house

Yesterday morning I sat down with my Spark and watched my daily dose with Darren Hardy. My computer prompted me to restart because, it had been a week since my last restart. I know, I know. I should turn it off more but, it just does not happen. So upon accepting the prompt, my computer started to go through about a million updates and my time was slipping away. I made my lunch and got dressed but, it was still updating. Eventually it came back on but, it was too late for me to write my blog.

I could have of course written it when I got home but we were already in prep mode for the 2nd annual Sullivan ginger bread house contest. Smack talking had started about 3 weeks ago when Emily asked if she could use the oven for making some extra things. We had no idea what she had planned but she was clearly already planning. Thursday dinner was tacos and we ate quickly. Hayey and Wes were the first to get into the package. We really only have one rule for this contest and it is that you have to use the store bought kit. You can add to it or use it in any way you want but the kit has to be used in the house somehow.

Last year we cut the walls and made a shanty crime scene house with trash, police tape and even the outline of a dead gingerbread person. We knew that this year the kids were going to take this to the next level and they did not disappoint. Amy and I had our show stopper planned when the judging started.

All of the houses got lined up and they were AWESOME!

Emily won for the one everyone most wanted to eat! Her Chocolate shingles were delicious!

Next was Big Cat’s. He finished first and it was able to mock the rest of us.