Talking in Parenthesis
Ramblings and angst from a mostly stay at home mom
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us. It is in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. -Nelson Mandela
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Christmas Get-to-Know You!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hmmm that really depends on my mood, if it is Christmas I would probably reach for the egg nog because that is the only time of year you can get it.
2. Does "Santa" wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Most of the time Santa leaves them unwrapped next to the fireplace. But a couple of times they have been wrapped.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Both. Outside I have white lights on the railing and colored on the bush. On the tree I have white ones, multi, blue, green and red. I love a tree with a lot of lights!
4. Do you hang mistletoe? I had some once upon a time but not now. I have birds and I am not big on having anything that looks like plants that is poison.
5. When do you put your decorations up? My youngest son's birthday is the 28th of Nov so nothing goes up before then. Usually it is that next weekend.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Not really sure, depends on my mood. I guess stuffing, if you are talking the big dinner type of dish.
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? I have so many good memories. I guess the year we went back to my grandparent's in Ohio. Don't remember the gifts but I remember all the people the good food and the feelings.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? The truth? What truth?
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We open a family gift, usually a board game.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? It is a prelit tree white white lights, then I add my colored lights, red beads, garland and then the tons of ornaments . I add at least one new family one every year and I have ornaments that are a 100 years old, from my grandma, some from my mom's childhood, mine and new.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Usually love it.
12. Can you ice skate? Yes, in fact I grew up skating at Scotty Hamilton's home ice rink here in Denver.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? My kitchen set when I was three. There has been others but this was the greatest.
14. What's the most exciting thing about the Holidays for you? Seeing everything through my kids eyes.
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? FUDGE!!!!!
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? My favorite one now is the family dinner on Christmas. Instead of the traditional Christmas dinner we pick a dinner as a family that is sort of a build it yourself thing. Tacos, Burgers, Mini-pizzas, something fun. That way I spend the day with the kids and not in the kitchen.
17. What tops your tree? An angel
18. Which do you prefer: give or receive? Give.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Ohh so many, The First Noel, Away in a Manger, Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland...
20. Candy Canes? Love them but only peppermint, none of these new fangled flavors for me.
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