Thursday, December 17, 2009

Happiness is NOT...

Last Monday for FHE, we decorated a gingerbread house. I was super excited for this activity. I bought the kit. I made them all matching Christmas aprons. The fun began...and then it ended. The frosting didn't work. I kept adding more powdered sugar and more and more and more, but it never got thick. Ever. I had such high hopes of my house looking just like the box. Sigh. After about a half hour, I threw my hands up in the air and walked away. I banished myself to shovel snow ALONE outside in the freezing cold dark to calm down. It helped. The girls did a good job, even if everything eventually oozed off.



Oh, and I forgot to put their aprons on until they were done.


And this is sweet Macie trying to get her darling Christmas apron off. Her mean mom grabbed the camera - and the video camera before helping her get it off. And that, my friends, made the whole thing worth it.

4 comments:

Adhis said...

Blogging sure has changed how we parent.

"Get the camera" has kicked off "comfort and kiss" from its #1 spot on the list of "Things to Do When Your Child is Crying."

Kristen said...

Um. Adding powdered sugar to icing makes it thinner.

I know, the instructions said to, but they are wrong.

I did the same thing last year, knowing that it was wrong but trusted them anyway. Wrong. I was ticked.

When you make frosting from scratch, you start with a thick lump and add powdered sugar until it is thin enough. (At least my recipe.)

They need to fire the instructions guy.

Man Of Steele said...

Remember: The worse the activity, the better the story!

Kristen said...

Macie's face says it all.

And what is Lindsay wearing?!?