"We did a lot of hunting and hiking together when the kids were little, " said Menard, gesturing to a picture of Palin as a young teen with her sister and Menard's sons, surrounded by moose carcasses in a room for curing big game.

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As usual, my sons were super excited when I walked into the room announcing that I needed them to test a game I was writing about for Forbes.

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Monson's husband is Cirque du Soleil band leader Paul Shihadeh -- they met in a green room -- and she says their two sons have a "crazy life" due to the scheduling challenges of their work.

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