Creative gingerbread houses from scratch -- this was part of our Christmas thanks to our two college kids. The idea of home seems special after months away burning brain cells on campus! They had been inspired by a huge display we had seen at The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C. This is the first time we've had such an exhibit at the House of Pie.
We're out seeing movies these next few weeks -- Atonement and Juno earlier this week who knows what will be next. We're working off of a variety of movie lists: Roger Ebert's Top 10 films for 2007. No Country for Old Men is #2, filmed in New Mexico and I bet the director wins an Oscar as will the big bad Spaniard guy Javier Bardem, who will go down in our cultural history of villains. Ebert has Juno as #1 and the 20 year-old star, Ellen Page, is full of talent).
USA Today's blog round-up of movies named No Country #1... I missed the limited opening of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly at the Santa Fe Film Festival and I don't think it will open again here as it goes into limited wide-release. More movie lists are out that I'm checking.
Other fun reads for year-end: Best Compilation of 2007 Best of lists: by Miss C. on her own blog and she also has a best list post on Mental_Floss.
With snow continuing this week, we might just watch tivo'd movies instead or Paul McCartney's Paris concert. Again. These Days of Christmas are my favorites, right through the 12th day.
Was there just one house?
Posted by: anthony | December 30, 2007 at 07:12 AM
No, we had two but the photo of my son's wasn't as publishable. He probably won't see this so he won't have his feelings hurt that I published the daughter's house and not his.
Sibling equality. Difficult for mothers.
Posted by: MotherPie | December 30, 2007 at 08:15 AM
Of the top 10 I've only seen No Country For Old Men (excellent film) and The Great Debaters (excellent film)
I will have to try and see the others.
My 21 year old son came home last night after seeing Juno and had a thumbs down...
I read the Kite Runner and to this day it still haunts me.
Great post!
I loooove movies!
Posted by: Rhonda | December 30, 2007 at 08:33 AM
I've tried multiple kits, and always failed. Ironically, seeing the amazing display at the Grove Park Inn totally overwhelmed my enthusiasm for constructing my own masterpiece. One of these days....
Posted by: Jennifer | December 30, 2007 at 02:33 PM
My mom used to do this with my kids when they were young. What fun, what memories!
Posted by: allison | December 30, 2007 at 03:43 PM