and all through the house….I was making a mess with my gingerbread house. After getting inspired by Heather’s gingerbread house contest (She won by the way!!), I decided to crack open the kit that Gricell gave me and make my own. Let’s just say this time was not as easy as the gingerbread houses I made with the girls at Emma’s birthday celebration. To start with one side of my house was missing. I had to improvise and make a wall of cardboard. Here are pictures of my endeavors. I will let them tell the story.
But let’s take a step back. Before I got started on the gingerbread house MESS, I made peppermint bark. I have never made it before, but it is so easy and turned out to be heavenly! Heather, when I say easy…I mean even you could make it with no problems!! Here are the pictures from that.
This last one is G-ma not wanting to share. lol If you are interested in making the peppermint bark, I used a package of the vanilla flavored almond bark and 9 candy canes. (You are supposed to use 10, but David a.k.a. the human garbage disposal ate one of them.) Smash up the candy canes – not into powder (I had my dad smash them up with a mallet. Helpful hint…peppermint discs do not smash easily – go for the candy canes!). Melt the almond bark in a microwave safe bowl for twenty second intervals – make sure you stir it each time with a dry spoon. Mix in the peppermint. Spread it out on a wax paper covered cookie sheet and refrigerate for 20 minutes. When you take it out, just break it up into small pieces. Voila!
Well dahlings! I am off to wrap up a few last minute gifts. =) I hope you all had a lovely Christmas Eve and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I can’t wait to see what Santa brings me and everyone else!
Life is too short to wear an ugly dress! 
oh this is too funny!