I get so much out of being married and raising my kids - that's really important to me.

I get so much out of being married and raising my kids - that's really important to me.

My family absolutely comes first, and I don't mean that in a Pollyanna way. It's the focus of my life because it's what makes me happy.

When something's got to give, family always wins. I couldn't live with myself if it was the other way.

I'm a bit of a homebody. It doesn't take long for me to get to the point where I'm ready to be home again.

I would follow my mother around the kitchen watching and trying to find any way to help. One of the first dishes my mother taught me to make was hollandaise sauce. Though she always served it with broccoli, I soon realized it was equally delicious with asparagus, artichokes, or any other vegetable.

I'm not a writer, but I'm very good at editing. That's my specialty. I can read something and tell you everything that's wrong with it and what's great about it and what needs to change, but it's hard for me to organize my thoughts.