This is Denise.  She’s a fellow Lazy Mom from Denver, Colorado.  Everyone say, “hi, Denise.”  (Remember, the first step is admitting you are a Lazy Mom!)  We’ve given out many Lazy Mom tote bags during the year and thought it would be fun to see our bags in action. 

If you have won a Lazy Mom tote bag, please send us an e-mail with a picture of you and your bag so we can post it on our site.  It will be fun to see how many cities, states and countries …

I went to Kroger this morning. I had my shopping list in hand printed directly from The Grocery Game along with an envelope full of coupons. As the checker was scanning my items and coupons, I watched my total decrease with every beep. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on that receipt!

On the bottom of the receipt it tells you how much you saved. Are you ready for this? I saved 50% on my grocery bill today! I paid $95.37 and saved $95.36! I wish I would have remembered …

The winner of the cute necklace from P.S. Designs is:

We all know what a challenge it can be to get out the door with a baby in the morning. One thing that has made my life insanely easier is packing the diaper bag the night before. You put in everything down to the last detail, including snacks, water and keys. This saves SO much time in the morning by not having to run around and look for different objects to throw in. Plus, if you make a checklist …

Remember when I wrote about my thigh-burn? 

Well, I’ve kept the old laptop away from my thigh for  over a month now and wanted to show you the improvement:

Ummm, I’m not sure.  I really thought it was looking better until I compared these photos.  Do you see any improvement?  This could take months to heal!!!  In the meantime, just call me splotchy thigh!

This is the temperature in Spanish Forks, Utah on July 16th at 6p.m. It was taken by Stormie who says when she first noticed the temperature it was 100! By the time she pulled out her phone to take the picture it had dropped two degrees. Stormie, can you come take some pictures in my neighborhood? I would like for the temperature to drop here too!

Thanks Stormie for sending this to us! For the rest of you Lazy Moms, don’t forget to take a picture of the temperature in your …

We were completely overwhelmed with the amount of tips we received this week!  Thank you!  That tells us that the necklace is a hot giveaway!  You all must really want this:

If you don’t win the prize you should click on this link to order your own.  They have the most reasonable prices and you will love it.  I won a personalized necklace off their blog and it arrived this week.  I wore it today and my kids were so excited to see their names hanging around my neck! 

Speaking of giveaways…do …

We have another GREAT giveaway planned for this week.  It is donated by P.S. Designs, a.k.a. The Domino Girls.  You must go check out all of their cute stuff.  This week, for Lazy Moms, they are giving away a personalized necklace with 2 charms of your choice (square, circle, washer, rectangle, or oval) with inscription choice and one crystal. 

Hello?  Is this not so precious?  I actually won one of my own by entering a contest on their blog.  I will show you a picture of it when it arrives.  I …

You girls really rocked the vote this weekend! We had a record number of voters. No doubt it was due to some savvy campaigning on the contestants part!

The big winner of the wonderful Oster Fusion Blender is Stephanie! Congratulations Stephanie! This was her winning tip:

Here are my tips for making cooking painless. (1) Have your husband cook. … ok, seriously … Meal plan for the week. While your meal is cooking & you are already in the kitchen, prep for the next night by chopping veggies, putting meat in the …

We were recently contacted by Chiquita, you know the banana people? They wanted us to try out their new smoothies and asked if they could send some to us. We aren’t the kind of girls to turn down free stuff so we promptly accepted. Why do you care about this? Keep reading!

LMA called me one day and said, “What was Chiquita sending us? Because I have a HUGE box on my front porch!” We were thrilled to open the box and discover they had included an Oster Fusion Blender as …

Not that kind, the business kind of housekeeping.  We’ve got a winner to announce.  The winner of the Lazy Mom Tote Bag is Kristie P.  She submitted this tip:

My kids are 7, 5, and 3 and manners and character qualties seem to be the issue of the week these days. So I devised a plan…I have called it Fruit of the Week for the Summer. We are working through the fruits of the Spirit (or whatever character trait and/or manner you choose). I post it on the fridge, …