I think I’m starting to understand the true meaning of the statement “Momma burns the midnight oil”. There was an old song with that title and somehow from listening to it I got the impression that “momma burning the midnight oil” went something like this. Momma tucks her beautiful children into bed, turns out the lights, then quietly slips into her closet to put on a beautiful long nightgown that’s both comfortable and attractive to her husband (is there a nightgown like that?). Her hair and makeup look slightly worn from the day, but she still radiates beauty. She quietly sits in her favorite chair under the glow of a lamp sipping on Chamomille Tea while reading the Bible. Then she kneels down to spend her last minutes of the day talking with God. Kinda makes you go “ahhh” doesn’t it? Well, let me tell you what I really think it means. Momma’s burnin the midnight oil cuz she can’t get nottin done durin’ the day! The normal routine for this momma goes a little more like this… tuck the girls into bed, turn out the lights, listen to Nya say “Wud you” 4 or 5 times after I’ve shut the door, then go to the bathroom because it’s probably been 5 hours since I last went. There’s no time for nightgowns and tea… it’s off to the kitchen to clean, sweep, and sometimes mop. Then the dryer usually dings letting me know that my final load for the day is done. Then I do a quick cleanup of all the miscilaneous toys, dolls, & animals strung all over the house. At this point it’s probably about 10:15 and I’m getting tired physically so this is when I work on bills, mail, emails, worship team prep/schedules, & go through photos (we take like 10 a day). I might add that my hair is not gently swept up as I imagine the lady’s was in the song, but more like a tangled mess on top of my head. And my makeup has pretty much been rubbed off, sweated off, or cried off (as seems to be the case lately). By 11:30 I start thinking “oh it’s getting late, I better call it quits”…. “oh, but I just wanted to get one last thing done for the day…” next thing I know it’s 12:30 and I think “hmmm, I’m kind of hungry”. Off to the kitchen for a snack… nothing dainty like tea, usually cereal actually. Then it finally hits me ~ I AM TIRED. So I wash my face, brush my teeth (or not … but don’t tell my hygienist, he thinks I brush AND floss), then put on my footed pajamas. Yip. Yes they do make them for grown ups… especially for momma’s burnin the midnight oil.
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I think I’m starting to understand the true meaning of the statement “Momma burns the midnight oil”. There was an old song with that title and somehow from listening to it I got the impression that “momma burning the midnight oil” went something like this. Momma tucks her beautiful children into bed, turns out the lights, then quietly slips into her closet to put on a beautiful long nightgown that’s both comfortable and attractive to her husband (is there a nightgown like that?). Her hair and makeup look slightly worn from the day, but she still radiates beauty. She quietly sits in her favorite chair under the glow of a lamp sipping on Chamomille Tea while reading the Bible. Then she kneels down to spend her last minutes of the day talking with God. Kinda makes you go “ahhh” doesn’t it? Well, let me tell you what I really think it means. Momma’s burnin the midnight oil cuz she can’t get nottin done durin’ the day! The normal routine for this momma goes a little more like this… tuck the girls into bed, turn out the lights, listen to Nya say “Wud you” 4 or 5 times after I’ve shut the door, then go to the bathroom because it’s probably been 5 hours since I last went. There’s no time for nightgowns and tea… it’s off to the kitchen to clean, sweep, and sometimes mop. Then the dryer usually dings letting me know that my final load for the day is done. Then I do a quick cleanup of all the miscilaneous toys, dolls, & animals strung all over the house. At this point it’s probably about 10:15 and I’m getting tired physically so this is when I work on bills, mail, emails, worship team prep/schedules, & go through photos (we take like 10 a day). I might add that my hair is not gently swept up as I imagine the lady’s was in the song, but more like a tangled mess on top of my head. And my makeup has pretty much been rubbed off, sweated off, or cried off (as seems to be the case lately). By 11:30 I start thinking “oh it’s getting late, I better call it quits”…. “oh, but I just wanted to get one last thing done for the day…” next thing I know it’s 12:30 and I think “hmmm, I’m kind of hungry”. Off to the kitchen for a snack… nothing dainty like tea, usually cereal actually. Then it finally hits me ~ I AM TIRED. So I wash my face, brush my teeth (or not … but don’t tell my hygienist, he thinks I brush AND floss), then put on my footed pajamas. Yip. Yes they do make them for grown ups… especially for momma’s burnin the midnight oil. 
you are so great! your girls have so much personality, that hat is so cute on nya!
Great post Niki. If I am up that late, it means I ate something spicy, and I like my spicy food, as you will see in our next post.
Ahhh, Niki. I know too well how you feel. Except sometimes I say “forget it” and go to bed. We need to have another playdate soon!!!