My Single Mom Life

Holiday Survey swiped from Diane

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
There is no Santa Claus so I do them myself.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
My blue lights died so it's just white this year.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Nope. It's a symbol of fertility not love and I certainly don't need to be getting knocked up for xmas.

5. When do you put your decorations up?
I put them up the first week of December.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Cookies.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child?
Making all those home made cookies as a family. We kinda screwed it up one year cuz mom was busy and left us 3 teens to do them and Mike and Jo deserted me for other things to do and I was high so I just threw the icing on them and left. Yes, my parents do know what happened and yes, they forgave me but still, it was shitty that I got left to do like 120 cookies by myself.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I don't remember when I learned the truth but my kids have known since about 7-8 years old and only because other people wouldn't let me tell them the truth. I hate lying to my kids about even simple things like this. There's no easter bunny or tooth fairy either folks. Quit lying to your kids.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
We open one Christmas eve and teh rest Christmas morning.

10. What kind of cookies does Santa get set out for him?
None, there is no Santa Claus.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
I like the way it looks but ever so happy to be living in Florida where we don't get it and have to shovel it and trudge through it and scrape it off of cars and wear boots to go out in it. Yeah, I hate it.

12. Can you ice skate?
No.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Yes, it was a Baby Beth doll that in later years my sister painted "hooker" make up on.

14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Being with my little family and seeing them be happy.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
Cookies. I hate pie.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Watching horror movies all day with the teens and laughing.

17. What tops your tree?
This year it's a lighthouse that lights up.

18. Which do you prefer Giving or Receiving?
Giving.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Carol?
It changes year to year but this year I am playing Carol of the bells by the Trans Siberian Orchestra with Metallica. Don't be a dick, always right click or Santa will leave deer turds in your stocking.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
Yuck.