Finish my sentence...

Wonderland

always the same - don't let the mail pile up!

On Cyber Monday I will........

ruthbru

go to some 'real' stores.

My favorite thing to do with leftover turkey is.....

Butterfly1234

heat it with gravy for open-faced sandwiches

My favorite winter past time is

tessu

well it was playing in the snow with my dog, but until I get a new one: cross country skiing

Dear Santa, I’ve been really good,please bring me........

Butterfly1234

a peace-filled and healthy year!

I always leave ...... out for Santa

ruthbru

When DS was little, we'd leave out cookies and milk.

How I learned that Santa wasn't real is........

Butterfly1234

He is real

One gift I received in a Christmas stocking was

ruthbru

hmmm......I'm the one who puts the gifts in the stockings......toiletries

A favorite present I got when I was a child was...

Butterfly1234

a blue willow china tea set and play food!

A white elephant gift I once received was

ruthbru

A bathroom set (toilet cover, towels, rug); bright sky blue background and a huge Santa Claus staring out at you from each piece.....I passed it on the next time I needed a white elephant present).

An ornament that has sentimental value to me is.....

Butterfly1234

a sourdough ornament of a little girl with curly hair holding a teddy bear. She looks like my daughter at that age. The bear is holding s heart with my daughter's name written on it. One tradition I started is buying an ornament for my grandchildren each year

My funniest holiday memory is

Wonderland

I really can't think of a funny holiday memory so instead I will tell about the first Christmas dh and I had after we were married. We were living in the NC mountains and dh was working at a brand new water plant that included a nice kitchen plus a shower. He had to go to work at 5am on Christmas day. The day before turned freezing cold and our well froze up so we had no running water. Christmas morning I packed our few presents in the car, food to prepare for breakfast, plus soap, shampoo, and a towel for my shower! We were the only ones at the plant. It was so peaceful and beautiful bc the kitchen had a gorgeous view of the mountains.

I have a good friend who...........

ruthbru

I have a good friend who, on a school trip to Washington, DC when she was a girl, met Robert Kennedy. Later that same day, her group was coming down the steps of the Capitol and ran into him going up. He stopped and talked to them and remembered all of their names!

I have a relative who....

tessu

I have a relative who...caught a shark so huge, it made the front page pf the local paper

(Grandpa, my mom’s dad, who loved fishing but hung up his gear after that, because he said anything after that wouod be a disappointment!)

I like Ruth’s so am repeating it:

I have a relative who....

ruthbru

started her own Travel Club. (My aunt, who loved to travel, worked in a bank and when she realized that women couldn't advance to the top......she quit & started her own business. At it's peak, she had 5,000 members in her Travel Club. As a guide, and on her own, she visited every state in the United States and 49 other countries as well. She led her last tour at the age of 86!).

One more time.......I have a relative who......

Butterfly1234

I have a relative that is a certified ice diver and saved some ones’s life.

My favorite past time is

tessu

reading!

My most hated chore is....

ruthbru

I really hate dusting.

My 'perfect' weather would be.....

Wonderland

Carolina blue sky, 72 degrees, low humidity. Ahhhh.

A New Year's Resolution that I have been thinking about is...............

ruthbru

my same one I have every year.......lose 10 pounds and make healthier food choices!!!!!

My plans for New Years Eve are......

chronicpain

My plans for New Years Eve are boring. Watch Kennedy and Waters world funny send off on Fox, and cook German pork chops.

I also have a cold and wish people who have them . .

ruthbru

I wish people who have colds would cover their mouths when they sneeze

My favorite sport to watch is.....

Wonderland

a football game with lots of big passes is always fun to watch. Also any Olympic sport is always a favorite to watch.

The name of a good hand lotion that works for me is....................

tessu

Decubal Clinic Cream (no perfumes), but I doubt that’s available in the States, sorry!

The last wild critters I’ve spotted were....

(me: the neighborhood rabbit last night under our birdfeeder, and squirrels and tits (birds not knockers!)in the yard this morning)

Butterfly1234

A horned owl. He hangs out on my back fence. Also, a beautiful red cardinal along with squirrels and rabbits.

My favorite soup is

chronicpain

My favorite soup is hot Russian borscht with sour cream on a cold day. Other cold weather dishes I like are . . .

ruthbru

beef stew, any kind of hot dish

One fun thing I plan to do in January is....

chronicpain

go to a crab festival on the Sonoma coast.

When you travel, the one thing you always seem to forget is . . .

ruthbru

my common sense.....it seems like I bring everything I own with me when I travel

My best travel tip is.....

chronicpain

. . . look around, not just ahead of you.

My biggest regret is . . .