Day 1.162: One Exile's Party

With an hour and a bit to go before the start of Exile #3's birthday party, Exile #2 deserted us. She had a doctor's appointment booked this morning to investigate what turns out to be an allergic reaction to the medicine she was taking for an infection - sigh. She now has medication for that. If the British readers pronounce the title it sounds like an American describing her condition.

In spite of that set-back, we were nearly ready when Exile #3's classmates started arriving. As well as the same entertainments that we provided last weekend, we had a Wham-O Slip 'n' Slide. Some of the parents wanted to know where we had found such a thing, others remembered having them in their youth and others realised that the time had come to dig theirs out of winter storage. The weather was perfect - dry, sunny, not hot enough to be uncomfortable for sitting around with a cool drink, but warm enough for the kids to want to get wet.

Meanwhile the adults enjoyed a little side-party - it reminded us again that we had been planning to have a house-warming but nearly a year-on have not managed to arrange it.

After the party and a basic clean-up (and a brief snooze), we ventured out to Hoffman's Playland. It was almost a carbon-copy of our excellent visit on Exile #3's birthday last year (except for the grandparents - and everyone being a year older) - wow she looks young in that picture! I'll save this year's photos for another day.