Tinkerbell cake

I was on leave for the last two days, to prepare for my oldest's birthday party tomorrow. Here's the cake:

The figurine on top is store-bought and not edible, but the rest of it I made myself and it's all edible. I'm pretty happy with the result.

The other side:

Some of the flower detail:

It's 8pm now, 14 hours before the party starts. It's raining cats and dogs outside, so we may very well be in trouble. At least we'll have cake!

Quick update

It's been a while since I've had a chance to write, and right now I'm pretty swamped too, but here's a quick update.

Johannesburg is in the middle of a heatwave, so I have no energy, and our swimming pool isn't ready for swimming yet. Sigh. At least it's much, much better - it's now a cloudy blue instead of deep green, so all Hanno's efforts have at least paid off. Hopefully by tomorrow night I'll be able to take a swim (of course by then the heatwave will probably be over too).

Most of my free time is going into preparations for Jana's party over the weekend. Watch this space for pictures! The very very very bad news is that we're expecting rain, and the party is at our home which doesn't have that many options for indoor play. How do you entertain 20 kids under 7 without letting them play outside?! We rented a jumping castle and we have a trampoline and jungle gym in the back yard, which was supposed to be enough to keep the little ones entertained. Now it looks like we need to find a plan B. Any suggestions?

Of course Hanno is out of town again - I almost want to say "as usual" by now. It's been every second week for the last decade (at least that's what it feels like). Plus the moment he is physically more than 100 km from Johannesburg, the kids fall ill. It's amazing - it's like he's the immune system equivalent of an amber necklace, and just by being here he keeps them healthy. Then he leaves, and the kids fall ill. Today it's Jana's turn, with a tummy ache and headache and mild fever. I just hope she shakes it off before the party, otherwise it's REALLY going to be a disaster.

So in between arranging doctors visits and creating sugarpaste flowers in a Tinkerbell colour scheme, I'm trying to finish off some urgent work so that I can go on leave for Thursday and Friday. The fun never stops!