I just had to give myself a time out, half way through bedtime. I came down and had a quick read of fox's lane blog, a post about slow living. It was just the deep breath that i needed to remind me that it doesn't matter if cherry wears the denim shorts a friend gave her today to bed. And its kinda fun to be completely filthy all the time when you're 7 and getting grumpy with everyone at the end of the day is horrible. So whilst I still made them brush their teeth and wash their hands I did it slowly and with a smile and read 2 books instead of 1 and feel so much better for it. Slow down, breath deep and smile.....