I Slept Through Much of It

SATURDAY 9: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

1. If you could ask Santa for anything at all, right now, what would it be?

A. Good health.

2. Are you currently on the Naughty or Nice list? How did you get there?

A. Nice. I haven't done anything bad or wrong.

3. Are you traveling this Christmas? If so, are you going by car, plane or train?

A. I never travel at Christmas.

4. Did you buy yourself a gift this year?

A. Yes. I bought myself a copy of The Hobbit, Part 1. The Extended Director's Cut Edition.

5. What's your favorite holiday-themed movie or TV special? Have you seen it yet this year?

A. It isn't Christmas without Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. I've seen it twice (although I slept through much of it the second time around).

6. Which do you prefer: candy canes or gingerbread?

A. Gingerbread

7. Close your eyes and tell us the first carol that comes to mind.

A. Angels We Have Heard on High

8. What's your favorite winter beverage?

A. I like hot cider.

9. What will you remember most about 2013?
A. Turning 50 and then having my gallbladder out, and then subsequently not recovering well from the surgery and learning I had multiple ulcers in my poor tummy. I have been unwell to the point of having to stop working so I could focus on nothing else but trying to get well (which so far isn't working).  It certainly wasn't the way I'd planned to spend the last half of this year, nor is it the way I want to greet 2014.