Otherwise entitled: Not Cancelled by COVID.
The start of 2022 has been very touch and go now that all the boarders are open in Queensland and the Coronavirus is taking hold here rapidly. I've been trying to stay in a shell and not look at numbers, but it's hard when everyone around you is looking for Rapid Antigen Tests and updating you on how long the line to get your booster vaccination is.
I was pretty worried that Sophie's birthday would again be affected by it all (like last year), but unbelievably we made it through and had a lovely little family gathering for our now nine year old. On the day of her birthday we went out to Ipswich and walked around the free (well, gold coin donation) zoo. While we were there, we had a look in the Education Centre and were lucky enough to see a Wildlife Encounter Show. Girls were delighted, because they got to see and touch lots of animals, including this Albino Carpet Python called Lemon.
We made a Robot Cake, from the Australian Women's Weekly Birthday Cake Cookbook, with mixed success. I was trying to scale it down, since we didn't have anyone coming over on her birthday and I didn't want to be overdosing on cake for four days as we attempted to eat it all, but in my efforts to scale down, the robot turned out a little funny. Success though because Sophie decorated it will all sorts of lollies and was happy with it in the end. Those sprinkle covered parts are flipping hard to do though.
The following Saturday, we had the family over for afternoon tea, with mushroom cupcakes, fruit and veg platters, popcorn and an ice cream cake, again inspired by the Australian Women's Weekly Birthday Cake Cookbook.
Sophie was pretty delighted with all the love and I now feel like COVID can do it's worst. Given the news that the start of school for the year has been delayed for two weeks, I feel like I spoke a little too soon, but what can you do?
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