The elves have been busy here. Playing Christmas tunes on the keyboard. Putting up the artificial tree, which husband curses every year. Decorating the mantel with the snow family and string-pieced stockings.
Gearing up for the much-anticipated event around here:
The annual making of the Gingerbread house. I used to do these from scratch and cut out the pieces by hand. Then I wised up, or my sister did, and she gave me a Pampered Chef mold for Christmas one year (unfortunately they don’t sell it anymore). This is one of my boys’ absolute favorite traditions. I save the Halloween candy they don’t want and use it up on the Gingerbread house. Messy, sticky, and lots of giggles.
