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TFB tries on a new hat.

When bored, (it happens after all three kids are in bed and you just
don't feel like doing housework..again!) I skim the Internet looking
for some fun blogs to read. In those travels, I've come across many theme blogs. By theme, I mean blogs all about making motherhood
easy, ways to relieve stress, Fast and Easy recipe blogs, Household
Tips and Hints blogs etc etc. I got to thinking about how TFB is just a hodge podge of whatever crap enters my head or whatever pics I feel
like sharing. Maybe TFB could be more than that. Maybe I could use TFB to offer more than my crappy sense humour.

Like since I never have time, as the name TFB suggests, maybe I could turn this into a blog about useful time saving tips for other moms.

I could be the new Fly Lady.

Except TFB style.
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TFB Top Ten Time saving Tips for the frazzled TFB Mom's
out there.

1. Fast Food Flyer's/Cooking : Buy a binder and store all the fast food flyer's that come in swarms on the weekends and store those suckers in there. It will keep your counter top or junk drawer neat and seeing as were all about saving time, forgo cooking and just order in. It will be so easy to just flip through, saving time. Whose really has time
to cook anyways?

2. Dishes: This is easy, Nag Nag Nag your husband until he buys you
a proper dishwasher. Even better, if your kids are of age, totally make it their "duty". As soon as the boy and the girl can, they will be. You can count on it!

3. Grocery Shopping: DO NOT TAKE THE KIDS. Honestly grab a babysitter if you need too. Its worth the money to be able to just wander up and down those isles at a snails pace, not threatening little Johnny or Susie Q that if they don't behave your going to send their arses to china.
Don't forget to buy ready to go food! They even sell the veggies all chopped up now! Think of the time you'll save! (This is about time saving, not money saving..work with me)

4. Laundry: Buy enough socks and undies for at least three weeks
or more. Then your not stuck doing laundry every single week. T shirts
and pants can be worn more than once. Convince your kids to start
some new trends...inside out is the next big thing!!

5. Phone: First, call display is a must. Then you can avoid wasting
your time with telemarketers, and those people who talk for hours.
You know the ones I mean. Those Aunt Betty's of the world who feel
the need to discuss their very intimate details of their health to the
point where they have you turning green and faking your own mystery illness just to get off the damn phone. If you need to contact someone,
do it through email. Then its on your terms and you can make it short and sweet. Email is a gift. Use it!

6. Yard Work: There must be a teenage boy in your neck of the
woods looking to earn a little cash. Think of it as doing a good deed. Helping that kid with his pot school funds.

7. Bed Time Routine: Pick a time, stick to it. Get the older kids to assist the younger kids. Convince the kids how much more fun showers really are compared to boring old, sitting in your own filth baths. Trust me, grossing them out about germs works!!

8. Floors: sweep every other day, mop only where people can see. Who cares whats under stuff..who looks there? Convince your six year old how much fun vacuuming really is. It worked for me!

9. Home Repairs: Hire a GOOD professional. The only way its going to get done, done fast and done right the first time. Instead of walking over tools and discarded materials for months and having doors of cabinets "mysteriously" pop off. Not only will you save time, you will
also save your marriage.

10. ???


There are only nine, because I simply don't have time to come up with a tenth one.

So, ya, um...maybe this whole time saving thing really isn't going to take off for TFB...

The beach is the bees knees.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Last weekend before school starts.

The social invites came in, but we decided against being away, choosing to stay close to home and just hang with our kids. With the boy starting grade one this year, he will be gone the entire day and of course the girl is starting JK, and she will be gone mornings.

On one hand I feel a little like celebrating,(WAHOO!) as I will have just the baby in the mornings, and just the girl in the afternoons while the baby sleeps. Life will be just that "tiny" bit quieter. On the other, I am a bit sad that my boy will now be gone for full day

WACK!!.GIVE YER HEAD A SHAKE WOMAN!

I know, this is the moment we moms are all supposed to celebrate and look forward to. I am bucking up now. Seriously. Besides, I only said a bit.

Okay, so we thought a great end of the summer thing to do would be to pack a picnic lunch and take the kids to the beach. So after chasing Colin, packing all the beach crap, a decent lunch, removing Colin from the table and getting everyone dressed we headed off to our beachy destination.

When we arrive, it is lunch time, so we drag beachy crap, kids and cooler to a spot, set up and sit down for the worlds fastest picnic. The moment we unwrap our sandwiches and pop open the cucumber slices, we are dived bombed by bees. Not one, but many. Who knew bees go to the beach too....did I mention I hate bees? It's been said before on this blog, my unnatural HATE for anything insect. I'd link back, but I am too lazy. Seriously.

I HATE BEES. The kids ate what they good as fast as they could, nothing like a little indigestion when you going in for a swim. We threw everything into the cooler and shut her tight. Not a single bee remained.
@$@#*$&(@#)...bees....

Some picnic.

On the bright side, no one was stung, and despite his repeated attempts, the baby didn't drown. All in all, a good trip out.

The Invasion

Well, my house, the dog, the rats, myself and even the kids survived the invasion of Girls this past Friday. The verdict is out on the bird.

There was little mess, despite 10 kids tromping through. The best thing, it was a very well behaved group of 10. Which is amazing in itself. They came, they played, the ate, they left.

Lets do it again soon!

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