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Some Mrs. Meyer's trivia we pulled from the Tribune:

• Growing up, Meyer's mother never allowed them to spend time in the living room. With her own kids, the whole house was very lived in, wearing out the carpets.


• She never made her own bed when raising nine kids.


• Her style is eclectic and practical. She never had white furniture and always chose fabrics and materials that hid fingerprints.


• Meyer's four-bedroom, 2 ½-bath Cape Cod in Granger, Iowa -- complete with trailer in front -- has sheltered nine kids and 22 grandkids for 53 years.


• Meyer and her family find a purpose for everything: often there'll be used paper towels and Ziploc bags drying out on the countertop for re-use.

Link to the full article here.