Christmas Survey...I couldn't resist

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?  Wrapping paper
2. Real tree or artificial? Real     

3. When do you put up the tree? Sunday after Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? I don't, Brandon does =)
5. Do you like eggnog? NOOOOO!!!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Jet skis....oh wait, I never got jet skis =(
7. Hardest person to buy for?  Brandon
8. Easiest person to buy for?  Mia
9. Do you have a nativity scene?  Yes, a very pretty one too!

10. Mail or e-mail Christmas cards? When I remember to, I mail them

11. Worst Christmas gift ever received? Any gift from Jean (we purposely give "Bad, under $5" presents)  I think she gave me a magnet shaped like a foot with sand in it
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Elf..."Francisco...that's a fun name to say!"

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? NOT Black Friday

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?  No, but I've recycled Mia's b-day presents!

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? honey baked ham

16. Lights on the tree?  red
17. Favorite Christmas song?  Away in the Manger
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?  Travel to Washington AND Stay home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes! Can you?  LOL

 

Mia's Bedtime Prayer 11/6/08

Based on a true story....every night (well, almost every night) Mia and I get into bed and say our bedtime prayers. It usually starts off the same way, "Jesus we'd like to pray for....." and then we insert names of family and friends. Well last night's prayer was so funny I had to share it with you all. Now, let us all bow our heads and pray....

Mia began with....
"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen....
Jesus, we'd like to pray for Taylor, Chancey, Rev Dog, Sadie, what's that dog's name again? Ummm, Ripley and Maxine, what's the dog again? Oh, Honey Val, Sadie, Ripley and Maxine, Tony, Crippy, and Mya."

I then said...
Do you want to pray for anyone else? And she said "NO!" And I continued with "How about Daddy, Mommy and Mia?" And she said "Ok, I'd like to pray for you, daddy and me" And I said,well we prayed for Chancey (Will and Amy's old dog) should we pray for Uncle Will, and Aunt Amy?" and she said "No just Taylor and Uncle Will's son" Ooook....I then said, how about your Nanas and Papas (since we prayed for Rev Dog and Honey Val) and she at least agreed to pray for them =)

She then said she just wanted to pray for everyone's dogs, but in the end we ended it our usual way with, "We'd like to pray for all of our family and friends, and we pray that they are healthy, happy and safe. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen"

Please know that we pray for all our family and friends every night but on this particular night, Taylor (her cousin) and ALL the family dogs were especially thought of =)