[Billie]

Congratulations to Sweet Liberty for winning first prize in the Gingerbread House Contest on Tuesday with her winning entry HERE!

And to GailA's second place entry HERE! And Tgsltakoma's third place entry with the second photo HERE!

Honorable Mention was given to xJones, DiverDave, and Aquamarine for their excellent entries, as well.

I said I was glad I wasn't a Judge! They had some tough decisions to make. Thanks, FreeTheHostages and MudboySlim, for the Gingerbread House Contest, and for that which we are about to begin today. :) Whoo Hooo!!!!

[anniegetyourgun]

Wow...what talent we have on FR! I can hardly get my gingerbread men to come out looking good! These culinary architects are incredible!

[Mudboy Slim]

Howdy!! As I told FTH, I'm gonna be on the road almost the whole day today, so I'll haveta play ketchup this evening!! Y'all have fun with this and BE CREATIVE!!

So long...MUD

[FreeTheHostages]

(And Honorable Mention to Flyer as well.)

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Billie.

[Temple Owl]

Good morning Billie; all. Please have a wonderful day.

[LadyX]

Good morning, world!
Missed the gingerbread contest, but will be keeping an eye on this one while it unfolds as I tardily write Christmas letters to go with the cards.

Love this Happenin' Place - and all who dwell within or visit ..:)))

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody !!

Have a cup while you FReep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

Eggnog, Anyone?

[Mixer]

Congrats to sweetliberty and thanks to free and mudboy for judging. No thanks for not picking me though ; P just kidding.

Now I have to read today's thread and see what is new since I missed being on the net yesterday.

Hope everyone has a great day.

[deadhead]

Congratulations Sweet Liberty, GailA & Tgsltakoma! All of your Gingerbread Houses are awesome! FreetheHostages and MudboySlim, excellent judging! Busy with Christmas coming up, will be buying my tree this weekend, can't wait to decorate it. Have a wonderful day!

~~~Colleen~~~

[ST.LOUIE1]

To my 'Babes'....

[jwfiv]

Good morning to all our Hostess Babes, our Guest-Hostess Babe...and Mud, our Host Cowboy (I'll let the ladies call you 'Babe').

Top 10 something-or-others, eh? Need to think on this...need to get a couple more quarters shined up, I see.

[jwfiv]

Top Ten Proofs for the Existence of God

1. The Gift of His Son, the Logos, the Messiah, Jesus.

2. Mesons, nuetrons, quarks and photons, the weak and strong forces of gravity.

3. The stars in the sky, the stars in the sea.

4. Worms and slugs and crawling bugs.

5. Whales and guppies, kittens and guppies.

6. Girls and boys, their sorrows and joys.

7. All of human history, with all it's confounding mystery.

8. Ice cream.

9. The electric guitar.

10. America, and the leaders He provides in Her hour of need.

[humblegunner]

What a great idea!!!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Cool!