Five Question Friday!! 9/16/11

Well, hello from Antarctica!! Welcome to Five Question Friday! Okay, okay, I'm kidding about the whole "Antarctica" thing...but dang, it's chilly here!



Anyone have any fabulous plans for the weekend? It's Belle's birthday on Sunday, so we're having a family birthday party for her...I'll be cookin' my heiny off making Swedish Meatballs. Yum. (PS...don't click that link. Well, okay, fine, you can...but don't blame me when you find out that those meatballs are so incredibly soul satisfying that you want to put me in your will. Feel free to put me in your will, though.)

Okay, time to get this show on the road!

Welcome to 5QF! I really hope you enjoy yourself, playing along with this fun little hop I've created! Please feel free to play along via Twitter, as well! @taxmegan did last week, and it was kind of a fun way to participate! Fun, succinct, 140 character answers!

Rules for 5QF: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky post to appear Friday morning! And most importantly, HAVE FUN!!

Questions for Friday, September 16th: (Special thanks to @Lovely_Lici, @kneatfreak, @gasfamily, @trooppetrie, and Lora for their question suggestions! I would LOVE you for ever and ever amen if you would offer up any question suggestions for me over at my community...and I'll be sure to link you up in a future 5QF! You can also watch for my Twitter shout out for questions on Thursdays and offer up your best questions that way, also! Just remember to @5crookedhalos me and use hashtag #5QF!)

1. If you had a weekly newspaper column, what would you name it?

2. Who is your mentor/inspiration?

3. What is your wake up beverage of choice?

4. Would you wear your mom's clothes?

5. When you were a kid, did you put posters on your wall? If so, what were they of?

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1. If you had a weekly newspaper column, what would you name it?

It would be:

"Mama's Monday Musings"

No...not quite right.

How 'bout:

"5 Freaky Kids and Their Manic Mama"

Hmmmmm...not quite the right ring.

I know...

"Mama Knows It All"

'Cuz I do.

Just ask my husband. Or my kids.

2. Who is your mentor/inspiration?

Wow...that's a good question.

I have a lot of mentors/inspirators (er, wha?) in my life...my mom, my grandmas...but, there is one person who really inspires me to be a better mom/person/woman.

That's my friend Stacy. She and I don't get to talk as often as we'd like, but she is one amazing mama. I love the relationship she has with her kids, who are well behaved and pleasant to be around, she is strong in her faith, she is fun loving and easy to talk to, she gives of herself to others so willingly and effortlessly, she's wise, great at giving advice...the list goes on and on.

She's simply fabulous. (Love ya, Stac!)

3. What is your wake up beverage of choice?

Dude. Coffee. Hands down.

Preferably Caribou Blend Keurig with a splash (or two) of French Vanilla Coffee Creamer.

Unless it's steamy hot. Then I'll take an Iced Coffee...with a splash or two of French Vanilla Coffee Creamer.

Unless I don't have any of those. Then I'll take OJ. Straight up. No splash or two of French Vanilla Coffee Creamer...in case you were wondering.

4. Would you wear your mom's clothes?

You know...a couple of years ago I would've said an adamant NO! I mean, seriously. How many cable knit sweaters in different colors can one girl have?

However, she's gotten MUCH better. She still dresses for comfort, but she looks more put together...cute long-sleeved t-shirts (with the occasional lace trimmed cami underneath), cute shoes, nice jeans. A definite improvement.

So...with that, my answer would be...maybe.

;)

5. When you were a kid, did you put posters on your wall? If so, what were they of?

Oh mah word, did I ever.

Where do I start? Kirk Cameron, Debbi Gibson, New Kids on the Block (specifially Donnie, whom my heart belonged to).

Can you say "Tiger Beat" magazine? Or, maybe "Seventeen"? Yes, those magazines were my drug of choice back then. I needed my next hit of Donnie Wahlberg ASAP or I was going to start sweating and shaking and spontaneously combust.

Donnie...such a dream boat.

Let's play a game...who would you put on your walls NOW? You know, if it were socially acceptable?

Me? George Clooney. Bradley Cooper. Brad Pitt. Bruce Willis. Jack Bauer. No, not Keifer Sutherland...Jack Bauer. There IS a difference and no, I don't care that Jack Bauer isn't a real person.

HE IS TO ME.

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Over and out! Enjoy your weekend!!