I'm Back!

Well we're back from Niagara! Actually, we've been back for a couple of days, I just haven't really felt like blogging. We had a wonderful time as you can read about on my hubby's blog, and see some nice pics if you'd like.

On our way out of the hotel in Niagara, guru backed into a pole in the parking garage and busted out one of the back tail lights and scuffed up the bumper as well as put a dent in the bumper. (Fortunately, the dent seems to have popped out on it's own!) We got an estimate yesterday and it will only be about $100 to fix the tail light and remove the scuffs from the bumper. That's better than paying a $250 deductable and risking our insurance going up to have the whole bumper replaced. Here's a pic I took of the damage...it was dark outside, so not such a great pic...



On top of that, not 5 minutes later did we see that our middle daughter had gum all over her outfit. "How did that happen?" we asked. Apparently she was trying to blow a bubble and accidentally spit the gum out of her mouth and couldn't find where it went. We changed her outfit, as we were on our way into the Discovery Center at Niagara. When we finished there and got back in the car, she informs us that there is gum on her seatbelt. ARGH! Are you kidding me? I was not in the best of moods at this point. "What else can we do to mess up mommy's van, huh?" We're going to try goo gone and a toothbrush and see if that gets it off. Anyone have any other suggestions on how to get gum off of a seatbelt? (And don't say ice, I already tried it! It didn't help much, if any.)