A CHRISTMAS MEME

A CHRISTMAS MEME..............I'M PLAYING ALONG WITH THIS THEME FROM MY NIECE KAREN, FROM OVER THE BACKYARD FENCE. LE ME KNOW IF YOU PLAY, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR CHRISTMAS LOOKS LIKE.

1...EGG NOG OR HOT CHOCOLATE?

LOVE BOTH! BUT, HOT CHOCOLATE WITH MARSHMALLOWS.......YUMMY.

2...DOES SANTA WRAP PRESENTS OR JUST SITS THEM UNDER THE TREE?

SANTA WRAPS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN WHITE TISSUE PAPER, AND RED RIBBON. NEVER THE BABY DOLL, OR TEDDY BEAR.

3...COLORED LIGHTS ON TREE/HOUSE OR WHITE? WHEN I WAS A CHILD WE HAD NOTHING BUT COLORED LIGHTS, NOW IT'S ALL WHITE.

4...DO YOU HANG MISTLETOE?

YES, I USED TO BUY THE REAL PLANT, NOW IT'S ALL PLASTIC. BUT I HANG IT.

5...WHEN DO YOU PUT YOUR DECORATIONS UP?

RIGHT AFTER THANKSGIVING, THIS WAY I CAN ENJOY THEM THE WHOLE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

6...WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS DISH?

PRIME RIBS WITH TWICE BAKED CHEESY POTATOES.

7...FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MEMORY AS A CHILD?

I WAS 11 YEARS OLD, AND I LOVED TO DRAW. I GOT A JON GNAGY DRAWING SET. HE HAD A 1/2 HR. SHOW EVERY SUNDAY MORNING, AND I WOULD SIT AND WATCH HIS SHOW AND DRAW WITH HIM. HIS COMMERCIAL WAS "THE THREE MUSKETEER BAR."

8...WHEN AND HOW DID YOU LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA? I HAVE 4 BROTHER'S, AND 2 SISTER'S AND I WAS THE YOUNGEST......THEY NEVER TOLD ME THERE WAS NO SANTA CLAUS, IT WAS SOME OF THE KIDS IN SCHOOL.

9...DO YOU OPEN A GIFT ON CHRISTMAS EVE?

YES! THIS TRADITION COMES FROM MY MOTHER, SHE WOULD GIVE US I GIFT CHRISTMAS EVE TO OPEN, IT WAS NEW PJ'S, OR A NEW NIGHTGOWN. I CARRIED THIS TRADITION WITH MY CHILDREN, AND MY CHILDREN DO THIS WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN.

10...HOW DO YOU DECORATE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE?

LIGHTS, ORNAMENTS, THAT I HAD FROM MY FIRST CHRISTMAS WITH MY HUSBAND, ORNAMENTS FROM MY SISTER'S, WE WOULD GIVE EACH OTHER A NEW ORNAMENT EVERY YEAR, AND NEW ORNAMENTS I BUY EVERY YEAR, PLUS ORNAMENTS MY KIDS MADE IN SCHOOL. I STILL HAVE A FEW LEFT THAT ARE REALLY WORN.

11...SNOW! LOVE IT OR DREAD IT?

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

12...CAN YOU ICE SKATE?

YES! THAT WAS 50 YEARS AGO....WOW!!

13...DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FAVORITE GIFT?

YES! IT WAS MY DOG REILLY, JUST A PUP, A SHIH TZU, THAT WAS 14 YEARS AGO, HE IS GOING BLIND, BUT DOING WELL. HE GOT A NEW BLANKET, AND TOYS FROM SANTA.

14...WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS TO YOU?

THE MIRACLE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST,AND FAMILY.

15...WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY DESSERT?

DIFFERENT KIND OF CHEESE CAKE, AND CHRISTMAS COOKIES.

16...WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY TRADITION?

HANGING UP THE STOCKINGS AND PUTTING OUT COOKIES AND HOT CHOCOLATE FOR SANTA.

17...WHAT TOPS YOUR TREE?

AN ANGEL.

18...WHAT DO YOU PREFER GIVING OR RECEIVING?

I LOVE GIVING, I LIKE THE JOY ON THEIR FACE WHEN THEY OPEN THEIR GIFTS, ESPECIALLY IF ITS THE GIFT YOU KNOW THEY REALLY WANT. (I ALSO LIKE A GIFT OR TWO)

19...CANDY CANES?...I THINK THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUT I GET A HEADACHE IF I EAT ONE.

20...FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SHOW?

THE WALTON'S CHRISTMAS, WHICH THEY DIDN'T SHOW, BUT I HAVE IT ON DVD.

21...SADDEST CHRISTMAS SONG?

I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, IT REMINDS ME OF MY BOY BILLY, HE DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN 1987, AND I JUST WISH HE WOULD COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.

22...WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG?

ALL THE CHRISTMAS SONGS SUNG BY FRANK SINATRA.

WELL, NOW YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHRISTMAS. I JUST LOVE IT...................I HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS WITH MY FAMILY. MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE SO EXCITED, THEY ALSO HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS, AND WERE VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THEIR GIFTS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS..............................RIZZI

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.