AnnaT- Thats one thing i can thank my MIL for, she had 2 boys and they always had to help around the house, plus too Df did live on his own for a number of years so that too forced him to do stuff. Otherwise he'd be up **** creek cause being a messy person myself there would be no way i'd pick up after him.

God i hope there is rain soon. its terrible all these bushfires, it scares me too that summer has just started.

My mum had us 4 kids in under 5 years! I don't know how the hell she did it. The other day when my nephew was over and I'm playing with him(he's 5), trying to feed Ash as well and i said to my mum how the hell did she cope its would've been so hard.