LOL.. I actually went to the kids' sporting events! They don't even bother to ask anymore because they know I won't go (and if I do, I complain the entire time!)

I know the house was about as clean - in some aspects I'm much more clean now than before.

I only had Nicki, Allen, and a very young Pouncer.

Actually, at the time, I talked on another message board for step parenting, and talked a little about pets. The board underwent a change and most of the old timers left because it wasn't as fun anymore. I miss talking to them about the kids, but my new friends here are better, and the input I get from the kids here help me understand my own kids much more than I would have on the step parenting board.