YES! I Love Vinegar!

Vinegar, one of my best friends, has just climbed the ladder and is in position number ONE! I know the smell is slightly offensive, but for cleaning power alone it is Numbero Uno! Cole has always been so good with gum. Out of the wrapper, immediately in the mouth - chew, chew, chew and to the garbage. No fingers pulling it out of the mouth, no bubble blowing, no sticking in little brothers hair. But, .... all good tales must come to an end ...

Cole, "I think I'll take this gum out of my mouth while I'm in the truck. I'll be nice and put it on the car seat and not the new truck itself. Oh, but wait, not only will I put it on the car seat, I will sit on it! Oh, but I can't do this while we're home, no, no, no, no, NO...I will do it while we are in Heber City and going to dinner. Darn it, there is ice water and an industrious Grandmother to chip away at the stray gum, while Mom takes care of a hungry Baby J! Drat, that wasn't fun enough. When we get home I will chew gum while jumping on the bed. That's a great combination, right! Opps, the gum just bounced right out of my mouth. Now, where is it? I can't find it! I will look now. OOOOH, I've been missing this Spiderman, now where is his car. I really must play with Spiderman now, I'll look for the gum later. I forget about the gum, but that's okay. Mom will find it right? Yup, Mom found it. She doesn't look too happy. I guess it is kind of a mess. It's in the sheets. There, there, there, here, over there, and here. Oh, and there's some more over there, .....and there and I just put my hand in some more. What? It's on the mattress protector, too? I don't know how it got there. Mom, are you sure these are the only sheets you own for my bed. You have some extras for your bed right? Oh, they are a different size? Oh well, I can sleep in my sleeping bag....."

Gum + hot vinegar = the best solution I've ever seen! I thought the sheets were done for. It was smashed in and spread in strings from one end of his sheet to the other. A little search on the Internet and I found a solution better than ice! You microwave your vinegar, use a little scrub brush and VOILA! It melts and disintegrates! Right before your eyes! Yes, vinegar has saved the day. Oh, and it works best on sugar-free gum. Gum ball gum took more work. Had to heat up my friend a bit more for the sugary stuff. No more gum for Cole, ... EVER! I really mean it, kind of.