This week we had a first in our family. My partner’s daughter who is 21 has her own apartment. She lived with us for a few months and last December moved out on her own. She has been so happy setting up her apartment and being independent. When she lived with us, my children enjoyed having her here but between her work and her socializing with her friends they didn’t spend a great deal of time with her. This week for the first time she asked if they would like to have a sleepover with her at her apartment. My kids were thrilled! Off they went with some rented movies and their extra Wii remotes to spend a night with their “big sister”!  The next afternoon when we picked them up we got to hear stories of staying up till 2am and all the fun things they did. Not only did my partner and I get a nice evening to ourselves, 3 of our 4 children spent some great quality time together. A real win-win situation.