Let's try this game...

[Bravus]

^ Yep - sometimes the relationship is more important than scoring points.

< Messing about on a computer in the new university I'll be working in from July, waiting for Suzie to get home so I can phone her.

V How many web forums or other kinds of web-based communities do you participate in besides this one and (if you care to tell us) what are they?

[Gail]

^ Just my son's blog Kevin in Liberia

< trying to wolf down a fluff breakfast (fluff is stuff that is too light to stick, like flakes)

v Are you really good at growing plants?

[Neil D]

^ just plants that tend to give us food...ie tomatoes, herbs ect.

< waiting on my daughters to take them to their mother's school. One is substituting for a sick teacher, the other is working on final projects from college.

v I am begining to get excited about Xmas. What are your specific favorite memories of this time of year? [need to share 2 or more...]

[Amelia]

^ one is my mothers mince meat cookies. YUMMMMY Usually I will make a few batches between thanksgiving and Christmas, but haven't made any this year. The other is watching all the really good and really silly Christmas movies and shows.

< waiting for the timer to go off and then eating pizza

V Tinsel - yes or no

[Denise]

tinsel? Tinsel is nice, but no, not on my Christmas tree this year. Ours is white, and the bulbs are all blue, blue candy canes, blue and silver bulbs, huge hanging blue bow..and mmmmmmm......pizza sure sounds good to me right now....

Just finished taking a bath in Avon white chocolate latte, you gotta try it! It smells like an almond joy...mmmmmmmm...

What is your favorite cookie?

[Neil D]

^ oatmeal raison with chocolate chips.....with hot chocolate

< planning the rest of my christmas vacation with the whole family...problably the last one

v can you curl your tongue like a tube or can you touch the back of the tongue with the tip or can you do both?

[Amelia]

^ I can do the tube.

< Trying to find the gumption to do something.

V Can you wiggle your ears?

[cricket]

^ I cannot wiggle my ears without using my fingers. But, not only can I twist my tongue into a tube, I can also turn it completely upside down (both twisted to the left, and the right)!

< Relaxing after a loooooong weekend. Whew!

V Currently, my checks are numbered in the 5300s. Rounded to the nearest hundred, what number does your checkbook start with?

[Amelia]

^ having a life starting over, my next check in line is 200

< watching the sleet fall

V Is your holiday shopping done - for those celebrating and/or how does all the hoopla effect you if you dont?

[californiagirl]

^ Shopping's all finished; shipping's not. Have to stand in line at the post office tomorrow morning.

< Taking a break from writing Christmas cards.

v Are you having the family gift exchange on Christmas morning - or Christmas Eve - or some other time?

[Amelia]

^ Both days. Christmas eve is at my sisters with her side of the family. Then Christmas day with my dad, stepmom and step sisters etal. But since my dad and stepmom are Sunday keepers I guess Christmas day festivities will start in the afternoon.

< up late watching "White Christmas" with Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby.

V Did you buy yourself something for Christmas?

[Gail]

^ Hmm- not necessarily Christmas, but my birthday which is the day before...

I bought a portable easel for painting. It's a beauty

< settling in to my day, very tiredly

v Favourite Christmas drink?

[Neil D]

^ egg nog, of course...prefer the homemade varity...less fattening...[and I am not allowed to drink very much of it, sigh]

< Packing, Getting ready to go to Seaside for Christmas with my family.

v Is your holiday tradition from a particular country, or is it just your regular American Christmas? If the latter, are there aspects that emphasis of a country?

[Amelia]

^ Just regular ole American Christmas but some of the food has an english/scots background.

< watching crazy people trying to de-ice their cars so they can go drive in the ice.

V Which reindeer is your favorite?

[cricket]

^ Rudolph. He's the only one without antlers at that time of year--he must be the only male!

< Just "checking in" before heading off to pick up my son from school. Nibbling on some Snyder's!

V Do you celebrate any other winter holiday with family? Kwanzaa, Hannukah or anything else I've missed?

[Gail]

^ I think we celebrate Canadian winter. That is where we walk outside wearing our sweaters and shorts with hiking boots

Other than that, when I was little I used to celebrate Ephiphany, which for us was Ukrainian Christmas, on Jan.6. Not very many presents but a BIG huge feast on 3 tables that would be put end to end all across the basement. I had relatives who were deaf and those who spoke Ukrainian, and it was all very exotic for me

< Eating Subway lunch- veggie pattie sub]

v What's your pet's name?

[Neil D]

^ Indy, for Indiana Jones...He is an Austrailian shepard mix. Likes to herd, but has nothing to herd...And I have a German Shepard, Misha...Don't try to understand why we have a Russian named dog for a German shepard...I don't know myself.

< Working on some minor projects

v which cell phone company have you subscribed to?

[Nicodema]

^ none. I don't do cell phone.

< after this post, leaving to meet an old friend for dinner.

v have you ever caught yourself condemning in another something you yourself did? if so, what?

[cricket]

^ Lots of times. Mostly for cursing though.

< Signing off until tonight!

V Peanuts or Cracker Jacks?

[Amelia]

^ I use to love cracker jacks, but they have wussed out on the prize inside.

< having cabin fever because the gym closed due to the weather and Im antsy.

V what's your favorite winter time food?

[Jeannieb43]

^ Soup. Potato/leek soup... or potato/cheese... or good old lentil soup with lots of diced carrots, celery, onions and potatoes in with it. Of course this soup calls for some yummy bread to go with it.

< Listening to Christmas music and writing Christmas cards.

v Do you find your emotions more labile during the Christmas season? (happy - then sad - or at least nostalic for the 'good old days'?)

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[Gail]

^ I am much happier these days at Christmastime. The season used to be depressing to me

< pondering my blessings <img src="/ubbtreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

v What genre of books do you prefer?

[cricket]

^ Psychology, economics, numbers theory, social commentaries, biographies and historical books.

< Finding some quiet, peaceful time just for myself.

V Have you ever done any major construction on your own home? (Where you did the work and did not hire a contractor?)

[Gail]

^ nope. My home is in need of some major construction!

< Eating Indian food for lunch

v How does God talk to you?

[Bravus]

^ Mostly through other people and through the world around me - although I have quite a lot of Scripture memorised, so talking to people and observing the world often links in with Bible texts - and then I often go and search out more info.

< Sitting on the computer at work, pretty much counting down the last couple of days before the holidays. And scratching my 3 days growth of beard - I'm playing Joseph in a drama at church this Sabbath, and playing him as an unshaven carpenter.

v If you could roll just one aspect of your life back to the way it was 15 years ago, what would it be?