Well to my demise, Ashley caved on tuesday. I was taking a nap and I wake up to her singing and I can hear her in the kitchen cleaning. Now Ash was the culprit and has always done her share(and maybe some of michaels and I had to ask her several times over the weekend to only pick up after herself), but I think, well maybe Michael asked her to help and he was the one who initaited it.......wishful thinking. She just couldn't take it anymore, the mess. So when I came out I made Michael clean up the livingroom. After talking his ear off about how he needs to be a part of the family, not just a guest who hangs out here...hehehehe, I told Ashley she proved she was becoming more an adult than I wanted her to be but that I have to accept it, I extended her bedtime past 7:30 permantly. Needless to say of course she was thrilled and that threw michael into another tizzy. boys, big AND small.