Christmas Hoopla

I am warning you now this is long and there are no pictures. LOL!! I have been tagged by Michelle, at I'm A Little Teapot, to tell you 12 Christmas related things about myself.

1. No matter how many times I have seen Rudolph, the Red- Nosed Reindeer, and I have it on tape, I have to watch it every year. My mom watches it too. We love the part when Clarice tells Rudolf he is cute. When he says "I'm cute", we repeat it. LOL!! And...How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2. For a couple of years CVS Pharmacies had stuffed toys that were the Rudolph characters. I own them all. My sister gave me some for Christmas and I bought some for myself.

3. I love It's a Wonderful Life. I always cry. It makes me realize that even on my worst days I am valued.

4. I live in a very small town. The downtown business area is two blocks. On the first Thursday in December we have a Christmas parade complete with prizes for the best band, best float, etc.

5. In 1977 and 1988 my sister gave birth to her daughters in December and that was the best present we could have received.

6. My niece, born in 1977, called recently to tell us (mom and me) that she is pregnant and due in July. That is my Christmas present.

7. My first "new" bike was given to me by my dad one Christmas. It was blue and had a light on the front, but the light didn't work. My dad called the man he bought it from and he opened his store on Christmas day to give my dad replacement parts. How nice of him!!!

8. My mom loves dolls. So, I got dolls from her. She gave me Mattel's Baby First Step, Dancerina and Tippy Toes, different years of course. I still have all of them in their original clothes. I played with them, but took good care of them too.

9. I love all lights, any color, blinking or not.

10. I love the smell of Christmas candles, wax tarts and holiday potpourri. Pine, balsam, cedar, orange peel, cinnamon, I could go on and on.

11. I really enjoy Benson's Fruit Cake and only this brand. It is moist and comes pre-sliced. The Lions Club in my area sells them at Christmas. Some of the area businesses let the members bring cakes in to sell.

12. There has never been a Christmas carol that has touched me more than O HOLY NIGHT. It is my favorite. I also enjoy Burl Ives singing Silver and Gold and Holly Jolly Christmas. I had a high school teacher, a lovely woman that taught algebra. She was taking a trip and traveling by plane. When she arrived for her flight, she was seated next to Burl Ives. She said he was very much a gentleman and a great conversationalist!

Now, I get to tag two people. I am going to tag Lynda at Hedgerow Hollow and Chris at Chris's Stitching and Strumming.

This was fun and I could have added more. Now, I am off to stitch!!

Happy Holidays

Teresa