Oh Christmas Tree!

I promised Catherine I would post pictures of my Christmas Tree, well here it (they) is!

I put it in the Den this year because we are about to start on our wood floors, and need the front room to put all of our crap! We had to move our love seat catiwompas, but It is growing on me that way! We are also fixin to get our new leather couches, one is already on it's way, but the other has not been shipped yet. I'm really so excited to start on the house remodeling, y'all don't even know!

The tree on my mantle was made by my Grandmother, and I have always loved it. She made it using jewelry, and it really sparkles. When my Grandaddy past away in January this was the first thing I told anyone I would like to have. I have promised my sister I will make her one, but sorry, have not done it yet, but I will!!!

Now for a little Christmas fun! I received this in an email, but thought I would like to do it this way instead! Anyone want to play along? Just leave me a comment and I will sneak a peak of your answers on your blog!

Christmas ?'s and answers!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Mostly wrapping paper, but occasionally bags if it is a hard item to wrap.

2. Tree-real or artificial? Fake! but next year when our house is finished, I would like to put the skinny fake one in the front room, for my fancy ornaments, and in the den, have a real one for the fun, family ornaments. The girls will love making some, I'm sure!

3. When do you put your Christmas tree up? I try to by the 1st of December.

4. When do you take the tree down? Depends, sometimes we go out of town right after Christmas, so in that case when ever we get back, and pretty much when I feel like it!

5. Like eggnog? NO

6. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, I have a really nice creche made by DH's Grandfather, and I have the Fontanini figures. I did not put it up this year though, do to lack of usable space.

Next year though!

7. Favorite gift received as a child? OMG we were really overloaded with toys and such when I was little, but I guess I would have to say anything put into our stockings. Me and my sister would sleep in the same room on Christmas Eve and whoever woke up first would wake up the other, it was usually 2:00 or so, and we would go out and get our stockings, go back and jump in bed, to keep warm, and dig everything out of them. Then we'd go back to sleep till morning (still dark probably around 5:00 or 6:00) then go see what else we got! Loved the stockings!!!

8. Hardest person to buy for? Any of the men in my family!!!

9. Easiest person to buy for? My girls, they love anything!

10. Worst Christmas gift? Can not think of anything!

11. Mail or email a Christmas card? Snail mail all the way.

12. Favorite Christmas movie? It's a wonderful life.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? A little all year long, just if I see something I'll go ahead and pick it up, the hard part is finding where I hid it!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No!

15. Favortie food to eat on Christmas? Sausage balls, peanut butter balls, home made sugar cookies!

16. Clear or colored tree lights? a little of both, depends on the mood. When clear first came out in the 80's I loved them, but now when I see colored, it reminds me of when I was a kid.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Can not name just one, love them all!

18. Travel during Christmas or stay at home? Since we have young children, we do not go anywhere on Christmas Eve or Christmas day, that's our time! I don't mind if people come to our house, but I'm not going anywhere!

19. Can you name Santa's reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comit, Cupid, Donder (No I did not spell it wrong! When the guy who first wrote the book "T'was the night before Christmas" wrote the original manuscript, it was suppose to be Donder, but over time it got changed to Donner!) and Blitzen, and of course Rudolph!

20. Angel or Star on top of the Tree? Star

21. Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Morning! My parents use to let us open one on Christmas Eve.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Hectic schedules, and not enough time to relax! Oh, I almost forgot, the Bah Humbug that I married!!! Such a scrooge!

23. Do you have your Christmas dinner on the Eve or Christmas day? Christmas Day!

24. Did you get underwear as a present when you were a kid? No, I did get P.J.'s though! But my DH did and sometimes still does just as a joke.

25. What is the best Christmas present you have ever given anyone? It was a little late, but my DD Lily, she was born mid January! First Grandaughter on both sides! She was my best present that year too!

Now come on, you know you want to play!!!