I've been working. Yep. And loving it. But it doesn't leave much time for much else (especially after the washing, dishes, lunch making etc). So I have just read the couple of blogs I try to keep in touch with and came across this list of questions on Catha's blog. Sounds like fun. I am a HUGE Christmas fan. The antithesis of Scrooge.
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Ahh. Questions written by a Nth American I see. A good cold beer for me thanks (or some of Cath's Dad's punch if I'm lucky enough ... and brave enough ... and not breastfeeding).
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
Puts them unwrapped in the Santa Sack.
Lights on house for the first time this year. I've always wanted to do it but couldn't be bothered rigging up the electricity. This time, as I pulled the lights out I tripped over an extension cord, so up went the lights on the varandah. Oh yeah, they're coloured. And the ones on the tree flash differently when you press the button, and they're coloured too. And the ones over the door are white and the other ones are white but have little Santa covers on them (does that count as white or coloured? What a weird thing to ask anyway? Do people have a real preference on such things?).
4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Wouldn't even know where to get some.
Not before December, but as soon as December starts I start gathering my thoughts and trying to find a tree.
6. What is your favourite holiday dish?
Ham. The ham that you can only buy around Xmas. Cold ham on the bone. I have already bought and eaten my first leg of ham this year.
7. Favourite Holiday memory?
My memory sucks. I love holidays while they last though!
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I have a vague memory of being in Mum and Dad's bathroom when it happened. Told you my memory sucked.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
With balls, lights and tinsel? How else do you decorate a tree? This year the balls, lights and tinsel all start about 2 feet off the ground so Aoife can't eat them.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
I'm sorry, I just can't rival this answer from Cath so I have to copy/paste it. I haven't laughed so hard in a while - part in the writing and part in recognition of the picture the writing painted.
never much thought about it at christmas time ("6 white boomers" for me, no "i'm dreaming of a white christmas") until a few years ago when i was in korea for my first potential white christmas. in truth, it ended up being just plain cold. yeah there was snow... but snow isn't as romantic when it's been turned into brown sludge by the traffic and there's some korean dude at the bottom of the hill trying to dig his car out of the ice with his shoe. this year, i'm pretty much dreading it. but i'll be ok... sigh...
12. Can you ice skate?
Yep. Not well. Not like a Canadian. Not backwards. But yep, I can get around and have fun.
13. Do you remember your favourite gift?
Refer above. I tend to like anything that's wrapped up and a surprise so there's been lots of favourites.
14. What's the most important thing about Christmas?
Family. (Presents are a very close second).
15. What is your favourite Holiday Dessert?
I used to hate Chrissy Pudding 'til the Christmas I was first pregnant. That Christmas I hate 3 helpings and I haven't looked back since. Although, even when I didn't like it I still loved the tradition of putting the sixpences in it.
16. What is your favourite holiday tradition?
Handing out the presents from under the tree. It was usually me and one or two other of the cousins who did it.
16.5 What is your least favourite holiday tradition?Who has a least favourite holiday tradition??? That is just a weird concept. Everything about holidays is fun, and if it isn't it certainly doesn't become a tradition.
This year it's a really funky reindeer. Usually it's some dodgy handmade vague star-shaped affair.
Both.
19. Favourite Christmas Song?
There's one floating around on YouTube about a Holden Ute to the tune of Dashing through the snow. I'm not a fan of Christmas music on the whole, but that one is gold.
P.S. Will has just located the song and informed me it's to the tune of Jingle Bells, which happens to usually have 'Dashing through the snow' as a first line - told you I wasn't really big on Christmas music.
