Day 9 - Favourite Christmas Movie

We are nearing the end of the countdown with only a few short days left to go and I must say, this is my favourite topic!

My favourite Christmas movie involves Ralphie himself and his quest to get a Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle with a compass in the stock. Oh yes.

A CHRISTMAS STORY

Ever since I first sa wthis movie I have been in love with the story. From the "Fa ra ra ra ra"'s to the starving kids in china and BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR OVALTINE, the movie is just filled with gold. The acting is fantastic and is made even better by the voice-over of an adult Ralphie moving the story along with interesting anecdotes like:

"My father worked in profanity the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It was his true medium, a master."

"In the heat of battle, my father wove a tapestry of obsenity that as far as we know, is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan."

 "Some men are Baptists...others Catholics...My father was an Oldsmobile man."

At the time of me first watching the movie, my father actually was an Oldsmobile man. We had two big boats, one black and one burgundy. I also thought that the school in the movie looked just like Manchester, my elementary school. I honestly thought that Ralphie and Flick could very well be one of the kids in my class.
this is the school in the movie:

And this is my elementary school

 Oh yes. A Christmas Story wins by a landslide as my favourite movie.

Day 8 - To give or receive?

This is a continuation of the following countdown. And before you say it, yes, I'm doing them in the wrong numerical order in that I'm counting up and not down. Shoot me.

Day 05. (Dec 21st) Give or receive? Explain.

Even since I was a child, I have been really focused on giving. My birthday is 5 days before Christmas so I had a whole day devoted to me and me getting gifts. I really wanted to make sure that at Christmas the people that I love would have the same joy that I had. When I became a little older, I would take any money I was given for my birthday and turn it into gifts for other people. I've always felt so good to see an excited face when I got a gift that was just right. I would sit and watch for their reactions and smile to myself for a job well done. Giving is always better and I really hope that the people whose presents are sitting under my tree enjoy the thought and time that I put forward in getting them something extra special.

Day 7 - 5 words

As yesterday was my birthday, I felt it was important to take a break from the countdown. I'll try and make up for it today

Day 7 - Describe Christmas in 5 words using adjectives, verb, etc.

Stressed family finds loving compassion
or
Show loving compassion to others

(Again for the original post - go here: http://quirkycori.blogspot.com/2011/11/12-days-of-christmas-challenge.html

Day 6 - Plans for the holiday

With my 12 days to Christmas countdown in full swing - I'm already halfway through and can't believe it!

Christmas Eve I'd like to be going to church with my dad for the evening service and then sleeping over at his place with James. In the morning James will be prepping the turkey for everyone in the afternoon. Around 1-2 we will head out from my dad's place and go to Paris to be with the hubbies family for the afternoon evening. It's going to be busy, with lots of people to see but it's what we are doing this year.

What are you doing for the holiday this year?

Day 5 - My Christmas Wishlist

Of course on the top of my Christmas wishlist is my mom - I wish she were here, but I'm happy knowing she's no longer in pain. Cancer fucking sucks so I'll make my second wish for it to just go away.

Now onto the tangible plausible things:
SMALL THINGS
- Different flavours of hot chocolate - I freaking love the stuff
- Gardening tools - I took a course this past spring and it has inspired me to want to grow things
- A zippered bag big enough to carry my knitting with me

CLOTHING
- gift cards for plus size clothing stores - come on big girls - you know that you need to try ANYTHING on before buying it.
- I'd love a soft and brightly coloured scarf to stand out against my gray coat
- socks! hard to believe how many single socks I lose when I do laundry

TOYS
- I've been eyeing up and dreaming of the new cookie monster that eats cookies and counts them. He wears a backpack and is adorable!

DREAMY TYPE STUFF
- I'd love patio stones to put in a walkway at the front of my house
- I'd love a good work desk for the spare room so that I can have an area to craft and write
- I'd love a sewing machine that is fairly easy to operate so that I can do some more complicated crafting
- A winning lottery ticket!