I figured the opportunity to win $200,000 to renovate the house was worth a little bit of time invested. It was a chance to have fun, and if we were lucky enough to win, we?d have some money to get a lot of work done.

Requirements for a live audition were that you had to have your dog with you, along with your children. And neither the dog nor the kids could be borrowed. At that point I thought the song was really good, and we had put a lot into it. So driving to New Jersey to perform it was no big deal.

Lucy is such a sweet dog, and so good with kids, it made writing the song easy.

It's probably worth a lot less in your mind than the house next door where everything's trimmed up.

For every $1 donated, we can get $10 worth of food, and for every $1, we can feed 5.5 meals.

This is a great opportunity for us to make a mark. This is a championship game, and it is worth everything.