[ferretchucker]

Through reading those I've got these images in my head of Crabby sitting there with a ladybird on his finger, Newb (as he is today) wearing onesie PJs and Cheebs taking instant noodles and delicately preparing them.

Another one just came back to me. Every morning I was the first one awake (until I reached about 9, now I'm the last). Anyway, up until I was 5 or 6 I had this thing where I'd stand at the top of the stairs for about 10 minutes trying to pluck up the courage to walk down (in the fear that the monsters would eat me). I always got down safely, but that didn't stop me from being scared the next day.