No time to really notice my own birthday as we hustled eleven 12 year olds through go karting, pizza eating, and two hours of swimming.

Finally stopped moving at about 5 and sat in the sun. When Big A had finished revising for the day, we moved on to presents and fizz in the garden followed by a walk through the park to our favourite fish restaurant.

Even though I had a wobble about my wee man's capacity to understand both giving and receiving, the balance was definitely right for me.