Opa turns 70!

Party season begins! Friday night we did a kid swap with Faith, she got to spend the night at her cousin Annie’s house, and we got to have our awesome (as he calls himself), three year old nephew. What a little champion, he took himself off to bed when he got tired.

Saturday was party day! It began at 1:30pm with an adventurous party in the park, scooters, bikes, footy, a playground, and a lesson in handling of ducks & geese by the twins, thanks boys! It was freezing…& starting to rain.

A quick trip to the bro’s house was in order to organise what was to happen with the kid swap.

We had to be in another town at the hotel for Opa’s 70^th by 6pm, especially being the hosts. We had to get a move on!

On our way to make a quick stop at home, it occurred to me that I had completely forgotten to organise a cake! What was I going to do? I stopped at the local supermarket, but they had nothing that satisfied me, so I called the hotel & asked if they could help with a cake, they mentioned small cakes, but went on to say they would be able to sort it out. What a relief!

I started feeling really sick, weak & nauseated…just as well we stopped at home, I started throwing up. Still feeling low, we leave home on our way to the party & realise we haven’t got candles, so we make another stop at a different supermarket. I race inside desperately looking for candles, I couldn’t find them…I ask one of the workers & wouldn’t you know it, they are right at the back of the store. I take a note to tell them that they need to be moved closer to the front, how ridiculous! I grab the candles of choice & turn to walk to the register, and a small family catch my eye, I’m sure they look familiar. It was my cousin & his family, I can’t just walk off & not say hello, even though I’m running late by this stage, I turn back to see their new little bubba, sweet & sound asleep in his pram., I reluctantly bid them goodbye & rush back to the car.

We arrive at the hotel after Opa & other’s were already there waiting. We order our meals & the kid’s meals, while the kid’s are getting their faces painted.

I mention to Brian that I need to speak to someone about the cake. I found the person I needed to speak to & she proceeds to show me small cakes for $5 each, I would need twenty to feed everyone…that would be $100! Forget it. So I summons Brian to go to the supermarket & just grab anything. He finishes his meal & heads off.

I get a call to meet him in the car park…there he was with an undressed Pavlova, a punnet of strawberries, whipped cream & chocolate topping & tells me to make it in the car park! Not a chance! I take it inside & explain to the kitchen staff what had happened & they kindly put it together for us.