Party time

This Saturday will see the latest birthday party at our house when we a host a relatively small gathering (say a dozen children plus adults) for a friend's daughter who will be 5. The last occasion (our eldest son's birthday) was much larger, and quite chaotic but generally held to be a great success. There were no fatalities and hardly even a cross word spoken. Vast amounts of food were of course consumed and we had a large inflatable pool, complete with slide and water rings, toys, etc., set up in our library (minus the water of course) because the weather was foul. This was hugely popular with the children - but what a pity I didn't get it on video!