mom is one of 8 kids and they all used to buy gifts for each others' kids. So after church on Christmas eve we'd have a steady stream of company bringing presents over and eating cookies. It was so much fun. Our dad never got home until 2:00 in the morning or later. One year he had to go to one uncle's house in the morning because he had stayed too late at another house at night.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I honestly have no recollection of this so it couldn't have been all that shattering for me.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? No, we never did that. Now it's my husband's birthday so Christmas is more about him.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Sentimental and fun ornaments. (Have I mentioned that Darcy now says "I love 'Carlett O'Hara". I'm so proud.)
11. Snow - Love it or Dread it? Love to look at it, hate driving in it.
12. Can you ice skate? Not terribly well.
13. Do you remember your favourite gift? My Cabbage Patch Doll, Fayme Eldora.
14. What's the best part of the Holidays for you? Spending time with family and friends, I love the Christmas Eve church service, and I love good food.
15. What is your favourite Holiday Dessert? Pumpkin pie, although I have a new recipe this year for a toffee cheesecake that I'm eager to try.
16. What is your favourite holiday tradition? Watching "A Christmas Carol"
17. What tops your tree? Angel
18. Which do you prefer, giving or Receiving? Who is really going to answer "receiving" to this question? You'd sound really selfish, even though it may be true. I like giving gifts but I don't like all the shopping that leads up to it.
19. What is your favourite Christmas Song? This Christmas it is "Away in a Manger" as sung by Darcy. It can bring a tear to my eye every time. I also like "White Christmas" as sung by the Drifters.
20. Candy Canes - yucky or yummy? Yummy!