I am quite strict about table manners, my dh even more so, is quite amusing when he tried to explain to dd2 (aged 2) to keep her mouth closed when she eats, he means chews obviously but very funny watching a 2 yr oldtrying to work out how to get the food into her mouth without opening it! 
I was up with ds last night as his shoulder dislocated in bed last night. He screamed in annoy for about an hour, then took a while to get back to sleep, so he slept in late this morning.....of course as it was the first day back, they were not waiting to get up at 6.30!! Ds ran into his school all excited, dd1 started there today too, and so was quiet and a bit worried...hope she is all right.
We rented a house in Sheldon for a year, and then bought a lovely three storey victorian end terrace in Acocks Green, where we lived for 10 years or so, before we went to the US and then eventually settled here in Staffs. We wanted to leave Brum as both country people, and were prompted by ds at 2 leaning out of front door after dh was leaving for work and shouted down the path "Boye, boye Dadday" (imagine the accent) o better here really my dc have a greatStokey u, which ds takes particluar pleasure in using as much as possible!
Cakes you are right, when dh is depressed, which has been 90% or more of the time for the last 3 years, he is like a fourth child, and it just saps the happiness from me too, then I have to put on this chipper face for the dc to counter it. Oh if things were different I would have another, although the girls have escaped ds' genetic condition, we might not be so lucky with a fourth. I am so lucky to have my three dc, I feel blessed every day despite everything, or maybe because of everything.
Oo pouring out my heart in a long post....sorry.