JUDGEMENT.  I was making a dessert in the morning for the evening - - we had to be somewhere by a certain time, so I'm not sure what I was thinking when I sat the 2 bowls in front of the boys to lick.  I didn't calculate the time to clean them from head to toe after they would have made huge messes. -so we were late.  Why didn't I foresee this?  I've been the mother of boys for nearly 6 years now - - this was BOYS 101.....   At any rate, the boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves so I guess that made up for something!!!!