lydia declared she was well enough now to do most of the cooking and that was her contribution.-if , on occasion , lydia looked a little too tired , janet would insist on fixing the meals that day.-janet also took care of the cleaning , the laundry and other household chores.-of course , bruce did the feeding , the milking , and took care of the lawn and other outdoor jobs.-everything was working out well and everybody seemed happy and contented.-if lydia felt up to it , janet would take her on her shopping trips and lydia seemed to enjoy that very much .