You know you live in 2009 when...

1.) You accidentally enter your email password on a microwave.

2.) You haven't played solitare with real cards for years

3.) The reason for not staying in touch with your friends is they don't have email or a blog.

4.) You'd rather look all over the house for the remote instead of just pushing the buttons on the TV.

6.) Complete gaming systems can fit inside a shoe box with room to spare.

7.) The original Super Mario Brothers, Sonic the Hedgehog and Legend of Zelda are seen as 'vintage'.

8.) Your TV doesn't even have any buttons to push.

9.) Your boss doesn't even have the ability to do your job.

10.) You still use the term "rewind", even when watching a DVD.

11.) And you were too busy to notice there was no number 5.

12.) You scrolled back up to see if there was a number 5.

13.) Now you are laughing at yourself stupidly, as a blog entry just got the best of you.

In honor of the ending of 2009...

All About me...Christmas Style

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy and change all the answers so that they apply to you.


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags: Wrapping paper...nuttin like opening up a present by tearing into it first!

2. Real tree or Artificial? Real...or rather live. I prefer plant it over trash it.

3. When do you put up your Christmas tree? Usually around Dec 10th...not too early but plenty of time to enjoy it.

4. When do you take the tree down? Sometime after New Year's.

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes...but cut with skim milk...that makes it not so heavy.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? A little black purse with lip gloss and other early teen makeup stuff I got from a cousin.

7. Hardest person to buy for? My husband...had to drag out ideas for that man!!

8. Easiest person to buy for? This year was Ivy and Riley...so many great ideas!

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes...as long as a little people Nativity play set counts

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Snail mail all the way, baby.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A box set of a season of Married With Children. Poor John, it was all a misunderstanding. At least he's gotten years of practice now!

12. Favorite Christmas Movies? Muppet Christmas Carol, the kid's new Curious George Christmas movie (very cute), The Santa Clause, and Mickey's Christmas Carol

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Early fall when I bought the first thing...can we say Walmart clearance?

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I know I have...I think I'm doing it this year too!

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My Fudge, Mom's cookies, Dad's dinner with Oyster Stew

17. Favorite Christmas song? I always like "Angels We have Heard on High" for some reason

18. Travel or stay home for Christmas? Travel to mom's, travel to John's parents, the travel to dad's...

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? yes

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? star-for some odd reason all the bulbs in the star are red...O_o who the heck designed the devilish Tree star?

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning...though growing up we always openChristmas PJ's on Christmas Eve.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Crowds, traffic, commercialism, bah-humbugs and the fact that stores are merchandising off Christmas earlier and earlier every year...(didn't change Kristy's answer cuz I Totally agree!)

23. Favorite ornament, theme, and color? We get a new ornament each year for the one big thing that happened that year...babies, new house, etc. This year's is very cute!

24. Favorite Christmas Dinner? Dad's roasts are always yummy.

25. What do you want to do for Christmas this year? The same thing we do year after year! Plenty of family and good food!


Well it's your turn...enjoy! Merry Christmas!!