The second place finisher at the 2011 Hoffman Gingerbread house competition. A Shaolin monastery with monks practicing, a weapons shelf, a bamboo forest, and fun. We lost to a volcano.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Gingie 2011
The second place finisher at the 2011 Hoffman Gingerbread house competition. A Shaolin monastery with monks practicing, a weapons shelf, a bamboo forest, and fun. We lost to a volcano.
Can we send poison control the bill?
What would the holidays be like without a trip to the ER?
Our family would not know. I think visiting yearly during Christmas break is the only tradition we've never missed.
Susanna managed to get into her sibling's fluoride enhanced vitamins and pounded a few. After a call to poison control, they looked up the meds and told us to get her to the ER as soon as possible. David thought this odd, but went with it.
Upon arriving at the emergency room they rushed us to a room in the back (poison control apparently called ahead for us) and the doctor saw us immediately. After writing down the name of the vitamin he went to "do a little more research".
He came back and double checked Susanne's weight. He then informed us that it would take about 80 pills (not 3 or 4) for him to even become concerned.
Then it took about 30 minutes to discharge us.
Dear Poison Control, that will be $75 dollars please, make checks payable to David Hoffman, #1 Annoyed Ave...
Our family would not know. I think visiting yearly during Christmas break is the only tradition we've never missed.
Susanna managed to get into her sibling's fluoride enhanced vitamins and pounded a few. After a call to poison control, they looked up the meds and told us to get her to the ER as soon as possible. David thought this odd, but went with it.
Upon arriving at the emergency room they rushed us to a room in the back (poison control apparently called ahead for us) and the doctor saw us immediately. After writing down the name of the vitamin he went to "do a little more research".
He came back and double checked Susanne's weight. He then informed us that it would take about 80 pills (not 3 or 4) for him to even become concerned.
Then it took about 30 minutes to discharge us.
Dear Poison Control, that will be $75 dollars please, make checks payable to David Hoffman, #1 Annoyed Ave...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Zoo!
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Answer Key
"Individual[s] on whom [we] can thoroughly rely." - Sherlock Holmes
"We have sufficient for our needs." - Petra
"Wait for ittttttt." - Psych (this was disqualified as it is not a movie)
"They're so fluffy!" - Despicable me
"Inconceivable" - Princess Bride
"far superior to a cocker spaniel." and "Merry Christmas" - White Christmas (only needed one of the references).
"thinks if he could drive a car, he could change the world." - Speed Racer
"beautiful, unethical, dangerous" - The Dark Knight
"all in" is used in too many movies to consider a recognizable quotation, but Casino Royale works, though we did not count it.
"blend! blend! blend!" - The Penguin's Christmas Caper
"Plays ball like a girl." - Sandlot
"no Liberace you know." - Goonies
"herbology" (actually not practiced by Melissa as it is a reference to Harry Potter)
"what in thunder are [we] tryin' to do? Crazy woman driver!" - 101 Dalmations
"We have sufficient for our needs." - Petra
"Wait for ittttttt." - Psych (this was disqualified as it is not a movie)
"They're so fluffy!" - Despicable me
"Inconceivable" - Princess Bride
"far superior to a cocker spaniel." and "Merry Christmas" - White Christmas (only needed one of the references).
"thinks if he could drive a car, he could change the world." - Speed Racer
"beautiful, unethical, dangerous" - The Dark Knight
"all in" is used in too many movies to consider a recognizable quotation, but Casino Royale works, though we did not count it.
"blend! blend! blend!" - The Penguin's Christmas Caper
"Plays ball like a girl." - Sandlot
"no Liberace you know." - Goonies
"herbology" (actually not practiced by Melissa as it is a reference to Harry Potter)
"what in thunder are [we] tryin' to do? Crazy woman driver!" - 101 Dalmations