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I know it's a little early...X MAS POLL!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real
3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving sometime.
4. When do you take the tree down? After New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? No
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Bike
7. Hardest person to buy for? ILs...they have just about everything!
8. Easiest person to buy for? Lucy
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real
3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving sometime.
4. When do you take the tree down? After New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? No
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Bike
7. Hardest person to buy for? ILs...they have just about everything!
8. Easiest person to buy for? Lucy
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
Re: I know it's a little early...X MAS POLL!
Bah humbug.
(Honestly, I hate the holidays, but I'm bored. LOL)
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
2. Real tree or Artificial? We have artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? No earlier than Thanksgiving; usually 1st or 2nd week of December.
4. When do you take the tree down? Anywhere from the day after Xmas until the 1st week of January.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Nintendo
7. Hardest person to buy for? My grandparents
8. Easiest person to buy for? Xena (the dog)
9. Do you have a nativity scene? No - never will.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? I'd never email Xmas cards. LOL Mail, all the way.
Oooh yay, great idea!!!!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Paper
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real, though I like that you can put up the Artificial ones so much sooner without them drying out
3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving sometime.
4. When do you take the tree down? Usually somewhere between Christmas and New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yep. Especially in the form of McDonalds EggNog Shake
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A huge Barbie house that my dad made by hand out of wood
7. Hardest person to buy for? SIL.. hobby-less; just loves clothes but is really particular
8. Easiest person to buy for? My mom
9. Do you have a nativity scene? No, we don't really have many Christmas decorations .. yet .. we just moved!
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
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2. Real tree or Artificial? Artifical
3. When do you put up the tree? two weeks before xmas.
4. When do you take the tree down? After New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? Sometimes
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Easy Bake oven
7. Hardest person to buy for? My Husband
8. Easiest person to buy for? Nieces and Nephews
9. Do you have a nativity scene? No
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving sometime.
4. When do you take the tree down? a few days after Christmas
5. Do you like eggnog? No
6. Favorite gift received as a child? a puppy
7. Hardest person to buy for? nephew, he already has everything
8. Easiest person to buy for? my brother
9. Do you have a nativity scene? no
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial.
3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving sometime.
4. When do you take the tree down? After New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? No
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Beatles Records, and soundtrack to Xanadu
7. Hardest person to buy for? Mom.
8. Easiest person to buy for? Husband
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail -homemade too!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real
3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving sometime.
4. When do you take the tree down? After New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes, love it. I second those McD's shakes too. Yum!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Sled!
7. Hardest person to buy for? DH I never know what to get him 8. Easiest person to buy for? My nephew (and this year, my neice!)
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
It's not too early!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real
3. When do you put up the tree? The day after Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? Sometime after New Years
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Cabbage Patch Kid
7. Hardest person to buy for? DH... ugh
8. Easiest person to buy for? DD (she's still at the point where she cares for about 5 seconds...)
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Not yet
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
2. Real tree or Artificial??Real?
3. When do you put up the tree??First Sunday of Advent?
4. When do you take the tree down??After New Years.?
5. Do you like eggnog??Yes?
6. Favorite gift received as a child???American Girl doll
7. Hardest person to buy for? My husband.?
8. Easiest person to buy for? My daughter?
9. Do you have a nativity scene???Yes?
10. Mail or email Christmas cards??Mail
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving sometime.
4. When do you take the tree down? It depends. Sometimes it is just after New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? No
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Books...I'm a nerd
7. Hardest person to buy for? DH...he has just about everything!
8. Easiest person to buy for? My mom
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Lately, neither...I know I am horrible.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving sometime.
4. When do you take the tree down? mid-January (at least after Epiphany)
5. Do you like eggnog? No
6. Favorite gift received as a child? I honestly can't think of one.
7. Hardest person to buy for? My parents ...they have just about everything!
8. Easiest person to buy for? MIL - she likes everything.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, several
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
2. Real tree or Artificial? Not sure, I can go either way.
3. When do you put up the tree? Only after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? Before the New Year.
5. Do you like eggnog? No
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Really liked the Nintendo. My dad also made me a stable/fences for my horse figurine/toys. That was fun.
7. Hardest person to buy for? My mom- she just wants world peace.
8. Easiest person to buy for? Sister or dad.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? No, not sure if we will get one.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. Do people really email these?
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1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? A little of both
usually the first week after New Years (my MIL has been known to keep theirs up for months, it is usually still up around Valentine's Day, last year I think it was still up at Easter)
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real
3. When do you put up the tree? Growing up we did it the Saturday after Thanksgiving. But since I got married, it has just been whenever.
4. When do you take the tree down? Sometime before all the needles fall off
5. Do you like eggnog? No, yuck
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A Barbie Doll
7. Hardest person to buy for? My Dad
8. Easiest person to buy for? My youngest sister
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? Weekend after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? After New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Nintendo
7. Hardest person to buy for? SIL
8. Easiest person to buy for? My Cat Fred
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail