Jen's Head Case (Now With Monkeys!)

It's Monkey Day, you guys, and I have a sinus infection!!

Therefore, I will now illustrate the first 7 stages of getting a sinus infection... using monkey cakes.

Like ya do.

Stage 1) Hey, my head kind of hurts - but I'm sure everything's fiiiiiine.

Watch me do some improbable leg stretches!

Stage 2) Wow, this headache is getting particularly stabby.

...much like this banana.

Stage 3) I never knew eyebrows could scream.

Stage 4) I can't hear you. Are there cupcakes stuffed in my ears? It feels like there are cupcakes stuffed in my ears. Giant ones. With glass shard sprinkles.

I'll just smile and nod when people talk from now on.

Stage 5) MY HEAD IS FILLED WITH CONCRETE AND EVERYTHING HURTS DON'T TALK TO ME DON'T LOOK AT ME JUST BRING ME MORE HOT TEA ARRRRGNNNGGGRAAAAAAAR!

Stage 6)

[sound of a menthol vaporizer chugging steam while Star Trek reruns play in the background]

[.....]

Drooly, a vacant stare, & heavily medicated.

Yep, looks about right.

Thanks to Anony M., Donna L., Sue S., Ellen M., Alison S., & Angela J. I'll tell ya what stage 7 is once I get there, guys.

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Sunday Sweets: 11 Gingerbread Houses To Make You Drool

Time for my annual roundup of amazing gingerbread houses!

Starting with a gingerbread light house:

(By Mary E)

I love the colorful bricks, and that lounging mermaid!
(See the tiny seahorse?)

It's hard to believe this next one is gingerbread at all; it looks just like a cake!

(By Sweet Delights Cakery)

Ah, but turn it around, and lookie:

Check out the dancing sugar plums - and other sweets - over the kids' heads!

Speaking of cake, here's a genius way of turning a tiered cake into a whole gingerbread village:

(Baker Unknown. HALP.)

No idea how you'd cut it, of course, but c'mon. SO COOL.

The piping on this tradition Victorian number is just lovely:

(By Torten Gallery)

And this one reminds me of a sweet little Swiss chalet:

(By Yener's Way)

Totally crushing on the pink bricks and teal trim on this one:

(By Sugar Rush Custom Cookies)

And the fact that it looks like Disneyland's Haunted Mansion doesn't hurt!

I'm always drawn to houses that still have a little gingerbread showing through:

(By Catherine's Cakery)

The colorful piping on the rich brown gingerbread is just so beautiful.

And check out the cool blues on this one:

That dripping snow! And the perfect roof shingles!

I actually took that picture myself at our local art museum's Festival of Trees, which had some especially fantastic gingerbread on display this year.

Also from the Festival, here's a Seussical design with peppermint candies springing from the chimney:

And this Star Mint roof is positively dreamy:

I always love houses with recognizable candy elements. It's so Hansel-and-Gretel. (Minus the child-eating witch part, of course, since that's less than festive.)

Plus that's another doll house design, complete with gingerbread furniture inside!

And finally, to end on a geeky note, how about a gingerbread TARDIS?

(By Hey Sweet Thing Cakes)

Talk about a timeless design, eh?

Happy Sunday, everyone!

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