Saturday

Yesterday the kids were invited to a birthday party in Delaware. It was at one of those inflatable-bouncy-fun places, and the kids were very excited. I had ordered a gift online, and not realizing that it was shipped from abroad, I waited and waited as the days and weeks passed. Well, the package didn't turn up, so we left early to pick something up on the way there. While at the store, we got a call from the gas company, saying they needed to get into our basement immediately as there was a gas leak on our street. This may sound very alarming, but considering that most of Philly's gas lines are about 100 years old, we are used to having gas company people come out to check up on minor leaks every so often. Still, our dog was at home, and we did hurry back. Fortunately the leak was minor, and not in our home, but we still had to stay around for a while. By the time we could leave, I guess there wasn't really much point in going, but we did anyway, hoping the kids would get a chance to play a little (they didn't). The party was 1 hr 2 min away, according to navigation, and we made it there just in time to sing Happy Birthday and have cupcakes. I guess if you are going to travel that far just for a cupcake, it might as well be for a Scissors and spice raspberry filled chocolate cupcake topped with ganache and chocolate mousse! 

The package was in our mailbox when we got home.