A FEW MORE RANDOM FACTS:

• I have, at times, been known to eat nearly half my body weight in bananas.

• I make, approximately, 4.7 times the amount of messes as the average person.

• I grew up in a small town in Northern Michigan, near the pinky of the mitten.

• I got to taste a bite of the World’s Second Largest Cherry Pie, which, at the time, was the largest.

• I’ve been known to shriek with delight about colored post-its.

• My first stuffed animal was an otter named Oscar.

• I placed 2nd place for my science fair project in 7th grade. (1st place won a ride in a hot air balloon. 2nd place won a ribbon.)

• I keep a collection of rainbows to save for rainy days.

• I can read upside down.

• Growing up, my mom ran a daycare in our house.

• In elementary school, my favorite color was neon.

• I play 2 player TETRIS against myself (right hand vs. left hand).

• I think a picture book is the perfect length to enjoy a peanut butter sandwich.

• My first job was delivering newspapers.

• I can’t help finding four leaf clovers (or are they finding me?)

• When I was 3, my favorite land vehicle was a cement mixer.

• My favorite sport is roller derby.

• In 6th grade, I wrote a musical called MILKBONE MELODIES.

• I have a scar on my forehead from falling out of bed in the middle of the night.

• In kindergarten, I started a school-wide safety campaign entitled “BEWARE OF ORANGE HANDLED SCISSORS”.

• More than anything, I love drawing with kids.