Wednesday, February 13, 2008
 Not long after the twins were born my mom bought bedding for the babies' room. For Caleb's big boy bed she bought this really great comforter called a mattress hugger which of course wasn't cheap. So this summer when Caleb fell asleep on it with gum still in his mouth you can imagine my horror when I found the grey sticky mess a few days later. It's been there ever since, making me feel guilty every time I look at it, but I'm not so good at getting gum out of anything and I didn't know what else to do. Anyway while we were at Walmart one day I came across this stuff called Elmer's Sticky Out. Gum is sticky, I thought, maybe it will work! The fact that the gum was no longer sticky didn't concern me. It used to be sticky and that was the critical part. So last week I poured the stuff on and let it sit for an hour while I got everyone dressed. Then I went to throw it in the wash and whoa! It was totally gone. Totally! So now you know--gum is no longer a problem.
 Then the other day while I was watching some cooking show I saw this really great idea. See I love, love, love spiced cider. I just get some cider from the grocery store and throw in some cloves and cinnamon sticks and a little O.J. and wah-lah! Heaven in a mug. It's especially good on a day like today when we're drowning in slush and rain and gook. Anyway, the problem is, when it's time to put the leftovers away, the cloves are always lost in the bottom of the pan and if you leave them in there it makes the cider a little too spicy. That's why when I saw this, I thought Pure Genius! So, next time you get a hankering for some not-too-spicy cider just stab a few cloves in an orange peel with a few cinnamon sticks and some cider, warm it up and happy sipping!
 And you probably already do great things like this but when you lack creativity like me, any handy little creative idea I come up with is monumental. We all know cookie cutters can be used for cutting crusts off of sandwiches but did you know you can also use them to cut apples. Yeah, I know, Pure Genius! Anyway, tomorrow when you're lookin' to fancy up your kids' sack lunches you'll thank me. I know you will. Just don't forget to squirt them with lemon juice, which by the way is another great idea I came across in Homemaking (thanks to Jodi Clay). I keep my lemon juice in a squirt bottle in the fridge and whenever the boys take fruit in their lunch I give it a little squirt of lemon juice and it keeps it from turning brown. And that's one more problem solved!
posted by Shana # 1:08 PM 
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