THE GB RETURNS!!

Detective Chris Watson was riding to work this morning when he spied a small brown figure running on the ice. He stopped the car and saw what looked to be the description of the wanted posters hanging around town. He immediately yelled for the Gingerbread Baby to get off the ice because it's not safe. He had to save the Gingerbread Baby just in time before he fell through the ice. The GB was frozen solid. He had a blue contract in his hand when he was running. Detective Watson brought him to Asa Adams at 12:00 and the kids gave a description of the GB. Sure enough, the kids' descriptions matched the GB he had with him. He then proceeded to tell them what happened on the ice. He also told them to stay off any ice as it is currently not safe. Then Detective Watson revealed the runaway suspect and the kids were quite surprised that he was frozen solid indeed. They all touched him and tried to wake him up, but soon learned that as soon as humans touch a gingerbread baby, he turns back into a cookie. Boy are we glad Detective Watson was in the right place at the right time! He saved the GB. The class decided they want to keep the GB right in the classroom so he can learn right along with them. You might see him someday when you come in.

Gingie Sends a Contract

The Gingerbread Baby (aka Gingie, Mr. Baby, the GB) wants to come back to school to be with his first grade friends! He doesn't trust us though, so he had a contract drawn up in Bangor. He promises to come back if we promise not to eat him. He also admitted he lost his job at Dunkin Donuts due to muscle pain in his arm from his hockey injury. He knew he couldn't afford to pay for his house, so he sold it to the Muffin Man (who no longer lives on Drury Lane). Everyone in the classroom signed the contract and Ms. O. faxed it off to the lawyer's office and Ginger T. Breadsaver will get it to the GB. He promises to return on December 20th if everyone signs it. We'll see what happens!

Gingie Orders Oil...from Webber Fuel

I bet you thought he wanted to warm his new house up, didn't you? That's what we thought, too. But instead he ordered cooking oil. We wonder what he's going to bake. It appears he won a prize through Webber Energy and they are trying to locate him, but he won't answer his cell phone (we didn't even know he had one), and he quit his job at Dunkin Donuts, so they can not locate him there either. Oh my gosh, how will he ever pay for his house? It's a good thing he sent us all those stress relief trucks to squeeze-we think we'll need them!

Gingie Gets a House

The GB has his own house. The first graders co-signed his loan and promise to make the $86.47 per month payments if his donut filling job doesn't pan out. He went to the Penobscot County Federal Credit Union and took out a loan for $1,000. for a new gingerbread house. It's description is as follows: Gingerbread walls, icing and gumdrops in an "A" frame construction. Apparently, the house is on Gingerbread Lane in Veazie. We just might have to pay him a visit soon!

Home Depot is the Place for ME!

Gingie ran as fast as he could right into the Home Depot to get away from some hungry shoppers! He hid behind the service desk, then he put on an apron so he could blend right in with the other employees. From there, he headed over to the plumbing department and tried out the tall ladder. After the coast was clear, he went to the hardware department and helped a customer with power tools. Then he was spotted and the chase began again. He got on a forklift and drove away, then jumped off, threw off his apron and was last seen running across the Home Depot's parking lot into the woods!

Huber Logging Contractor of the Year Award

Yes-the Gingerbread Baby won the award. He beat John Brett while chanting, "Saw, saw, as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!" He was offered a job at Huber, but declined it as he needs to keep on running away from us. He's finding the woods to be rather cold this time of year and right full of one-eyed tree squeaks and grab nabbits! He does have an interest in tools and wood, but he wants to work somewhere warm instead. Hmmm....

Mr. Baby goes to School!

The Gingerbread Baby has enrolled in college. It appears he is enrolled at Husson College and is finding some success in PE, Intro to Cookie Baking, Advanced Candy Making and General Psychology. Dr. Selby had a little talk with him while he was taking his psychology test and when she mentioned the kids at Asa Adams, he jumped right up and ran away. He even left his student ID in his chair. Apparently, he was doing very well in PE. The instructor said he was asking some great questions, such as: "What's the best way to sneak in and out of places without getting caught?" and "How fast do I have to run to get away from First Graders?" VK said it best when we read his psychology exam-"He's one smart cookie!" The GB scored 100% on his exam.

The Gingerbread Baby Tried to get FIT at MY GYM!!

Gingie must be getting a little plump, because he went to MY GYM for a little workout fun. He played and played, but was a little rough and crushed some balls. He also lost a little weight and Cathy had to vacuum up the crumbs he lost while working out. We are so sorry he's causing so much trouble everywhere. We hope he comes back to school soon so we can teach him some appropriate behaviors.

Vine Street School has a New Helper

Gingie made a pit stop at Vine Street School in Bangor on the way back from Sappi Paper. He surprised the staff, especially Mrs. Mead, by shoveling out their walkway after the big storm! Mrs. Mead tried to catch him, but he sure is a fast runner. Molly's dad is keeping a close eye out for Gingie in his school. He is sure he will turn up again (maybe after this weekend's storm)!

The Big Mess at Sappi Fine Paper

The Gingerbread baby is getting into some trouble again. He went all the way to Skowhegan and threw paper everywhere! Mr. Fox was called in to take care of the situation and upon arrival learned that Gingie was upset that he was going to be eaten and ran all the way to the paper mill and couldn't figure out how to get back home. The last time Mr. Fox saw him, he was headed to Orono on a Concord bus.

Danger, Danger at the AEWC

I'm a little bit worried the Gingerbread Baby, aka Gingie, might get himself into a little bit of trouble. He's been spotted doing some dangerous things at the AEWC at the University of Maine. At least he was wearing Jack L.'s hardhat some of the time! You should have seen him-he was using a miter saw, pounding with a hammer, he was driving some heavy equipment, he played with the photocopy machine, and he was even seen dangling from a chain on the ceiling. I think we might have a risk taker here. We need to get him back here soon so we can teach him about safety. After school, Jack called the AEWC and spoke to the administrator who in fact has seen the Gingerbread Baby running around but hasn't been able to catch him yet. He's just too fast!

Hanukkah Celebration

Today Mrs. Franck shared her Jewish heritage with the class. She read a great story that explained the miracle of the oil. Then Mrs. Franck put her kippah on and she and Rosie lit the candles on her menorah and sang the blessings. They used the shammash, the helper candle, to light all the candles in the menorah. After that, everyone got to try her scrumptious latkes dipped in applesauce. Then she helped them make a latke frying pan flipping game that your child brought home tonight. Have a contest and see who can flip the most latkes. Thank you Mrs. Franck, we learned a lot!

No BONES About It-The GB is Having Too Much Fun!

Can you believe the GB went to a place where there are lots and lots of bones! The kids think he must have been at the museum. He even sent us a bag of bones! We certainly knew the turtle shell---it looks a lot like Myrtle, only much larger. The kids are wondering what type of turtle it came from. They have ruled out a painted turtle. He also sent us a skull-the class has ruled out a human skull and VK is almost certain it is the skull of a moose. I will post the picture of the skull-maybe someone can help us identify it if we can't find it in a book. VK tells me her mom knows a lot about bones-after all, she is an archaeologists. Perhaps we need to have her come in and tell us a little bit about the mystery bag. I hope the GB doesn't get into trouble for sending those bones to us. We wonder where they came from!

Busy, Busy, Busy GB

That Gingerbread Baby is showing up all over the place. He went to the Psychology Lab at the university and he even tested his brain waves. I will scan the results this weekend and put them on the blog. We're hoping we have an expert at reading brain waves so we can learn all about his brain! Rosie tells us her dad works in the Psychology Lab so maybe he'll have some luck reading the report. Along with the report, he sent some rubber gloves that he used to test his brain waves. We hope they weren't too uncomfortable for his broken wrist and thumb.

Don't Worry About Gingie!

I worried about the GB all weekend and it turns out he's having a great time. He got a job at Dunkin Donuts (the night shift) filling donuts. He even made the class a box of munchkins. Then he went on to Sam's club with my camera card and developed some pictures for the kids. From there he went to the University and actually played ice hockey on the Men's Hockey Team. He had a short career because he fractured his thumb. I guess he won't be able to play hockey for 3 or 4 weeks. He sent us a box with tape, part of a cast (signed by the hockey team) and a movie of his trainer, Mr. Culina, working on the hockey players. I wonder where that little Gingie will show up next!