Why oh Why???

Why do things never go smoothly when you really need them to?

Baked the 12" square cake last night. Fine. But it didn't rise quite as much as my cakes usually do. This morning I torted it, filled it and then covered it with marzipan. It didn't look 'flat' but it didn't look as impressive as my cakes usually do.

Anyway, I'd promised a friend of mine that I'd go to lunch to celebrate her 40th birthday.... it was only a casual thing with a few of us, and it was in the pub restaurant that's right near the boys' school. So instead of working right through from about 10am - 1.30pm, I finished at 12.15pm so I could meet her.

Anyway, once we were home from school, I discovered that I didn't have any of the varnish thinning stuff that I needed. So I had to round the kids up into the car and then drive to Romford (a good 20 minute journey each way). Thank G-d for my mum! She had the boys for me (because they really didn't want to come). Considering I only needed a few quid's worth of stuff, how did I manage to spend £26? I always do that! :o Anyway, whilst I was there, I bought a 12" square cake drum and I put the cake on that and then iced it, right the way down to the bottom. It definitely helps in giving it more height! It's a bit naughty and it's not, if you know what I mean? I asked the lady in the cake shop and she said people do it all the time. (But to my mind, I shouldn't have to, if you know what I mean?)

Oh yes, on the way back from Romford - seeing as Mum had the boys for me - I stopped in at the police station to report my phone lost. I WAITED OVER AN HOUR. And when I was seen, I was told that I needed my IMEI number. The PC kindly said that I could do it over the phone, if she got me to sign the declaration now. So that was another hour down the pan! Agghhhhhhhh!

Anyway, cake is covered. It looks shite. At the moment. But then, at this stage, it frequently does. The icing has ripped near the bottom, so I'm thinking of how I'm going to disguise this. I don't need this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm tired. I have prepared absolutely sod all for dinner, so it's take away - again. I feel like such a bad wife and mother right now.

Anyway, I'm sure it will all be ok in the end. I bloody well hope so, anyway.