Probably More Than You Really Want to Know

Since shameless self-promotion seems to be all the rage, here are 100 things you may not know about Mrs. Happy Housewife.

1. Purple is my favorite color.
2. Sunflowers are my favorite flower.
3. I frequently lose nouns. "What's that animal with the long nose? It's afraid of mice and has a great memory. Oh, yeah, an elephant." You get the picture.
4. My favorite fruit is a banana.
5. My husband is from Puerto Rico.
6. I sound just like my mother on the phone. Even my husband has been fooled.
7. I had all-natural childbirths. No drugs, no snips, no stitches. Nada.
8. I had midwives.
9. I have chronic and severe asthma.
10. I also have an "S" shaped spine: scoliosis.
11. I am addicted to ice cream sandwiches.
12. I was saved at nine at Vacation Bible School. All I knew was God had a gift for me. I like gifts.
13. I was twelve before I got my first complete Bible.
14. I met Henry Winkler (the Fonz) when I was 18. He was shooting a film in town and I got his autograph.
15. My daughter is named for my maternal grandmother and my son is named after my daddy.
16. I've received numerous requests to register for the draft due to my androgynous first name.
17. I go by my middle name whenever I can.
18. I hate guava, liver, and flan.
19. I love escargot.
20. My first memory is of climbing out of my crib.

To be continued.