Having and raising children is doing something with your life! ... And I have to say that having your kids is one of the greatest things you can do.

Boys wear their hearts on their sleeves. Even when they're trying to pull one over on you they're so transparent. Like men.

I had four C-sections and my stomach looked like the map of the world. My breasts were hanging down to here from breastfeeding those babies, and my nipples were like platters. I wanted to fit into the gowns that I finally got to wear.

And I find it very easy to memorize the scripts, which are so close to conversations my husband and I have.

I've always been an independent person, but that independence was in the setting of security

It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer.

We only work four days a week, we only work three weeks out of the month, and we get four months off for the summer. So there's plenty of time for me to spend with the kids.