And now for something completely different...

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I'm working on my NaNo round-up thoughts and thank you post, but in the mean time, have a picture of the gingerbread house I made with the mini-cousins (formerly the "baby-cousins" and redesignated due to the oldest one having turned 16 on the weekend):



S (who also does cakes and is 11) and I did the roof and the boys designed the sides while I did the actual piping. You can see all the places I messed up putting it together, but I think next year I will be panicking less and able to do it better.

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AND ON THAT NOTE: READING TIME!

Comments

[hiddencait.livejournal.com]

Look at you all fancy smancy! I would NOT have managed to keep it together lol

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

It took some doing! But it was delicious.

[laura-josephsen.livejournal.com]

COOOOOL!!!! Looks fantastic!

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I can't wait to try again the next time it is seasonally appropriate.

[shadadukal]

It looks A.MA.ZING! And yummy.

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

SO MUCH FUN!

[luney27.livejournal.com]

That's so cute! Good job! My "baby" niece turns 16 in Jan. I feel so old!

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

HEE! I know.

[colej55.livejournal.com]

AWESOME!!! It looks wonderful (and tasty)! It's a gingerbread house, not the Taj Mahal, so there are no flaws. ;)

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

Well, I used way too much icing, but it was the first time I'd tried Royal Icing and I underestimated how AWESOME it would be once it set. On the bright side, I can just say all the excess is snow. ;)

[st-aurafina.livejournal.com]

OMG, adorable! I love the crazy-paving path.

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

I love that! It was my favourite idea, and since it wasn't part of the plan ("Mum...can I have those ginger cookies?"), it was even better. :)

[emmy-roo.livejournal.com]

Love it! Though I don't think you went crazy enough with candy. ;)

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

This is the "calm" side. K, the youngest, did the other, and it's PLASTERED.

S and I went for artistry with the roof.

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

That looks AMAZING. Well done, you and the boys! (And I can't see all the places you messed up when putting it together, either, so...)

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

So much fun was had by all! I didn't get to eat (much) of it...but still.