My primary function for today was to prepare for game night. We needed everyone present for a multitude of reasons, some in-game, some extracurricular. I got the house sufficiently tidy, and found time for a nap. But most of all, I made cake. A very large cake. I had purchased an enormous round cake pan a few years back, in which we swirled chocolate and vanilla cake mixes, for the birthday of one of our most outlandish players. This time I used two funfetti mixes (GF, of course), and vanilla funfetti frosting with rainbow unicorn sprinkles. I got some sparkler candles for an extra touch.
There are two February birthdays in our group, next week and the week after, but we celebrated now, so that everyone would show for an important session in the game. Even with the most ginormous cake, I worried slightly that it wouldn't be enough. We only had a little left. I wish I could have recorded the squeal that Valerie let out when we told her it was time to light the sparklers. And of course, for the best shot I could have wished for, of Dmitri reaching out towards the cake and lit candles, my phone refused to take the picture. Between me and his dad, we got several other good ones, but I will always regret the one that got away.
Our guest dog went in for a dental cleaning this morning. When they got back, this black Belgian malinois had to be carried from the truck straight to the couch. Poor Dice /DEE-say/. She was loopy for hours from the anesthesia. She stayed tucked under a blanket on the couch most of the day. I had to record the cuteness to share.
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