Happy birthday Seb, good luck HOts. Lentil £100+ I'm afraid, Crafter is a good make with good sound for the money. But if he's just starting out get a cheaper one, grownups are just as likely to give up as kids.
LOTI Sorry but the not making formula or changing nappies is absolutely unacceptable IMO. Until he does the basics, you can't expect much more really. Did you get paid for the work you did for him btw? You could try (if you ever get the time[wink) listing all the jobs that get done and the time they take, cutting them up into individual cards and getting him to sort them into 2 piles of you and him? He probably thinks that he gets the short end of the stick so this would be a good visual aid (to accompany stick up his bum.) He needs to ask himself where he would like himself and his family to be in 10yrs time and whether his current habits are taking him closer or further away from that.
TS Nothing wrong with a day of nothing but cereals once in a while. I bought both big kids gifts yesterday for settling in nicely back at school and introduced hers to Daddy with 'so she's not going to cry in the mornings anymore.' Just a little cuddly toy (DS1 had fallen in love with the iconic Ikea heart-with-arms cushion.)
Tuesday night was crap, had another self-medicating cock-up. Took Anadin Extra for my tonsils forgetting it had caffeine! Hours of freezing in bed and wondering why I was wide awake still. Then took some herbal sleepers and just felt drunk each time Kurt woke (he has a cold.)
But Wednesday night was great!!! Went for impromtu dinner at community cafe with 2 friends then on to Ukulele Jam showcase night (just watching and singing along.) Knew loads of people, got to chat to my sexy neighbour's v cool wife again who I really want to hang out with. Honestly this couple make me feel like a spotty teenage limpet they are so cool and I wanna be in their gang!