Our neighbors invited us over to make gingerbread houses from scratch.  It ended up being a two day process!  The first night the walls and yards went up, and the next night the roofs were added.  Sugar, sugar, everywhere!  Everyone had so much fun creating, and no two houses were…

Just in time for Christmas, our clothes dryer is on the fritz, which means that our family is becoming well acquainted with the dryers at the laundromat.  On the upside, the laundromat is a great place to read chapter books (except for the blaring television and music, which is a…