On the porch swing today are Marita Mercer, her best friend, Bets, her daughter Charli and Charli's stepmother, Angel (all from Casting the First Stone and Chasing a Second Chance). Joining them is Kelsey Stevens, a professional organizer who's the protagonist in a new novel I'm working on, and her best friend, Roxanne.
I'm going to toss out the questions, and we'll see who chimes in with answers.
What little household task do you postpone most often?
Bets: "Grocery shopping!"
Marita: "True. There is never any food in your house!"
Bets: "But there's always wine!"
Do you like a day with no plans, or one that's jam-packed?
Charli: "Busy! I hate being bored."
Bets: "Me too!"
Marita: "I also hate it when you're bored. Both of you."
Angel: "I like it when a day goes according to plan."
Kelsey: "So do I."
What foods remind you most of your childhood?
Kelsey: "Big breakfasts. French toast, pancakes, homemade waffles."
Roxanne: "I used to love coming to your house before school! I think your mom is part of the reason I make big breakfasts for my kids."
Angel: "For me, it's my grandmother's Christmas cookies."
Charli: "They're the best! Um, sorry, Mom."
Marita: "Nope. I get it. I'm the first one to admit my 'homemade' cookies come from a roll of dough."
Bets: "Hey, at least you make cookies!"
Marita: "And you've delivered many a great pizza!"
What's most satisfying to you: saving time, money or effort?Kelsey: "Time."
Marita: "Money."
Bets: "Effort."
Angel: "Jim would say money."
Bets: "You got that right."
Charli:"What would you say, Angel?"
Angel: "I'm not sure."
Is your life "on hold" in any aspect? Until you lose weight, get a new house or get a promotion?
Kelsey: "None of those. But, yes."
Angel: "Not exactly."
Bets: "Nope!"
Charli: "Sorta. Mom? Um, Mom?"
Marita (clears throat): "Everything's just peachy."
The third installment of the Angel-Marita-Charli story is in the works,
along with Kelsey's story, Taming Chaos, in which
everything is definitely not peachy..
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