One of our Christmas traditions is to make a gingerbread house. Not the Martha Stewart kind, just the one in the package from the grocery store. We have never had any problems with them in the past, but this year it did not work out so good. The icing seemed really thick, even after following the instructions to warm it with your hands to soften it. It was really hard to apply; thick lines, thin lines, nothing seemed to work well. And when we added decorations to the door, and over the door, they sloooowly sliiiiid down the walls. We decided to add candies to decorate the roof while it was flat on the table. Once they seemed well stuck, I added the icing and had each child hold half of the roof on, waiting til the icing hardened. But it didn't seem to matter, they still sliiiid down. It was pretty funny! The kids were not upset; we joked that it would be easier for Santa to get in, rather than go down the chimney.
Later when my husband came home from work Mitchell said, "Daddy, you have to go look in the dining room at our gingerbread house!" When Mike asked him why he said "I can't tell you. You have to go laugh for yourself!"
Hi Sheila, do your twins have red hair, and are they perfectly gorgeous, interesting, creative, and nice? Could we have seen them at Plouffe Park? They did seem older than eight.
ReplyDeleteHi Samantha,
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't see your post until now. I have been off the grid. We do frequent Plouffe and of course I would have to agree that our twins are all those things you said, but I am the (fake) red head - our daughter Taylor has long brown hair, and her brother is blonde. Hope you are surviving the heat!