Christmas.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper - with pretty ribbon!

2. Real tree or artificial? Real, of course.

3. When do you put up the tree? About 3 weeks before Christmas.

4. When do you take the tree down? About New Year's Day (have you ever heard the story of when I was growing up and we kept the damn tree up until the day before Easter?).

5. Do you like eggnog? Ick - no.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? A Care Bear from strangers when I was in high school.

7. Hardest person to buy for? Rob's dad.

8. Easiest person to buy for? The kids.

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Many.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? E-mailing Christmas greetings is straight tacky.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A burgundy corduroy blazer when I was in the 8th grade.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Polar Express.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I never stop.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? All the time!

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Fudge.

16. Lights on the tree? People have trees with no lights?

17. Favorite Christmas song? Feliz Navidad!

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? We've done both, but now that we have kids I prefer to be home for Christmas.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Donner, Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Prancer, Dasher, Rudolph - am I missing one?

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel or something else, stars are old school.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Raised opening them Christmas Eve - married into opening them Christmas Day.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? People that spend beyond their means and then whine about being poor.

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I like the pink Victorian theme.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Prime Rib.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Crafting stuff and lots of it!