so it has a lot of extra white space there. in cleaning the kitchen, eraser-type sponge, baking soda, and bleach are the most helpful materials. in not many days, i could get there. sometimes we get a bit confused when we think the lord promises a certain thing such as avoiding pain when he does not necessarily say such a thing at all. that is a long story that you can read about here. we had our 2 year old son with us as well. now there's an easy way to get backpacks clean - in your washing machine. 