My Name is “Mommy”! I earned the title with each one of my children. I went through hours of labor and pushing with my 1st. I carried one for 41 weeks and had an emergency c-section. I had another c-section with the next child and endured years of crying and …
FAMILY 
15 May 2012
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Funny how things work out in life. When I had my first son over 23 yrs ago at the age of 19 I tried to breastfeed him but things just didn’t work out. That lasted about 3 days and he was put on formula. I felt like a failure. I …
FAMILY 11 May 2012
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For the past month I’ve been working overtime. I have a pile of boxes with review products and file of promotional posts that I need to write. I’ve been trying to play “catch up” and I have to admit it’s stressful to spend extra hours at night blogging, writing, editing …
Children 1 May 2012
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Thinking back on my childhood I have some wonderful memories I think of often and some memories I’d rather forget. It’s so important to spend time with your children and build memorable memories with them. We do not take many family vacations and we don’t have the money to travel …
FAMILY 29 Mar 2012
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We celebrated a big boy birthday this week with my Cranky Pants turning Four years old. He’s realized that turning four means a few things. He’s a big boy. He doesn’t want mom to carry him anymore and he knows just what he wants for his birthday. I should of …
FAMILY 21 Mar 2012
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The weather certainly has been beautiful here in Chicago. Unseasonably warm. For the past two weeks I’ve been trying to get to a long list of spring cleaning tasks: cleaning out the laundry room was at the top of my list, cleaning and organizing closets, going through the kids clothes …
FAMILY 19 Mar 2012
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In honor of Valentines day I wanted to share the story about how hubby and I met.
This particular night my girlfriends and I went out to the club we made a pack. It was girls night out and we were not to accept dances with any guys. There were six …
FAMILY 13 Feb 2012
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Turn off the television and put down those electronics it’s time for some Family fun. I did a fun craft project with the kids today that I found in the Disney Family Fun Magazine. The magazine supplied the directions and the cool paper and the rest of the materials we …
DIY Projects,General 31 Jan 2012
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I believe I found lasting love the second time around I think there are several reasons why this guy is right for me and why I married him. I believe we complement each other. We made a commitment almost eight years ago to make each other happy and we put …
FAMILY 29 Jan 2012
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My family has always loved to get out and play in the snow. Wait! Let me rephrase that … my husband has always liked to get out in the snow and ride snowmobiles. I love the riding part, I think the snow looks pretty but I hate being in the …
FAMILY 21 Jan 2012
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My husband and I were presented with a dilemma this week. We had to either approve or disapprove of our just turned 11 yr daughter attending a Sex Education class which will be held at the Robert Crown theater on Monday. Quite honestly our immediate reaction was “NO WAY!” Our …
FAMILY,Resources 8 Jan 2012
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For the last week we’ve had a daily running song for my 6 yr old and it started a little something like this…
All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth. My 2 Front Teeth, My 2 Front teeth.
AND Today….
He lost them!
Merry Christmas from The Night Owl Mama Family
Wishing …
Children,FAMILY 28 Dec 2011
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This month has been especially hectic with the holidays quickly approaching I can barely find time to shop or cook a full meal. The kids are getting anxious with Christmas approaching and it’s getting harder and harder to find time to finish the things that I would like to get …
FAMILY,General 19 Dec 2011
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When the holidays got wondering if your coming and going it’s important to slow down and take the time to spend time with family. We have annual holiday food craft project that we do with the kids for Easter and for Christmas. We gather up the kids meet at the …
FAMILY 13 Dec 2011
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I remember the days of Hot Pants and knee high black boots, a little bustier and a suit jacket. In my clubbing days I only weighed 118 lbs and kicking it with my girls dancing the night away kept us slim. Those days are gone. Fifteen years later and 3 …
Weight loss journey 10 Dec 2011
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