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1. Christmas or Hanukkah? Christmas

2. Thanksgiving at your house or someone else's? At my sister's house in San Francisco!!!

3. What is your favorite Holiday treat? Just being with family and friends -- food would be pumpkin pie!

4. Open presents on Hanukkah nights, Christmas Eve or Christmas morning? Some on Christmas Eve, then the rest Christmas morning

5. Best gift you ever received for the Holidays? Heather (my daughter ) -- we adopted her in December, 1994!!!

6. What is your favorite Holiday song? I Wonder as I Wander

7. Weirdest place you've spent the Holidays? Home -- have you ever been to my house??? (We're all weird here!)

8. Best childhood memory from the Holidays? Snow on Christmas.

9. What is your favorite color? Dark blue, green and red.

10. Do you collect anything? Stents

11. Favorite place to visit? Hawaii, Mayan Riviera in Mexico

12. Love to give or get? To give.

13. White lights or colored? All white

14. Favorite catalog to buy from? Sharper Image

15. Favorite Holiday TV Special/Movie? Charley Brown Christmas

16. Best on line store? Ebay

17. Hit the day after Thanksgiving sales? Christmas shopping must be over by Thanksgiving to enjoy the hoidays

18. Gift certificates or actual presents? Both

19. Favorite Holiday drink? dark beer

20. When do you decorate your house for the Holidays? When Joni and Heather allow it -- I would do it on Halloween if they would let me!

21. Who puts up the outside lights at your house? Dave

22. Do you send out Christmas cards? yes

23. Favorite cards to receive: Those that have a photo attached

24. If you have animals (or an animal) do they get presents too? All members of the family get gifts including the cat!

25. Coffee or tea? Tea

26. Hobbies you do when you have time? what time?

27. Do you like to go out on New Years Eve or celebrate at home? No more New Years Eve jobs for me!!!! Different every year -- I think I like it best when we're just at home as a family.

28. Do you believe in Santa Claus? Sure do!

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