excellent post Jo. I can relate so well with your "news report". My household consists of 2 adults, 3 children, ages are 12, 4, and 2. There is one dog and 12 snakes (10 bp's, 2 corns). And to illustrate, while I am typing this the 4 and 2 year old are rough housing on the couch and have just been told to stop before someone falls off and gets hurt. see, no snakes involved.