It’s that time of year where bloggers all over the world start awarding and memeing and in general spreading blogly joy. And I know I just made up a whole bunch of words, but since the blog police were laid off for Christmas, I’m pretty much doing what I want. 
Oh wait. I always do that. So Judy awarded me a Merry Christmas award. I’m not really sure what it is, but it sure is puuurrttttty, isn’t it? Since I never follow the rules, if you’re reading this, you just got Merry Christmas awarded. Because that’s how I roll.
So then I’m surfing around, minding my own business, when Tendrils decided to maim me. I mean meme me. Hey, that’s three me’s in a row. MEME ME! No, I haven’t been hitting the eggnog. It’s always like this in my head.
SO without further ado, my Christmas maim. I mean, meme. Oooohhh three me’s again.
Wrapping paper or gift bags? Gift bags are somehow wrong at Christmas time. Annoyingly so. Especially due to peekers. So I wrap ‘em.
Real tree or artificial? I’ve never in my life had an artificial tree. We usually go to a tree farm and cut down our own, although the last 2 years we’ve used the same live tree and will drag it inside again this year. One year when I was single and broke, some of my friends showed up at the door with a Christmas tree with lights already on it. I suspect that they liberated it from someplace, but I was overjoyed to have a tree. That’s what friends are for. To steal shit for you for Christmas.
When do you put up the tree? Sigh. It’s still not up.
When do you take the tree down? When it becomes embarassing to still have the tree up. lol.
Do you like eggnog? No. Ew. lol.
Favorite gift received? Christmas 2000. My son.
Do you have a nativity scene? Yes. But son #1 would not stop playing with it when he was little and several of the figures are broken. He broke the baby Jesus!
Hardest person to buy for? Ugh. My father. Hands down. He hates everything you give him and returns it and has everything he needs. He even shops for himself around Christmas time just to make sure no one can buy him anything he likes. His sister is the exact same way. I don’t even give her gifts anymore because she hates them. Sigh.
Easiest person to buy for? Son #1.
Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I was engaged many moons ago to someone else and he gave me a mixer for Christmas. I don’t know if that was the worst, but certainly an odd gift from a fiance. Turned out I loved that mixer more than him and still have it. lol.
Mail or email Christmas cards? Neither. Since having children I just don’t even do it. lol. I suck.
Favorite Christmas movie? The old Rudolph movie with the clay animation. I LOVE those movies.
When do you start shopping for Christmas? Ideally in October. But that doesn’t always happen these days.
Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No. I just can’t bring myself to do that. There’s something inherently wrong with that.
Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Fudge. Oh God, the fudge. Reminds me of my grandma.
Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear.
Favorite Christmas song? It’s a real toss up between White Christmas by Johnny Mathis and Jimmy Buffet’s Christmas Island. lol.
Travel at Christmas or stay home? We try to stay home. We’ve spent the last 15 years being pulled from my family’s to his and we’ve finally put our foot down and said we’re staying home.
Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? Yes. I just checked.
Angel on the tree top or a star? Depends. Son #2 loves the tacky aluminum foil star glued onto a toilet paper roll but I secretly love the angel.
Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We let the kids open a few on Christmas Eve, but save the majority for Christmas morning.
Most annoying thing about this time of year? OBNOXIOUS SHOPPERS!
What I love most about Christmas? The magic of the season and watching people open gifts I’ve given them.
Since it’s Christmas and I want to spread the love around, I’m given’ ya’ll ALL the Merry Christmas award AND maiming, I mean, memeing you. Thank you, Bloglines, for making it so easy to tag 50 people. LOL! Happy Holidays everyone!
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December 14, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Thanks sweetie, but I’ve done it. Right Here
December 14, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Oh I know. I saw it. But you didn’t get a Merry Christmas award.
December 14, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Hey—-you can’t tag me back!!! LOL!!!!
Thanks for the Merry Christmas award…..I’ll display it proudly! Hehehehee!
And nice answers…I love the old Rudolph too…and Punky just broke good ol’ Joe’s (oh, I mean Joseph’s) staff from my Willow Tree Nativity Set! He too likes to play with the figures!
December 14, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Tendrils- I most certainly can! You did not say NO TAG BACKS! LOL!!!!
December 15, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Bah! Humbug!
Hamburger?
Shiny…
December 15, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Love the award! I, too, have already completed a somewhat similar meme so I hope answering a few of the different questions right here will be acceptable.
Wrapping paper or gift bags? Gift bags. I really try not to be a typical male, but let’s just say you don’t want to see the fruits of my wrapping abilities. It’s also terrible for the environment as I never inherited the skill my mother had of cutting out exactly the correct amount of paper.
Real tree or artificial? I admire those that do the real thing. However, any form of plant/tree/bush/flower/weed that is or once was alive turns yellow/brown/black immediately upon being entrusted to our care.
Do you like eggnog? That’s the same to me as asking if I like to vomit. (I’m not bulimic, so…no).
Favorite Christmas movie? I love It’s a Wonderful Life and Christmas Vacation as much as the next person, but I don’t understand why Silent Night, Deadly Night 3 doesn’t get more love. C’mon, anything with Richard Beymer in it is good.
Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Easy, my mom’s chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven. I’m telling you; she has to be making them up in heaven at God’s request right now.
Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? Are you kidding? I can’t name all of my cousins. (It IS a big family).
December 16, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Jessica- What? Are you distracted by the shiny objects?
Indianamatt-I wonder who DOES like eggnog besides my husband and kids. (shudder)
December 17, 2007 at 8:39 am
Happy Xmas!
December 17, 2007 at 11:20 am
Sabrina- Did you do it in English or Spanish? I have to go check.
December 20, 2007 at 2:21 pm
I’m politely declining to answer your meme-maiming as I’ve declared my personal bubble (and therefore blog-space) a Christmas-free zone as of this year. No presents to give or receive, no Santa all in my shit, no empty rituals. A further undoing of my previous Catholicocity. I have pretty lights up though, cuz even us heathens like the bling, dig?
Forgive?
December 20, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Ok, Elizagrinch. ;D I don’t get upset when people don’t do the memes. Whatever. I don’t like doing them myself.
December 21, 2007 at 6:12 pm
That’s Scroogabeth to you, lady.
December 21, 2007 at 8:08 pm
LOL!
December 29, 2007 at 6:04 am
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January 10, 2008 at 5:39 pm
hey…long time no see…Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you….don’t know if you noticed i have been gone…im thinking of making a comeback…cue the Rocky soundtrack….
January 12, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Hey Charlie- Merry CHristmas and Happy New Year to you too. I’m cued and waiting for you to drink some raw eggs. lol.