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January 2, 2009
Possibly the Saddest Gingerbread House Ever
Posted by Chris @ 7:41 pm
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No Way! Those pull n peels look to die for.
January 2nd, 2009 at 7:57 pmSad? Any gingerbread house that was actually completed (instead of just a figment of mama’s imagination) is a gorgeous, happy house!
January 2nd, 2009 at 7:59 pmI’d still eat it. Send it to me.
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:10 pmStaight out of Hansel and Gretel. I call the wafers!
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:18 pmThe Neccos make a grand statement:)
I think it’s wonderful and I am a realtor:)
Great lighting..do you use a flash ? Great.
Chris says: Nope, no flash. I almost never use a flash.
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:22 pmHAPPY NEW YEAR!
I rather like the house! It has character…LOL a true original!
I’ll take it! LOL!
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:39 pmAs a pregnant person, I never know what will tickle my fancy. Now I want to eat your shutters. Thank goodness have a husband who won’t cater to my whims, ’cause I already wanted to go out to the store for lemonade, and this would be my 2nd trip for sugar wafers.
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:54 pmfan-freaking-tastic! my mouth started watering.
January 2nd, 2009 at 9:02 pmI call the wafer cookies acting as the window shutters.!!!
January 2nd, 2009 at 9:25 pmHow adorable! I want the caramels!
January 2nd, 2009 at 9:36 pmYum Yum Maybe we could sell them next year just kidding
Look forward to the next 363 pics
January 2nd, 2009 at 9:54 pmMy kids and I have never COMPLETED one, so anything is good for us!!
January 2nd, 2009 at 10:07 pmI guess the economy really HAS affected the housing market…
January 2nd, 2009 at 10:33 pmROFL that is definitely one for the history books (yours, anyway!). Surely the story of The Saddest Gingerbread House Ever will be retold for generations. Especially since you have documented it.
Thanks for sharing!
January 2nd, 2009 at 10:43 pmLooks glorious my friend…glorious
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:14 pmDo they eat them or do you save them? You sound like a wonderful mother~
January 3rd, 2009 at 12:12 amI love it. I love that you let your children do the decorating themselves. I did think the pink disks were baloney…only because you mentioned in a previous post not having candy1
January 3rd, 2009 at 1:24 amI didn’t know they still made Neccos! I used to love those. And I agree with your other fans, it’s adorable and totally unique.
January 3rd, 2009 at 2:08 amI can’t stop smiling!
January 3rd, 2009 at 3:12 amA wee schizophrenic/horror movie mix but I loved it…not sure what that says about me!LOL
January 3rd, 2009 at 5:08 amI think it looks beautiful!
January 3rd, 2009 at 7:37 amWhen can I move in? And nibble it away from the inside until it falls in on me….
January 3rd, 2009 at 8:14 amI think my favorite are the seemingly random strips of red licorice hanging off the front and sides. If your kids are like mine, what seems random to us is part of an elaborate story that was developing at the time of the decorating that had the gingerbread inhabitants escaping from captivity - - but they needed the help of the gummy turtles . . .
January 3rd, 2009 at 8:14 amHeh, even though I’d followed your old instructions and had a template and everything, one wall wouldn’t fit at all (so I had the lean-to thing going too), and the roof was totally askew. And with a 4-year-old, I just followed the slather-everything-with-icing-and-random-candy method. It was hideous looking, but she loved it, and I guess that’s what matters!
January 3rd, 2009 at 9:19 amWow… I’ve made many like that through the years with my kids! LOL As long as they are happy with “their masterpiece” that’s all that matters right?!
January 3rd, 2009 at 10:19 amAbsolutely NOT! It is perfectly charming…a true work of art and LOVE.
January 3rd, 2009 at 10:34 amWe have not done a house yet…but HAVE to this weekend as I have promised to do so….sigh.
I adore this house. I see some holes in the frosting there, and suspect some sampling was going on - or maybe redistribution of candy.
It’s perfect, and this picture is making me smile from ear to ear.
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:50 amI am mesmerized- I would never,never have even thoght of making a gingerbread house since the cookies aren’t that great and i thought you needed some kit- but looking at this I can clearly see the joy that went on and I want to do this with my gorgeous 3yr old
January 4th, 2009 at 2:59 amDo you know, until about 2 weeks ago, my 37yo dh had never HEARD of, much less eaten Necco wafers?! They look great on your house.
January 4th, 2009 at 8:07 pmIt made me think of a recent quote from our priest about the holiday season” to have perspective when things happen that are just not as you planned like when the gingerbread house looks like an outhouse.”
January 4th, 2009 at 8:38 pm