Building (attempting?) gingerbread houses with the family. Pics when finished.

The one my wife and son are working on has....issues. Apparently every gingerbread house my wife has purchased has issues. Strange that.

The roof keeps slipping off the house. [emoji23]

Continuing my quest to be the most efficient order packaging entity....  Although I kept getting distracted by YouTube videos about the state of video gaming industry. ?

 

Wife and I went swimming with manatees this morning at Crystal River on our mini-honeymoon. Amazing creatures.

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Continuing my quest to be the most efficient order packaging entity....  Although I kept getting distracted by YouTube videos about the state of video gaming industry. [emoji14]
 

Word of advice - stopping to watch videos might be counter to increasing efficiency. [emoji23]

Finished houses. [emoji23]

On ‎12‎/‎15‎/‎2018 at 4:45 PM, Alpinemaps said:

Word of advice - stopping to watch videos might be counter to increasing efficiency.

Finished houses.

Nice houses.  A bit of advice for the next houses you do. Decorate the roof tops first, let the candies/design setup, then put them in place. Your pieces won't slide off the roof.. Just a thought. lol  Kudos on the houses. lol 

6 minutes ago, house72 said:

Nice houses.  A bit of advice for the next houses you do. Decorate the roof tops first, let the candies/design setup, then put them in place. Your pieces won't slide off the roof.. Just a thought. lol  Kudos on the houses. lol 

OMG.  I don't know why this has never occurred to me!  Seriously, never thought about doing it that way.

19 hours ago, Alpinemaps said:

 

Word of advice - stopping to watch videos might be counter to increasing efficiency.

 

Finished houses.

Looks like a candy coated massacre out back. Didn't know gingerbread men bleed blue. 

4 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said:

OMG.  I don't know why this has never occurred to me!  Seriously, never thought about doing it that way.

Yea, I usually design the sides, roof, then piece together. I found it's easier. lol   Trial and error. HHAHAHA

17 minutes ago, marcandre said:

Looks like a candy coated massacre out back. Didn't know gingerbread men bleed blue. 

That was supposed to be a small frozen pond, and the Gingerbread Man skating.  But I like your explanation better.

On ‎12‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 9:30 AM, TANV said:

I got married this past weekend. Here's our wedding cake.  Needless to say, the wife found it quite charming.

 

On ‎12‎/‎15‎/‎2018 at 4:45 PM, Alpinemaps said:

The Gingerbread Massacre of 2018.

Just got back from the local Mall - lifesize Bugatti Chiron on display.. i mean THAT one and only Chiron built in Kladno factory..   beauty.. you can even control the lights and motor functions via bluetooth tablet.. 

Thought it was not today, this past weekend my family and I used some of our Lego profits to buy a beagle /cocker spaniel rescue puppy.  I did not even know a puppy was on the radar until a day before it happened.  She is quite the little barker and is now quiet at the moment after a little training.  Fingers crossed.  The kids are so happy!

Times like this help my wife see the value of Lego investing, if only for a moment.

13 hours ago, LegoWalker4 said:

Thought it was not today, this past weekend my family and I used some of our Lego profits to buy a beagle /cocker spaniel rescue puppy.  I did not even know a puppy was on the radar until a day before it happened.  She is quite the little barker and is now quiet at the moment after a little training.  Fingers crossed.  The kids are so happy!

Times like this help my wife see the value of Lego investing, if only for a moment.

 

Same story here .. But a goldendoodle pup. No barking, but lots of nipping.

 

We all adore her though ...

 

Arm swooped 90% off Holiday Lights ?

Took a walk on a newly built road while my five year old daughter rode her bike. It was closed to traffic and built into the deep pine woods leading away from town. Pretty amazing. Complete silence and beauty. Hate to see traffic start rolling down it, or the developments start. It was like someone had carved a path just for us.


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13 hours ago, Phil B said:

Same story here .. But a goldendoodle pup. No barking, but lots of nipping. 
We all adore her though ...
 

Congrats on the Goldendoodle. We got a GD puppy last summer but lost it to Parvo. Now we have to wait for the virus to be 100% gone. But fingers crossed we will get another GD this summer. They’re great dogs, enjoy!

 

 

Congrats on the Goldendoodle. We got a GD puppy last summer but lost it to Parvo. Now we have to wait for the virus to be 100% gone. But fingers crossed we will get another GD this summer. They’re great dogs, enjoy!

Thanks for the tip about Parvo. First time dog owners. Now worried of course, because we've been walking our 9 week old puppy in our neighborhood where there are many other dogs. Guess that's going to stop until she's a few months older ... :-/

Thanks for the tip about Parvo. First time dog owners. Now worried of course, because we've been walking our 9 week old puppy in our neighborhood where there are many other dogs. Guess that's going to stop until she's a few months older ... :-/

Be sure pup has gotten both rounds of shots. Ours had gotten his first round, but based on what we’ve figured out, the pup was infected prior to his first shot.

But even with the first shot, it’s a dangerous, hardy disease, so definitely be careful.

Went to Dillard’s sale in San Antonio .... spent less than when I go lego shopping .... ?. But wife is a lot happier shopping there than lego hunting at target and B&N....

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1 hour ago, Alpinemaps said:

 

Be sure pup has gotten both rounds of shots. Ours had gotten his first round, but based on what we’ve figured out, the pup was infected prior to his first shot.

But even with the first shot, it’s a dangerous, hardy disease, so definitely be careful.

 

Alright - checked her vet papers - we're past the second Parvo shot already (done within 24hrs of getting her last Thursday). We should be good

Took my kids to Bricklive in Frisco Texas today.  They had a blast.

I must admit, the Marshmello event in Fortnite today was good fun.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2019/02/02/fortnites-live-marshmello-concert-was-an-absurd-triumph-that-can-never-happen-again/amp/

I must admit, the Marshmello event in Fortnite today was good fun.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2019/02/02/fortnites-live-marshmello-concert-was-an-absurd-triumph-that-can-never-happen-again/amp/

Watched DanTDM stream it live ... Awesome stuff. Videogames have come a long way since Pong.

Marshmello posted it, yes I just typed that.

8 hours ago, exciter1 said:

I must admit, the Marshmello event in Fortnite today was good fun.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2019/02/02/fortnites-live-marshmello-concert-was-an-absurd-triumph-that-can-never-happen-again/amp/

Yeah I logged on to watch it live. Was one of the better Fortnite events.