B (2:35)

I would rather have like, a longer, like, Thanksgiving or Christmas break. Like, why don't we have to just throw this, like, pretty much week break at the beginning of October for no apparent reason?

A (2:47)

Well, it's kind of like mid October.

B (2:48)

But in the middle of October.

A (2:51)

Yeah, but I mean, they're enjoying it. It just is kind of a stressful week to just like, have kids at home because, yeah, we have after the Rain, like, at the end of this week, and that's my first, like, live women's event. And, you know, know it just is a lot to like the very end of, like, wrapping up things and getting all the nit, gritty things and the home stretch.

B (3:15)

And then there's just so much, like, little things that pop up.

A (3:18)

So it's like, hard to have them all at home. And it's like you want to do something fun with them, but it's like, hey, come help with this and help with that. And, you know, put these stickers on here.

B (3:28)

And of course, if you are coming to after the rain, which is tomorrow, the quints are down there putting the stickers on the journals that they're gonna be passing out.

A (3:39)

So then I am very upset because I didn't things. When I was ordering things. I didn't, you know, I ordered them, and when I ordered, it was what I wanted. And then I didn't, like, look at this, open the box and look at things right when I got them. And so when we started opening them and they were putting stickers on them, I'm like, wow, this is not what I ordered. So yay. So half of the books and all the things are not correct. But talk about, talk about.

B (4:10)

Like, not everything can be perfect.

A (4:12)

Not. Yeah. But you know what's even more fun is my, you know, 30 day devotional that I wrote, like, that was going in the VIP bags and stuff. And like, time crunch on the day.

B (4:27)

Of they're supposed to be getting delivered the day of. That's stressful.

A (4:33)

I, like, called and I'm like, you've got to. You've, like, you got to push these through. Like, can I please have them the day before, please? Just to, like. I mean, I like, they need to be in these bags. So, you know, it's. I love running under high levels of stress. I don't love it. I just do better under running under stress. What did Ben say the other day? I think you're ADHD or ADD or. What is it? What did he say?

B (5:04)

You're. You're more focused under stress.

A (5:06)

Yeah.

B (5:07)

So stress. Stress heightens your focus.

A (5:10)

Yeah.

B (5:10)

Which I think. I think that probably. I don't know because I feel like that is. Me too. Like, whenever I'm super stressed, like, I will just bang stuff out because I'm extra stressed about getting stuff done. I don't know. It may not be everyone.

A (5:26)

Yeah.

B (5:27)

I don't know.

A (5:28)

But I'm also just like, I work like, that schedule or doer, so I can get stuff done. But when I'm on a crunch time and under stress, I'm just like, I'm like more powerhouse. I feel like I have more energy. I can stay awake for a really long time and like, I don't know, I can be tired all day. But then when it's like night time, it's like I can stay up till 3am like just doing work. It's weird. I could be tired, tired. But anyway, so speaking of Ben, we should probably get a shout out to Good Ranchers because we love our Good ranchers and we love that they support our podcast.

B (6:07)

Shout out to Ben. Thank you Good Ranchers for sponsoring this episode. We're actually going to be talking about a cool initiative that Good Ranchers is doing right now through Thanksgiving. Well, we're going to talk about it a little bit later in the podcast, but it's something that you can do on social with your family and stuff like that and actually win something every week up until Thanksgiving. So we're going to talk about that a little bit later. And yeah, we actually love our good ranchers. It's 100 born, raised, harvested American meat delivered to your door. You can go to goodranchers.com and if you go to the website, you order anything on the website, you can enter the code busbee for $40 off your subscription. Plus you'll get a free meat for the life of your subscription. So it'll give you a little. Whenever you sign up and subscribe, it'll give you an option, hey, you can select from these specific cuts of meat and it'll be added into your box value add for free for the life of your subscription. So yeah, go to goodranchers.com American meat delivered.

A (7:25)

Yep. Thank you, Good Ranchers.

B (7:28)

Yeah, this week is just. Yeah, it's like that. It's like the meat grinder. It's just a lot of stuff going.

A (7:35)

On after talking about good rangers.

B (7:37)

Yeah. Pun intended, actually.

A (7:41)

Yeah, whatever.

B (7:42)

We not only do we have after the rain, we're in the home stretch of that.

A (7:46)

Oh my gosh, yes.

B (7:48)

It'll be a super cool event tomorrow right here in the Houston area.

A (7:53)

God is on the move.

B (7:55)

If you find, I mean, hey, if you're listening to this and you're not doing anything tomorrow and you're in the Houston area or near the Houston area, you can still jump on the website, I would assume you can still jump on the website and register and come.

A (8:10)

You just have to have a ticket to come in. And if you are literally listening into this last minute and you decide you want to come, I'm going to give you a code right now. And I just want you to be there. We do have limited space, limited seating, and so we are almost at capacity for the space that we have here. We did have a different size venue with larger capacity, but I have changed a lot. Wasn't me.

B (8:42)

That is you.

A (8:45)

It was me. Anyways, we are have limited seating and honestly I think I have like 24. 24 seats. It's either 14 or 24 seats left. So it's really not that many. It's really not that many. So I don't even know if I should say something.

B (9:05)

But first, 24. That get in. You get in.

A (9:08)

Well, you still have to have a ticket because the. The rule is. Listen, Aunt Lily is. Is in charge of the. The ticket doors.

B (9:16)

Oh.

A (9:17)

With. With the volunteers and stuff. Will be there and getting the ticket. You know, people in. But she's. She's a boss and she. She's like me, but she's in.

B (9:27)

She's.

A (9:27)

I put her over that. I was like, hey, Lily, I know you. You're gonna be the boss lady over that. She's a good spot for that.

B (9:35)

Put the right sister in charge.

A (9:37)

So you ain't getting in if you ticket, even if it was for free or whatever, you're. You're not getting in without a ticket. So you need a ticket. But if you are lucky and you can get one of those 24 tickets, just go to. You can hit our Facebook page, the heart of her Facebook page or Instagram page, and you can go find the link for the tickets, but use a code. It's called Free Ga, which is free general admission. Don't tell nobody because there's only 24 tickets left for that.

B (10:10)

It's a secret. Don't tell no one.

A (10:13)

But I would love for those 24 tickets to really get utilized. And if you can use those tickets, I just. I would love to fill the space. And I really do. Yes, it's very stressful at the end of like planning an event and all that stuff, which I really love. And I really do miss that. What I used to do, like in the corporate world. And I really am missing my boutique, honestly, with all this planning and just like being in a world of just like doing things, I've really been missing it and just kind of like in that space of just like, you know, getting stuff. Just doing things.

B (10:48)

Yeah.

A (10:49)

Like outside, I've literally. I've kind of cried about it a couple times, like secretly. But I don't Know, I really am just, like, I have big dreams and big hopes, and I have no God is going to move. And I've already have heard of certain people that I know that are coming to this event that I am just in. Wow. Of wow. That they are coming to this event. And just the speakers that I. That are going to be speaking and even just myself with these ladies that are coming, I'm just like, jaw dropping. I cannot believe they're going to be here. That one speaker's testimony and story that she's going to share is going to speak directly to that person. I cannot believe that they're coming, like, jaw dropping. So expecting for God to move tremendously. And we're going to have amazing singers. Gonna be so good.

B (11:52)

Yeah.

A (11:53)

It's a secret.

B (11:55)

So. Yeah. I mean, honestly, you mentioned the boutique. So the last. The last few episodes or a couple episodes, we've kind of been answering a lot of questions that people have wrote in, and there was, like, two that stood out that we haven't really, like, talked about yet. I made one of them. It's still, obviously, things are still kind of. Well, not obviously to y', all, obviously to us, but things are still out there lingering. And it was about, like, the boutique that she mentioned. We do, honestly, we want to give a big shout out to our attorney, real estate attorney Chris Matulas with Matulas law firm here in Houston, Texas. I think they. They operate out of Texas, Louisiana, and a few other states. So if you ever need someone.

A (12:46)

From the very beginning, this guy has been on point.

B (12:50)

Yeah. And just, like, gave us so much confidence and, like, everything that we need to do, everything that we were submitting, he's like, man, it's pretty cut and dry, like, in your favor. And, you know, he's a. He's a go getter.

A (13:05)

Yeah.

B (13:05)

And so, I mean, it's great to have this guy on our side.

A (13:10)

We did work with someone prior to that, and he knows this, and we were just like, this isn't working for us. We need someone who's got, like, fire.

B (13:22)

Yeah.

A (13:23)

Like, that can meet my energy. That, like, you know me, if you listen to this or, like, know me on my stories. Like, I'm like, on Instagram, stories were like, sometimes, like, I like to fight and, like, this guy, like, wants to fight with me at times, you know? And so I, like, I felt that from the very beginning. And he is. I feel like he knows what he's doing. He knows what he's saying. He puts his words, whereas.

B (13:47)

And he's like, and he's a former baseball player for lsu, which was cool.

A (13:51)

Yeah. So that was like, Adam's like, oh, this is.

B (13:55)

This is a guy family.

A (13:57)

This is family.

B (13:58)

So.

A (13:59)

But yes, Chris has been amazing. So if you are definitely in the look for some type of real estate attorney, you know, he is fabulous. So definitely, Adam, you put a link or something in the notes down.

B (14:14)

Yeah. I mean, obviously there's, like, some still. There's a few things, like, still lingering out there that we're in the. We're just kind of, like, waiting and see.

A (14:21)

Like, it's a process. What's going to happen to, you know, terms.

B (14:26)

Yeah, we're in a very good place as far as, like, if there's any kind of rebuttal or if there's any kind of further step. Like, we're already, like, multiple steps ahead of that and just waiting. And so, like, we have very much so, like, peace of mind with it that, like, we're covered no matter what. But it's still kind of. Things are still, like, up in the air a little bit.

A (14:52)

But he's been a very good source and helpful assistant and just a very big blessing to the situation that we've been put in when it came to, like, you know, leaving the space and the landlord and all that stuff.

B (15:10)

So.

A (15:10)

Thank you, Chris. Tremendously so.

B (15:12)

Yeah. And another thing is that's what you're.

A (15:17)

Getting at with the stress of the. This Friday is, you know, tomorrow is after the rain, but also basically after. After the rain, we're like crunch time on which I'm.

B (15:31)

I've been praying and praying and praying about the weather.

A (15:36)

Oh, my gosh. I didn't even think about because. Yeah, no, it's nice.

B (15:39)

I just don't want it to rain. Well, it's been nice in the mornings and in the evenings. Middle of the day still getting pretty dang hot. We sold our house. We're gonna close on it next week. And so we have. We have some remaining stuff that we just left and like, that, you know, left in the attics, left in the garage, stuff that's, like, still there. Like, the garage is full, which stresses me out a little bit.

A (16:04)

It's actually not that full.

B (16:05)

It's full. I was there last week or this weekend.

A (16:08)

No, baby, it's not as full as you think it is, babe.

B (16:12)

I was there, like, two days ago and I walked in there.

A (16:15)

Yeah, but all your tools and stuff are out and.

B (16:17)

Yeah, the big heavy stuff, but. And I think it looks fine. The big golf cart takes up a lot of the space too, though, but we.

A (16:25)

Half the stuff that's in the attic is just going to donate. Like, especially the stuff in the garage attic. But basically we have to get all that stuff out literally this weekend.

B (16:35)

Yeah, like the day before next week's podcast goes out. It's. We're closing on the house. And I don't know, it's kind of weird because, like, I have, like, a big video shoot the day of, so I'm having to give Danielle power of attorney so that she can go there and actually close it or we'll have to push it a whole nother week. We're like, no, let's just rip the band aid off. Let's get it done. Like, no sense.

A (16:59)

But you don't know that we've done that with prior other things before, and you just don't remember.

B (17:04)

Yeah. All right. Something. It feels weird to give your wife power of attorney over you for. I don't know. It feels like something you do when you die. I don't know. Just. I don't know. Just like the term. Every time I hear the term power of attorney, I think of it like, when someone's on their deathbed, I'm fine, but I'm just not gonna be there. I'm gonna be in the Woodlands.

A (17:29)

You had to do it before when you were in Dallas for something and we had to sign something, and.

B (17:34)

Yeah, that's true.

A (17:35)

I don't remember what it was for. It was something, but you had. You had to sign some papers, and then we had to get someone to, like, transport them down here.

B (17:43)

We're always on the go, or I'm always on the go. And so anyways, can never make schedules work out.

A (17:50)

So. Yeah, so I was wanting to do something, like, fun because it's like fall break and, like, trying to do something fun with the kids, but it's like.

B (17:58)

It falls right on. It just was like a big women's conference and then now and then prepping for selling our house and trying to get everything. The remaining stuff out of the house and stuff.

A (18:09)

At least it's a weekend. Like, maybe I'll try to find play dates with the girls. Like old friends.

B (18:13)

Oh, they're gonna love it because they're probably get to go just play with friends while we're. Well, at least let them slaving away.

A (18:19)

Let them go swim at the house or whatever. If anything, while we're loading up stuff.

B (18:24)

In the garage, I gotta rent. Rent like a big truck.

A (18:27)

And so, yeah, so we have a busy, fun couple days and it's going to be very argumentative between us, I'm.

B (18:38)

Sure, because it's like stress. Stress levels are to the max right now with just normal life and the kids are home. So that makes things a little bit more, like, unknown and stressful. And because you're trying to, like, juggle everything with the kids home and then something, a big event's going on and then you know, just kind of wrap things up with the house, the kids.

A (19:02)

Have actually been fine. It's mostly me and you because we're both just so different minded and, like, it's just easy to, like, get on each other's nerves.

B (19:17)

Well, because things just don't stop and we. We have like a set routine every week. And then whenever things get thrown into it and piled onto the top of our normal routine, it just causes friction and chaos and it causes neither one of us really like, chaos. And so it just.

A (19:37)

No, I would rebuttal.

B (19:40)

I don't. It stresses me out.

A (19:42)

Exactly.

B (19:43)

You don't like it. You don't get crumpy.

A (19:46)

Exactly. Thank you for admitting that on the podcast instead of to my face about five minutes ago. Look, guys, I think dresses are fun because they're kind of like blankets. If you're watching this.

B (20:00)

It's not a bubble cuddle blanket, though.

A (20:03)

It's not a bubble cuddle blanket.

B (20:05)

All right, so we're going to take a little break for our sponsors for today. And the first one that we want to highlight is Good Ranchers. And they're doing a really cool thing right now because I feel like just things are just crazy nowadays. I feel like. And the core of, like, what matters most to everybody has kind of taken a little bit of a backseat. And so they're running this whole campaign called Back to the Table. And what they're doing right now, they're just trying to get families back to intentional time together around the table. Actually, not even just families. Families, friends, you know, just neighbors. They're running a cool campaign right now that's talking about just bringing people back to the table. And you can actually, every Thursday from now until Thanksgiving, you can go on and post a photo of what Back to the Table looks like for you and hashtag it Back to the Tables. Tag Good Ranchers. And it will put you in the running to win. Every single week, we'll be giving away a free ham spiral cut ham. And it is absolutely amazing.

A (21:14)

And so Thanksgiving would be great on your table.

B (21:17)

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A (21:52)

Yeah. So this fall, let's challenge each other. Let's challenge our family to really get back to the table. I mean, this is where laughter, conversation, and connection really begins. And really you can start a real connection with your family. And whether that family means your next door neighbors or with your kids, whoever that is, just invite people to your table to share a meal together. Join up and tag yourselves and tag your tables and get that free ham because you don't want to miss that spiral cut ham. So make sure to tag good ranchers in your post and hashtag backtothetable. So of course, go to goodranchers.com and use code BUSBY and get that $40 off.

B (22:32)

Yeah. So thank you, good ranchers. Goodranchers.com American meat delivered.

A (22:37)

But that would be amazing right now. I know it's freezing up here.

B (22:43)

Like, I cranked the AC down whenever, like 30 minutes before we're about to record because whenever the girls are like.

A (22:49)

It'S freezing up here. I'm like, I know now. I was like, it's got to be.

B (22:52)

It's got to be because the second I kick all these lights on, it's going to warm up in the room.

A (22:55)

Yeah. Anyway, so it's very. I feel like a lot less will change after Friday. But, you know, I'm trying not to stress out about things because I know that's what in the spiritual warfare world, that's what the enemy wants to do. He just wants to cause friction and fights. And I'm like, nope, you're not gonna. You're not gonna turn my head that way.

B (23:20)

Get behind me, Satan.

A (23:22)

Not today, Satan. But it is a lot and. But it's all. It's all exciting thing. It's all like phases, you know, this after the rain has been something that has got a place in my heart. Literally last year and there has been a couple of times that I've been like, should I postpone this? Should I call this off? Like, literally and have been like, had to go back, like, and get into scripture and like, read my journal and like, re. Like emphasize why I'm doing This and why I even had this planted in my head, in my heart. And I'm like, nope. God called me this, and he told me October 2025. And so I'm like, this. I got to do it. Got to do it. It's not fallen at the best of times, but this is it. This is when we're doing it. And, you know, so I. I'm trusting in that and I'm believing that this is. This is when it's supposed to be. And why now? Why October 2025? I don't know. I have absolutely no idea. And there's been a lot of things that have, you know, come in the mix that have changed drastically since last year around this season until now, you know, that I didn't know were going to happen whenever this was planted in my heart, you know. And so whatever God is doing, I know it's for good, and I'm going to keep telling myself that. And then right after it, it's like a blessing that we sold our house fairly quick, which is something that we have been praying for and something that we. We want to do, and it's what we need to do. And I think with update on that situation is that, no, we're not, like, going to jump into buying a house. Like, we really just want to just feel settled for a hot second because we still are, like, since we've moved.

B (25:22)

Into this, like, paying two mortgages for the last.

A (25:25)

Yeah. Three, four months, however long we've been.

B (25:28)

In here, it's just like lighting money on fire.

A (25:31)

Yeah. So.

B (25:33)

And how. What, what. What annoys the crap out of me is literally, we have not been in the other house. Obviously, we had to keep all the utilities on and stuff like that while you're showing and everything. But why have our utilities been.

A (25:52)

I have no idea. The utilities at the other house, the.

B (25:57)

The electricity bill in the air has.

A (26:00)

Been turned up max, like 76. And the house feels fine.

B (26:05)

Yeah.

A (26:05)

Because there's nobody in there. There's no furniture whatever. And the bill is still outrageous.

B (26:11)

I don't know. It may be, like, kind of averaged out. I don't know. I don't know how. Maybe we were still in there in.

A (26:18)

Most of July and that bill was still.

B (26:21)

Maybe that's something that the power company does. They kind of, like, average out your stuff and, like, spread the load. But, like, man, you think we'd see, like, a huge difference because, like, no one's in the house. Like, our house normally runs, like, a business, and so, like, we're in the house 247 pretty much. Because like we both work out of the house and so, you know, keep the air down, you know, and all this stuff and like nobody's been in there. And I feel like we're getting the, you know, the electricity bill for this house and our other house in League City. And like, man, you'd think that it.

A (26:54)

Would be different over there and it really hadn't changed much.

B (26:56)

I mean, it changed.

A (26:57)

It changed a little bit, but not.

B (26:59)

It changed hundreds of dollars, but still, like in the whole scheme of things, I thought it would be like way less. Almost nothing.

A (27:05)

Yeah, well, not.

B (27:06)

Yeah, I guess it just.

A (27:07)

It didn't change enough to make it me think, oh, that's nice.

B (27:11)

So it just makes me wonder, okay, the. The three big things that are. We're contributing to the electricity bill kind of be like in the house running right now. Yeah, like, they're huge built in. Refrigerator, the air conditioner and the pool obviously are all still been running. So. Yeah, I guess that's just how much it cost. Didn't realize that it didn't really make a huge difference for us actually being in there.

A (27:43)

Yeah. But we actually feel like we just want to like, feel settled for a hot minute.

B (27:49)

We.

A (27:50)

Which means like, we kind of just want to get through the holidays and then kind of really just start looking. Maybe like January. We'll keep our eyes open if something like really comes up. But we just like want to like, get settled and just like breathe because we feel like we haven't even really settled in here because we have been having to do a lot of back and forth and though our stuff has moved out and everything, it's still been a lot of back and forth and just still dealing with that house and having to clean that house out and, you know, still trying to get it ready to sell and all the things. But once we're officially closed on that house and it's no longer ours and everything's out and we're literally just in here. I mean, there's still like, we still don't. Like, the kids still don't even have curtains in their room. You know, it's like they still have.

B (28:41)

And their bikes are all still it.

A (28:43)

Yeah.

B (28:43)

They're asking.

A (28:44)

And their clothes are like stuck on the floor.

B (28:45)

When you go, you go to the other house. Can you bring our bikes back? Kind of outgrown them.

A (28:50)

Kind of.

B (28:51)

Maybe that's what they'll get for Christmas.

A (28:52)

Yeah, they actually are outgrown those bikes, which is sad, but, you know, so it's like we just want to like, take a hot minute and just like feel settled.

B (29:04)

Yeah. You know, just to let interest rates and everything go down.

A (29:09)

Yeah. And that would be nice too. So, yeah, we won't, probably won't get serious until like after the new year. You know, just really start looking now if something like miraculously comes up and it's like, holy cow, that's perfect and blah, blah, blah, which I doubt it. We might, you know, take advantage of that. But the goal would be like after 20, 26, like starts.

B (29:32)

So I'm gonna, I'm gonna throw all the money in high risk investments and try to double it before we buy a new house.

A (29:41)

Please, Lord, no. Talk about one who doesn't like to be under stress and change.

B (29:46)

Like, that's exactly whatever we doing ten times a day. I'm like checking the stock market.

A (29:50)

That would be like you staying on.

B (29:52)

I'm start day trading.

A (29:54)

Like Fox News and all the news channels.

B (29:57)

No, that stresses me out.

A (29:58)

I know. Like, could you imagine being like a day trader? Like, we would have no life. I would not be able to talk to you or like visually see you because you'd be yelling all the time at the TVs in your phone.

B (30:12)

When companies aren't doing well.

A (30:15)

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B (31:43)

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A (32:19)

From the more than reality podcast. So because home isn't just where you are, it's how you feel. Let's go home with coziers. Thank you Cozier for sponsoring this podcast. Anyway, so that's a update on everything. I guess we might as well just finish updating life. Like what else is updating? I mean the kids are doing, you know, adjusted to school I would say like so, you know, I've had a lot of parents like even kind of been like emailing or like messaging stuff about like just, you know, schooling and, and things. Since we're just kind of doing life updates, might as well finish talking about like school update and stuff. You know, Blake's been adjusting in high school fine and is really enjoying like the high school here. And really no kind of like complaint. She's kind of had to like from the first like nine weeks of school. She was in like one like super advanced like chemistry class.

B (33:20)

Yeah. That no freshman ever take.

A (33:23)

Yeah. Just because of like her transcript coming from coming over like that's what like they said. She recommend her.

B (33:30)

Yeah. The counselor like looked at Blake's transcript and he's like, as a woman, she's like, I. Which was weird because I think whenever we went to the parent mandatory parent meeting, there was a man up there. That's why I always think it's a he because there was like, there's multiple. There was one male counselor and he was assigned to like, each counselor is assigned to like A through.

A (33:58)

Yeah.

B (33:59)

Letters D or E or whatever.

A (34:00)

And then I'm sorry, she was the registrar register.

B (34:04)

And, and it was a man. And so like I, I just keep, whenever I think of Blake's counselor, I think of that guy. And you always talk about a female.

A (34:12)

I'm like, that was a counselor. That was her registrar, register. Registrar register, whatever. Who helped her with the schedule and like registering and picking her classes.

B (34:22)

But she, she saw Blake's transcript and she Was like, well, she's a really good student. Like, I think she could possibly take this on.

A (34:29)

And we did agree to try it. And if it was too much, she was the only freshman in that class. It was either sophomores, juniors in. In that class. And it was a lot. It was very hard. She couldn't. She didn't understand. It was like a. Like, over advanced chemistry class.

B (34:45)

But also feel like the teacher kind of almost took it as a badge of honor that, like, no. Only juniors and seniors take this class.

A (34:54)

Yeah, it's. We didn't like the teacher anyway.

B (34:56)

And so.

A (34:57)

So after that, maybe this is the best fit for Blake.

B (35:00)

And she's been doing way better.

A (35:02)

Yeah. So the big challenge going from one school district and then starting even just high school is the learning to study. Because, you know, they just don't teach that anymore. They're not. They don't give kids homework anymore, really. And she's never been like, someone who's ever really had to study. And so I would say that's really where the challenge that these days of, like, you have to. You have to study now. Like, you have a lot of. A lot of work these days. It's a lot more amplified. It's. It's just, you know, you're not just going to class, and the teaching's different. They're really giving you things that you might have to finish at. Like, it's just. It's more work. And so that's something that's kind of new for her where she's like, wait, I have to actually study? Like, how do you study? And that's so strange, you know, like, because we were studying, studying and taking tests. Not that they weren't taking tests, but she never had to do that. They never had to. They would get multiple options, like, oh, if you had a B and you wanted to try for a. Like, you could take it three more times. Like, that's just weird. Like, we never had that. Yeah, they're. They're lucky to be able to get to do that. But so. But other than that, she's, you know, some joints still doing tennis and everything. And she started going a young life. And we've really been happy with that and enjoying that for her. And it's kind of like a Young Life is a. Basically like a Christian youth group, but.

B (36:38)

It'S not sanctioned by the school. It's just kind of.

A (36:41)

Or sanctioned by a church.

B (36:43)

Yeah, it's not. It's. It's actually sanctioned by the Young Life Organization.

A (36:46)

It's an organization. But it's like youth group at a church, but it's not sanctioned by a church. Yeah, it's its own organization.

B (36:54)

Take it over.

A (36:55)

Yeah, and it's a really like tons of kids and she's enjoying that a lot.

B (37:00)

Yeah, it was super cool. Like I think it was one of the very first weeks I went and dropped her off and you know, obviously Blake being the new kid on the block, you know, she's like texting, you know, friends that she's met on tennis team or whatever just to make sure that kids are going to be there that she knows before she just jumps into something completely new with. I mean literally like the first week it was like 300 plus kids there at Young Life, which was crazy to see that, which was super cool. And then after I came and picked her up and then all the kids, whenever they leave Young Life, they converge on Sonic Drive in, in like the heart of Friendswood. And it was like the craziest thing. It was like look like something you'd see in freaking Fast and the Furious movie of all the.

A (37:48)

Oh, I was thinking like Grease all.

B (37:50)

Yeah. Or grease like old like a diner or whatever. And you know, all these cars just like flood in. Kids are just piling out of cars and just hanging out in the parking lot and. And I'm like sitting in the car obviously cuz plate can't drive. So I'm like just kind of trying to lay low and just like sit in the car, wait for her and let her just hang out with friends and. And I'm like hearing like all this music and stuff and so like I just kind of roll down the window, I'm like, man, the kids are just like like dancing and like blaring like Christian music out, you know, in downtown Friendswood and stuff. I'm like, man, this is, this is actually super cool like that. You know, there's this huge group of kids that are, you know, like minded and you know, love Jesus and stuff. And they're all just kind of in solidarity there and just like hanging out and you know, it was just, it was super cool to see and it's like super encouraging for a, for a parent to like witness that. And like man, you know like she's surrounding herself with like really good kids that like want to do good and stuff like that. And I mean that's just like, honestly that's been like confirmation, you know, like little God winks of like just confirmation of like why you know, like I want you here in this like smaller, close knit community. There's Just more of that. I mean, I remember whenever we first moved here, it was like before school started. Like, right. Like the week before school started. And, you know, I was going to Good Rancher's office for a meeting and there's like a Starbucks right in front of Good Ranchers. And I just popped into Starbucks before I went over there. I was a little early. And I walk in and there was like, literally like four groups of kids in Starbucks all having like, Bible studies. And I'm like, man, this is super cool. I never saw this in League City. And you know, I was just like, man, like, see it every once in a while.

A (39:46)

But it was definitely very rare.

B (39:48)

I mean, like now to the point of like four groups, you're like, everybody.

A (39:52)

Here is doing that.

B (39:53)

Yeah.

A (39:54)

Yeah. You definitely see it more. More. Well, given the town is a lot smaller, so it's easier to see that. But you go to Summer Moon, you go to Starbucks and you definitely see that. Like, see it very much more open and people are more comfortable exposing that they are not scared to like, show that they're reading their Bible or that they're having a Bible study like in the public, you know, And I love that too. So that's one thing that we definitely love about the community here. You know, it's got. I'm. Which it does have its ups and downs. I mean, every town, Every town does. But we definitely are enjoying the impact of what we have looked for within our old town and we are like, embracing that more. So what we wanted, like, like enamored by, like, it was what we needed and we found it very quickly.

B (40:55)

Just, like, feel better about like raising your kids here.

A (40:57)

Yeah, yeah.

B (40:58)

And you know, it's just like more of the same. More of like confirmation just from like before we moved here and just like hearing, you know, stuff that people have talked about about that lived here and stuff and just like, oh, yeah, yeah, right. And then you see it and you're like, oh, okay, yeah, yeah.

A (41:16)

Because we did get a lot of flack about, oh, friends would. Oh, friends would. And that's all the snotty people, the snobby people, the blah, blah, blah. And it's like, listen, Lake City had just as bad. Just as much or just, you know, and it is. I mean, there you're going to have the high and low everywhere. But what. What we've been able to experience as far as like, family dynamics and community of like, friendship and family and just like, like faith filled, like Christianity and just being able to see people like being Open about, like, Bible studies here and there. Never. Never saw that. We lived in Lake City for 20 years. It was very, very rare that you ever came across someone just doing that openly.

B (42:03)

Yeah.

A (42:04)

You know.

B (42:05)

Yeah.

A (42:06)

And that just is. Once again, it's. It's being in a smaller town, it's very. You're. You're more likely to run into that. But once again, even in our little bubble area, you never ran into that ever, Ever, you know.

B (42:24)

Yeah. And then the coins have been. The coins have been doing very well in school and just, like, adjusting and.

A (42:33)

Yeah, they just got their, like.

B (42:36)

I mean, we've talked about this in the past on, like, past podcasts and stuff and just, you know, like, struggles and, you know, because we have premature kids and, like, some of them, like, have different, like, learning struggles or eminent. Hazel with her. The stuff with her eyes and stuff. Like, she has, like, special. Like, they have special programs and stuff within the school to like, help facilitate and give them, you know, concessions and stuff to make their learning experience better. And, you know, so we. We had like, a parent conference at the beginning of the school year to kind of go over, you know, the programs that they were on at their Pascal versus, like, you know, what, you know, and then assess, like, you know, the programs and stuff they were doing and the. The benchmarks and. And everything. And, I mean, the teachers that we met with, I mean, gave us, like, a lot of confidence that, you know, that it's just. They're very well taken care of here.

A (43:37)

Yeah. And it's a very different approach because it's very small. And, you know, I am.

B (43:44)

I mean, the school is dang near, like, half the size.

A (43:46)

And I'm very proud of where the girls came from and, you know, what their district put together and what they were able to provide them and what I would say that I was continuously vocal about and, like, what they needed. And me being a mom of multiples, what was hard for me and what. You know, I tell this to a lot of moms. The biggest thing that you can do for your kid who's struggling is to constantly be the voice of. My child is not receiving. They need more. What can we do differently? Meet with the principals. Meet with the mom. Like, don't stop, because if you find that your child is coming home upset or can't keep up or can't, you know, catch on or is just constantly struggling, like, you've got to stay on top of being the voice for them. And at the school in, you know, with the teachers meeting with the assistant Principals. And the principals, because you have to keep up. Maybe they don't test to meet certain standards. That's not good enough. Like, you have to keep saying, like, I don't. Like they might hit that mark where they don't need assistance. But, but if they're one point above, above the mark in saying they don't qualify for assistance for something, that's not okay. Like, they should still be able to require you as a mom. And even the teachers within the classroom should, should be saying, like, but I can still see that they need some help with this or offer like some help with that. And you know, I, I had a voice constantly, like, I was nagging and I was annoying, I'm sure. But so don't ever stop like, pressing in for your kid if, you know, you see something is different or, you know, like, I kept saying, like, man, you know, I just see, like, she just doesn't do well with this. She. Something's off. Like, I feel like she's constantly struggling. She just won't catch on. She won't catch on. Like, why is it that she doesn't understand this? And you just got to keep going, you got to keep fighting. And little did we know, like, discovering like, dyslexia. Well, guess what? There's actually different levels and different forms of dyslexia. Guess what? I didn't even know that. You know, I just thought you see letters backwards or you can't read and that that's not just what dyslexia is. And so, you know, switching to this school district, district, they do things completely different in the dyslexia world. And because it's a smaller school, they're able to do like, the one on one and the. And doing things differently. And I like that. And I've learned that different schools do do it differently. Different districts are able to do things. And so if you are in that and your kid's not getting enough, try reaching out to different districts and ask how do they do things in their programs and whatever, because we have seen tremendous growth with our girls in their areas of struggle and it's been great. But doesn't mean that they don't need the assistance. And I think that the goal would be that they do, you know, get their tools and they, and learn how to use their tools, which they are. But doesn't mean that they will not. Doesn't mean that they will not. Not have to use them all the way through high school. But, you know, we're constantly looking at options of like, what is next year look like, because once you get to middle school, it's a game changer. You know, we've, you know, just might be mind blowing. But it's because it's mind blowing to me that God's kind of put on my heart too. About six months ago, even before this year started, which was another one of those things about like homeschooling the quints for sixth grade and all just through middle school, which guys is. What on earth? Are you serious, God? Like, how on earth am I gonna do this? But it's something that I'm like kind of processing and praying about because, you know, I can see it possibly being something that some of them might need, but not all of them. But would I do it for all of them? Or do we kind of push in, in within this new school district and try the new middle school? But. So I don't know. It's wild. It's crazy. I don't want to do it, but I know God wouldn't really be putting it on my mind and heart if it wasn't something that he thinks we should try. So I just say pray for me because that is wild to even think about. That's wild.

B (48:20)

Yeah. I mean we. From getting that glance, that little glimpse of it whenever we were doing well, that's.

A (48:29)

But that's very different because they're definitely more mature. They can read on their own.

B (48:32)

That was total chaos.

A (48:34)

That's chaos. This is very different because metal scores are definitely a different game of schooling and they can sit down, but they definitely like with their homework as well, still need a lot of like help and assistance and stuff. So that would be. It's hard. It would definitely not just be like legit, like homeschool, definitely be like some co op type thing. But anyway, so yeah, so that's a lot. There's a lot. That's a list of like, update of, you know, what's been going on with all like the things that have kind of transitioned over these last couple months. I know a lot of you have been asking and so we just thought, hey, it's a stressful, busy week and there's a lot happening and a lot changing once again. So that's what's happening.

B (49:20)

Yeah. But I feel like it never stops. By the end of next week, we'll have something new, I'm sure. But I feel like there's just like the light of the end of the tunnel, like once, like after the rain is over and like the busyness and the hecticness of just planning and preparing and everything for that. That's behind us. And then getting. Just getting the house sold, getting everything kind of pulled out and staged and just where we want it.

A (49:51)

And it's kind of like.

B (49:52)

That's kind of the light at the end of the tunnel.

A (49:55)

It's like, I want to feel settled in this house, but I don't want to get too settled because I know, like, we will end up eventually moving again. So you're kind of in that. Like, how do you get settled? Like, Adam and I still don't have furniture in our bedroom. Like, we literally still have tubs. And I still have, like, if you watched our, like, Instagram, when I, like, put the hangers with the bags over the clothes to just transport them, which made it real easy. Like, I still have those, like, laying in because it was like, winter clothes. Like, I don't need those. Yeah, they're still laying on the floor.

B (50:25)

We'll need those in about a month. So we got some. A little space.

A (50:30)

Like, I don't have, like, we still don't have furniture because I sold it. Because we've never really. We really need furniture. But I'm like. I kind of like not having the TV in the bedroom right now anyway, but. So it's like, we want to feel settled and, like, chill, but not too much because we will eventually move again next year.

B (50:51)

Yeah.

A (50:51)

Just the crazy life of the Busbys and, you know, just. It's fun.

B (50:55)

Yeah. And then next year it's still a little early to talk about, like, why. Why we were in the car last week and, like, the meetings and stuff that we were having.

A (51:06)

Oh, my gosh. I totally forgot about that. That's so exciting.

B (51:11)

And that's. That's definitely going to be something that's going to carry through next year.

A (51:15)

I think once we. Once we have our next couple meetings and conversations, we'll be able to share once we're, like, official, if we choose.

B (51:25)

We've. We've mentioned, like, what you've been doing and, like. And even we mentioned it, like, in the drive, like, talking about, like, writing these, like, books and stuff like that. But now we actually have, like, potentially have, like, a real good deal publisher and stuff like that in the works to really make it impactful. And we'll be able to not saying.

A (51:50)

We'Re doing it or not.

B (51:51)

We'll be able to share that, like, fairly soon. We'll see. Yeah. And. And it. We just have, like, a lot of really cool ideas of what we can do around that and stuff like that. And get the kids involved a lot more and really grow this to be something cool. And I hate just talking about, like, we're just, like, dancing around this and. Because it's. It's super exciting and it's. It's. It's going to be a really cool, like, legacy thing for our family.

A (52:20)

Yeah. And I think that's why I kind of mentioned it in the meeting we had was that, you know, my goal was to honestly have all this out by Thanksgiving and it be released for the holiday season. But I don't know, God just kept saying, like, it's not time. It's not time. And so I kind of just put a hold on it, and then this stuff kind of, like, dropped in our lap, and I just said, you know what? You know, maybe. Maybe this was why God was saying it's not time. And we've stepped into this and we're.

B (52:59)

You know, and then we had a.

A (53:00)

Mouth and just kind of, like, taking our time and just processing it and having conversations and meetings and stuff, and it's been good so far.

B (53:09)

And yeah, had a really cool conversation with a publisher and stuff. And they just threw out, like, a lot of, like, really cool ideas and saw around corners that obviously we're naive to because we've never done this before.

A (53:23)

But also a lot of growth that makes sense and things that we could really. Which really. What's. Really. What I was seeing was that, like, that. Those. That book and those books are not just a book. It's literally like. It's literally like, to me, it was like, this is our family. This is a part of our family, and this is a legacy around this. And what I am envisioning around that is more than you know, which is honestly, it's kind of funny because that's this podcast, too. And it's. So it's more than just that. And if we have these conversations and we move forward, it's something more than I had even pictured and which is very beautiful and something that I think would be very good for the kids.

B (54:13)

Yeah.

A (54:13)

So I'm excited about it, and we'll have another meeting and stuff next week. And so lots of. Lots of potential good things and we will share when we can. But I'm really excited about it. And I. Not saying we will move forward, but.

B (54:31)

Nothing'S, like, set in stone yet, but if.

A (54:35)

If it's. If it's meant to be, like, it's.

B (54:37)

Heading to a good place that something, like, really cool that could. We could be super excited about.

A (54:44)

And so anyways, got to wrap it up.

B (54:48)

Yep. So thank you guys for tuning in to episode 54.

A (54:54)

Yeah, I said it right today in.

B (54:56)

The beginning, a more than reality podcast.

A (54:58)

I feel like I deserve a hand hug.

B (55:02)

That's wrong saying.

A (55:06)

All right, thanks for listening, guys. All right, peace out.

B (55:09)

We love you guys. Sam.