Christmas Questionaire…

Here’s something I found on Jennifer Riggins Designs blog and I thought I’d play along, let me know if you do it too so I can read your answers!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Usually wrapping paper, but once in a while I’ll use gift bags for small things that aren’t really wrap-able. 

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial, less mess, no allergy attacks, and we can put it up much earlier than a real one can be.

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the first weekend in December.

4. When do you take the tree down? Hmmm… usually around the first of January. 

5. Do you like eggnog? Oddly enough, I’ve never tried it. 

6. Favorite gift received as a child? My parents never did much for Christmas, they couldn’t afford much with 5 kids. But I do remember getting a Walkman (portable cassette player) one year, that I looooved…. didn’t need to use my mom’s anymore, lol.

7. Hardest person to buy for? Someone you don’t know. That happened this year, I had to buy for someone at my new job for a gift exchange… but we’d never met, lol. I found out she was very outdoorsy and loved the colour green. So I think I did pretty well in the end, she seemed to like my choices  

8. Easiest person to buy for? My DD, kids are pretty easy to shop for when they’re young… they love to voice their opinion of what they want… lol.

9. Do you have a nativity scene? nope.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. I like to send homemade cards. 

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Hmmm…. I don’t know. I’ve never really received anything bad, lucky I guess. But there have been years where I didn’t get anything at all, so no worse gift by default? lol. 

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I don’t know, the Santa Clause movies with Tim Allen?

13 When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually in September I start thinking and looking for good deals.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Nope.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Mmm…. Oreo’s holiday white chocolate covered cookies… and Pumpernickel bread with spinach dip. 

16. Lights on the tree? yep, multi-coloured ones.

17. Favorite Christmas song? I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas!

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home. We travelled once and I’ll never do it again, it’s too crazy that time of year. Instead we spend Christmas just the 3 of us (me, hubby and DD).

19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? Maybe

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Neither, I like a more non-traditional topper…. a snowflake.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning. 

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Crazy last minute shoppers making the stores insane. 

23. Favorite ornament theme or colour? Snowflakes!

24. Favorite thing for Christmas dinner? Ham, we have it Christmas Eve then Christmas Day we snack on leftovers.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Anything artsy crafty or a good book.

26. Who is most likely to respond to this? I don’t know, I’m sure a couple of my loyal readers will join in on the fun! 

27. Who is least likely to respond: Hmmm…. anyone who doesn’t read my blog? lol…

Thank you Friends-4-Food!

I know I’ve mentioned my friend’s project Friends-4-Food before, but I just want to make mention of it one more time. There’s still time for you to make a donation to your local food bank for your chance to win a big box of crafty goodies, not to mention giving you a chance to give back to your community and an opportunity for you to teach your kids all about giving and thinking of others less fortunate than yourself.

And that’s what we did today – this morning actually – after my DD was finished school we took her to a local church that was accepting donations for the food bank. We donated 3 grocery bags full of food that we bought while we were doing our grocery shopping yesterday. My DD helped us choose what we would donate and loved helping us bring the food in to the food bank.

This is something a little bit different from what we usually do. Normally we make a donation to a holiday project called Stuff The Bus, and is hosted by the local media. They stuff a bus full of non perishable donations and take it to a food bank. But this year it was cancelled, so we found the food bank ourselves and made our donation directly to them.

So as I said, you still have a chance to make a difference this holiday season, and you just might win yourself a big box of holiday crafty goodness too!

A new layout and a recipe!

Hey everyone! I thought I’d share with you my latest layout that I finished yesterday for the Digi Dare (now at a new site!) from this past week. It includes a recipe which I have written out for you under the layout. I’ll re-share the recipe once I get it scrapped onto my usual 4×6 size recipe card. Here it is:

Layout Credits:

• Jingle Baby by Kristin Cronin-Barrow and Megan Mullins;
• Photo prongs from Shabby Princess’ Seasonal Sampler – Holiday;
• Stitching from Karen Lewis’ Stitch It Large Wavy Borders;
• Melissa Bennett’s Oh My Mat;
• Recipe card from Daisie Company Sample/Gift.
• Fonts: DJB CT’S ROCK & LDJ Jingleberry

Recipe:

Hot Chocolate Float

• 6 oz of your fave chocolate
• 1/4 cup + 3 Tbsp hot water
• 3 cups hot milk
• sugar to taste
• several scoops of your fave ice cream

Melt chocolate with 1/4 cup hot water in a double boiler (or use a heat safe bowl over a pot of lightly boiling water), then stir in remaining 3 Tbsp hot water and milk until creamy. Add sugar to taste. Pour into mugs, and add a small scoop of your favourite ice cream. Serve with a spoon and enjoy!