Remember me?

I'm bAAAaaaack! 

Did you miss me, did you miss me, did you miss me?  Huh?  Huh?  Huh?

Because I missed you all! 

I missed blogging about lazy things.  I missed having a cell phone signal.  I missed weighing five pounds less before I left for Texas.

(Just kidding about that last one.  I think.)

But I'm back now.  So we don't have to miss each other any more.  We can spend time together again and live the good lazy life together again and laugh together again.  That is what we do together, isn't it? 

Well it is in my world. 

But things tend to be different in my world.

We'll just leave it at that.

Anyway, while I was gone I had so much fun!  If you missed my tweets or facebook status' (status's?) (statuses?) (statuseseses?) then you MISSED OUT.  You poor dear you. 

And yes, apparently I don't know how to make status plural.  Or is it even plural?  Maybe it's some other term.  You English majors out there help a girl out!

But I digress.

While I was gone some things were sentimental.  Like hearing these things again.  And being with my wonderful family again. 

Some things were totally fun!  Like cruising around town in my granddad's Model A.

Some things made me cry.  Like seeing these again.  And pulling up to home.

Some things made me scream.  These made me scream for joy.  This made me scream in horror.

Some things made me put on five pounds.  Like this for instance.  And this beloved piece of gorgeousness.  Oh, and maybe these.   Uh, and possibly because I did this.

And even though these things were sentimental, fun, made me scream and cry (and gain five pounds), I realized while I was waiting at the airport that I was ready for this when it was all said and done.

I also realized that I might need to do this before I stepped off the plane.  But a dear fellow lazy mom on facebook pointed out that that might not be the best hiding place from The Lazy Dad, so I decided to hide it in my shoe instead. 

I had to hide it!  Mama needs a new crock pot remember?

So.  What did YOU do while I was gone?  Make a lazy recipe?  Use a lazy tip?  See other blogs behind my back?  Inquiring minds want to know.

I hope you at least entered this giveaway while I was gone!  But if you didn't, you still have time!  Go enter!

And see you back here tomorrow.  Cuz, I'm back!

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While I'm Gone

I leave for Texas this morning. 

Because, you know, I am a Texan.  Born and raised.  Tried and true.  Honest to goodness.

I just happened to marry a Yankee and he drug me to the North and we made mixed children together.

Although they don't have very many Texan tendencies in their mix since they've lived in the North their whole life.  *sigh*  It's a sad thing and I try not to think about it often.

Anyway, I can't wait to be back in the home land with my feet on Texas soil again.  And I can't wait to see my family, eat good comfort food, and have some fun while I'm there.

I wanted you to know that while I'm gone my posting capabilities may be limited because my parents live out in the country.  So unless I'm lucky enough to score a ride to McDonald's in town, you may not hear much from me. 

*gasp!*

I know, I know.  It will be hard to be apart my lazy moms, but let's remember... we still have Twitter and Facebook together.  I'll be posting on there like crazy I'm sure to make up for my lack of posting on here.

I'm going to try not to have withdraws.  I'm going to try not to miss you.  I'm going to try not to think about what other blogs your seeing while I'm gone.

I'll try.

And who knows... maybe I'll be able to post more than I think.  So we could see each other again real soon!

One can hope anyway.

So goodbye my lazy people!  Take care of yourselves.  Try not and cry while I'm gone.  And, *tear* think of me often, would you?

Oh, and go enter this giveaway while I'm gone.

Until we meet again, YEEEE-Haw!

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Robby Wash Ball {Giveaway}

Oh my lazy people.

Wait till you hear about a new product I've been testing out for you all!  And wait till you hear that you can win one at the end of this post! (Shhh! That's a secret till the end of this post).

Behold.  The Robby Wash Ball!

When I first received this in the mail I was a little confused! It isn't like anything we have here in the U.S. That's because it's a European product that our fellow Europeans have been using for many years. And because it's a European product the packaging (at this point) is the actual European packaging, so it's in many different languages.  There is an English section though (even though it's UK English -- sorry UK'ers, but it's different!). 

ANYWAY, here's what you need to know about this incredible little wash ball...

Inside the ball are little bitty laundry detergent pellets.  You simply throw the ball into your washer with your laundry and that's it!  The pellets sluff off enough laundry detergent to perfectly wash your clothes.  And because these pellets are hard pressed, they last a LONG time!  Try, 12 months worth of washing!  Making it perfect for a lazy mom because it lasts so stinkin' long.

Once your pellets in the ball shrink down to only filling up the ball about 75% then you'll want to add additional pellets to the ball (that come in the package or you can buy more online eventually).

I have to say, when I first got this wash ball I was skeptical.  I didn't think it would get my clothes as clean as regular washing detergent, but surprisingly I never saw a difference!  I've been using it for probably 2 months now and it works great.  I'm not planning on going back to my regular detergent. 

Aaaaand it's hypoallergenic!!  Perfect for baby's clothes or sensitive skin!

To learn more about the Robby Wash Ball check out the benefits to using them here! 

You can also find additional information about how to use the Robby Wash Ball here.  Or you can purchase a Robby Wash Ball here. Plus I think there's free shipping right now! Cha-ching!

SooOOoo, who's ready to WIN a Robby Wash Ball for themselves?!  Because I love mine and it's saving me money!  Score and SCORE!

** This giveaway is now closed!**

How to enter: This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Simply leave a comment here on this post answering the following question...

Have you ever heard of the Robby Wash Ball or it's concept before?

Your comment answering this question below is your entry to win!  You don't need to do anything else to enter!

But if you'd like extra entries to win you can do the following... (be sure and leave a separate comment for each one you do. Each comment is considered an entry!)

• Subscribe to I'm a Lazy Mom in a reader OR Follow I'm a Lazy Mom on Google Friend Connect (over there on the side bar) OR Email Subscribe to I'm a Lazy Mom (you'll get our posts delivered to your email inbox)
• Follow I'm a Lazy Mom on Twitter 
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• Tweet about this giveaway using the following: Want to save money on your laundry? The Lazy Mom is giving away a Robby Wash Ball! Check it out! http://tinyurl.com/25wpx9l @imalazymom
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Thank you to Robby Wash Ball for sponsoring this giveaway!  I received one wash ball in exchange for my honest review of their product. This giveaway closes at 11:59pm October 3rd.

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Parenting the Lazy Mom Way: What is a Lazy Mom?

What is a Lazy Mom exactly?

Well I'm so glad you asked. 

The short and skinny of it is this... a Lazy Mom is a mom who doesn't do everything for her children, she teaches her children how to do things for themselves, thereby making her a "lazy mom."
She raises her children to be responsible for themselves.
She teaches them to be ready for life when they grow up.
She gives her children boundaries so they feel safe and secure.
She doesn't let them "rule the roost."
She builds within them a "team" mentality.
She takes care of herself so that she can be a better mom. 
She loves her children so she disciplines them when necessary.
She leads her children by example.

But a Lazy Mom also...
Makes mistakes along the way.
Doesn't always get things done around the house.
Sometimes fails at this thing called mothering.
Apologizes to her kids when she gets it wrong.
Struggles over whether or not she's a "good mom" just like everyone else.
Prays for wisdom and guidance as she raises her children.
Realizes she can't do it alone.

Being a mom sure isn't easy, is it?  It takes lots of hard work, dedication, consistancy and pretty much, blood, sweat and tears (lots of tears!)... but remember, if you put a little effort in now, then later you can be lazy....

Read the next post in this series.

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Fare Thee Well

Yesterday a very sad thing happened.

Wait.  Actually two very sad things happened.

And just like any good bad thing that happens (huh?) they happened one right after the other.

I caution you.  These things are so sad they may make you sad. And the images in this post may be too hard for you to look at because of the sadness.  So consider yourself forewarned and stuff, mkay?

The first thing that made me so sad was sadly this.

Are you choked up?  Did tears spring to your eyes?  Because they did mine when I realized this.  In fact, I'm still a little emotional about it since it hasn't been remedied yet.

And if that wasn't bad enough, the really, really sad thing that happened right after that sad thing is this.

Isn't that just the sadess, sad you've ever felt?

I mean, I was totally unaware that it could even happen! 

A crock pot can break?  In two?  Like the Great Divide? 

THE HORROR!

I told you these images may be hard to look at. 

I think we should all observe a moment of silence over my dearly departed crock pot.  It just seems like the right thing to do.

*moment of silence*

Our beloved crock pot is survived by her starving family who loved her very much and depended on her regularly for meals.  She will be missed.

Rest in peace dear crock pot.  You served us well, you served us well.

*tear*

Well alrighty then!  Now that we're over the sad stuff, I need some help!  The Lazy Mom is in the market for a new crock pot and I need to know in a most desperate way, a couple of things...

~ What are the features that your crock pot has that you love about it?
~ Are programmable crock pots really all that?
~ Should I get one with a carrying case?
~ What's the best way to bond with your new crock pot?
~ Will you cook all the meals for my family in our new crock pot?
~ If I get a bigger crock pot will it make my butt look smaller?

What?

Am I putting too much thought into this?

I mean, this is a very serious matter after all.  How else will I know which crock pot is the one if I don't have these questions answered for me?  Geez. 

So help a lazy mom out!  Tell me your opinion by clicking on the comments link below.

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The B Word

Yesterday we had family pictures taken.

I'm not sure why, but for some reason that is a very stressful event to me.

Maybe it's the pressure. 

The pressure of picking out the right outfits that somehow all coordinate well enough to look good together.  The pressure to look your best in the pictures because who wants a horrible family picture hanging in their house?  The pressure to get your kids to all smile and look at the camera at the same time and yet look natural doing it.  The pressure to not explode when your kids are ready to be done with picture taking after 5 minutes.

THE PRESSURE.

And this, my lazy moms, is where bribery steps in.

Yes, I said the B word.  Bribery.

I would like to go on the record as saying that I do use bribery on my kids for one thing and one thing only.

Pictures.

I highly believe in it and recommend it.  I personally use it whenever picture taking needs may arise and think you should to.  It might just save your picture taking sanity one day.

Yesterday before we even left the house I told my three little darlings that they could each pick out three pieces of candy when we got home if, and only if, they were good and did what they were told by the photographer while we got our pictures taken.

I'm telling you people.  It works.

Every time they didn't do what the photographer did, I'd hold up three fingers reminding them of what was at stake.

Every time they wouldn't smile -- three fingers.

Every time they whined -- three fingers.

Every time they wandered off -- three fingers.

And every time they would snap back into picture taking mode. 

Well, except that one time that I may or may not have told my frowning son through smiling teeth that I was going to hurt him if he didn't smile at me.

But all the other times it worked people.

Bribery on picture day is a lovely thing, is it not?

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Lazy Caramel Apple Dip

Seeing that it's Sunday.  And seeing that I didn't post a recipe this week.  And seeing that it's feeling like Fall, I thought I'd share a lazy Sunday afternoon recipe for you all.

This recipe was sent in by lazy mom Andrea just for YOU.  Here's what she had to say...

This recipe requires just 4 ingredients and each ingredient comes exactly as you need it. All you need to do is open packages and combine - ideal for the lazy and/or busy mom. The result is a delicious caramel apple dip. Every single time I've served this to a crowd I've been asked for the recipe.

Lazy Caramel Apple Dip

1 tub of whipped cream cheese
1 jar of caramel dessert topping
2(ish) cups of granola of some kind
apples (buy pre-sliced for extra ease)

1. Spread the cream cheese onto the bottom of a pie plate

2. Pour jar of caramel topping over the cream cheese.

3. Sprinkle granola over the top.

4. Dip.

It couldn't be easier and it couldn't be more delicious. Can be served as an appetizer or a dessert and is also great as an individual snack. Follow the same directions only in smaller portions into a mug or small ramekin.

Uh, doesn't that sound and look delish?!

Uh, yes.  Yes it does.

So go ahead and wow somebody this week with this lazy recipe!

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We have a winner!

Well, after much counting (because apparently blogger only puts a number by the first 200 comments on a post) and double checking that I counted right (because apparently I have issues with numbers) I have a winner for our Blogmania prize pack giveaway full of fun Uppercase Living items to turn your house into a home!

And the winner is?

Posted here.

Don't you just love me?

I know you do.

Thanks to all who entered!

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Dirty Dishes.

After two days of hosting a Blogmania giveaway and moderating comments night and day for all 688 comments I received, I HAVE to show you what my kitchen looks like. 

It would only be decent of me.

And it will probably make you feel better about the state of your kitchen.

And that's all that really matters, my dear readers, you.

So for the betterment of YOU, my fellow lazy mom people, I will humiliate myself.

But brace yourself.  It's scary.

I'll start you off slow by showing you one side of the sink.

Not bad.  Definitely dirty, but not bad.

Wait....it gets worse.

The other half of the sink is out of control people.

But wait...it gets worse.

Yes that's right.  This would be dirty dishes spillage on to the kitchen counter.  That's how out of control my dishes are right now.

But wait...it STILL gets worse. *sigh*

This is the pots and pans graveyard corner of my counter. I'd be lying to you if I said these babies haven't been sitting here since... Oh, I don't know, MONDAY. 

*hangs head and sighs*

Yes.  I'm pitiful to the max. 

And lazy.

Horribly lazy.

I confess.

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The Blogmania prize pack winner will be announced this afternoon, so check back then!

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Blogmania 2010

It's BLOGMANIA day!

And you know what that means?  That means I'll be giving away a prize pack worth over $100 of Uppercase Living wall lettering decor right here on this little ol' blog!  Wooo-hooo!

If you are visiting this site for the first time today, be sure and get to know us a little.  You may just want to be a lazy mom and you don't even know it yet!

Oh, and next week I'll be kicking off a brand new series called Parenting the Lazy Mom Way so be sure and stop back by then to discover what we REALLY mean when we say we are lazy moms.

Now, on to the prize pack already!  In this Uppercase Living prize pack is the following...

~Always Remember to Kiss Me Goodnight
~Welcome
~Beautiful Autumn
~Bon Appetit
~Gather Together Kit including the charger and the stand!
~Mini autumn leaves and swirls
~An applicator tool and instructions!

Phew!  It's a lot of fun stuff! 

Here's some up-close shots of them so you can drool a little more.

So who's ready to deck their house out with some great wall lettering?! 

**THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!**

This giveaway is open to US and Canada.  To be entered to win this prize pack as a part of Blogmania, simply answer the following question in the comments area below.

Which of the items in this prize pack do you like the most?

And that's it! You're entered to win!  There's no need to do anything else to enter!

But if you'd happen to like some extra entries you can do the following (BE SURE TO LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ONE YOU DO OR ALREADY DO)....

• Subscribe to I'm a Lazy Mom in a reader OR Follow I'm a Lazy Mom on Google Friend Connect (over there on the side bar) OR Email Subscribe to I'm a Lazy Mom (you'll get our posts delivered to your email inbox)
• Follow I'm a Lazy Mom on Twitter 
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• Tweet about this giveaway using the following: The Lazy Mom is giving away over $100 worth of Uppercase Living wall lettering decor! Check it out! http://tinyurl.com/2fkb4es @imalazymom
• Post on facebook about this giveaway by using the following: The Lazy Mom is giving away over $100 worth of Uppercase Living wall lettering decor! Check it out! http://tinyurl.com/2fkb4es

Leave your comments below at the comment link area!

This giveaway is sponsored by http://sp.uppercaseliving.net/  This giveaway closes at 11:59pm Sept 16th.

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Catch the Mania!

I wanted to let you all know that you are NOT going to want to miss a very exciting blog event that starts tomorrow... Blogmania!

I'm participating in this event so I'm super excited about it!  Tomorrow I'll be posting a prize pack worth over $100 of Uppercase Living home decor expressions!  It's going to be a REALLY nice prize pack, so don't miss it!

But the other exciting part of Blogmania is that there are another 169 blogs giving away prize packs that are over $100 and up tomorrow as well!  So at the bottom of my post tomorrow you will see a list of other blogs that are participating in Blogmania as well.  Visit each one (if you want to) to enter for a chance to win their prize packs!  It's going to be so much fun!

And due to all the fun, I will be postponing the kick-off of my highly anticipated new series, "Parenting the Lazy Mom Way" until next week.  (It IS highly anticipated, isn't it?)

SoOOooOO, get ready to catch the MANIA tomorrow starting right here on this little ol' lazy blog!

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Thriving Family Winners!

The Thriving Family Magazine giveaway is now over and THREE of you have won! 

I always use random.org to pick my winners by comment number and everyone always says, "It never randomly picks number 1!"  Well they are wrong, because our first winner was in fact comment number 1!

Winner number 2 was comment number 20!

And winner number 3 is comment number 16!

To see who made those comments, click here!

Get ready for another great giveaway THIS Wednesday! It will be a prize pack worth over $100 of Uppercase Living items!  Woooo-hoooo!

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How Goes It?

Okay, so you know how I declared I was going on a diet because I have some looming pictures and a trip to Texas coming up?

Well, it's not going so well.

But I think I discovered my problem.  I do great during the week, but blow it every weekend.  Now if I could just solve that problem, we'd be good to go.

Oh, and it might help if I didn't make things like that apple crisp yesterday.

Oh, and if I didn't do this.

Or this.

Oh, excuse me, I don't think we've met yet.  I'm pathetic.  And you are?

But listen.  It's not ALL my fault.  No, no, no, no, no.  The Lazy Dad is a major culprit as well.  Just look at what he did to me!  And I couldn't disappoint him by NOT eating them.  That would have been so rude of me!

In other news, I'm a little miffed at Payless.  I even called their "we'll-help-you-check-out-online" phone number and hounded the poor lady that took my call about it.  That poor dear.

I also had this discovery last week.  Did you know that your welcome, should really be you're welcome?  Well now you do.  You're welcome.

And I also made this sad, sad mistake.  Yet again.  I walked in looking all fresh and cute, and walked out looking like a hot mess. 

Oh, and also this last week if you ever doubted that there is a God, I proved He exists for you.  You're welcome.  (See? I CAN spell mom!)

Over and out.

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Parenting the Lazy Mom Way

We here at I'm a Lazy Mom have been known to kick off several series over the years.  You know, several posts that comprise a series of posts about a certain subject? 

And more often than not they completely flop.

Take this series for example.  It just never sprouted wings and flew.

Or what about this one where I was supposed to list mom purse essentials regularly.

And this one was one of our more recent flops of a series.

But, despite all of the series flops our blog has suffered through the years, I'd like to turn the other cheek yet again and try a new one.  But this time it may have a little bit more of a serious tone to it.

Parenting the Lazy Mom Way.

See?  Doesn't it sound all serious and stuff?

I've been contemplating posting a series on this subject for quite some time because those of you who may be new to I'm a Lazy Mom may not realize that this blog isn't really about being lazy (although we have lots of fun with that because I do tend to be a lazy, Lazy Mom).  And even though you can kind of catch the drift of that from certain posts we've done, I think it's HIGH time we tell you what exactly we mean when we say we are Lazy Moms!

Are you with me?

So in that vein of laziness I'd like to do several posts on how to parent the Lazy Mom way, which will in turn tell you exactly what we mean when we say we are Lazy Moms.  FINALLY!

Yes, there is a deeper meaning to it all and I can't wait to share it with you.  My fellow lazy moms.  My comrades. My dears.

And I've decided that even if this series flops and no one likes it and I get hate mail over it I'M STILL GOING TO DO IT.  I'm going to see this series through to the end.  So there!

Check back next week when I kick off our first post in this series!  I expect you ALL to be there and ready to learn the ways of lazy parenting. 

And I expect you to not send me hate mail.  Like, ever.  Mkay?  Mkay.

(Parenting The Lazy Mom Way starts here)

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Lazy Dip

You may have thought from the title of this post that I was calling somebody a name, but don't worry I'm not.  I'm only about to give you a great lazy veggie dip that was sent in to me by lazy mom Jenilee. 

There's no name calling aloud on this site.

Oops, I meant "allowed," not "aloud." 

If it was no name calling aloud, then that would mean you could still name call in your head.

And we all know that name calling in your head only leads to name calling aloud eventually.

And that would just be plain mean.

So what I meant to say was no name calling allowed. But we might as well say, there's no name calling allowed or aloud on this site.

Unless it's calling somebody lazy.

That's totally allowed.

Because you should all know by now that being a lazy mom isn't really about being LAZY, right? 

Unless you're me and then you are a LAZY Lazy Mom.

Anyway, back to the dip.


Lazy Veggie Dip:

8oz cream cheese
8 tbsp sour cream
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic salt
4 tbsp habanero sauce

Mix with a mixer until smooth... yum!!!

Thanks for the great lazy dip recipe Jenilee!  I'm excited to add something besides desserts to our list of recipes!  My thighs thank you.

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5 Quick Lazy Mom Tips

Well, I figure it's another week, so it must be time for another Lazy Mom Tip! 

Right?

Right.

But how'd you like it if I dished out FIVE LAZY MOM TIPS ALL AT ONE TIME?!

[Hysterical screaming!]

[Cheers and applause!]

[Lazy moms weeping with joy that their lives are about to become easier!]

Well okay then.  Since you all are so excited about it I think I'll do just that.

And I'll do it because I have so many wonderful little Lazy Mom Tips just sitting in my inbox from all of you wonderful lazy moms out there and I feel ashamed to keep them all to myself and NOT share them with you.  So let's rock this out baby!  Five tips in one shot!

Tip 1: from lazy mom Chana,

Stacey, I really identified with your post on Cook, Clean, Craft - about what to do when your child's bedroom is so messy! In fact, I used the "pick up 5 pink things" trick last night and it worked pretty well! But often my oldest daughter simply REFUSES to pick up her things. In that case, I am trying to teach her that if she can't take care of her things, she can't have them! They become MINE! I give her 5 minutes (or so) to pick up, and if it's not done - I take the toy/outfit, etc. I don't use this trick for the whole room - but whatever we're focusing on (dress up clothes, block set, whatever.)  It works really well if you end up taking a beloved toy away (I take them for a week) because the next time, they are motivated to keep their toys!

Tip 2: from Katie in CA,

I wanted to submit a couple of tips that I use all of the time-The first one is bendy straws! The restaurants never have them and my 3 year old ends up w/ his drink all over the place with the regular ones so I take a travel toothbrush holder and keep it stocked with bendy straws! I also keep a pack of crayons in my diaper bag for when we go to Dr. visits. My son gets to draw on the paper protectors while we wait to be seen by the Dr. Works like a charm!!

Tip 3: from Karen,

I have a 3 month old and I keep TWO diaper bags stocked. One has a few diapers, one change of clothes, and the basics for if I'm out. It's kept in a smaller, easier to carry diaper bag for quick trips. The other one is in a bigger bag and has more diapers and 2 changes of clothes, as well as some toys or books. That one is for when we go out and are going to be out for awhile. (Going to grandma's, a day at the zoo, etc.) That way I don't have to lug around a huge bag if I'm just running to the grocery store, or for a walk at the park. The only things I have to switch between bags is a little purse with my wallet and keys in it, and my nursing cover. I bought 2 of everything: changing pad, hand sanitizer, pacifiers, etc. so I could have 2 bags ready to go! For both bags, when we get back home we take out dirty and replace with clean, so I can leave at a moment's notice without worrying about gathering things.

Tip 4: from Diane,

When my son was born I was given a musical greeting card that played "twinkle twinkle little star". I cut out the musical part of the card (it is about 3 inches by 2 inches that still plays the song when you open and shut it) and threw away the rest of the card. I keep the musical part in my wallet (it's small and flat & the size of a credit card) for an instant "toy". Now, if I'm waiting in line at the grocery store and my son starts getting fussy, I can just pull out the small card and it plays the song (over and over if you keep opening and shutting it). He loves it and it keeps him quiet!

Tip 5: from Tammy T.,

So making cookies the other day inspired me to be lazy about clean up as I always make a mess when pouring flour and such. So I decided that I would take some wax paper and put it under my bowl with some sticking out on all sides so it would cover all the spillage. This made for very lazy clean up and would also work if little ones are helping in the kitchen!

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The Boy Who Changed the World

I thought this book was a really sweet book.  I read it to my kids last night before bed and they all enjoyed it.  Shoot, even I enjoyed it.

It's about a boy who changed the world by saving over 2 billion peoples lives.... but was HE the one who saved the world?  Or was it the man who influenced the boy to do what God had called him to do?  Or maybe it was the man who inspired the man who influenced the boy?

This book has a definite "It's a Wonderful Life" point of view behind it.  How each persons life influences another and how we couldn't achieve what God had called us to do if that person hadn't influenced us. 

It's a really sweet story and by the end of it my kids were saying, "Well, which one of them changed the world then?!"  It led us into a great conversation about how each of the people who influenced the other all get credit for changing the world, not just the boy who saved the 2 billion people. 

From the Publisher's website...

This engaging story reveals the incredible truth that everything we do matters! Based on The Butterfly Effect, Andy’s timeless tale shows children that even the smallest of our actions can affect all of humanity. The book is beautifully illustrated and shares the stories of Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug, Vice President Henry Wallace, Inventor George Washington Carver, and Farmer Moses Carver. Through the stories of each, a different butterfly will appear. The book will end with a flourish of butterflies and a charge to the child that they, too, can be the boy or girl who changes the world.

Thank you to Thomas Nelson for sending me this book for review as a part of their Book Sneeze program for bloggers in exchange for my honest review.  I received no other compensation.

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Twitter Recap

So I have no idea if you'ns really liked my Twitter recap post last week.  I mean, there were a couple of you that left a comment and said you did.  But even if you didn't, I've decided that in the best interest of laziness I'm doing another Twitter recap post for you today. 

Aren't I all considerate and stuff?

And yes, it's in the best interest of laziness because it means I don't have to come up with anything original to post today.  I'm a very pathetic Lazy Mom. 

Okay!

So last Monday we celebrated my daughter's 6th birthday.  Which was a difficult day for me.  Mainly because of this. 

Oh, and also on Monday This Tweet shows you just how dedicated I am to our church that I would sacrifice my car for the church pot luck. 

Funny story.

And yes I'm going to tell it to you.

Because you see, the crock pot spillage was actually all The Lazy Dad's fault.  Because since he's the Pastor of the church he has to get there early and all.  And since he gets there early and all, I was in a mass frenzy to get three kids out the door to church all by myself because I am, after all, a single mother on Sundays. 

And in my mass frenzy to get three kids out the door he texts me and I basically just glanced at it because I'm in said mass frenzy and so I glance at it quickly and it said, "Get pot luck stuff."  And seeing that I had totally forgotten about bringing something to potluck I tromp down to the basement in a bigger mass frenzy to fetch the crock pot and I grab a four pack of canned green beans on the shelf above it and quickly dump them all into the crock pot before mass frenzily heading out of the house for church. 

And now, since I'm in the car on the way to church I take the time at a stop sign to look at the text message again and instead of it saying, "Get pot luck stuff," it says, "Got pot luck stuff."  You're kidding me right?  Wrong.  I'm not kidding you.  The Lazy Dad has already gotten something for pot luck!  And so naturally on the first corner we take the crock pot spills all over the floor with green beans and green bean juice going everywhere.  And so I walk into church totally embarrassed that I'm showing up to pot luck Sunday with a crock pot only a quarter of the way full of green beans.  As the Pastor's wife.

See?  It's all The Lazy Dad's fault. 

I knew you'd see that if I explained it to you.

Moving on.

So after eating at pot luck Sunday and having a birthday complete with two birthday cakes and after doing this all day Tuesday pretty much, I decided to announce that I was going on a diet.

So not only did I start a diet, I also started walking.  Which led to this Tweet.  Which led to this Tweet.

Aren't you so glad you're reading this?

Anyway. 

Also last week I found THIS out!  I could hardly believe it!  A national holiday in honor of lazy moms!  It was a glorious day.  Oh, and Joe Biden must have learned about it because when The Lazy Dad did this to me, this happened.  And I'm pretty sure I heard him say to my kids, "Tell your mom Happy Lazy Moms Day" or something like that.

Oh! And a strange phenomenon kept happening last week which I was wondering if it had ever happened to you before?  This and this.  And because of this really strange phenomenon I sadly announced this.

It's a pathetic life I lead. 

And thankfully for you, this post is over because I believe that's my week in a nut shell.  Or should I say a Twitter shell? 

Let's just pretend I didn't make such a corny joke, shall we?

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Text a vote daily! Text 102305 to Pepsi (73774)
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Is your life wasted?

In honor of Labor Day, just remember....

Love,
The Lazy Mom

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National Lazy Mom's Day!

STOP THE PRESSES!

I just found out it's National Lazy Mom's Day today!

I had no idea!!! 

I feel confused.

Overwhelmed.

Unprepared.

I don't have a speech written.

I haven't even showered yet.

My toenails aren't painted.

The President hasn't called me.

No one informed me that we lazy mom's have a NATIONAL holiday!

Thanks to Maggie for tipping us off on it on our facebook page because if she hadn't we would have NEVER. KNOWN.

The horror!

So ladies!  You now have a national holiday to back you up today!

Lay around!

Eat chocolate!

Ignore the dishes!

No one can say anything to you about it today!!!!

Enjoy OUR holiday!

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In the News

So yesterday I posted about how I get headaches whenever I exercise and I asked all of you wise lazy moms to tell me why that was happening. 

The overwhelming response was that I'm not drinking enough water.  In fact, it was the only response.  So I stepped up my water intake yesterday and wouldn't you know it!  NO HEADACHES.

You all are so wise.

Thank you for solving my problem. 

Even though none of you answered my other questions in that post, but I'll let that slide.  For now.

Yesterday I also mentioned how sore I've been from walking. And I may have mentioned how pathetic I thought that was (that I'm sore from walking) and how out of shape I must be that I'm sore from walking. 

Well I found out yesterday during my walk that I'm even more pathetic than I thought, because not only are my calves totally sore (from walking) but I discovered that my knees are totally sore as well. 

Have I mentioned I'm sore from walking?

Geez.

If sore calves and sore knees don't tell you how out of shape I am from walking, then I don't know what will!  The only way this could get more pathetic is if I discover my elbows are sore today from walking.

In other news I never heard from my Flirty Apron winner, so I'm redrawing a winner!  Want to know who it is???  Find out here.

In other other news, you can still enter to win a subscription to Thriving Family magazine!  Thriving Family is giving away THREE subscriptions, so get your entries in people!  It's open to U.S. and Canada residents and I'll be drawing the winner next Friday.

In other other other news The Lazy Mom proudly supports Andrew's Adventureland and thinks you should too!!!  Have you voted yet???  Here's how...
Vote here daily! http://www.refresheverything.com/andrew
Text a vote daily! Text 102305 to Pepsi (73774)
Vote on facebook daily! http://tinyurl.com/2vblyjy search for Andrew's Adventureland.

And I think that's all the news I have.

Over and out.

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Diet.

So yesterday I started a diet.

You know, because it's the 1st of the month and all? 

So I started a diet for several reasons.  One of which is because The Lazy Dad and I are going to have some pictures taken together for our 10th anniversary.  And I want to look good in these pictures.

Oh, and I started a diet because I'm going home to Texas at the end of this month for a few days. 

Oh, and because I could run into people from high school at every turn while I'm there for my visit.

Oh, and because while in Texas I'll be eating all kinds of comfort food and I need to shed some pounds before I go and put some on.

Huh?

So yesterday I met a friend for lunch.  But because it was September 1st and I had started my "diet" I asked her if we could pack a lunch and meet at a local park instead.  Then that way we could walk on some trails after our lunch.

So we did.

We ate and walked on a trail for 30 minutes.

Then last night my neighbor and I started walking too.  I laced up my tennis shoes and we tromped around the neighborhood for about a mile.

And you know what happened after that? 

I was sore.  Sore people!  Can I just say I was disgusted with myself for being sore from just WALKING. 

Oh, and I got headaches.  Headaches!  I always get headaches after I exercise which makes me NOT want to exercise because, hello! I get headaches afterwards.

So tell me, O wise lazy people.  Why do I get headaches after I exercise?

And why do I always start diets on the 1st of the month or a Monday?

And why am I so lazy?

And why is the sky blue?

And why is it Siegfried and Roy and not Roy and Siegfried?

A girl needs to know these things.


P.S.  Yes, I'm painfully aware that this post made no sense.
P.P.S.  I apologize that this post made no sense.
P.P.P.S.  One day I hope to make sense.

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Vote here daily! http://www.refresheverything.com/andrew
Text a vote daily! Text 102305 to Pepsi (73774)
Vote on facebook daily! http://tinyurl.com/2vblyjy search for Andrew's Adventureland.

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A Shamless Plug

Okay lazy moms.  All joking and kidding aside today I have a very serious matter to tell you about. 

One of our fellow lazy mom's 11 year old son died last summer (July 2009) and his body was found in an empty field near her house.  It was a horrible and tragic thing and my heart still hurts to think about it. 

The empty field that his body was found in has been zoned as a park for over 30 years. And this sweet lazy mom who lost her son so tragically is on a mission to see the empty field transformed into a safe playground and picnic area in honor of her son. 

Andrew's Adventureland needs your help!!!  It is in a contest this month to win $50,000 from Pepsi's "Refresh Project."  What better way to refresh a neighborhood where something so horrible happened than to see an empty field turn into a beautiful memorial playground?!

So I need your help my fellow lazy people!  Do NOT get lazy on me here!!!  Please go and vote for Andrew's Adventureland!!! 

Once you click on the vote button it will take you to a page where you can either sign in with a Pepsi account OR you can sign in using your facebook account by clicking on the facebook button.  If you choose to use the facebook option like I did, it will take you to a page where you have to "allow" access.  Click allow and then it will redirect you back to Andrew's Adventureland's page.  On that page, click on the vote button again to make sure you voted for today!  And be sure and vote EVERY SINGLE DAY THIS MONTH. 

Then tell all your friends, and your friends' friends, and their friends' friends to GO VOTE!  You can easily post it on facebook, twitter or even your blog.

Seriously, if this was your son, you'd want somebody to do this for you!  So get out and vote and spread the word!!

Thank you!!!!

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