ellyssian | By way of nolawitch

Do you have a real or fake Christmas tree? We have a real christmas tree. It is an artificial tree. We do not have a decaying, painfully struggling, attempting-to-live-even-though-it's-dead tree. In the future, we may consider a balled-and-burlaped tree that will then be planted in our yard.

Do you put up Christmas lights on the exterior of your home? Yes. We've got a whopping four strings of blue icicle lights along the front of the porch. Due to a lack of outlets, the two new strings added this year bumped out the multi-color lights on the railing. Next year, we'll need an outdoor powerstrip, in addition to whatever else we add. Overall, though, it's a fairly subdued display, but I promised the kids we would have lights as soon as we bought our own house.

What's your favorite Christmas song/carol? I have a number of favorites - there are very few "favorites" questions you can ask where I will actually be able to supply an actual answer

What do you like better - turkey or ham? It depends on whether it's Thanksgiving or Easter. If you mean to ask me what I like better on Christmas Day, I can't answer. I might eat either one, but I don't particularly like either one except on their given days. Christmas Eve is stuffed shells; Christmas Day isn't as critical - still can be special, but the menu doesn't have to be anything specific.

Do you open up any Christmas presents on Christmas Eve? Yes - we open presents from one another, in the immediate family

What was your most memorable Christmas gift(s) that you received? For some reason I still remember the Micronauts space ship, sometime in the single-digit age range

Have you ever built a real snowman? Yes, it was real, and not fake. Like the christmas tree, it was not living, nor was it formerly living.

Have you ever peeked into a present and found out what it was before Christmas? I never peeked into a wrapped present. I did discover some unwrapped presents.

When was the last time you had your picture taken with Santa Claus? Some time in the single digit age range

Who is hardest person to buy for? People I would like to get gifts for but can't afford, or people who I would like to buy more/better/expensiver gifts for but can't afford

Who is the easiest person to buy for? I don't have any difficulty picking things out, just being able to afford them

How old were you when you realized Santa was imaginary? I'm not sure I understand this question - every christmas morning Santa leaves presents for me, and he's never missed a year

What does your morning of Christmas routine consist of? Waiting impatiently for my children to wake up many hours after they should, watching them investigate what Santa left for them, opening presents, eating candy, smiling widely while watching the kids open their presents.

What do you want for Christmas this year? I don't have an overwhelming desire for any one thing, but you can start here if you'd like!

The Elysian Fields