Lazy Mom Tip #20!!!

Wow. We have reached a milestone my fellow Lazy Moms. We have hit a staggering 20 lazy mom tips!

Now I know what you might be thinking... "20 is a milestone?" and the answer is HECK YAH! At least it is when you are a lazy mom and took a good year and a half to get to it! So rejoice! Go out and hug someone, or better yet, go implement ALL 20 lazy mom tips immediately. Well, okay. Since we're lazy, just go implement one for crying out loud.

So anyway, on to the tip....

This tip actually came from my brother who is a definite Lazy Dad. One of the best Lazy Dad's I know, by the way. It must run in our blood.

I was at his house over Thanksgiving (geez, did it take me THAT long to post about this?) and as we were chatting in the laundry room he went to start a new load. To my surprise he filled the measuring cup to the first line and then threw the whole thing into the washing machine. I don't just mean the detergent, I mean the whole CUP went into the wash.

I think he noticed that I was wondering what he was doing because he proceeded to tell me the following.

"Haven't you ever noticed how you can NEVER get all the liquid soap out of the cup when you pour it into the washing machine?"

"Ye-es," I sputtered.

"Well I decided to fix that problem I would just start throwing the whole cup in the wash. Works great!"

"Wow... I never would have thought of that."

"Then I thought to myself, why not just throw it into the dryer too instead of hunting for it in the washing machine. So into the dryer it goes! When I'm pulling out the clothes to fold them I find the cup and do it all over again."

Not a bad idea, right? Right! As soon as I got home I implemented this great tip and it works beautifully! I usually don't have a problem finding the cup in the washing machine when the wash is finished, so I don't always throw it in the dryer, but my brother keeps several cups from previous laundry detergent on hand so he has a cup for each load that goes in and out!

Brilliant!
So there you have it.... lazy mom tip #20! Whoo-hoooooo!

LM1

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Flubberize Your Kids

Here is a simple recipe for making your own flubber. You know what I'm talking about...that slimy stuff that kinda makes you want to gag every time you touch it...Yeah, that's the stuff. Now YOU CAN MAKE YOUR VERY OWN NASTY, SLIMY, GROSS FLUBBER!!! (Aren't you excited?!)

Photo Credit: Unkown

Flubber (or slime, whatever you want to call it!)

For each child you need:
1 4 oz. bottle of white glue
1/2 teaspoon of Borax
2 plastic spoons
2 plastic cups

Also have on hand:
Food coloring
Paper towels

Directions:
Pour the glue into the bottom of one plastic cup. Fill the empty glue container with warm water, put the lid back on, and shake. Pour into the container with the glue and stir with a spoon to mix. Add food coloring if you wish.

Pour the packet of Borax (1/2 teaspoon) into the other plastic cup. Add 1/4 cup of warm water to the plastic cup and stir with the other spoon.

Slowly pour the Borax water into the glue mixture while stirring. A big glob will form. Keep stirring until you've added all the water and then knead the mixture with your hands and voila'!  (Use a dry container to store your flubber.)

This can also be a fun birthday party idea! Each child can make their own flubber to take home!

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