Ho-Ho-Ho Me-Me-Me

Tired of memes yet? No? Good! Here's another! I picked this up from Diana's blog.

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Ovaltine!

2. Does Santa wrap the presents or just sit them under the tree? Wrapped, in special only-for-Santa wrapping paper, left in front of the fireplace.

3. Colored or white lights? Colored, of course!

4. Do you hang mistletoe? It's been known to happen. Mwah!

5. When do you put your decorations up? First week of December usually. This week this year.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Nina's Chess Pie.

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? Stockings.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I learned what some people consider the truth about Santa at about age 7 from kids at school. I continue to discover my own truths about him to this day.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We have a family gathering Christmas Eve at which I get to open every gift I receive. The quantity varies from year to year.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Lights first, then with much oohing and ahhing over the ornaments, then with tired determination to finish (we have a lot of ornaments).

11. Snow: Love it or hate it? Love it unless it lasts more than three days.

12. Can you ice skate? Enough to give you a good laugh.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Ooh, tough one. My diamond earrings. A doll my stepbrother gave me when I was small. A cashmere scarf a few years back from my half-brother. And whatever Santa delivered each year when I was a kid -- the gifts have faded from memory, but not the glee I felt.

14. What's the most important thing about the holidays for you? Ecstatic children.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? See #6.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Sitting in the dark looking at the tree lights.

17. What is on top of your tree? A lighted angel.

18. Which do you like best, giving or receiving? Giving (and I'm not just saying that).

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? "Christmas Wrappings"

20. Do you like candy canes? In moderation.

21. Favorite Christmas movie? I said "It's a Wonderful Life" before, and I mentioned "The Ref" in another post, so today I'll go with "Love Actually."