Gingerbread Houses

Nana, Erik, Alec and I went to Saco rec department for our annual Gingerbread House making. The difference this year? I knew quite a few people there.  I have had a love/hate relationship with my anonymity in this area. Going to the grocery store looking like I just rolled out of bed? Love. Going to story time or sandbox tots when Alec was little and having no one to to talk with. Hate.  But now?  We immediately ran into Joanne and Mary. Oddly- I met Joanne through work. When she had Mary and decided to stay home – it was about the time I decided to go back to work. Not knowing Joanne at the time- I got her job. I met Joanne about a year after taking her job –as  she does some contracting work with us. Turns out she lives about a mile away from me!  Isn’t Mary so cute?

We also ran into a couple of Alec’s old classmates from the Y. :) And then we ended up sitting next to a woman that Hilary commutes to work with and teaches with.  Small world getting smaller. After social time we got to work to make this years creation.

 

 

Mission complete!

And yes, you did see it say MMC on the side- Alec wanted to build Maine Medical Center.

(I think Erik has been working too much and this was Alec’s way of coping.)