It was a private meeting between him and the family.

My mom taught me to go after my dreams. I have this faith in myself that I must have gotten from her.

I choose to live in Nashville because my whole family is there. I couldn't re-engage with the ever-changing face of the company, so I'm not begrudging any of that. As the music business continues to change, I don't know if it would ever make sense to sign with two majors. Record companies just have to reinvent the wheel as they go.

We take the book everywhere we go. It's not just my husband ? we're a 'Chicken Soup' family, I guess.

It's surprising to the average person to hear they are good family dogs. They are a very smart breed and very loyal to their owners.

Curling was a huge family sport — our lives totally revolved around it. I got totally hooked.