Yep, Dylan has now started school, he's in prep and Hayley is grade 2. Mel and Adam are now in cc 3 days a week. 2 days I'll be working with DH and 1 day to myself.

kim - IL's have actually sort of improved. DH's grandparents finally met the kids at xmas time and that seems to have made a huge difference to MIL's attitude about the kids. Its like shes now allowed to acknowledge them. IL's even had 2 older kids for 2 nights in a row a few weeks back just because. FIL still treats dylan like a god and the others like crap but MIL knows this and does her best to make up for it and try to change him.

Adam has been a right little bugger, into everything.

kim - so is cam not living with you anymore? or is that just temporary?

sara - wow to becoming a doula. Are you enjoying it?