Here's to the Night Owl Mommas! Happy #NeedleworkMonday!

"If they HEAR you, they will HUNT you..."

I keep seeing this horror movie trailer in my facebook feed. Am I supposed to be scared by this idea? PFFFFTT!! I'm a MOM! I live with this concept every single morning.

Can I get an Amen?! I can't be the only mom whose kids have supersonic Navy SEAL grade radar for the sound of their mother's finger touching the power button on the coffee maker. It doesn't matter if you have ninja skills in making it to the kitchen in silence. Click! And two seconds later...."Mommy??"

Slipstitching binding edges past 11 PM.

Those were my musings last night as I stayed up yet again solely to have time to enjoy quietness and concentrate on my sewing while listening to a podcast. I love to have my kids in the sewing room, but sometimes I just want to concentrate.

I used to be the morningest of early morning people. The only way I ever stayed up late was if I was curled up in bed with an awesome book. One of my friends/landlord once joked that 10 PM was my "pumpkin hour." They'd throw parties complete with drinking games at the house and I'd hang out till 10, then disappear upstairs. At Navy Supply Corps school, my roommate and friends talked me into "going out" a handful of times. "Ok, what time do you want to meet up?" I'd ask.
"Around 11."
Say WHAT?! I'm supposed to be snoozing in comfy pajamas at that hour, not putting on makeup.
My "going out" days were of very short duration.

Anybody who teased me as a party pooper generally had revenge visited upon them the next morning in the form of an irritatingly chipper coworker, beaming sunshine on their hangover.

Well, really, folks were accommodating of my preferences until two certain infants entered my life and absolutely would not take No for an answer. I would party all night whether I liked it or not, in fact my services as party host with fresh drinks on tap were vociferously demanded with mind numbing regularity.

Thus my transition to night owl began. I resisted for awhile! At one point, hating how "behind the power curve" I felt from getting up at the same time as the kids every morning, I tried setting an alarm so I could at least shower while the kids slept. Hahahaha!!! Rookie mistake, right? The kids still woke up when I did. Naively, I set the alarm even earlier and guess what? They woke up even earlier too! "Screw it," I said, "they can sit in the playpen and watch Frozen while I shower. I need sleep."

I have also scientifically (not really, but it sounds good) proven that it's only MOM who triggers a child's subconscious radar. The Husband has literally gotten up at 4 AM and proceeded to make all kinds of racket in the kitchen, preparing bacon, eggs, grits, and toast. (Seriously dude? How am I supposed to sleep through that plus the smell of BACON?!) Oh no, the kids slept peacefully through it. They've slept peacefully through the blender while the Husband made smoothies at ungodly hours as well. But let ME get out a coffee cup and the hunt is on!

Thus, I stay up these days, or nights rather. I know that they won't last forever and one day, I will become a morning person again. With that in mind, I'll cherish these childhood days that go along with these late nights, instead of fixating on how tired I am from doing it :)

Here's some slumbering cuteness that was going on while I finished sewing my placemats last night:

Husband, kids, and dogs were all knocked out. Only Teddy was still prowling about and he was really just waiting for me to go to bed so he could sleep on my feet :)

But I got my latest set of placemats done!! In a little while I'm going to take them to the kitchen shop downtown and see if they'll take them on consignment! If crazy patchwork isn't their taste (they're a bit upscale) I'll try the coffee shop. They're much more hippie and homespun in style and sell handmade stuff on consignment too.

I'm sitting between this crocheted rug and the knitted scarf and hat sets right now!

As for my egg apron, it's currently a yarn ball. LOL

Happy #NeedleworkMonday everyone, hope you enjoyed this sewing momma's late night musings! Funny thing is that I organized all those thoughts for @keciah's #steemmamas contest, forgetting that the title is "what is the BEST thing a child has taught you?" I'm not sure "how to be a night owl" qualifies as "best" :)

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