Christmas Edition of Getting to Know You

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your blogging friends.


Copy this blog post and then post it on your blog with the changes in answers so that they apply to you......HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Thanks Kelly, this was fun!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper

2. Real tree or Artificial? artifical pre-lighted 7ft blue spruce

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually middle of December

4. When do you take the tree down? Until January 6th, Epiphany-Little Christmas and my paternal grandfather's Voo-Voo's birthday

5. Do you like eggnog? only when I could drink Kahlua Coffee Liqueur

6. Favorite gift received as a child? my phonograph suitcase that played 45's

7. Hardest person to buy for? Used to be my mother "May she rest in peace, she is so missed daily"

8. Easiest person to buy for? my husband "He loves anything green"

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Vintage white porcelain 15 piece set from Avon 1980's

10.Do you send cards or email cards? both "Special cards to relatives"

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? clothes, "I like to select my own styles"

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? 1954 White Christmas With Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? all year long always shopping with Christmas in mind

14. Ever recycled a Christmas present? always the ones I never would use "I hate to see a gift go to waste"

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Christmas cookies and peppermint candy canes

16. Lights on the tree? yes, white, clear (outside decorations multi colors)

17. Favorite Christmas song? Silver Bells

8. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Would love to go to Anderson, SC.but this year will stay in RI and visit relatives. I also love to drive around and look at decorations in upper class neighborhoods

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner/Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? a beautidul handcrafted angel made and given to me by my daughter-in law, Victoria about 10 years ago before she married my first born son, John Michael

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Always Christmas morning 7-ish and the tradition of going to midnight mass at the cathedral in Providence

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Rudeness in stores, pushing shoving and the dis-courteous drivers with parking spots

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? handmade from my sons over the years when they were in school and ornaments collected on trips

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey and ham at my sister, Maureen and brothert-in-law, Carl's house (tradition)

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? peace and good will amd hugs and kisses from loved ones "I have never been a materialistic stuff person" I love giving

26. Who is most likely to respond to this? Jenny , Maureen and Vicky

27. Who is least likely to respond to this? Debbie and Kelly who have already done theirs
"Enjoyed this :)

Christmas 1974

90th Birthday Celebration continues.....

SURPRISE
90th Birthday
PARTY

Happy 90th Birthday to a dear most wonderful Aunt and Godmother.

The theme was "Fairy Godmother", since Hilda Pacheco Leitao never had children she was always there to be a GODMOTHER for Baptism or Confirmation. She actually has 30 godchildren. She and my late Uncle Joe became my Baptismal Godparents after they were married on July 29, 1944. This was an ideal party theme. The favors were magic wands made of star-shaped sugar cookies, and there were necklaces made of sparkling glitter and large colorful butterflies fluttering under the tents.

We needed to find a believable reason to get her to her Godchild, Donna Jean's house in East Greenwich, RI

The plan would be that her neice, Lauren Bettencourt who now lives in Boston, Ma would come to East Providence to take Auntie Rea to a place to eat in South County area. While she was heading to the restaurant she would tell her that Donna Jean had called and asked her to stop by and pick up some journalism books she had from URI that Lauren could have, since that was her major, too.

When she arrived she wanted to wait in the car, but Donna Jean insisted that she come in for a minute. As she came through the garage to wait in the back by the beautiful view of the Greenwich Bay water, we were all waiting to say SURPRISE. Gathered for this event was her younger brother, Jimmy and her baby sister, Dudater, with their families and friends. Gathering for this occasion were many relatives, cousins, nieces , nephews, great nieces and nephews and their families and many many friends.