2.) Donder baby! Even our “Night before Christmas” story says Donder; Jaimie made sure before he bought it for Amelia’s first Christmas.

3.) Turkey. Although, with just the three of us and me being more pregnant than I am sure God intended any woman to be, we will be having a no fuss prime rib roast.

4.) Always one at a time. Isn’t the point of gift giving the look on the giftee’s face?

5.) Artificial growing up but when our tree had to be put down two years ago, we have had live ones.

6.) Boxed cards. I am way too lazy for anything else.

7.) LED indoor and out. Next year I want to get those solar ones.

8.) No re-gifting.

9.) Wrap for everyone. The sound of Christmas paper tearing still brings back so many memories.

10.) “I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”. Family favourite around here.

11.) A Christmas Story

12.) Christmas eve mass followed by réveillon.

Merry Christmas to you guys!

I hope you and your family have a safe and merry Christmas.

Morning!!!

2. Donner or Donder?

As much as I like you, it’s all about Donner to me.

3. Turkey or ham?

We’re a big time butterball family. In oh so many ways.

4. Gifts opened all at once, or one at a time?

One at a time. That way the pictures are so much better.

5. Christmas tree: live or artificial?

I’ve also never had a real tree, but I’m seriously considering it next year. I always say that though.

6. Cards: boxed cards, family photo cards, or e-cards?

Um. None.

7. Christmas lights: incandescent or LED?

I find the LED lights look blurry and nowhere near as twinkly fairy light as the originals. I’m clinging to them until I’m forced to give them up.

8. Re-gift or not?

I don’t regift. I give to the sally ann instead.

9. Gift wrap or gift bags?

I use a blend, but I wrap the present in tissue first if I’m using a gift bag.

10. Best Christmas song?

Judy Garland’s Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

11. Best Christmas movie?

Love Actually

12. Favourite family tradition?

Advent calendaring. Plus, bacon and eggs on Christmas morning. Mmm, bacon.

2. Donder, you have a convert. I even have Ethan saying Donder when he names the reindeer.

3. We end up having both.

4. It starts one at a time, and morphs into a free-for-all.

5. Live

6. Ususally boxed cards, this year it will be e-cards or nothing with our budget.

7. Incandescent

8. Re-gift

9. Both, but mostly gift-wrap

10. Little Drummer Boy, lkike the Bob Seger version the best.

11. Scrooged, A Christmas is the best televison special

12. Baking cookies with the boys, Jenny’s family putting up a tree on Thanksgiving night.

2) Donner.

3) Turkey.

4) One at a time.

5) Live tree.

6) No cards (I know, I suck).

7) LED (and yes, they suck).

No regifting – too small a family.

9) Wrap, except for awkwardly shaped, unwrappable gifts.

10) “Do They Know It’s Christmas” (Band-Aid version, not Barenaked Ladies travesty).

11) Christmas Vacation. (It’s a squirrel!)

12) Calling my childhood best friend on Christmas morning to compare loot (we still do this almost every year).

2. Donner or Donder?
Donner (sorry Donder Family!)

3. Turkey or ham?
Turkey! (BBQ ribs on Christmas eve!!)

4. Gifts opened all at once, or one at a time?
One at a time, ALWAYS!

5. Christmas tree: live or artificial?
Usually artificial…though my hubbie goes on about wanting a real tree each year…two years ago we did have a real one and it was wonderful!! (We’re back to artificial though)

6. Cards: boxed cards, family photo cards, or e-cards?
A mix of boxed cards or family photo cards….this year boxed cards with a nice photo in a Christmas border.

7. Christmas lights: incandescent or LED?
LED…I have a very green minded hubbie.

8. Re-gift or not?
Not really…maybe Chocolates or something though

9. Gift wrap or gift bags?
Gotta have the wrap for Christmas morning gifts…but for teachers and other quick gifts is gift bags!

10. Best Christmas song?
The one I’ve been hearing lately and have stuck in my head….but I have NO idea what it’s called!!!

11. Best Christmas movie?
Polar Express (happens to be playing right now)

12. Favourite family tradition?
Board games, ribs, and munchies on Christmas Eve….Waffles, sausage, strawberries and whip cream Christmas morning…Good times!!

2. Donner or Donder?
Donner (sorry Donder Family!)

3. Turkey or ham?
Turkey all the way (…we always go to our local butcher shop)!

4. Gifts opened all at once, or one at a time?
One at a time, ALWAYS! (even though this means it ends up taking something ridiculous like three hours)

5. Christmas tree: live or artificial?
Both! Our house is roomy enough for our trusty artificial tree and our live, “chopped it down ourselves at the tree farm” tree. We use formal decorations on one, and our homemade “Chuck Brown” look for the other. I love having both!

6. Cards: boxed cards, family photo cards, or e-cards?
Family photo cards!

7. Christmas lights: incandescent or LED?
Incandescent for indoor lights and LED for the outdoor display

8. Re-gift or not?
I was raised to be an honest re-gifter (as in, “someone gave me this and I can’t use it, would you like it?”), but in actual gift-giving situations, I make or buy an appropriate, personal gift. Not necessarily expensive, but thoughtful nonetheless. Now that I have young children, we often make a craft or card.

9. Gift wrap or gift bags?
I don’t have a preference here. I’m with ya on trying to recycle as much as possible.

10. Best Christmas song?
Please come home for Christmas, The Eagles

11. Best Christmas movie?
Yes I am a child of the eighties…National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation!

12. Favourite family tradition?
All of them! Now that I have children, the best part of Christmas is developing new family traditions.

Have a Merry Christmas Dani. Thank you for the gift of your blog year-round…you make me feel connected to the world on days that I cannot get out of the house. Thank you.

So I had a go too: http://halfbakedbrownieguider.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-traditions.html