Premise: Patricia Heaton, 59, stars in the ABC sitcom "The Middle" and is the author of the cookbook "Food for Family and Friends" (William Morrow). She spoke with Marc Myers. Mom was always reading books or ironing. She was a homemaker who took care of five kids. Dad worked as a sportswriter at the Cleveland Plain Dealer. ...
Hypothesis: Heaton's mother came from a family of 5 kids.