Well Christmas is almost upon some of us (who celebrate it), so I thought to ask a few questions to see what everyone's Christmas is like. [img]smile.gif[/img]

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?

10. Do you like Fruitcake?

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?

Merry Christmas [img]smile.gif[/img]

Well Christmas is almost upon some of us (who celebrate it), so I thought to ask a few questions to see what everyone's Christmas is like.

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them. Nope!

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind? Havent had a christmas tree since I was i6, but a recent ice storm knocked off the top 6 feet of a pine tree in my yard. I'm going to drag it in. It has a squirells nest :D

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.) It will be beer cans

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree? Nope

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive? Stick them over my desk

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day? Coal [img]tongue.gif[/img]

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for? Nope

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get? I get what I get

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL? I want my two front teeth bashed out with a hammer [img]smile.gif[/img]

10. Do you like Fruitcake? Not only no, but HELL NO!!! My mom sent me one last christmas :(

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season? Its optional, worked it before just to aggravate people :D

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime? Not a chance in hell

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper? Last minute

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas? Probably be semi-cold, no snow

Merry Christmas

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.
We've got a huge bush out front, that gets coated. Other than that, not much

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?
Real one, 9' tall. No idea what kind! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)
All of the above, and then some. Crafts and all kinds of stuff, angel at the top, and all kinds of homemade stuff.

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?
Nope, just the ornaments! Both dogs and all three cats ;)

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?
Put 'em on the piano!

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?
Duck, and yuletide log. Yum, yuletide log [img]graemlins/1drool.gif[/img]

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?
My brother, my parents, my uncle who's coming, so no, not too many ;) .

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?
Nobody asks, I force it upon them. ;)

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?
A Nissan 240SX and Age of Mythology. No! Yes!

10. Do you like Fruitcake?
Blech! No way! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?
Yep. 20th December -> 5th January, and only 5 days of school in January. :D

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?
Nope, but the Playboy christmas special... :D . Wait, did I say that? [img]graemlins/uhoh1.gif[/img]

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?
Early. Finished on the 8th. So I guess it's all relative. ;)

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?
Gods no! We've got 24 degree weather, which is a 70-something on Thursday! I mean, global warming, here we come! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Merry Christmas [img]smile.gif[/img]

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.

There is one set of green lights running over my room. it adds atmosphere.

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?

Real, and long enough to catch the roof.

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)

Everything that we find from the famous box. ball colors, icicles, everything.

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?

Yay, cats. Especially one is going to cause havoc.

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?

Burn them, of course..?! No, I store them well.

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?

Meat... ok, at least meat.

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?

For those who deserve.. only family and gf.

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?

I just get what I get. Lists are boring.

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?
No no I have to buys them myself, but surprises are the salt of the day

10. Do you like Fruitcake?

...is that for christmas? nooo..

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?

As usually, a couple of weeks

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?

No, but the old one about a boy and a snowman is. Great song.

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?

Early, I guess everyone is early if they buy them before the last day.

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?

Yep, this time. Theres at least 30cm of snow.

Merry Xmas!

[ 12-16-2002, 09:19 PM: Message edited by: NiceWorg ]

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.
<font color="FF33CC">Just our Christmas tree. We only have them on occasionally, though, when we're opening presents or I'm feeling particularly festive though. We're not really into leaving them on all night and all day when no one's home then whining when the house burns down ;) </font>

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?
<font color="FF33CC">Fake. I don't even know where you'd get a real one!</font>

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)
<font color="FF33CC">I go minimalist. This year I have 10 large round baubles I made myself a couple of years ago, I used crackle medium lol, very chic ;) . And then purple balls too. I hate tinsel, it's ick; I use thin strands of silver stuff that shimmers.</font>

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?
<font color="FF33CC">Bubbles used to eat the decorations when she was a baby but she doesn't anymore. Tuppence doesn't either, though the other day I found her sleeping with silver strands all oer her face so obviously she'd been making inspections [img]smile.gif[/img] .</font>

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?
<font color="FF33CC">Read them, put them aside and eventually chuck them.</font>

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?
<font color="FF33CC">I think we're having a BBQ at a relative's. I actually prefer the whole roast thing with the ham and all but I'm in the minority in our family.</font>

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?
<font color="FF33CC">Not too many.</font>

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?
<font color="FF33CC">I usually either pick out my own gifts or say what I want. Usually I can't think of anything I want so whenever Mum and I are shopping around Christmas and I see stuff I like we put it aside for Christmas.</font>

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?
<font color="FF33CC">LOL what I actually wanted was one of those mobile phones you take pictures with. But no one would buy me one :( </font>

10. Do you like Fruitcake?
<font color="FF33CC">No I hate sultanas and raisons and so on.</font>

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?
<font color="FF33CC">Heh I've been on holidays from uni since the middle of November and don't start again until February [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img] </font>

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?
<font color="FF33CC">No. I love Dr. Seuss but! The other day I was at my little cousins' house and they have my old books and I was reading them. So cool! [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?
<font color="FF33CC">Early</font>

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?
<font color="FF33CC">Not likely ;) . The early forcasts are saying 40 degrees, hopefully that won't happen.</font>

Merry Christmas to you LadyZ!!

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.
Just on the tree....
2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?
Fakey...about 5'5
3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)
We use Balls and Ornaments and also a huge Santa on the top! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?
No, no pets...
5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?
I don't get any :(
6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?
The usuals...Turkey, Mashed Potatoes etc.
7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?
YES! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?
Unfortunatly for them :D
9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?
A PC! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
10. Do you like Fruitcake?
No [img]graemlins/1puke.gif[/img]
11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?
Fortunately, yes!
12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?
Neither...Tim Allen :D
13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?
In between, I suppose...
14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?
Don't think so. Up here in Canada, were sitting at around 5C :(
Merry Christmas [img]smile.gif[/img]
Thank you! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Yup, outside on my evergreen foundation shrubs. I use the C9 size (large), clear multicolored bulbs.

five foot fake fir [img]smile.gif[/img]

Nothing a cat can eat, destroy or severely damage! LOL I use wooden (painted) ornaments, metal or resin and a few plastic ones. No lights on the tree (cat chews the little bulbs...sigh...and he knocks the tree about at least a few times each year!), but I do have an angel on the top.She's made of plastic canvas and yarn and is quite lovely. [img]smile.gif[/img]

No icicles, the cats would eat them. But some of the metal ornaments are bright, shiny gold.

[img]graemlins/kittynow.gif[/img] Uh, yah, that would be Merlin, the Magnificent Tree Molesting Cat! ;) He chews the ends of the fake branches!

Used to hang them up with a little string and clips, but mostly I set them out on a cabinet to look at during the season now.

Turkey or Ham, most likely.

Quite a few, mostly family and several friends.

My dad used to and one friend and her mom do.

Well, I want for my beloved Jim to find work so we can begin our wedding plans,but I'm not sure that will happen by Christmas. He's working hard at it, though! :D

Blech! But I bought one for a friend's mom. Dang that thing weighs a ton! I think I could knock out Godzilla with it! ;) :D

Yup, I'm taking a few days off.

The classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (which was on tonight!) are almost always seen at least once!

I PREFER to shop all year 'round. Most often, though I finish around the end of November or early December.

HAHAHAHAHAHA! We already had snow, just got a few more inches and I dare say we'll see more before Christmas! :D

[ 12-16-2002, 11:41 PM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ]

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.
That's rather personal what consenting adults do in the priv... Oops sorry you were talking about the christmans tree right? Never Mind

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?
A real live fake one

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)
What ever we have around, but I do put an angle on top

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?
Does a dog that wants to "Mark" the tree count?

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?
chunk them after I snatch the cash

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?
Candy from my stocking and warm beer

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?
A wife, two daughters, one son-in-law, four dogs, and three cats what do you think?

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?
I'm a Dad I get what I get, socks, pocket knife, new drawers, and if I've been good see #1

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?
Allready got all I want see # 7

10. Do you like Fruitcake?
Does antbody?

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?
Self employeed haven't seen a day off in years

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?
not since the girls got old enough to drive

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?
What day is Christmas?

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?
Does rain count?

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.

My wife alway puts some fir branches into a big vase ant puts lightstrings on them.

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?

NO Christmastree.

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)

Well, since we don't have a christmas tree, we dont't have to decorate it ;)

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?

Do wood worms count as pets?

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?

First I read them, then I get a guilty conscience, that I didn't write some too, and then I forget to reply to them.

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?

It'll be a surprise. My wife and I got an invitation from our neighbours.

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?

This time it's the first time after years because of the invitation. Our neighbours have 2 children (6 and 8 years old). It's for atmosperic purposes only.

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?

My sister used to ask me. But she gave up, because I really don't need anything...

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?

I won't tell it, else it wouldn't be a surprise! ;)

10. Do you like Fruitcake?

Yes!

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?

I could, but I don't. It's the best time of the year to get some work done. There is almost no one in the office, so you won't be desturbed at all!!

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?

We pull out the Cary Grant and James Stewart Christmas movies almost every year on Christmas (yes- I confess it)

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?

I hate shopping - there's why I'm a late shopper

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?

Buhuhuh, don't remind me of this.... *sniff* I really would like to have a white christmas, but it happens so rarely. This year there doesn't even seem that there is a chance...

Merry Christmas to everybody! [img]graemlins/santawave.gif[/img]

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.
<font color=skyblue>The tree is decorated with lights, of course, and the bushes outsides as well. The roof wasn't done this year, though. </font>

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?
<font color=skyblue>Real one, of course. There's nothing like that pine tree smell. [img]smile.gif[/img] I think the tree is about 7 feet tall.</font>

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)
<font color=skyblue>Lots of ornaments, of all varieties and all colors. There's always some that were homemade by me or my brother, and my mother has bought special ornaments for us to have to remember this by when she dies. No angel because there's no room. </font>

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?
<font color=skyblue>Well, our cat hasn't been messing with the tree this year, but he really enjoys trying to knock the little candy cane ornaments that are on the tree. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] </font>

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?
<font color=skyblue>My parents put them on the wall. We usually fill up a good portion too. It's nice to look at it.</font>

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?
<font color=skyblue>Probably ham. Hopefully cheesecake as well. ;) </font>

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?
<font color=skyblue>I don't buy presents because I'm poor. Everyone once in a while I surprise my family, but I don't think this year is one of those years.</font>

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?
<font color=skyblue>I always get asked, but I never have a list. I pick out what I want when I get asked, so I always know what I'm getting.</font>

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?
<font color=skyblue>Well, the one thing I really want, I won't get. I asked for the NWN Collector's Edition, and I'll get that, which isn't bad, I suppose. </font>

10. Do you like Fruitcake?
<font color=skyblue>It's an evil concoction spawned in the lower circles of hell. That's a no, by the way. :D </font>

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?
<font color=skyblue>Of course. Wouldn't have it any other way.</font>

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?
<font color=skyblue>I love to watch the Peanuts, as well as some of the other shows. One of my favorites is the Claymation special with the California Raisins in it. Has anyone see that one?</font>

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?
<font color=skyblue>I hate shopping. I am a guy, after all. [img]smile.gif[/img] So, last minute, if at all.</font>

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?
<font color=skyblue>Right now there's no snow, but I'm sure there will be for Christmas. It is Michigan, after all. [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.
<font color=skyblue>Nope </font>

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?
<font color=skyblue>None</font>

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)
<font color=skyblue>See above </font>

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?
<font color=skyblue>Wosh - I am battin 0 for 4 - I'm on a streak, or is it a slump </font>

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?
<font color=skyblue>I stand them up on a shelf and watch my collection grow</font>

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?
<font color=skyblue>Roast ham, roast chicken, crispy potato gems, peas, corn, pavlova with mango cream and icecream - all the usual things</font>

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?
<font color=skyblue>Two arrivals (nephew and niece)this year take the total to 13 - I took yesterday off work to tackle the shopping task - I manged to buy and wrap 12 presents, and to post 5 of them - had to work late today, so must get them all in the post by tomorrow afternoon. </font>

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?
<font color=skyblue>Surprise me :D </font>

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?
<font color=skyblue> A fast recovery for Shane Warne's shoulder - I remain optimistic ;) </font>

10. Do you like Fruitcake?
<font color=skyblue>It's nay me first choice ya ken </font>

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?
<font color=skyblue>LOL - I asked for 1 day - that stupid little Friday jsut after Christmas - request denied - either myself or the boss have to be there, and aparently it isn't going to be him [img]tongue.gif[/img] </font>

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?
<font color=skyblue>Scratches head</font>

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?
<font color=skyblue>I am early this year ;) - all my presents should arrive on the other side of the country on Monday (ie a whole day early) </font>

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?
<font color=skyblue>White Christmas - only if the lime silo at work undergoes catastrohic failure in the 40 deg C Australian heat ;) </font>[/QB][/QUOTE]

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.
Normally yes. At my old flat I had a big wall mirror and I would put lights around that, but I threw a load of stuff out when I moved, including my Christmas decorations.

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?
I like to have a real one, but haven't this year because I haven't managed to get myself organised enough! I like the smell of them. Usually a small one, about 2-3 feet tall with a root ball, then go plant it in the woods in the new year. Used to plant them in my parents garden when I was a kid - their tallest is now about 40 feet tall!

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)
None this year, in previous years I've used very modern looking glass ornaments, and some made out of corn stalks.

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?
My parrot has never seen a Christmas tree, but he's a nervous little thing and would probably freak out at the mere sight of one - screaming and falling off his perch is his usual reaction to seeing new things, especially if they're large. Once he got used to it he would probably try to nest in it!

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?
Put them on my bookshelves

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?
Nut roast I suspect - I used to be veggie, this is my first Christmas in years as a meat-eater, but I'm going to my parents house and they are veggie.

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?
No, I don't really do a lot of gift buying - the people getting presents will be parents, brother, boyfriend, my ex (who's still my best mate), and I might get a couple of little gifts for good friends.

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?
My family has always swapped Christmas lists! Saves disappointment.

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?
I don't know what I want! I was thinking of asking my parents for a DVD player, but I'm not sure now.

10. Do you like Fruitcake?
Yes but I don't like marzipan and icing that it gets covered in.

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?
I get from 25th-27th off work.

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?
Er... no.

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?
Usually early, but I haven't done any yet this year.

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?
Wet and cold. It's unlikely we'll have a white Christmas, they're quite rare in the South of England these days. If we ever get snow it's usually January or February.

[ 12-17-2002, 07:58 AM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]

1. *The tree gets fairy lights, but I draw the line at stringing lights outside! The kids have twinkly lights year-round in their bedrooms.

2. *Real. Usually about 6 ft. Kind? a pretty one that isn't either sprayed green (nasty habit of stores to try to defraud customers) or spiky. We also have a 2' Norfolk pine inside that stays year-round as a houseplant.

3. *Well, at this point we have so many ornaments from years gone by, that we pick and choose. And I get a new 'special' ornament every year regardless of whatever ones we may also get/make. But definitely balls (younguns are old enough we can go back to glass ones! yay!) frosted glass star on top (retired the porcelain angel), a few my gr-grandma made, and asst other ornaments.

4. *Well, the cat enjoys the ornaments....

5. *Hang them on the door/doorway

6. *Depends on what everyone gets up and fixes!

7. *Not really...we try to make sure all the younguns (nieces and nephew and ours) have presents, but I like to handcraft goodies and try to do so for the adults--sisters are both busy and so, for example, I like to make fix-quick brownie or other edible 'mixes' they can whip up homemade yummies in a fraction of the time.

8. *Anyone who knows us/me pretty much knows what I like, so a list isn't really necessary. I mean, people ask what I want, but it's not usually an issue.

9. *I want an Aerosmith cd...which a co-worker has already got for me [img]smile.gif[/img] and Icewind Dale II. Other than that, I know I'll get the Robinson Traditional Present for Mom, a pair of pink slippers....and all kinds of other really cool (and some goofy, no doubt) gifts. [img]smile.gif[/img]

10. [i]*I LOVE fruitcake!!! Everyone, send yours to me![/i}

11. *Technically, we have the 24th to the 2nd off, but I'll come in at least half time by choice.

12. *The Grinch, for sure!

13. *both

14. *It's raining right now, but we usually have some white except for the last few years...

Merry Christmas [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 12-17-2002, 09:13 AM: Message edited by: Garnet FalconDance ]

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.
<font color=green>Yes. We hang them from our smoke detector conduit</font>

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?
<font color=green>Fake. Silver inflatable tree! About 1 metre</font>

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)
<font color=green>Purple, Orange and Silver inflatable balls that came with it</font>

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?
<font color=green>Yes. A very cute but very naughty Cavalier King Charles Spaniel</font>

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?
<font color=green>Open them, then read them. Sometimes even send one back in return!</font>

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?
<font color=green>Morning - Champagne with mango slices or cherries in it.
Lunch - Prawns, Salads, Ice cream
Dinner - Work cafeteria food [img]graemlins/1puke.gif[/img] </font>

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?
<font color=green>Just close family and a few friends.</font>

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?
<font color=green>Both - depends who - My In-Laws asked to borrow $26k this year!</font>

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?
<font color=green>New boots. Not likely as I planning for my wife to give them to me and we've just given all our money away. (They're paying it back very soon - not $26k but a lot!!)</font>

10. Do you like Fruitcake?
<font color=green>Who are you calling a fruitcake? you nutbar!</font>

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?
<font color=green>I get my wedding aniversary off but that's it...</font>

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?
<font color=green>No</font>

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?
<font color=green>Both, start early, finish late</font>

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?
<font color=green>Hot, humid, sunny - so unless it's a cold day in hell...</font>

<font color=green>Merry Christmas to you too! :D </font>

1) Yes, single color (white) non flashing wound spirally, but just as an efficient way to put them on. Idea is a nice even spread.

2) REAL ONLY. Fake tree=fake holiday to me [img]smile.gif[/img] 8' Balsam Fir. The little needled kind, and big enough to *just* fit below the ceiling with the top decoration on it. Oh, and nice and big around.

3) Angel my 5 year old made at school. Formerly a star or nice glass "top" ornament. Otherwise I have ALL the 91-present Star Trek ship light/ornaments. (Just bought the 1991 for $200, I'm a geek!) and plenty of "regular" hanging ornaments. No frosting, icicles or garland

4) My dog could care less, although I'm sure he wonders what the hell is wrong with us.

5) Display nice cards on high surfaces to be seen, or hang them on string near the tree. We have a "card holder" near our door for the rest.

6) Traditional Ham or Turkey

7) Family and a few close friends. With many friends, spending some special time with them is the gift to both.

8) Hints only, get what I get based on hints and ideas.

9) Already got it, this year is unique. New furniture for/from my wife to/from me, and a lot of work on my motorcycle

10) Absolutely-NOT. Don't like ribbon candy either, ARG. Eggnog? Well, that's a different story.

11) Just Christmas and New Year's Day off. Save my time off for warm weather

12) Both, plus all the claymation and Winny the Pooh. I don't watch so much now, but remember when I did, so I make sure my kids get to watch.

13) Neither. I shop as I shop. Some things are done in November (none on Black Friday) and some on Christmas Eve.

14) Cold and wintery. Last year, no snow and too warm. This year gives me hope. When Bing sings Dreaming of a White Christmas, he's talking about New England!

Happy Holidays, whatever you celebrate. And you freaky non-celerants: Have fun in spite of yourselves!

[ 12-17-2002, 11:02 AM: Message edited by: Donut ]

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them. This year just the tree. I did not get the lights up on the house next year.

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind? Real tree 8' and not to sure what kind just went out into the bush and chopped onr down.

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.) Strings of white and purple lights. And ornaments

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree? No pets just baby Sydney.

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive? The wife this year went out into the wild and cut down bits od branches and made an arangment in a vase. and instead of water in there she put Christmas balls and attached the cards to the branches looks very cool.

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day? Turkey, Stuffing, Mash potatoes, gravey,cheese broccoli casserole(I love this dish), corn, dinner buns,Cranberry jelly,Dessert is either apple pie or lemon.

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for? I have 7 people to buy for. This is just the main gifts.

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get? List always.

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL? Tools shop vac and a circular saw.

10. Do you like Fruitcake? It's not to bad i do not crave it.

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season? Not this year i have to work the 23,24,25,26 night. Next year I am off.

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime? Of coarse.

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper? Earl shopper been done for weeks.

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas? Right now there is no snow to very little snow I am hoping for alot more.

Cool Questions.

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.

we decorate our tree, no other lights tho, we only ownt he two sets.

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?

real, not sure how tall, or what kind but it smells good!

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)

ornaments, star on top and i make a family ornament each year, with all our names and the pets names

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?

have one who tried to climb it. he did try to eat it tho after knocking down a few ornaments

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?

when i lived at home we taped them on the front door, now they just kinda lay around, and get thrown out around easter

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?

whatever my mother makes

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?

yes, you trying marrying a man with 5 brothers and two sisters!

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?

my mom asks me for one, but my hubby does it all on his own

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?

a crockpot, i dunno

10. Do you like Fruitcake?

never had it

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?

only cause ia sked other than that my job only closes ont hanksgiving and christmas day

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?

how about the santa clause? or rudolph or frosty

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?

both

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?

i dunno if we'll have snow, i doubt it we rarely get christmas snow

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.

Sometimes. Not this year though.

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?

Living christmas tree, a 4' tall rosemary bush, that will be planted in my garden afterwards.

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)

Some lights and few ornaments

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?

My cat will nibble on it I'm sure [img]smile.gif[/img]

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?

Recycle, unless they are from someone special.

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?

Prime Rib, yum!

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?

Not many this year, only 5.

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?

Want the link to my Amazon wish list? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?

See above... if not I'll just buy it at the after christmas sale, lol.

10. Do you like Fruitcake?

Only for target practice.

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?

Taking the week off, woo hoo!

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?

The grinch baby!

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?

Late, late, late. Will be starting this weekend (the 22nd).

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?

It will be a wet christmas. My backyard is already attacting migrating water fowl. lol.

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them. I wrap pine trees with them but I have been known to string some up in the bushes or under the house suffet.
2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind? Fake one this year. Its only 6ft so I had to put a pedistal under it to make it look bigger.

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.) Star at the top and a figurine heavy look with lights and no icicles.

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree? Only the presents - shes a good smeller ;)

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive? Keep them visable until about Jan 10th of the new year.

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day? Not sure yet??

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for? No, but the ones I do buy for are hard to please sometimes.

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get? Casual conversation brings about the end gift, no list exchange.

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL? I want a portable dvd device. No I am not going to get it.

10. Do you like Fruitcake? To look at :D

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season? Mybe 3 hours off early on Christmas Eve.

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime? Yes!!! I almost start crying when Charlie Browns Christmas special airs.

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper? Last minute is defined as what ;)

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas? Very rarely but there is always hope!

Merry Christmas to you and yours Lady Z!

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.We spread them all over the tree and our porch.

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?Fake-small

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)
Angel at the top,little plastic silver beads,and ecoritive ornaments.

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?
No.

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?
If spam mail is considered christmas cards then I use them as coasters. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?
Turkey,no ham becuz of my dad. :(

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?
My mom does! :D

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?
Both

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?
I KNOW that I am getting it. I went Christmas shopping with my parents.

10. Do you like Fruitcake?
Never tried it.

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?
Yes after this week I get to come back on Jan 6

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?
I guess...

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?
Early

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?
I wish.

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them. We have lights on all the trees, the porch, around the circular driveway, etc.

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind? Real (Balsam Spruce) on the back porch, and a '50's aluminum tree in the front window.

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)Everything but the angel. We use spires on top.

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree? Not this year, lol.

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive? We have a basket in the front hall
6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day? Prime rib of beef, casseroles, pies, salads

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for? Just 10

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get? The latter.

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL? I want a new refrigerator. I am not going to get it, no

10. Do you like Fruitcake? As a doorstop, not an edible

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season? Nope. Work till I get through Christmas Eve.

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime? Galadria likes "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper? This year, early.

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas? Well, it got up to 72 today, so I doubt it.

Merry Christmas

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.
Just a little Christmastree, that's all

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?
Fake, pretty small

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)
Pretty much everything that should be in there, is in it.

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?
Oh yes, but i won't let him out of the cage during these days. :D

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?
I keep em, i still have christmascards from more than 25 years ago.

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?
Haven't thought about that yet, i know what i'll be drinking though. :D

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?
Just a few.

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?
I get what i get.

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?
What i really want is a new state of the art computer, but i'm afraid i'm gonna have to pay for that myself.

10. Do you like Fruitcake?
Yes, gimme some. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?
Yes.

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?
No, but i'm sure we'll see the Gremlins again.

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?
Last minute shopper.

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?
Our weather sucks, cold and wet. But i'll see to it that my christmas is gonna be white, have no fear. [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img]

Merry Christmas
And a merry christmas to you too.

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them. <font color="FF3366">Put lights around the windows, and sometimes the bushes outside. Then string them around the fish tank, and anything else that I feel like "lighting" LOL. I love lights!!</font>

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind? <font color="FF3366">Used to do real trees, but later thought we lose enough trees in this world as it is, so got a fake one, and use it every year now. It's about 7' tall.</font>

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.) <font color="FF3366">I have a lot of hand crafted balls, with pictures on them, some with pictures in glitter, some are clear but filled with reflective paper, then I toss in a few glossy ones (purple too), use one long string wrapped around of garland, not too much, I pick a different color every year, this year I went for the Silvery reflected snowflake shaped stuff (sounds tacky yeah, but it looks cool against the lights actally). Use all sorts of ornaments, from hand crafted, to glass blown... And of course two strings of multicolored lights, each with a turn dial that features 12 different light settings and blinkings/fadings [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree? <font color="FF3366">Yes. My cat thinks it is real and wants to eat the branches. Also likes to hide underneath it for those fun ambushes at 7:00am in the morning! </font>

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive? <font color="FF3366"> I have double doors that divides the kitchen and the living room, and they have these slats where cards fit perfectly [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day? <font color="FF3366">Have family coming over with two pork roasts, one I will make and one an Aunt will make (she said she was making cranberry pork loin??) bleh, sounds odd, who knows maybe it is good. All I know is my terriyaki soy pork roast will be the frikken winner! LOL, the competition is ON! [img]tongue.gif[/img] </font>

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for? <font color="FF3366">About 5 people, none of which will give me a clue as to what to get them, bad idea that, cause who knows what I will end up buying for them! :D </font>

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get? <font color="FF3366">My mom does, but I never know what to say. I mean, I buy all small things I need for myself on my own, and nobody is going to buy anything hugely expensive, so.... beats me! Usually I just tell my parents "a sweater" to make it easy on them, then regret it later (as I ALWAYS think of tons of stuff I could have asked for when Christmas is over LOL!) [img]tongue.gif[/img] </font>

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL? <font color="FF3366">LOL, not enough money, and no.. </font>

10. Do you like Fruitcake? <font color="FF3366">No way, it's pretty to look at, but another story to actually eat! </font>

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season? <font color="FF3366">Well I get Christmas day off, I'm going to try to get the Thursday and Friday after Christmas off, whether I'll be successful re that is still up in the air at this point. </font>

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime? <font color="FF3366">Yes I love the Grinch (and Dr. Seuss in general), and also like to see the Peanuts when they make their yearly appearance on TV, it's a kind of a tradition [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper? <font color="FF3366">Ack, I start early I swear! But I end up last minute shopping as well! So I'm both I reckon [img]tongue.gif[/img] :D </font>

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas? <font color="FF3366">Rarely do we ever get a white Christmas, we get cold weather and snow, but it just never hits on Christmas (I'd say I've seen it snowing on Christmas two times in my life here). </font>

Merry Christmas
<font color="FF3366">Well Merry Christmas to You Too LadyZ!</font> :D

Miss Ladyzekke Ma'am,
No fair you didn't say it was an essay test ;) I hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas.

Am I included in that 5 or have you forgotten a few people?

Xmas Share Tip: Any company in Virginia which manufactures sticky tape. I have received a gift from LadyZ and expect there will be a severe shortage of tape in the new year. :D :D

[ 12-19-2002, 06:27 AM: Message edited by: Donut ]

ROTFL Donut! Well I meant I had 5 people I "had" to get a gift for [img]tongue.gif[/img] Any other gifts I give out are for my own personal amusement really. :D Oh and you lucked out Donut, I'm on my third roll of tape now, and this next roll is super super super heavy duty sticky! Oh if only I could be a fly on the wall when.... :D

Bumping my own thread, yes I admit it! Shameless isn't it?! :D

This is too good to let it go just yet! And there's still time to answer it!

Donut: LOLOL! I had a serious tape situation the other day! Had to use a box cutter on it...and it came from Virginia too...

1. Do you decorate things with strings of lights? If so, describe what you do with them.

I have a string of lights around my room, three strings on the big tree, one on the small tree, and one in each of my two brother's rooms...

2. Fake Christmas Tree or a Real One, or none. What size tree? If a real one, what kind?

Two fake ones... One 5 feet and one 8 feet...

3. What kinds of decorations do you use on the tree? (garland color, icicles yay or nay, ball colors, ornaments, angel or no angle at the top, etc.)

All sorts, we have homemade ornanments from when i was five, to very expensive glass baubles

4. Have pets who want to eat the tree?

No

5. What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?

Leave 'em for my mum to make a list of

6. What will you be eating on Christmas Day?

Turkey and christmas cake and christmas pudding and mince pies and various sweets...

7. Do you have a lot of people to buy gifts for?

4

8. Does anyone ask you for a Christmas list or do you just get what you get?

A bit of both... I drop hints and sometimes they are picked up on...

9. What DO you want for Christmas this year? Think you are going get it LOL?

I want "The Druid of Shannara" by Terry Brooks... I know that I am getting it...

10. Do you like Fruitcake?

Yes!

11. Do you get some days off from work/school during the holiday season?

I get almost a month off... but on the first two days back, I have mock exams... :(

12. Is Dr. Seuss or the Peanuts a regular visitor to your TV during Christmastime?

No chance

13. Are you an early shopper or a last minute shopper?

Last minute... I finished day before yesterday

14. What is your weather? Do you think you will have a white Christmas?

Well its a possibility... but not a large one as the weather is about 40' CELSIUS... ;)

Merry Christmas AND A Happy New Year

Thank everyone for replying, I enjoyed reading your answers! [img]smile.gif[/img] I hope all of you have a very Happy Christmas [img]smile.gif[/img]

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