FIRST MICRO-HOBBY OF 2026

Summary

The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz — Episode Summary

Podcast: The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz
Episode: FIRST MICRO-HOBBY OF 2026
Date: January 28, 2026
Hosts: Kelly Stumpe & Lizz St. John

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Episode Overview

In this lively and nostalgia-packed episode, Kelly and Lizz dive into the joy of micro-hobbies, with a focus on Kelly’s newfound obsession: collecting vintage '90s Fisher Price Loving Family dollhouse toys. Their conversation meanders through the highs and lows of Facebook Marketplace bargaining, the meaning behind temperature "feels like" readings, reflections on social media trends, frustrations and fascinatings with AI, micro-hobbies as an antidote to mindless scrolling, mealtime and manicure hacks, baby name musings, and some expert car seat configuration advice for growing families.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Kelly’s First Micro-Hobby of 2026: Vintage Toy Collecting

• Timestamp: 01:49–14:55

• Kelly’s Hobby Origins:
  Kelly shares her new micro-hobby for 2026—collecting Fisher Price Loving Family dollhouse toys and accessories from the '90s.

  “Let me start with my new micro hobby. And it’s my first micro hobby of 2026 ... I just let micro hobbies find me.” — Kelly (01:49)

• Why Vintage Toys?
  Kelly and Lizz bond over the nostalgia and durability of '90s toys, criticizing modern equivalents (e.g., Gabby’s Dollhouse) as lower quality:

  “90s toys were superior. Like, 100%. … Everything about them is better. I’ve been so vocal on my dislike for the Gabby Dollhouse. I think it’s the most biggest piece of garbage ever made.” — Kelly (02:30)

• The Search and Marketplace Adventures:
  Lizz joins the quest, helping Kelly hunt down the perfect set—without the “real hair” dolls—from Facebook Marketplace and eBay.

  “Since you told me that, my Facebook marketplace was like, all these houses popping up, so I started sending them to you.” — Lizz (05:07)

  “I got an amazing deal. I paid 17 bucks for mine.” — Kelly (04:20)

• The Collector’s Dilemma:
  Kelly aims for a $300 budget, wants all families and accessories, debates between the 1993 house and the mansion, and learns about the line’s vintage minivans:

  “I have all of the characters in all of the furniture ... They have families of every ethnicity. So I kind of want all of them.” — Kelly (08:16)

  “From the 90s to the early 2000s, they sold loving family cars ... I need these minivans. Like, that is so car mom coded.” — Kelly (09:18)

• Nostalgia and Investment Value:

  “We were all told as 90s kids, like, keep your beanie babies. Those are going to be worth something. Yeah, those aren’t worth anything ... They’re not worth Fisher Price Loving Family, 1993, mint condition.” — Kelly (06:53)

• Bonding over the Hunt:

  “This is a hobby. Like, you and I are texting back and forth. We’re getting excited. … It’s fun. We’re connecting. Isn’t that what it’s all about?” — Lizz (07:43)

• Furniture Details & Nostalgia:

  Lizz obsesses over miniature versions of real Fisher Price furniture, like the turtle sandbox and pink vanity (11:29).

• Kelly’s Closing Manifesto:

  “I’m probably gonna make it like a series because, like, you have to see these toys ... I’m just ... If anything else, I’m having fun. It’s my newest micro hobby.” — Kelly (11:18)

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2. Micro-Hobby Philosophy & AI Woes

• Timestamp: 28:11–29:58; 24:45–28:25

• Kelly & Lizz on Hobbies vs. Mindless Scrolling

  They encourage listeners to pursue real hobbies (and praise the show "Traders") as a way of connecting more fully with themselves and the world—“AI could never” replace that genuine rush or satisfaction.

  “That’s why the Fisher Price hobby has been so nice. Because instead of scrolling Instagram, I’m scrolling Facebook Marketplace, and I’m looking for something real. You know, I’m just trying to connect to what is real.” — Lizz (28:09)

• Micro (and Nano) Hobbies:
  Kelly’s also deep-diving into using up cuts of meat from her freezer, but Lizz is unconvinced that’s truly a “nano-hobby” since Kelly talks about it constantly (28:51–29:58).

• AI Anxiety:
  Both discuss the troubling rapid advancement of AI and the difficulty in knowing if content online is real (24:45–28:25).

  “There is a real problem going on in our country, and that is artificial intelligence. … We are to the point where you need to second guess every single thing you see.” — Kelly (23:51, 24:02)

  Memorable moment: Kelly falls for the “Too Rich to Age/Evelyn” AI influencer account (24:59–26:24).

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3. Social Media Cringe & Trends

• Timestamp: 19:58–23:45

• Cringey Trends:
  Kelly hates the “hating me is probably valid ... I did everything I said I would. Plus I’m raising four kids" trend.

  “It’s such a weird, like, message to put out ... What account would benefit from telling your followers that they probably hate you because you’re so much better than them?” — Kelly (21:27)

• Tired Tropes:
  They both critique the dramatic “no one believed in me, but I did it” genre and “quote nobody cares about what you post” meme (22:04–23:45).

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4. Temperature "Feels Like" Rant

• Timestamp: 14:55–17:21

• Kelly is baffled and annoyed by the “real” temperature vs. “feels like” temperature:

  “If it feels like that, then that’s what it is. … What’s the math?” — Kelly (15:17)

  Lizz attempts to explain, but both remain bewildered at why their house at 68-70°F feels different in summer than in winter (16:03–17:21).

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5. Baby Names and Generational Trends

• Timestamp: 30:09–37:01

• Lizz’s Naming Journey:
  Now pregnant with her third child, Lizz shares the baby name selection process, reflecting on "top ten" names and her indifference to there being other Elizabeths in her class.

• Kelly’s Name Rarity:
  Kelly discovers her own name isn’t in the top 1,000 for 2026—reflecting changing trends.

  “Wait, Kelly is not even the top 1000 in 2026. … It was the most popular in 1977.” — Lizz (33:29)

• Name banter and memories:
  Fun riffing about schoolyard rhyming (“Kelly jelly belly smelly...” 33:43–34:00, 37:39–37:53).

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6. Car Advice & Industry News

• Timestamp: 38:11–47:46

• Correction about Volvo XC90:
  Kelly issues a correction: the Volvo XC90 with captain’s chairs does have a tether anchor in the third row, but only in that configuration—not with a bench seat. She explains why federal regulations shape this (38:11–40:19).

• Chicago Auto Show Event:
  Kelly announces she’ll be leading an auto show tour in Chicago, with only 25 tickets (40:56–41:44).

• Listener Car Seat Question:
  Advice for a listener (“Jenny”) expecting her third child: Strategies for arranging three kids in a Suburban, with detailed scenarios based on car seat type, age, and accessibility (43:23–47:46).

  “Let’s put the four-year-old in the third row and then let’s have the other ... rear-facing kids, the two younger kids in the captain’s chairs.” — Kelly (43:23)

• Lizz’s Own Car Seat Planning:
  Lizz contemplates her own upcoming three-seat setup in her (future?) Kia Carnival.

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7. Ditch the Drive Through: Kid Dinner Solutions

• Timestamp: 48:24–54:41

• Character Can Soup Hack:
  Kelly serves Campbell’s character-themed soups as lunch for her kids in a snowstorm pinch, enjoying the novelty and convenience.

  “My kids each killed a can of these soups ... let me be clear, I am ditching the drive through here. I’m not claiming to be anything other than not going through the McDonald’s drive thru.” — Kelly (49:11, 50:09)

• DIY Soup Stickers Hack:
  Lizz muses about slapping dino stickers on a healthy meal as a character-marketing hack (51:25–51:35).

• Soup Dumplings:
  Both compare Trader Joe’s vs. Costco soup dumplings, agreeing Costco wins, then detail condiment combos to up the ante, notably Japanese BBQ sauce (53:02–54:41).

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8. Micro-Manicure Hobby: DIY Press-On Nails

• Timestamp: 54:41–58:35

• Kelly’s New Experiment:
  Kelly orders 150 extra-short, unpainted press-on nails from Etsy for $7, planning to paint them herself to save money and always have backups. Lizz is skeptical about the time investment, but Kelly persists.

  “I think I’m going to paint the sheet. I like white and blue nails. Maybe I’ll do a bubblegum pink if I’m feeling crazy .... It’ll be a 25 cent manicure. A dollar manicure!” — Kelly (55:49–56:18)

• The Eternal Loss of Press-On Nails:
  Kelly’s ongoing woe: losing a nail in the wild and ruining a set (56:46–57:17).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “If you rob my house, the robbers will be looking in the wrong places. Everything I have of value is in my toy room.” — Kelly (11:08, see also 00:02 and 11:09)
• “I just think we all need to be finding micro hobbies. ... AI could never.” — Kelly (28:25)
• “It’s market. And he’s a man who could understand an investment.” — Kelly on her husband and toy buying (08:16, 08:13)
• “Don’t make up scenarios. You’re interesting enough as it is.” — Kelly (23:45)
• “Naming babies: names feel so much more common now because of social media ... but you’re not running in circles with all these Olivias.” — Kelly (32:02)
• “We’re always being advertised to ... Who are we to literally advertise on a banana sticker?” — Kelly (49:17)
• “You can add things to it, of course ... I ditched the drive through. ... They loved it. It was hearty. ... Fed my kids for three bucks.” — Kelly (51:17)

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Engaging Takeaways

• Micro-hobbies foster connection, purpose, and are a fun escape from digital monotony.
• Vintage toy collecting is not just fun, it’s potentially lucrative and deeply nostalgic.
• The world of family vehicles and car seat arrangements is more complex than most realize—Kelly and Lizz’s expertise shines in troubleshooting real listener dilemmas.
• Modern motherhood isn’t just about survival—it’s about resourcefulness, bonding, and sometimes, just microwaving Paw Patrol soup.

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Quick Navigation / Timestamps

• Micro-hobby kick-off: 01:49–14:55
• Facebook Marketplace escapades: 05:07–08:59
• Value & nostalgia of vintage toys: 06:53–07:06
• Critiques of social media trends: 19:58–23:45
• AI-generated influencers & concerns: 23:51–28:25
• Feels-like temperature rant: 14:55–17:21
• Baby names & generational popularity: 30:09–37:01
• Car seat/vehicle Q&A: 38:11–47:46
• Ditch the drive through (soups, dumplings): 48:24–54:41
• Press-on nail micro-hobby: 54:41–58:35

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For anyone who missed the episode:
This energetic chat between two car-obsessed sisters is as much about digging up the gems of childhood as it is about pragmatic life hacks for chaotic, modern motherhood. Whether you’re a collector at heart, a fellow car seat juggler, or just want a shot of millennial-mom humor and solidarity, this episode serves it all—with a side of soup and sassy, sisterly banter.

Transcript

[Kelly]

Welcome to the carpool podcast with Kelly. Like, I'm sitting on cash.

[Liz]

Yeah, I know you are.

[Kelly]

Like, if my house gets robbed, like, let me just be clear. The robbers will be looking in the wrong places.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

Because anything I have of value is in my toy room.

[Liz]

And, Liz, he's Kelly, not Cali.

[Kelly]

Kelly.

[Liz]

Kelly like Bailey. Kelly smelt like jelly. Kelly rubbed jelly on her belly.

[Kelly]

Your mom. Time off starts now. Welcome back to the carpool podcast with Kelly and Liz. Happy Wednesday.

[Liz]

You know, I hope by now we are all just thriving. This new storm has passed.

[Kelly]

No, it's, like, negative still here.

[Liz]

We're recording this on Sunday because, like, we're not going to have child care this week due to the roads. Like, schools are closed. So while our husbands are home, we had to, like, get this recording out.

[Kelly]

And let us just say, the sun may not be shining, but our spirits are, because. No, I'm saying, like, we are here to. To bring some light.

[Sam]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

And some joy to your listening ears, because I have a driveway dump. Like, I'm actually so happy we're recording this on Sunday because I simply couldn't wait till tomorrow morning to say the things that I need to say. Like, so many. We have interesting thoughts.

[Liz]

We have never texted more. And I'm so excited about talking about this one specific thing. Your new micro hobby. Like, I can't stop thinking about it. I'm so excited to talk about it. I know and I know. So that's what. That's what we're here to do. You've maybe been stuck at home with your kids. You might be going a little stir crazy. We're here to just hopefully give you some mindless banter and take.

[Kelly]

Yeah, you take a break to get you out of your rut, whatever that rut may be. So let me start. Let me start with my new micro hobby. And it's my first micro hobby of 2026, you know, and I just let micro hobbies find me. I mean, I like, I'll. I have some things I'd like to do, but for the most part, my hobbies find me.

[Liz]

This is my favorite micro hobby you've ever had. I'm so invested in it. I am having so much fun with you. Thank you.

[Kelly]

So I spoke earlier this week on my stories about some of my favorite vintage toys. And I know the word vintage sounds crazy because I'm talking about toys from the 90s, but, like, whatever we're calling.

[Liz]

Them, vintage.

[Kelly]

90S toys were superior. Like, 100%. They were made better. They were made Smarter. They were made to last. Like, everything about them is better. I've been so vocal on my dislike for the Gabby Dollhouse. I think it's the most biggest piece of garbage ever made. I can't believe they're selling them to have 3D printed.

[Sam]

Crap.

[Kelly]

Sorry to say a bad word, but, like, the Gabby's Dollhouse is horrendous and those vintage toys are it. So I love sharing things. Like my McDonald's drive through the Clip Clop castle, the Little Tykes play garden. Like, I love them. And I have always wanted the Fisher Price family house from 1993. Loving family. Loving family. 19. Loving family. That's what they're called. And I have seen these here or there. Like, when you. If you Google the picture, you'll. You'll. You'll recognize it if you were 90s.

[Liz]

What she's talking about.

[Kelly]

And I don't even think I should ask mom, but I don't even think we had one. I think we just, like, would have them at friends houses. I don't remember having one.

[Liz]

I don't know. But, like, I see the people and I see the house, and I know it so well that it makes me feel like I. I played with it so much so it makes me feel like we did. Or maybe one of our. Like, you said our friends or our cousins had one.

[Kelly]

Yeah, you'll.

[Liz]

You'll. You will know it. So Kelly calls me. Kelly calls. Can I just say it from my pov? Kelly.

[Kelly]

That's.

[Liz]

Kelly calls me the other day, and she goes, well, I had just picked up the Little Tykes activity garden, and I'm so happy that you, like, put it on my heart to find it, because it just popped up for 25, 10 minutes from my house. And you said, just do it, and I did it. And, like, Sloan is obsessed with it. She's constantly in it. And every One of my DMs is saying, oh, one's listed for $400 near me. $125 near me.

[Kelly]

Like, I got an amazing deal. I paid 17 bucks for mine.

[Liz]

You got an amazing deal. So, like, the deals are out there. But you were so right. It was so good. And so this came up and you go, it's as if you had been marinating on it for, like, literally months. The way that you said it, you. I need the 1993 Fisher Price Loving family dollhouse with the characters without real hair. And she sent me a, like, ebay listing for $700. Of course, I'm not going to buy this, but like, this is what. This is what I'm trying to find.

[Kelly]

Because I want all the pieces. I. I want. I want the set. I don't just want, like, a rundown house, and I don't want to. I'm obviously not going to put my crap Gabby dollhouse pieces in it. So I want. I want it all.

[Liz]

So since you told me that my Facebook marketplace was like, all these houses popping up, so I started sending them to you, I'm like, oh, here. Here's this type. Oh, here's the mansion for a hundred dollars. Here's this house for $75. Here's some people. Maybe you can split it up. They're asking for way too much. And it's been so much fun to try and figure out how you can get. Get this thing.

[Kelly]

Oh, I. Now I'm learning about the different editions of the the Loving Family. Elizabeth is right. When I want. I want the characters who don't have the hair. So I believe like, in the late 90s, early 2000s, the Loving family got real hair, and they look ratty because real hair sucks. I hate real hair on toys. The. The loving family of 93. They are the. Well, here's what they are. They're the perfect size. They're not chokies. Those not to get keep dragging Gabby's dollhouse. Those are like chokies for Libby. They're the perfect size. They fit so good in a kid's hands. There's no real hair. There's no clothes to take on and off. Their clothes are painted onto their body like, it is the perfect doll, in my opinion.

[Liz]

Like, that is.

[Kelly]

They should have never deviated from that. So I was like, okay, I'm not gonna. I guess I kind of had just been, like, waiting for it to, like, come across my desk at, like, a JBF sale once upon a Child, like a garage sale. Because I've never actually, like, paid for. I never paid market for my vintage toys. They've always just found me. But it's getting to the point where, like, my kids are getting older. And let me be clear, I want my kids to play with it. Like, I don't. I don't want to just put it away and, like, it never be touched. I want my kids to play with it, and then I want to keep it. I also find it so interesting. I was thinking about this, Elizabeth. We were all told As 90s kids, like, keep your beanie babies. Those are going to be worth something. Yeah, those aren't worth anything. They're not worth Fisher Price Loving Family, 1993, mint condition.

[Liz]

Those are worth something. So hundreds.

[Kelly]

It's an investment. It's an investment. Now I have kind of like, set a budget for myself on what I think I should. What. What I'm willing to stomach to acquire all of these things. And it's around like $300. Like, I'd like to spend around there to get everything. And I think I can do that.

[Liz]

That would be.

[Kelly]

Let me be so clear. We will never tell my husband what I have paid for this. As like, if any of you. If I find out that any of you go behind my back and tell my husband, I'm gonna block you. No, he can never know about this.

[Liz]

Here's the thing. This is a hobby. Like, you and I are texting back and forth. We're getting excited. I'm like, oh, my gosh, this mansion looks so nice. This one looks even nicer. This is in your area. Look, this one's only 10 minutes from you. Like, it is fun. We're connecting. And isn't that what it's all about?

[Kelly]

100. And actually, he will. He. He's not going to care, but he won't care that I spent that money. He will care what I spend that money on, but that's not his business, in my opinion. Like, sorry.

[Liz]

No, it's.

[Kelly]

It's.

[Liz]

It's high. It is. That is. That is a lot.

[Kelly]

It's. But I'm telling you, it's market. And he's a man who can understand an investment. So I have no. It's. Everything's penning pickup as of now, but I have all of the characters in all of the furniture. Well, it's. Then. It's hard because, like, then they had so many families. They have families of every ethnicity. So I kind of want all of them.

[Liz]

You can't drive yourself that crazy, Kelly. Like, I feel like you need.

[Kelly]

No, I know. You're right.

[Liz]

You need a lot. Like, you need a lot of people. Not a lot of people, but they. The lot of people. You need some furniture. Like, you need it so your kids can play with it.

[Kelly]

Yes. And then I have to buy the house. Now, the 1993 house and the mansion are different. I'm kind of leaning towards the mansion. I just think I like the looks of it more.

[Liz]

I did find it in a 1993 house for 75 kind of clo in St. Peter's Missouri, on Marketplace.

[Kelly]

Send me that link. I will. And then as I'm like, digging because I. I'm liking to look, the problem with Marketplaces. I feel like the. I'm learning more from the ebay listings because that's where the collectors are.

[Liz]

Yeah, sure.

[Kelly]

The marketplace listing. Like, you're not going to get a deal on ebay, But I like knowing the ebay people know the right name, the year. Like, they have all the details. So I'm kind of cross referencing my ebay to marketplace, you know, to get some information, and then I find out that from the 90s to the early 2000s, they sold loving family. Family cars that included several different kinds of minivans and some SUVs.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

And I'm telling you, they just don't make toys like this anymore. And I'm like, I need these minivans. Like, that is so car mom coded to have these minivans. So the minivans are kind of standoffish. So I have been on Poshmark for those. I've already placed and got offers accepted for two of them.

[Liz]

Kelly, this is so funny.

[Kelly]

I know. But I'm having fun.

[Liz]

No, it's a lot of fun.

[Kelly]

I've never collected. I've never collected anything. I would like to be a collector.

[Sam]

It's a game.

[Liz]

It really is. I mean, you could. You could insert in anything that we're talking about. Like, it doesn't have to be this Fisher Price loving family. It is fun to find a deal. It's fun to find something. That's right. They are rare. They're vintage. Like, it is. It's a rush and it's fun. And that's what you've been up to.

[Kelly]

Yeah. So I do like the people who don't. I mean, I. I think it'll be fun.

[Liz]

It's fun when you come. When you come by someone who, like, doesn't know what they have, and they're, like, just trying to sell this for my mom.

[Kelly]

Like, that. My McDonald's thing. Five bucks. Five flipping dollars. They're on. They're 800 on Marketplace. Like, I'm sitting on cash.

[Liz]

Yeah, I know you are.

[Kelly]

Like, if my house gets robbed, like, let me just be clear. The robbers will be looking in the wrong places.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

Because anything I have a value is in my toy room.

[Liz]

Yeah, totally.

[Kelly]

So interesting. So anyway, I'm probably gonna make it like a series because, like, you have to see these toys. Like, they are just incredible. And I'm just. Yeah. If anything else, I'm having fun. It's my newest micro hobby.

[Liz]

You know what? I'm so up. The mode I'm most obsessed with, with these toys is the furniture is like the Fisher Price furniture that they. Fisher Price also sold life size.

[Sam]

So it's.

[Liz]

It's the Fisher Price turtle sandbox. You can get the turtle sandbox for your dollhouse.

[Sam]

And it's.

[Liz]

Do you remember that pink Fisher Price plastic vanity that girls would have in their room? They have that in the toy version. It is just. It's so great. It's so full circle. It's so nostalgic. And I'm so curious to know, like, if your kids love playing with it or if this was all just like a fun Easter egg hunt for. For you.

[Kelly]

Well, it's a good question.

[Liz]

You seem to have really good. You seem to have a really good eye for what kids are gonna like. Like the Paw Patrol Tower.

[Kelly]

No, I think my kids are gonna love it. I actually think my kids are gonna love it, which is why I'm kind of like putting. Which is why I want to get it now so my kids can, like, play with it for these years and then, you know, I can save it for my grandchildren. They just. I can't say enough. They just don't make it like they used to. And, like, I'm just gonna put this out there. I'm gonna shoot my shot. If anyone's listening. New dream partnership, Fisher Price. I'd like to come across your desk. I think we should bring back one of these minivans as a collab in a major way.

[Liz]

Yeah, totally.

[Kelly]

Like, look at this one. It, it, it's. It's. They have seat belts. It's amazing. They just don't do it like this anymore.

[Liz]

I'm obsessed.

[Kelly]

The boy is in a little harness. Car seat.

[Liz]

No, I'm obsessed.

[Kelly]

And they make, like, toddler sized dolls. I'm just. I can't. Like this, this minivan with all the pieces. This is the 1999 family talk and travel with luggage. $250.

[Liz]

Hey. And this is also a reminder. Like, if your parents are hoarders and they've been holding on to your stuff, go dig in their basement.

[Kelly]

You could be.

[Liz]

You could have, like, several hundreds of dollars.

[Sam]

Yeah.

[Liz]

In your, in your bank account soon enough.

[Kelly]

I do wonder. I'm also, like, needing to accumulate my pieces before the market skyrockets. Because, like, I'm not, like, trying to toot our own horns, though. But I do feel as though I put Clop Castle on the map. Like, I'm just wondering it does it?

[Liz]

I do. I do wonder that, Kelly. I do wonder that.

[Kelly]

Did I put the clip clop on the map? Because I picked up mine for 15. And like, I just searched. My sister in law had the clip Clop castle. And I went, I was like, oh, that's a fun time. I'm gonna see if I can find one. I went on, found 1, 15 bucks, bought it that day. That was years ago.

[Liz]

I've just, I've just accepted in my motherhood, I will not own a clip Clop Castle because I refuse to pay more than honestly $40 for that. I. I just, I just refuse.

[Kelly]

I had a fun idea which. This is tbd. And if I don't do it, no one be mad at me. But I was thinking for the carm auto show this year, we're doing like a fundraiser. I might buy a club clop Castle to auction off.

[Liz]

Oh, that would be a good one.

[Kelly]

Like, maybe I'll buy some of these vintage toys to auction. The clip is like so car mom coated.

[Liz]

Yeah. It's so true.

[Kelly]

So anyway, that's what I've been up to. Like, literally, that's it. So I've been telling each other Facebook listings, if you live in St. Louis and you, like have a great listing, send it my way. Don't send me any Fisher Price with the hair though. Like, look, if they have the real hair, I'm not interested. Okay, next on my dump. Should I go next?

[Liz]

Yeah, no, you, you have. I don't have anything on my dump. I'm curious to know what all this stuff is on our.

[Kelly]

Yeah, because I, I just put things that you have a lot about them. Okay. So speaking of just like the weather, first of all, temperatures make no sense.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

And I just feel like we should live in a world where the temperature is the temperature. And I'm specifically referring to this idea of, like, there's the temp and then there's the. Feels like.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

I'm sorry, that makes no sense. Because if it feels like that, then that's what it is. And if you're like, no, because of the wind, and I'm like, no, because if the wind is making it colder, then it's colder.

[Liz]

Totally.

[Kelly]

It'd be one thing if it was like, oh, it's 32. It feels like 30. They're like, oh, it's 20. It feels like negative one. I'm like, okay, we're not gonna do a 19 degree swing here because of the wind. Like, it's one degree.

[Liz]

Someone's wrong.

[Kelly]

Like, and I'm gonna say, like, I think feels like is what it should be. I think this is insane.

[Liz]

A temperature is the how something feels. It Is how hot or how cold something is. If something feels like it is negative 1 degree, you can't convince me it's 10 degrees.

[Kelly]

Like if we can't even believe, if we don't even live in a reality where the, where what it feels like is the temperature. I'm worried for our world. What does that mean, girl? And then I was thinking here's something like, which I just can't wrap my head around. Okay, so we always keep our house between 68 and 70 degrees. Like that's just what our house is set at. My husband won't let me change the thermometer. Like he's just, he lives in the world of like open a window, take off a clothes, add some clothes. Like we're just. This is it. This is it. In 68 to 70, I think is fine. I'm for the most part very comfortable in my house. But how come in the summer I will wear like biker shorts, flip flops and a tank top in my house and in the winter I will wear fuzzy socks, pants and a sweatshirt in my house. And I couldn't imagine I would be cold in my summer clothes, but I'm in the house that's between 68 and 70 degrees. What is that math?

[Liz]

Well, I think it's like, I think it's like the, I think it's back to like the feels like, like I think your temperature says it's 68 to 70, but it's not. But it feels like 65 because like, because it's winter and because like you're. There's cold air or there's hot air coming through like when you open doors and just like the cracks in your house, like the airs coming through, it's.

[Kelly]

Just kind of interesting.

[Sam]

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[Kelly]

Okay, this is now I'm on to social media for a second. So there's like a new trend going around and I find it to be so cringy. I don't know if you've seen it or if I just follow like too many like women entrepreneurs on my page, but it's like the trend of like it's like a Mom doing something. Like, let's say she's doing a spin class or like with her kids are working and over the text says, hating me is probably valid. I did everything I said I would. Plus I'm raising two kids.

[Liz]

Ick.

[Kelly]

Yeah. Have you not seen these?

[Sam]

No.

[Kelly]

Oh, Liz, it's. I've seen like four to five a day. Hating me is probably valid. I did everything I said I would. Plus I'm raising four kids. Okay.

[Liz]

I have to look up this trend because that.

[Kelly]

I'm not trying to be a hater. I just need, like, such an out of pocket thing to say. Like, you want people to hate you?

[Liz]

Why hating me is valid. Oh, gosh. Hating me is valid. Dot, dot, dot. She's combing her hair. You've been running joke between my sister and I. You've been a running joke between my sister and I.

[Kelly]

No, you're not on the right side. I'll send you the next one I see.

[Liz]

I mean, I'm telling you, it's just supposed to be I'm doing everything I said I would. Plus raising two kids.

[Kelly]

It's just like.

[Liz]

Wait, everyone's just saying hating me is probably valid because I'm doing everything I said, plus I'm raising four kids. Everyone's just using the same text.

[Kelly]

No, it's the exact same text. But it's such a weird, like, message to put out to. To your audience. Like, what account would benefit from telling your followers that they probably hate you because you're so much better than them? I think it's like such a weird thing to say. And that's like, not like me to have to have a take like this or. But I think that's a, honestly, like a really dangerous mindset. And I think you should not say that. That's very strange, you know, but all.

[Liz]

The comments are like, you go, girl. Yes, you are. Hell yeah.

[Kelly]

But who's hating you? So. So maybe let's back up. Wait, so who hates you?

[Liz]

So actually. So actually no one hates you. You know what?

[Sam]

That.

[Liz]

That brings me into other stuff that I hate, which is like, this might cancel me, but insert the most lukewarm, non controversial at all. Take. Mm, this might get me canceled, but I don't know. Yeah, 75 is the perfect temperature. Like, that's not gonna get you canceled. Or the. God, I can't think of an exact example. But it's like this. Like, it's like a quote. Like someone said something to you that absolutely no one ever said to you. And. But you're like, still Doing it. Like, you can't. We'll use the same example. Like, you can't work your full time job and raise four kids and do it all. Me doing it all. It's like, no one. Literally no one ever said that to you?

[Kelly]

Well, yeah. Or it's like, I didn't really also love that trend when it was like. And it started out good, and then people just started to take it, like, overdone. And it was in your 20s. Someone will tell you this. Which, again, no one told you that. It's really important. You don't listen.

[Liz]

Okay.

[Kelly]

Like, what?

[Liz]

Yeah, gosh. People got. That was like, the only trend that was going.

[Kelly]

That one got overdone. That one got overdone. And I didn't hate it in the beginning, but I agree with you. It's like, yeah, I'm sorry. That. That doesn't bother me as much as the hating me is valid. Like, okay, what? Who hates you?

[Liz]

Like this one. Nobody. Quote, nobody cares about what you post. No one. Or doesn't posting this embarrass you? No one's messaging you that. No one's saying that to you. Like, people are just making stuff up.

[Kelly]

They're making up scenario. Yeah, they're making us.

[Liz]

They're making up scenarios.

[Kelly]

Don't. Don't make up scenarios. You're interesting enough as it is.

[Liz]

Okay, so funny.

[Kelly]

So there is a real problem going on in our country, and that is artificial intelligence. Not that anyone needs me to tell them about that, but the videos are progressing at such an alarming rate.

[Liz]

It's so annoying.

[Kelly]

I agree. I find it. I find it so annoying. And, like, we are to the point where you need to second guess every single thing you see.

[Liz]

I know.

[Kelly]

Like, if you think that happened, watch it again or see who it's coming from. Like, people are insane. So I start, and I literally fell for this one. And I'm actually kind of obsessed with it. I'm not saying I like it because, like, I wish artificial intelligence wasn't around, I guess. I don't know. I don't really. I don't know. I don't know what's gonna happen. But it's this AI old lady who's like. Who's not real. But she, like, looks really good for 75 and, like, she like. Elizabeth, I need you to look it up. Look, go to your Instagram and look up too. Rich to age. Everyone do this. Unless you're driving, then. Wait, Rich, stop what you're doing.

[Liz]

Okay, Evelyn, like, oh, yeah, I've seen her.

[Kelly]

She's not real. 75 plus.

[Liz]

Evelyn. Evelyn, Evelyn Richard. Like, she's literally getting Collabs.

[Kelly]

I know. 75 plus retired from being nice. And she is this like really young looking 75 year old kind of. I mean, and the videos are scary good. And like you read the comments and everyone's like, what's your secret? You look so good. She would be one. Evelyn would be one to say hating me is probably valid. I look this good at 75.

[Liz]

Totally. Also something that is crazy is she posts, she's posting videos like her dancing in this dress and, and then she's tagging where the dress is from.

[Kelly]

I know. So I saw that because I was like, is like. I'm literally like, is she real? I'm like, there's no way she's real.

[Liz]

No, she's definitely not real.

[Kelly]

No, she's not real for sure. And I can tell you right now, like, I feel like there's always like different markers for how we're touching AI. Like for a while it was the hands. Well, surprise, they figured out the hands now you can always tell in the hair, You know?

[Liz]

Yeah, no, I hate this.

[Kelly]

But she's kind of funny. Like she danced. She's doing like tick tock dances.

[Liz]

Yeah, no, I mean, it's like it is fashion, like goals. Like it's of course goals. But again, it's like, it's just, it's fake. I just, I've. I've been seeing so many like influencers pop up that I click on their profile and they have like 900 followers. And like, you know, you can tell, like the classic pretty, like hot girl AI. Like we all kind of know what her face looks like now. Like what AI believes. Like the hot man looks like in the hot girl looks like. Like you can always tell. I'm seeing these all pop up and it's so crazy. I'm also seeing people all the time, like AI people who make it look like they're talking on a podcast. So it comes off as even more like real. And like they could just say anything. They could have any. They could have any. It's so dangerous and I hate it. And I like watch like an incredible video. Like some just like cool or funny or incredible act of human will or. And I'm like, was that real or was it AI? And like people don't know. Like the comments are mixed.

[Kelly]

So I just think, yeah, it's very scary. And it's very scary because like we also like have. I mean, I'm not, I, I'm. I Just hate to be depressing. I hate to be depressing, But I just think we need to really work on, like, getting off our phone.

[Liz]

I could.

[Kelly]

I definitely could. I am. I'm like, one more screen time reminder away from getting a brick. Have you ever seen the brick thing? Yeah, it, like, takes your apps off.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

Or I'm gonna, like, delete all my apps on my real phone and, like, just have it on my content phone.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

But.

[Liz]

Well, you know what? And that's why the fish. The Fisher Price hobby has been so nice. Because instead of scrolling Instagram, I'm scrolling Facebook Marketplace, and I'm looking for something real. You know, I'm just trying to connect to what is real. Because AI could never.

[Kelly]

AI could never. No, I'm telling you. I just think we all need to be finding micro hobbies. That. And like, Traders is like the best show on television. If you're not watching Traders, wake up.

[Liz]

Yeah, we just need hobbies. Like, we just need to replace our mindless scrolling with some other scrolling. Because, like, yeah, we used to have hobbies.

[Kelly]

Like, as a society, hobbies existed. We would read. I am reading. I'm reading.

[Liz]

That's good.

[Kelly]

I'm also another, like, micro. Like, micro. Micro. What's. What's less than micro? Nano.

[Liz]

Nano.

[Kelly]

I think another nano hobby of mine is I'm currently going through all of, like, the cheaper cuts of meat in my deep freezer from our half a cow.

[Liz]

You say it's nano hobby. It's literally every time I call you, all you freaking talk about. And, like, honestly, I stopped caring.

[Kelly]

So I just, like, we have some. I shouldn't even say cheaper. Well, I mean, they are the cheaper cuts, but they're a little bit more difficult to cook with. Like the. My cube steak saga. First of all, I hate cube steak. Like, I made it the best way I could prepare it. It literally never got tender. Like, it's just a rough cut. And then I did an arm roast, which was fine. And today I'm doing beef short ribs, which are not a cheaper cut. I just. It's a cut I'm unfamiliar with, and I am having fun with that. I also have pork jowls I have to use up. I've got beef soup bones. I've got round steak. I've got just all sorts of crazy cuts that I've got to learn how to cook with. Yeah, yeah. That kind of is all I've been talking about that. So, like, literally all my days consist of Fisher Price Marketplace short ribs or cube steak.

[Liz]

Yeah, but you Know it. It is what's going on. And it, it, it is, I guess, a hobby.

[Sam]

What are my hobbies?

[Liz]

What am I doing?

[Kelly]

You're growing a baby.

[Liz]

That's so true. I just, like, kind of have, like, a mandatory nap time in my house now. Like, we all nap at one o', clock, and that's been really nice. I'm starting to feel a little bit less nauseous, so that's good. I posted on my Instagram, like, when did your nausea go away? You know, and the amount of overwhelming DMS that I was, like, I was literally throwing up while giving birth, like, it literally never went away. That won't be me, because I just, I. I know that my first trimester is bad. Like, I've been pregnant two other times. Like, I just know I'm not gonna feel horrible the entire time. But that's crazy that some people just feel horrible for 10 months.

[Kelly]

No, I know.

[Liz]

Like, they have to, like, they, like, get dehydrated, have to, like, go to the hospital. Like, that is crazy that that happens.

[Kelly]

So sad.

[Liz]

Just, like, women are amazing. It's just, like, the ultimate. Obviously, the ultimate sacrifice. But I hear that, and I'm like, wow, you're sacrificing so much more than I am. Like, wow. I believe you did that. You're amazing.

[Kelly]

And have you, like, been thinking about names? You know, are we gonna get, like, clues again?

[Liz]

Well, I don't know. It depends on when we come up with a name. I'm kind of at the phase where if a name, I don't immediately hate it, I will put it on a list and I'll, like, revisit the list. Maddie and I kind of talk about names, but Sloan was obvious. Sloan was always our girl name. James was kind. Was kind of easy because it's just. He's just named after both of our dads. And like, this one, I just have no idea. Like, I really don't like a lot of girl names. And the girl names that I like are, like, I don't know, like, top 10 list. And do I want that? But I don't. What's the deal with the top 10 list? Like, are we always trying to stay out of it, or is it just, like, okay to be in the top 10 list?

[Kelly]

Well, naming baby. We need to get her back on the pod. She had an interesting take on, like, top 10 names. And she's like, names feel so much more common now because of social media. Yeah, like, because you're hearing the names, but, like, you're not running in circles with all these Olivia's or all these Avas, I mean, you're just not. Mm. Or maybe you are, but, like, you're not running in those kinds of circles. I like, I like a top 10. I'm just wondering, like, if. Because, I mean, my daughter's name is Elizabeth. My second daughter's name is Elizabeth. So I was wondering if your second daughter, like, if Kelly's even on the list.

[Liz]

I'm not my daughter Kelly, but speaking as an Elizabeth myself with the top 10 name, like, I. There were always Elizabeths in my class and like, it affected me. Zero. Like I live to tell the tale. Like, mom and dad just loved that name.

[Kelly]

I've, like, rarely come across other Kelly's. Can we bring the name Kelly back?

[Liz]

I think it's kind of Kelly's not very popular. Where does Kelly fall in the top? Is Kelly in the top 100?

[Kelly]

Certainly look that up for me. I'm wondering about Kelly. I do think Kelly has grounds for a middle name for you. Just like something to consider. Also, if you didn't know Kelly was our mom's maiden name, she was Chris Kelly, which is why I'm Kelly. So that's fun.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

Such a 90s name. Like, everyone thinks like Jessica Courtney. Like, what about Kelly?

[Liz]

Oh, wait, Kelly is not even the top 1000 in 2026.

[Kelly]

No one's thinking of my name.

[Liz]

It was the most popular in 1977.

[Kelly]

It is kind of a weird name. Kelly Jelly belly. You know, smelly. That's tough.

[Liz]

Yeah, Belly. Like belly Isabella. Like, she was, you know. What's that?

[Kelly]

Yeah, like, I don't think that was, like, good PR for that name.

[Liz]

So interesting. Not even the top 1000. It's like such a common name, but, like, it's not.

[Kelly]

Obviously it's not.

[Liz]

But obviously it's not.

[Kelly]

But, like, we have Kelly. Stumpy. We have Kelly Clarkson. We have Kelly.

[Liz]

I mean, you really. Those two are great Kelly's. I'm not sure. Kelly for a boy. I don't like Kelly.

[Kelly]

I like Kelly for a boy. It's a totally different vibe no matter which way you go with it. That was interesting. Okay, do I have anything else on my dump? I wrote roast. Why did I write roast?

[Liz]

Oh, I wrote roast. So I made a roast last night and I posted on my Instagram like, ugh, when it's five o' clock and like, your roast is not shredding like it should. And normally when I post things like that, my DMs are then filled with just like, smarter people. Than me being like, oh, babe, all you got to do is X, Y, and Z, and then it's going to shred perfectly. So I kind of posted that with the hope of, like, getting people who. People to tell me what I have to do. And everyone's like, that's the worst. That sucks. Like, it literally just sucks.

[Kelly]

And there's not a rhyme or reason. I'm sure it has to do with the. The real temperature of the crock pot and the Feels like temperature of the.

[Liz]

Crock pot and pro and honestly, probably. But people are like, maybe it's the quality of the meat. I'm like, this is the meat from my butcher. Like, it's good.

[Kelly]

Was it an arm roast or a chuck roast?

[Liz]

It was a chuck roast. It was like, everything. I had a lot of liquid in there. Like, everything. The stars were aligned. And then I, like, kind of shredded what I could get so we could eat. And then I let it sit. It continue cooking through bedtime. And there were parts of it that just, like, I was never able to shred.

[Kelly]

Sometimes it helps, like, cut it. So, like, with my arm roast I made this past weekend or this past week, I, like, checked it at 3pm I'm like, this is not good. Like, it was nowhere close. So I chopped it up, turned her on high, and then she was shredding.

[Liz]

Yeah. Maybe I just need to, like, start by just cutting it up. But, like. Or maybe searing it before.

[Kelly]

Like, I don't know. Well, some people see, I think searing, like, helps with the flavor. I'm just like, simply, like, if I'm doing a crock pot meal, I'm not looking to get another dish dirty. Except my new crock pot that I got. Apparently you can saute in it, but I'm like, can you? You know?

[Liz]

Yeah. What does that even mean?

[Kelly]

I don't know. I'm so tired. I also started the movie people we meet on vacation. I can't. Couldn't finish it in one night, though, because I got tired. But it is excellent.

[Liz]

It's so good.

[Kelly]

Tyler was so into it too. Like, it was. It's a great movie.

[Liz]

Yeah, it's. It makes me really hopeful, just, like, for.

[Kelly]

Yeah.

[Liz]

Because I watched that other one that regretting you, like, I kind of talked about, and it was just, like, so average. And that one was just, like, so good. Like, Netflix original. I don't know.

[Kelly]

Netflix just can't. Netflix. I'm on my Netflix Peacock grind right now. Mainly because they have traders.

[Liz]

Yeah. There's, like, really not that many famous Kelly's last name. Kelly's Machine Gun Kelly. It's literally you and Kelly Clarkson.

[Kelly]

Kelly Teller. That's Miles Teller's wife, but she spells Kelly. Kind of crazy. Guess how she spells Kelly.

[Liz]

Oh, I think I've seen this. Isn't it like K, E, L, E, I, G, H. Yeah.

[Kelly]

Which is actually kind of. I actually think. I think it's kind of cute.

[Liz]

Yeah, it kind of like, makes it kind of like, softer of a name.

[Kelly]

It makes it softer of a name. It's like a different name. Like, she's Kelly.

[Liz]

She's Kelly. It's like Everly.

[Kelly]

It's like Everly. Like, she's Kelly.

[Liz]

Kelly. Not Cali.

[Kelly]

Kelly.

[Liz]

Kelly like belly. Kelly smelt like jelly. Kelly. Jelly on her belly.

[Kelly]

Yeah, I've. I've heard it all. I've heard it all.

[Liz]

You think you can hurt? Don't kill. That's what you should say. Quote things people have said to you. You're smelly because your name's Kelly and you rub jelly on your belly. You think you can hurt me. I've heard this, and I do it all. And I'm raising four kids, so.

[Kelly]

Okay, so I think our industry news is just, like, going to be some advice segments talking about some family cars. Before we do that, I want to make an. What do they call it when you get something wrong? An addendum. At our last episode, we talked about the Volvo XC90. We have since removed it because I misspoke. And. And I'm like, can't believe I didn't know this, but I'm always growing. But we said that the Volks 90 doesn't have tether anchors in the third row. And here's the craziest part about that. It doesn't with the bench seat, but it does have one with the captain's.

[Liz]

Chairs, which is the craziest thing.

[Kelly]

Like, how was it? Genuinely, how was I supposed to know that? Like, come on. But that is the craziest thing. So I still think, like. So if you missed. If you don't know what we're talking about, last episode, it was a mom. She had two toddlers and a baby, and she bought the Volvo X90 with captain stairs. And I was like, oh, no, the third row doesn't have a tether anchor. Because in every Volvo XC90 I've ever been, I guess I've been in the bench seats the most. They've never. They don't have them. But when you have the captain's chairs, they do. And me and my team were Talking about this. And they do that because federal. Federal regulations requires every car to have three te anchors, which.

[Liz]

Which we should have put that together.

[Kelly]

Which we should have put that together, which we didn't at the time. So in the bench seat, the third tether anchor is in the. The middle seat. When you get the Captain Stereo, then they add a tether anchor to the third row. Now why in the world they just wouldn't keep that tether anchor in the third row when you have the bench seat? Behooves me. It's behooving.

[Liz]

It's behooving. Why they would remove. Why would they would literally manufacture a different third row just because the other. The, the seat is taken out or added. It's crazy. It makes me wonder if any other cars are like this because that's like, we've never run into that.

[Kelly]

Well, so that's why. So.

[Liz]

You can make question it. Honestly made me question everything I know.

[Kelly]

No, like there. I don't think there's any other cars that take it away. But that's why, like, every car like that. So that's why, for example, in the Palisade, like, they put a tether anchor in the bench, even though you can't do three across because of the seatbelt. It's just, it's. It's very strange. It's very strange. Okay, also, speaking of cars, so I'm going to the Chicago Auto Show. Is it next week? Am I going? Yeah, yeah, next week I'm going to the Chicago Auto Show. Listen carefully. Saturday morning. What's that date, Elizabeth?

[Liz]

Let me look it up. Oh, gosh.

[Kelly]

Saturday, February 8th, 9am February 7th. Right. February 7th, 9am I am doing a tour of the Chicago Auto Show. I can only sell 25 tickets. It'll be me and Sam, and we just like, basically run around the auto show before, like, everyone else gets there and just like, have a grand old time. We'll go look at the new Telluride together. I can answer any of your car questions. Maybe we'll stop by Volvo and confirm that. We'll see with our own eyes.

[Liz]

Totally, totally.

[Kelly]

And if anyone from the Volvo is there, we'll give them a piece of our mind. I'll say, look at this crew I brought with me. We want tether anchors in all your seating positions.

[Liz]

We want answers.

[Kelly]

So if you want to come get a tour, maybe I'll bring some of this limited edition merch with me that I'm wearing today.

[Liz]

We did the tours in New York and it was like, super. So Much fun. And like honestly the best way to like get your questions answered because also like Kelly's a wealth of knowledge but like Sam mama knows car seats is like such a wealth of knowledge so she'll also be there to answer your questions.

[Kelly]

Yeah. So it's like basically you should come whether it's just to hang out or.

[Liz]

How can they, how can you get tickets if you're interested?

[Kelly]

I have a link. So where should I put said link? Show notes.

[Liz]

Show notes.

[Kelly]

We'll put it in the show notes.

[Liz]

Okay, well I, I have. Oh, did you have something else?

[Kelly]

No, that's all I had.

[Liz]

Okay, well I have an advice question. This advice question is for believe it or not her name is Jenny. But it's also kind of for me because I'm starting to think about like what we're gonna do with like three car seats of it all. So this is help to with car seat configuration for baby number three. I'm writing in person. Car slash car seat advice. We drive a 2020 Suburban with Captain's chairs and I'm currently pregnant with baby number three due in July. Oh my gosh. Same due in August. Congratulations. We have a four year old forward facing, an 18 month rear facing both currently set up in the captain chairs. With both my babies so far I've often needed to sit in the back with them for bottles, snacks and general entertainment. I'm trying to think ahead about the safest, most practical way to configure our car seats once baby three and half a baby number three arrives. We currently use a Britax click tight seats for our two olders and plan to use a Kiko Key Fit 35 for the newborn. But we're open to purchasing different seats if that would allow for better and safer setup. How would you recommend arranging the car seats in this scenario?

[Kelly]

Well, I would say, I mean you have, you have a ton of options here and what's hard about your car seat setup is like today's option is going to not be two years from now's option. Like right, like so we're gonna have to look at how things are going to change. But think, I mean I think the most obvious thing is let's put the four year old in the third row and then let's have the other the, the, the, the rear facing kids, the two younger kids in the captions chairs. Did you say why she didn't want to do that?

[Liz]

No, she's just looking for how to shoot so you should do it.

[Kelly]

Okay.

[Liz]

So the only thing she said is that Sometimes she'll sit in the third row to like entertain the kids.

[Kelly]

That's what I thought. That's what I thought. I think another solution for you if you just wanted to mix it up is I think there's a world where you put the 4 year old in the third row. You also put the 18 month and a third row in a rotating car seat and then you leave a captain's chair open because I just wonder how easy or uneasy it's going to be for you to buckle your four year old. Like are they buckling and unbuckling themselves really confidently or are you still having to like go back there and tighten it? Because let me tell you what a giant pain in the butt it is to like bend over a rear facing car seat in the second row to get to the third row to reach that child. And like I'm six feet tall and I'm like stretched across half my car. So I see a world where like maybe, and so maybe you just get a rotating car seat regardless. So that, that way you can just rotate this, the 18 month old seat forward facing, get in there, get back there with the four year old, help them and then rotate it back. But I see a world where you put the rotating seat in the third row and then leave a seat and rotate it forward to buckle that kid in and then flip them rear facing and then you just have that outboard seat and then you're back there with baby and it's just kind of fun and dandy that way. That's another consideration.

[Liz]

What? Remember the third row accesses of the Suburban. Is it the.

[Kelly]

It's a fold and flip.

[Liz]

Fold and flip? Yeah. No, well it's not great but for your scenario it is kind of great.

[Kelly]

Because it like for what I'm saying.

[Liz]

Yeah. It like total like then you've got like a ton of cabin space. Like you can load your baby up, get your kids just like in the car and then like shut the car behind the door behind you.

[Sam]

Yeah.

[Liz]

And like just kind of take your time loading everyone up.

[Kelly]

I kind of like the idea of putting the two older kids in the third row. Or I think another solution if you want to get a rotating seat. I think getting a baseless infancy would just make life easier too.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

That you can just take it out.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

Get kids in and out.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

It's a good one.

[Liz]

Yeah. What am I gonna do? I'm probably gonna be, I'm gonna hopefully be driving Kia Carnival with a bunch of.

[Kelly]

Oh I got all kinds of fun things for you to do.

[Liz]

Do you.

[Sam]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

Carnival. Like, it. It's so hard to, like, pin the mini bands against each other, but, like, it probably does have the. The most versatility when it comes to car seat setups, because you can remove any of the seats. So, like, in the Honda Odyssey, we all know. Magic slide. Magic slide. Magic slide. You can remove the middle seats, but even when you push that middle seat or that outboard seat to, like, when you do the magic slide, the gap is not as wide as it is when you remove an outboard seat of a carnival.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

Like, you're gonna be like. So we're gonna do that, and then we'll probably put James in the third row.

[Liz]

Really? I wouldn't do three across.

[Kelly]

I mean, you could. You can do three across. I would put James in the middle, then forward facing, low on one side, and Kelly on the other.

[Liz]

Okay. And so then I've been wanting to get the. I've been thinking about getting the joyment latch. I've been so excited about having a baseless car seat. But then I was looking at my mockingbird, and, like, they don't have a car seat attachment. And, like, I'm so used to attaching to.

[Kelly]

I feel like they just came out with it.

[Liz]

I literally, like, the other day, they.

[Kelly]

Don'T have one for the joy, but I heard rumblings.

[Liz]

Well, I don't think they're rumbling.

[Kelly]

No, I don't think that it will. I don't think it's necessary for you. Like, we needed it because I was accessing the third one, the expedition. I don't know what a baseless seat would do for you in terms of making your car seat set up any easier.

[Liz]

Yeah. No, it's so true. It's so true. If I'm. If I'm literally just said I want to do three across, how would a baseless infancy benefit me?

[Kelly]

Honestly? I don't know.

[Liz]

It just seems kind of fun and exciting, like, the prospect of it all.

[Kelly]

And it is fun and exciting. Okay. Are you ready for ditch the drive?

[Liz]

Yeah, girl.

[Kelly]

I mean, are we just, like, ready to get to that?

[Sam]

I thought.

[Liz]

I really thought I would have more to say.

[Kelly]

Well, I know. I think it's just hard because we're recording so far out. Yeah. I just like, who I'm gonna be on Wednesday. Like, well, I don't know what we're experiencing on Wednesday versus today.

[Liz]

Yeah, it's.

[Kelly]

I mean, I should have my Fisher Price family by now. Like, this is so exciting.

[Liz]

You're gonna be a different person.

[Kelly]

Yeah.

[Liz]

Come that time. No. I guess I'm ready for just the drive through then.

[Kelly]

Okay, now it's time for just the drive through when I give you an easy dinner recipe to mix it up to get you out of ya dinner rut. And this one came to me, actually. I owe this one to my daughter Hattie because I took Hattie grocery shopping the other day. I, Haddy and Libby with me. Tyler had the boys and we walked past the soups. And I'm so fascinated by the marketing of using characters on food. And it brings the age old question, like, who pays for what? Like, yeah, and I think, I actually think I know the answer. I do know the answer. I think so. Anyway, we found a Pokemon, a Paw Patrol and a princess can of soup. I do believe that Campbell's is playing paying Pokemon to use their name, image and likeness.

[Liz]

For sure. Yeah.

[Kelly]

But you could argue it's selling more. It's advertising for Pokemon.

[Liz]

But I don't think it's definitely selling Campbell soup.

[Kelly]

Definitely selling Campbell soup. You're right. Because it's always interesting. Like, you know who's on the sticker of the bananas? Like, I just like love human behavior because like, who are we to like literally advertise on a banana sticker? It's like so interesting. Like rehearsal. We're always being advertised to. So we walked by these cans of soup and I was like, oh my gosh, can we get these? And it's like, you know, it's the age old thing. It's like, of course you want the soup that has your character on it. But I was like, sure. Like we're kind of stocking up for the snowstorm, whatever. Pick out one for you, one for George, one for Fred. Because I like, I've learned a thing or two. So we picked out a Pokemon Paw Patrol and a Princess. They are just like noodles and chicken chunks in broth. Like they are nothing special. Let me be clear. I am ditching the drive through here. I'm not claiming to be anything other than not going through the McDonald's drive thru. My kids each killed a can of these soups.

[Liz]

Oh my God. I mean, at least it's on a soup.

[Kelly]

Fred goes, this so yummy, mommy. This so yummy. I was like, okay. George was like, more please. And the noodles were shaped and like it was just a very simple. It was just like literally there wasn't a vegetable ability to be found. And let me be clear, like I make a great chicken noodle soup. But I was like, she wanted to buy them because they had the characters. I was in a pinch for lunch. Like, I didn't know I was gonna feed these kids for lunch.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

And I literally, like, like, pulled out their cans of soup. They were all so excited to have their special soup can.

[Liz]

Well, here's the thing.

[Kelly]

Microwaved them. I put one on the. Two on the stove, one in the microwave because they all wanted them at the same time. And I couldn't mix up the noodles because all the noodles were different.

[Liz]

You know, you could. I appreciate the characters being on a soup because I've certainly had to buy freaking. A pack of fruit snacks because there was a character on it and I wasn't in the middle. I didn't feel like fighting. And, you know, the grocery store. So, you know, I appreciate that they're. They're slapping them on something that's not terrible.

[Kelly]

I'm telling you, it worked for us. And, you know, you could have easily judged it. I could have served it with a grilled cheese. I could have. I mean, you could add things to it, of course.

[Liz]

Also kind of goes, what. What would happen if you just ordered, like. What if I just ordered, like, dinosaur stickers and I, like, put it on.

[Kelly]

That's a great idea for sure. You should do that. I was also gonna say I easily could have added, like, a can of, like. Or I could have added, like, frozen carrots and peas. So like, add some vegetables to it. I'm just saying, like, again, it's not homemade. It's got. Probably got some artificial. Something of another. But again, I ditched the drive through. I didn't go to Chick Fil a to get them chicken nuggets. We had chicken soup. They loved it. It was hearty. It was. They're a dollar a pop. I fed my kids for three bucks.

[Liz]

Okay, winning shelf, shelf stable. You know, Shelf stable, winning.

[Kelly]

So that's my ditch. That's my ditch. The drive.

[Liz]

Yeah. I don't have anything, like, fabulous. I've been making, like, burgers at home, which has been, like, really great. I kind of forgot about burgers. Like, I forget that, like, when it's not summer and I'm not grilling, I forget that I can also just, like, make burgers on my stomach.

[Kelly]

I like winter patty.

[Liz]

A winter patty is nice. Oh, here's the ditch. The drive thru. Those soup dumplings.

[Kelly]

Kelly, have we not talked about the soup dumplings yet?

[Liz]

The soup dumplings.

[Kelly]

We need to pull up our text from this past week.

[Liz]

This is so interesting. So the soup dumplings, maybe you've seen them at Costco. Or at Sam's. They're at both. They're frozen soup dumplings. They come in a pack of six. You microwave the thing and then you have them. Trader Joe's soup.

[Kelly]

It's not soup. It's just like a little doughy thing with meat in it.

[Liz]

Little dumpling that has, like, soup and a broth inside of it and meat and stuff.

[Kelly]

No, there's no soup inside of it.

[Liz]

It's like a broth. No, that's what. Okay. Yes, there is. It's like a soupy.

[Kelly]

Like, put them. No, you're like. They're designed to put into soup.

[Liz]

Oh, okay. Anyway, so they also sell them at Trader Joe's. Now, Kelly had the Trader Joe's kind and she had the Costco kind, and she only had had one of each left. And. Or she. So she made them for me and her one day. And there was a stark difference in the Costco versus Trader Joe's. Costco were much better. It's important to note, Sam's was also delicious. I just had them. But here was the fixings. Here was the toppings that you put on top of them. That really elevated it for me. Kewpie mayo, Sriracha. And what is this Japanese barbecue sauce? What is the brand of this Japanese barbecue sauce?

[Kelly]

I have no, I think it just says Japanese barbecue sauce on it.

[Liz]

I think literally says Japanese barbecue sauce. It's so good. You can also get it like a. You can also get it like it's.

[Kelly]

Replaced chick fil a in my house. Like George is asking it for. George is asking to put it on everything. Chicken nuggets. We're adding some barbecue sauce to is so good.

[Liz]

It's literally called the original Japanese barbecue sauce. The brand is back, backhands, B, A, C, H, A, A, N, S, bichons, bacons. I don't know. It has a little octopus on the front. Excellent. So that's what I just made in a pinch. And it was delish.

[Kelly]

Delish. Oh, my gosh. I have one more thing to say. I'm so sorry. I hope. I hope people are listening to the end of this episode. If not, I'll give an update later. I also. I have another micro hobby I'm exploring. I am so excited about one of my recent Etsy purchases. So, as you all know, Elizabeth and I have been on our press on glue on nail grind. Now, I don't like a print. I don't like a pattern. I don't like a festive swirl. I like solid colors. I think that's just All I'm looking for in my nails. And I was like, I know how to paint nails. Surely I can just bulk order.

[Liz]

Oh, no, I don't think this is a good idea.

[Kelly]

These nails and paint them myself. That way if I lose a pinky on a Wednesday, I have the pack. So I bought 150.

[Liz]

This was not a good idea.

[Kelly]

I don't think extra short nails for $7.

[Liz]

Okay.

[Kelly]

What? What do you mean this isn't a good idea?

[Liz]

So what are you gonna do? You're gonna put them on and then you're gonna paint them?

[Kelly]

No, I think I'm going to, like, they come on a sheet. I think I'm going to paint the sheet. I like white and blue nails. Maybe I'll do a bubblegum pink if I'm feeling crazy. And I'm gonna paint all of them.

[Sam]

Okay.

[Liz]

I just don't see a world where you keep up with this consistently.

[Kelly]

What do you mean?

[Liz]

It's just like an extra step. Like, you have to paint them. You have to wait for them to dry. You have to do a top coat.

[Kelly]

I know, but I'm in it for seven bucks. No, I'm in it for. It'll be a 25 cent manicure. A dollar manicure? How would I can get 15? It's 150 nails I can get.

[Liz]

How do they come, though? How do they come delivered to you?

[Kelly]

They come, like, in a tray, and I guess you pop the top off and probably file that a little bit. I can't believe you're not more on board with this for me.

[Liz]

I don't see you keeping up with this, but I hope that that fuels your fire to prove me wrong.

[Kelly]

I just paid my girl because I have a girl who, like, does them for me, but she really specializes in, like, nail art. So, like, she doesn't charge me a lot. But I'm like. I'm not like. She's just painting them.

[Liz]

Okay, so do you. Is. Is the.

[Sam]

Is the paint going?

[Liz]

Because the problem with, like, just painting your own nails is they chip. So is the paint going to last longer on the artificial nail?

[Kelly]

I don't know. I'll do an experiment. Maybe I'll pull out. Maybe I'll get a gel thing. I'm still.

[Liz]

Oh, don't get a gel thing.

[Kelly]

You're not listening. Because the problem with my sets now I get from my girl is, like, I get my white nails. Heaven forbid. I'm installing a gray Coastal Infant 3 LX. I've hit in the lock off. I don't realize the nail's gone until I drive away from the dealership. And now I have. Now I have a set that's missing a nail. And that's so annoying.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

And that's what's hard about being a press on nail. Girly is like, it only is as good as all the nails on your hand.

[Sam]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

I can't believe you're not more on board with this. For me. I'm like, shy. I thought you'd be like, send me the link. I'm doing the same thing.

[Liz]

I'm just nerd. I'm just.

[Sam]

Because.

[Liz]

Because I can already picture it myself. Like, I have my nails that I like. Like, they're in an area I can't imagine. Like, having to store 150 nails somewhere. And the paint. And now you're probably gonna have to get the gel light. And just like all this ordeal to do, like the first, like when I'm putting on my nails is because I'm like, ready for my nails. So now you gotta paint them, you gotta dry them, you gotta come back to them, and then you got it. I just. I don't know.

[Kelly]

Well, I've got an expensive. I'm trying to offset the cost of my Fisher Price loving family.

[Liz]

You're. You're right. You're right. You got to. You got to pinch penny somewhere.

[Kelly]

Can't have weekly manicures. And. And.

[Liz]

Okay, Kell.

[Kelly]

The dollhouse.

[Liz]

I want this to work. I do.

[Kelly]

Doesn't feel like you do. This could be. I just don't have a problem with my.

[Liz]

Like, I don't have a problem with my 6.99 kiss nails from Target. Like, that's working for my lifestyle. But it's not a dollar manicure, so.

[Kelly]

We'Ll see what happens.

[Liz]

We'll see what happens. Well, we. We will. So thank you so much for listening to the carpool podcast and we'll talk to you next time.

[Kelly]

See ya. Bye. Love ya. Thank you for listening to the carpool podcast with Kelly and Liz is make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode. And if you enjoyed riding with us, tell everybody you know there's room in the car for everyone.