Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Gingerbread House Making
This entry is kind of late seeing as how we're already into February, but I thought I would show one of the holiday activities offered to us here in McMurdo. Just before Christmas there was a sign-up for gingerbread house making. My neighbors at the end of the hall, Lavonne and Lorraine (sisters from the Milwaukee, WI area) signed up and asked Helen (my roommate) and I to join them. A table was spread out with lots of candies and some frosting to decorate, and everyone's house was pre-assembled, although that didn't stop some people from doing a complete remodel...Laura was mostly there for morale support since her dad had the whole thing planned and came with his own decorations.
The finished product. The highlights of the trailer are the washing machine on the deck with the puddle of water below it and the car with the engine hanging from the swingset.
We had a great afternoon of decorating, chatting and laughing. Some people raided the candy table right away, leaving us to decorate with mostly stale sour gummi worms and gum drops. But I think our 4-seasons house turned out well. Each side was decorated for a different season. Mine was the front and it was decorated for summer.
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