"she is 3 going on 30", said her mother

Spent most of the day organising 3rd birthday celebrations for my daughter. It was a brilliant day but logistically it seem to be more difficult than your average military invasion. Somewhat disconcertingly however, as I wandered round the Supermarket looking for pink icing and suitable, (healthy-aye that will be right!), party food I met a friend, again with trolley and list, who told me he was in to buy the ingredients for his daughters 17th birthday celebration, in his case a cocktail party. No matter how complex this seemed- it clearly only gets worse...