We forgot that we had invited J, N and baby A around for Sunday breakfast. They arrived when we were still in bed and had no supplies in the house. Even so, we welcomed them in. We left them in the company of the three boys that we were babysitting while we made a dash to the supermarket for food.

By the time we came back J, N and baby A had already left. We understood why. They had a party of their own to prepare that day, after all.