a few years ago my eldest girl was flower girl at my brother's wedding. got her all ready in her little white dress - looking angelic etc... etc... 1 and a half minutes left for mammy to brush a couple of teeth, comb a few hairs - scoot into the hotel ensuite come back ONE MINUTE later - and she has opened up a nappy that is full of maltesers - you know those ones? a family size pack and she has thrown the whole lot of them from one end of the room to the other, mashed them into the bed jumping up and down - and yes, 'washed' her hands all down the dress, and then tried to clean it up with a baby wipe. even put some in the minibar which we found later that night. carnage. and not so long ago my youngest went for her afternoon nap and 20 minutes later we went to investigate due to the smell - two floors away! she had opened up a nice gooey runny one and finger painted every single surface in her bedroom - every wall - every piece of furniture - every item of clothing in the wardrobe - i mean everything. bobby sands would have been proud. and then ... she got the SUDOCREME - i mean at least poo washes out. and she covered herself in sudocrem 'the way mammy does' and then she rolled around all over the bed and carpet and curtains! shite. i used to be glamorous.