Results tagged “Friday's Feast” from Mom's the Word

Appetizer

When was the last time you had your hair cut/trimmed?

A month ago at Tantrum Salon in Covina. Of course I loved it into the next day, but couldn't quite replicate the straight style after my own attempts at blow-drying and applying all sorts of great-smelling products. So now I'm back to the ol' ponytail!

Soup

Name one thing you miss about being a child.

Not having a lot to worry about. My parents really sheltered us six girls and I remember long, languid afternoons roaming the house, reading, playing out in the garden and not needing or wanting much at all!

Salad

Pick one: butter, margarine, olive oil.

Ummm, olive oil! With freshmade bread.

Main Course

If you could learn another language, which one would you pick, and why?

Spanish, because it would be SO useful! And I love the way it sounds!

Dessert

Finish this sentence: In 5 years I expect to be...

Working outside the home again, with the boys in school full-time. I have daydreams of what I could do around the house if I still worked from home and the boys were in school from 8 a.m. to 2 or 3 p..m., how immaculate it would be! But that's all it is for now!

Appetizer

What is the weather like today where you live?

Hot hot hot, but not unbearably so, since we stay indoors most of the time. By 4 p.m. or so we're outside and enjoying the breeze. Summer is what it's all about in Southern CA!

Soup

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how career-minded are you?

Seven. I was a solid 8 or 9 before babies. Even after I got married, I loved staying late at the newsroom, working on stories, calling sources, sweating out a lede, driving around the Valley. I loved learning about the history of this area and I still do. Now though, most of my writing is done in spurts during the day and mostly at night, when the boys are asleep.

Salad

What type of window coverings do you have in your home? Blinds, curtains, shutters, etc.? Super flowery Laura Ashley drapes in most of the windows with sheer white lining, white blinds in some.

Main Course

Name something that instantly cheers you up.

Children laughing, especially mine.

Dessert

How many times do you hit the snooze button on a typical morning?

Never. Don't have an alarm clock. Hubby sets his for 6:30 a.m. and he wakes me up at 7 during the schoolyear. Lately I've been trying to wake up earlier so I can exercise but that hasn't happened.