Hubby arrived home tonight. We were rather worried the weather in Chicago would delay him as he had to fly through there. Fortunately, Chicago airport was closed BEFORE he left Pittsburgh, so he ended up on a direct flight to Orlando. The 4 hour round trip put a crimp in my carefully laid out plans, but was worth it as the alternative was him not being here. The girls are thrilled to see him and we celebrated the Imp's birthday with her opening presents from us. Her big gift was texting. She's been wanting it for quite a while. The beauty of not giving things when first asked for is the appreciation shown once they are given. She couldn't believe it. We'd had her convinced she wouldn't get it. I love surprises.
Her party was a huge success. Fortunately, only 10 girls (not 15) came. Much more manageable. The cake only took 2 days to make. The turrets are formed from 2 cake cones end-to-end and topped with a sugar cone. Cover the whole thing in white chocolate, then put an additional coat of white chocolate mixed with black coloring. The castle proper took 3 cake mixes. The Imp added the alligator to the moat.
I drew a castle on her Birthday tablecloth to mark this year.
Now I have tomorrow to finish getting ready for Christmas! But it will be okay since Hubby is home.
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