dd1 brought home a mini tree from nursery one year, that she had made decorations for. We had it years, til dd2 was about 2. This became known as the 'year mummy ruined Christmas', as I had too much mulled wine took my eye off the advent candle, it burnt down several days too many, and in my rush to blow it out I knocked it into the little tree. It set on fire. I tried to put the fire out. The smoke alarms were going off. I dropped the tree in the kitchen sink, half burnt, then chucked it out of the kitchen window.
NOBODY else in the house woke up whilst all this was going on (was about 11pm). I have no idea how.
To this day, no-one will let me forget that I burnt the mini tree. 