It's Sunday afternoon, I'm recovering from hosting a sleepover party for Ella and 7 of her friends. This was a very, very, very belated 10th birthday party for her. Back in the winter, on her actual birthday, we had friends visiting from Melbourne. I had kind of thought I'd got away with avoiding throwing her a party this year, but she did not give up asking for a party - so after putting it off for many months I finally relented.  A sleepover party with eight 10-year-olds is no small feat! Luckily there were no major issues and the girls seemed to have a good time, though of course it was after 11pm before they finally all fell asleep. Now that they have all left and the house is (mostly) tidied up, we are taking it easy this afternoon. The kids are occupied on screens... Ella is watching an animal documentary on Netflix and Ollie is playing a bowling game on CBC kids. Usually I'd have set them a time limit but today I am just enjoying the peace and quiet! Next week is...