HOW TO WINTERIZE YOUR KIDS

Summary

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The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz

Episode: HOW TO WINTERIZE YOUR KIDS
Date: November 14, 2025
Hosts: Kelly Stumpe & Lizz St. John

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Episode Overview

In this lively and practical episode, Kelly and Lizz—millennial sisters, moms, and third-generation auto industry experts—focus on how to “winterize your kids.” With personal anecdotes and actionable strategies, they share tips for keeping children entertained and households running smoothly through the long, challenging months spent mostly indoors. Along the way, they touch on recent car reviews (with strong opinions about the Nissan Armada), share their latest Amazon transactions, discuss product recommendations, and wrap up with a Dancing With the Stars recap and creative dinner ideas. All delivered in their signature conversational, authentic tone.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Construction Lights vs. Influencer Lighting (01:25–04:20)

• Kelly shares a lightbulb moment about using her husband's “$40 construction lights” for better podcast lighting instead of expensive influencer ring lights.
  • “Sometimes the construction workers just do it better than the influencers and we just need to recognize that.” (Kelly, 03:06)

2. Nissan Armada Review: The Unloved SUV (04:20–07:26)

• Kelly gives a brutally honest take on the Nissan Armada, highlighting its shortcomings compared to other full-size SUVs.
  • “It doesn’t win anything, though. Every car does something better than the Armada.” (Kelly, 04:53)
  • Family context: Their dad owns a Nissan dealership, yet the sisters remain unimpressed.
  • “...I literally went on and bought a car versus driving in Armada.” (Kelly, 07:01)

3. The Main Event: "Winterizing" Your Kids & Home (08:24–23:45)

What Does “Winterizing” Mean? (08:49–10:38)

• Not just boots by the door or coat drop zones—focus is on activities and entertainment to keep kids busy indoors and parents sane.
  • “We're talking about... what are the changes we're making inside of our home to make the kids entertain longer? Things less chaotic, fresh things for them to do...” (Liz, 08:58)

Bath Time as a Major Indoor Activity (10:38–15:09)

• Creative ways to extend bath time:
  • Bring in kitchen tools or non-bath toys for novelty (“bath rotation”).
  • Bulk rubber ducks: “What if I just bought a ton of rubber ducks?” (Kelly, 12:50)
  • Specialty bath items: Kid bath bomb "potions".
  • Organize bath toys in bins for easy rotation.
  • Kelly folds laundry or works while supervising long baths.

Art & Coloring Stations (15:20–17:29)

• Set up a “coloring station” with cut paper, fresh markers, pencils, and crayons.
  • Only give half-sheets of paper to save waste.
  • “That’s a dinner time activity. That’s 20 minutes that I’m getting back into my evening.” (Kelly, 17:30)

DIY Sensory Bins & “Big” Present Ideas (17:49–20:52)

• Shallow stacking bins filled with special toys—kinetic sand, magnetic blocks, stacking rocks, themed small-world play.
  • “...if you buy one pack, looks like this. This is what two packs look like. This is what three packs look like...” (Kelly, 19:49)

Considering Indoor Play Equipment (21:00–23:45)

• Possibly getting a gymnastics bar; Lizz plans to convert basement space for open play:
  • “I'm going to try and make my basement just... as open as I possibly can for running around... a big open runaround spot.” (Liz, 21:18)
• Setup toys in new ways during naptime/bedtime for independent morning play.
  • “Just don’t underestimate the power of... setting up their toys in a way for them, especially for a toddler.” (Liz, 22:08)

Painter’s Tape—A Must-Have Tool (23:20–23:38)

• “You can do so much with tape. That’s a busy toddler hack.” (Liz, 23:20)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Sometimes the construction workers just do it better than the influencers...” (Kelly, 03:06)
• “It doesn’t win anything, though. Like, it doesn’t do... Every car does something better than the Armada.” (Kelly, 04:53)
• “We’re talking about... what are the changes we’re making inside... to make the kids entertain longer?” (Liz, 08:58)
• “What if I just bought a ton of rubber ducks?” (Kelly, 12:50)
• “That’s a dinner time activity. That’s 20 minutes that I’m getting back into my evening.” (Kelly, 17:30)
• “Just don’t underestimate the power of... setting up their toys in a new way...” (Liz, 22:08)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Lighting hack & construction lights – 01:25–04:20
• Nissan Armada discussion – 04:20–07:26
• Winterizing Kids segment begins – 08:24
• Bath time strategies – 10:38–15:09
• Art/coloring station tips – 15:20–17:29
• Sensory/activity bins discussion – 17:49–20:52
• Basement/open play area & toy setup tips – 21:00–23:45

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Product Recommendations

Beekeeper’s Naturals Immune Products (28:29–31:25)

• Inspired by a Skinny Confidential episode, both hosts are testing propolis sprays, honey, and royal jelly for immune support.
  • “...she creates products made out of bee things that bees create...propolis, royal jelly...” (Liz, 28:47)

Lands’ End for Kids’ 100% Cotton Tees (32:15–33:09)

• Lands’ End cotton t-shirts lauded for quality and durability.
  • “I just love, like, I know what t-shirts they have that are cotton. I just think they wash better...” (Kelly, 32:34)

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Auto Industry News: 2027 Kia Telluride Redesign (33:23–38:29)

• Kelly and Lizz break down the new Telluride:
  • Significant redesign, more modern/Rangerover-like, three inches bigger, new flush door handles.
  • Added third-row latch positions & carseat tilt feature.
  • “This is like a Kris Jenner facelift. You know what I mean?” (Kelly, 33:41)
  • Cup holder drama: They switched to the old Palisade’s cup holders.

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Pop Culture: Dancing With the Stars Recap (39:00–48:44)

• “I’m on fire. Last three weeks, I predicted who was going to go home.” (Liz, 39:00)
• Andy goes home after his best dance; speculation on the top four; performance analysis.
• “...When they did the tribute to those who have passed and Aaron Carter was on there. What? That was crazy.” (Kelly, 44:45)
• Prince William cameo, nostalgic Derek Hough footage—highlight moments for both hosts.

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Ditch the Drive Thru: Easy Dinner Ideas (49:01–53:43)

1. Siete Enchilada Sauce Casserole (49:13–50:52)

   • Corn or flour tortillas, shredded chicken, Siete red enchilada sauce, cheese, bake. Toppings: jalapeños, onions, sour cream, avocado.
   • “The Siete enchilada sauce. Excellent. Here’s what you’re going to do...” (Liz, 49:16)

2. Barbecue Chicken Pizza (51:06–51:55)

   • Pillsbury crust, BBQ sauce, rotisserie/shredded chicken, cheese, red onion, jalapeños.
   • “Barbecue chicken pizzas tonight for dinner... barbecues sauce, rotisserie chicken, cheese, red onion...” (Kelly, 51:06)

   Both: Start with a big batch of shredded chicken to make both meals during the week.

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Closing Micro-Hobbies & Project Teasers

• Kelly hopes to try keeping bees next spring: “Mark my words.” (Kelly, 53:57)

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Summary for New Listeners

This episode is a practical and highly relatable survival guide for parents facing long winter months. The hosts seamlessly blend mom hacks and home management ideas with car buying wisdom, product recommendations, pop culture recaps, and their trademark banter. Expect actionable tips, laugh-out-loud moments, and the sense that you’re right in the carpool lane with two of your funniest, realest friends.

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Recommended for:

• Parents looking for fresh ideas to survive winter indoors with kids
• Moms researching car purchases
• Listeners who appreciate honest product tips
• Fans of lighthearted, engaging pop culture and lifestyle podcasts

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Transcript

[Liz]

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[Kelly]

Welcome to the carpool podcast with Kelly. I think my tangible takeaway is like, sometimes the construction workers just do it better than the influencers and we just need to recognize that.

[Liz]

And Liz. Okay, Dancing with the stars recap. Kel. I'm on fire. Last three three weeks. I predicted who was gonna go home.

[Kelly]

Your mom. Time off starts now. Welcome back to the carpool podcast with Kelly and Liz. And I'm already improving. I'm already past my start. I'm already closer to my middle.

[Liz]

You got new lights. Your lights look good and you. And you're in full glam today. I was like, I bear. I'm barely making it this morning on the mic.

[Kelly]

So I asked Tyler to quickly run down because I was like, I'm not happy with my lighting. I feel like I need you to hang a light from above. And he's down here. And he's like, these lights suck. And I'm like, no, these are like the good lights like that all the influencers use. He's like, why don't I go get. What are these things called, Tyler? Just.

[Liz]

Construction.

[Kelly]

He's like, let me go get my construction lights. And I'm like, Tyler, like, that's not gonna Work. I need the ring light. He brings this. These craftsman dusty, spider webby lights from the barn down, shines them upon me, and it's like the heavens have opened. And it looks.

[Liz]

There's no adjustable brightness setting. There's no adjustable, like, LED warm light. It's just, get what you get.

[Kelly]

Who needs it?

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[Kelly]

They are the perfect lights. And I was like, how much are these? Like, these are probably like 300 lights. He's like, they're like $40. And I'm like, okay, that's more than I spent on my dinky ring lights. So, yeah, I think my tangible takeaway is, like, sometimes the construction workers just do it better than the influencers. And we just need to recognize that.

[Liz]

And that's on consumerism. Because they said, well, you could use your construction lights that everyone, I'm sure, has lying around, or you can go buy these lights on Amazon. And that's what we did because we.

[Kelly]

Bought it with us. I'm disgusted. So I'm ordering you a pair.

[Liz]

Okay.

[Kelly]

And I do think the full glam is helping.

[Liz]

Well, I honestly, like, you're kind of gagged over your lighting right now, and your lighting is better than it was yesterday. I don't think it's so much better than mine. I just think you have full glam on, and I don't. I don't have any. Washed my face this morning yet. Well, I wonder what. How. How much that has to do with it.

[Kelly]

It's hard to say it.

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We'll never know.

[Liz]

But. No, I like your light idea, actually, because it feels like it'll be less chords. Because, again, like, I'm just. It's one chord.

[Kelly]

Like, Tyler. It's one. Tyler walked in here and he was like. He was. He was overstimulated. He's like, you can't do this. I'm like, right, right.

[Liz]

There's chords everywhere. Anyway, so, anyway.

[Kelly]

Anyway, we have a busy, Busy day. It's St. Louis filming day, and we kind of have to make haste on this recording. My press car this week is a Nissan Armada, which is something we haven't really touched or talked about in a while. Yeah, it's. It's something I really enjoy touching or talking about, if I'm being honest.

[Liz]

You hate the Armada.

[Kelly]

Yeah. That's a good question.

[Liz]

I did not. I didn't ask a question. I made a statement.

[Kelly]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's not that I hate it. It's that there are other. It's like, it doesn't win anything, though. Like, it doesn't do there's. Every car does something better than the Armada. You know what I mean?

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Yeah.

[Kelly]

Like, the Expedition's more car seat friendly. The Toyota Sequoia, which, you know, I don't really even like the Sequoia that much. This Toyota Sequoia has much better reliability and fuel economy. Like the Nissan Armada has the horrible car seat setup of the Sequoia with the gas mileage of a Yukon xl. Like, it's insane.

[Liz]

It's so funny because you talk a lot. I don't know if people know this about you. You talk a lot about family cars and specifically like full size SUVs. And so you're always talking about the Suburban, the Expedition, the, the Yukon. Like, you're talking about these cars. Armada never leaves your lips ever. Like, there's not that many full size options. Armada is a full size option and you are never talking about it in a positive way.

[Kelly]

And again, I want to reiterate, it's not that it doesn't work. And like, if you have it and you just like love the looks or love whatever, like you obviously love it for a reason. It's not that I think it's a bad car, unsafe car or anything. It's just, it's never my top pick because any situation people have, I think there's a better option out there. That's what I'll say.

[Liz]

Well, people who are often after the full size SUVs are looking to, looking for a solution to a problem. And one thing about Kelly, she's always trying to be a part of the solution and not the problem. And the Armada I don't think is always trying to be a part of the solution.

[Kelly]

It's definitely more. Can you close the door? It's definitely more problem oriented for sure.

[Liz]

Yeah. Well, I think we need to do like a lot of content around it because we just never talk about it. And for anyone who ever has the audacity to say that Kelly is biased towards the brands that our family owns. Our dad has a Nissan dealership, guys. And all he talks about so far is he's tried to get me to.

[Kelly]

Drive an Armada forever and I literally went on and bought a car versus driving in Armada. So that's where I'm at.

[Liz]

I do want to. I, I've been saying I want to drive an Armada and you keep telling me not to. And honestly, I, I don't know if I can ever get in a car outside of a carnival from here on out. Like, I love the minivan life.

[Kelly]

Yeah.

[Liz]

But I'm excited to I'm excited to look at the art, to really look at the Armada with fresh eyes, because we just never talk about it.

[Kelly]

Anyway, I didn't mean this, like, start off like, so Armada slander heavy. It doesn't matter. Here's the thing. All my reasons are very data based. And you can tune into my tour to see why. I think it's kind of the most abysmal setup in the world.

[Liz]

Data.

[Kelly]

And then you find out the price and you're like, oh, my gosh.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

What?

[Liz]

So you just like, kick her while she's down.

[Kelly]

Kick me while I'm down. Anyway, I'm so excited to be recording. I'm just like, so energized to be recording and to be recording. To be recording while we're recording, you know?

[Liz]

No, I'm really excited about the, the filming of the podcast. I posted one re. I have like three reels. I was cackling, editing the videos from our last podcast. Yeah, I was dying, laughing. And I'm excited to post them because I just think it kind of shows more of the personality, the reactions, and I'm just, I am excited to share that with everyone.

[Kelly]

Same. Anyway, today on the podcast, we are going to do our Dancing with the Stars recap, which, like, I'm chomping at the bit to get to.

[Liz]

Can we do our last three transactions?

[Kelly]

We can do our last three transactions. Because I also. I think that's a good segue to the main point. I wanted to talk about today, which was the idea of winterizing your home. And I have been winterizing. I've been wintering. Winterizing my home. I've been preparing for the winterization by transacting. So, yeah, I'm ready to do that.

[Liz]

Okay. And by winterizing our home, we don't mean turning off your sprinkler system.

[Kelly]

No, that's a blue job for sure. That's a husband job.

[Liz]

A blue job. No, that's not a big job. We're talking about. Your kids are going to be inside a lot. So how. What are the changes we're making inside of our home to make the kids entertain longer? Things less chaotic, Fresh things for them to do, fresh things for them to look at. We're all spending a lot of time inside, so how are we all going to keep our sanity? We need to winterize our home for it.

[Kelly]

Yes. I'm very excited about this topic. And I'm not. We're not just talking about, like, you know, put your boots by the door and get your coats out and like, have A drop zone. Like, yeah, do all of that. I'm looking for more, like, entertainment activities, tangible takeaway activities, because I truthfully, last winter had the most traumatic Christmas break ever. It was a combination of, like, it was a long Christmas break and then the kids were off a week for school because it snowed. So, like, it was an extra week. And then the following week we had the flu. So it was, like, just too much time at home together for me. And I was so, like, I got to the point where it was, like, so much screen time because, like, once you had. Once I had the flu, it was. It was over. Like, I had. I had. There was no more. No more tools left in my toolbox. So I have kind of been thinking ever since Liz told me this idea of, like, what are the activities that we do in the winter? And, like, is there anything I can do to make those activities longer? My kids in the summer, spring and fall spend so much time outside. Like, I'm very much like a. You're not allowed inside till 5 o'. Clock. Like, respectfully get out. Like, we just. We play outside now. When they.

[Liz]

Now.

[Kelly]

So what are the indoor activities? Well, the first one I thought of was bath time. Love a bath time. Normally, like, the boys will take a bath and then Howie will take a bath. I'm assuming, like, maybe Hattie and Libby will start taking a bath. Maybe someone will start taking a shower. Like, I don't really know what's going to happen there. That's their decision. But I'm like, what can I, leading up to winter, to, like, make bath time last an hour? Because, like, if that could literally buy me an hour, that would be incredible. It'd be huge. And I actually love when my kids are in the bath. I get a lot done. I will bring laundry into the bathroom and fold it. Sometimes I will, like, bring my computer in there and work. Sometimes I will clean your bathroom. Clean my bathroom?

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[Kelly]

So sometimes I'll be, like, maybe curling my hair for the next day to, like, prep myself so I actually, like, I can keep myself busy in the bathroom while my kids are taking a bath. So I went to the old Amazon and I was like, what? What bath toys don't I have? Like, what could I bring in the bath for? Razzle dazzle. So the first thing I did actually before Amazon was I. I did an inventory of the home and I said, what are some plastic kitchen tools or plastic toys that I could bring to the bathroom for, like, fun bathroom time things? Mm. And I got a bin that I'M going to keep in my bathroom that has, like, more toys now. It's not gonna be all these toys are in the bath all the time because it's too many. It's gonna be like, kind of like curated baths. So, like, for example, Hattie has a Gabby's Dollhouse. And I would say she's kind of over playing with it in, like, that kind of sense. Or at least she needs a break from it. Like, she's kind of done with it. So I grabbed all the Gabby's dollhouse pieces. They're just like little cheap plastic pieces. And we put Gabby's dollhouse pieces in the bathtub with her. And like, she had a bubble bath with all of her Gabby's dollhouse things. And it was the best bath of her life.

[Liz]

You know, we talk so much about toy rotation. We're not talking about toy rotation within the, within the tub rotation.

[Kelly]

It's a completely different experience. Completely different. So I guess. So I guess my first transaction, if we just like, want to kind of combine them, is I bought some bath things. And first I thought, if it's.

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[Kelly]

If it's not. If it's. What's the, what's the quote, Liz? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And I said, what about a rubber duck? What about a lot of rubber ducks? Like, what if I just bought a ton of rubber ducks? You know how much you can buy like, 15 rubber ducks? Like, cool. Different ones on Amazon for not much.

[Liz]

I'm sure.

[Kelly]

Like $9. Yeah, $9 for 15, like, character ducks. And I felt like that could be razzle dazzle for the kids. You know, they have different ones. They line them up. Maybe they can do battles with them. Maybe they can, like, play with them. Maybe the Gabby Dollhouse characters can ride the ducks. I'm not really sure. But I did place. Place a rubber duck lot order. I believe it's the same ducks that g people buy and then give to each other. So I'm excited about that.

[Liz]

Yeah. You know, and just going off of that something that I've been implementing. And you don't have to do it this way, like, go find a shoebox or like boxes you have. Like, I've ordered off Amazon, like, stackable small plastic cases. So like, I put our kinetic sand in one.

[Kelly]

I have, I have a whole discussion on that topic.

[Liz]

Yes, I did like frog. Like, I did the rubber frogs. We did this like, sensory thing with rubber frog. So I have one with just rubber frogs in there. And then when I'M ready maybe for a bath time or a sensory bin or something. I just pulled that one out and it's like a really nice way to organize it and separate it again, like use a shoe box or something you already have if you don't want to, like, and get these specific bins.

[Kelly]

The other thing, I'm counting this under my first one because it's still bath adjacent. But I found these tub works, Kid bath bomb potions, interactive bath bomb toys. So it's kind of like a bath bomb, but it comes in, like a little sciency thing. Can you see this?

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

So I bought these. I think I'm going to give these to George for Christmas.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

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[Kelly]

I like, that would be. That's like a fun bath thing, though.

[Liz]

It's a fun bath thing to do. Yeah.

[Kelly]

And then you can, like, keep the vials and then you could, like, you know.

[Liz]

Totally.

[Kelly]

So we're trying to make bath time last longer, so I might be looking. I think I'm gonna get Libby all bath toys for Christmas too, because she doesn't really, like, need anything else. So send me your best bath toy racks.

[Liz]

Okay? Okay. Like, I don't want to do. I don't want to jump from winterizing to last three transactions because I feel like it's going to get confusing. So let's continue your other winterizing.

[Kelly]

Sure.

[Liz]

Things that you want to get to.

[Kelly]

I think you're right. Okay. So the next thing is. What's another. So bath, I feel like, is a good winter activity. I want to extend the bath time. I also find that art. Art is a great indoor activity. My kids love to color. Love to color. And I'm a really big fan of. I started this last year. I did, like, basically a coloring station where I took a wooden tray and I set up Crayola clicks markers. The best markers out there. Some crayons. And I cut just computer paper in half because, like, all they do is they draw, like, one little corner and think the paper's done. I'm not doing this. And I set it out on a tray and, like, it's just always there. So luckily, I don't have kids who try to color on the wall. Knock on wood. So it's worked out well because then they can grab it. I don't have to, like, get things out. It's easy for them to put back together. But unfortunately, as things do, the Crayola click were kind of on their last leg because we were missing colors. And then, you know, Fred clicked one, didn't unclick it and then it dried out. So I did make a fresh Crayola clicks purchase repurchase for winterizing my home. And I'm resetting up kind of my coloring station. So then I'll have the crayons. I like jumbo crayons, but I also have the other crayons. George and Hetty are also really into pencils right now because, like, you know, they're starting to draw with more detail. So we have crayons, pencils, markers, and then those that paper cut in half. I also. You can buy this on Amazon. I'm pretty sure you can buy it at IKEA too. But, like, I don't know, IKEA is just something that doesn't come across my desk ever. But I have a big roll of white paper. So like, sometimes if we just need something different, instead of like those papers, I'm just rolling out a long sheet of paper.

[Liz]

Where that takes you and.

[Kelly]

Seeing where that takes us. And that's just fun for them. So keeping the. Keeping the. The coloring station fresh. And again, that's just plain paper. So then, like, I'm a hero. I'm a hero if I pull out a coloring book or sometimes I'll, like, be a cool mom and, like, I'll keep the coloring books because I like to rip pages out of coloring books. And then, like, I'll be like, hey, let me pick you guys out a special thing to color. And, like, I'll go to each of their favorite coloring books and grab one page and put it down.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

Mm.

[Kelly]

And that's how. That's a dinner time activity. That's 20 minutes that I'm getting back into my evening. So if I have an hour bath, 20 to 30 minutes of coloring, I'm an hour and a half there. I'm already at five o'.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

Clock.

[Kelly]

I'm unstoppable. Two hours till bedtime. And I still have one more trick up my sleeve.

[Liz]

Okay.

[Kelly]

Actually, I have two.

[Liz]

What's next?

[Kelly]

Okay, so next is similar to your idea of, like, the bins, like the shallow. Like, what is that called?

[Liz]

Yes. I don't. I don't know. They're shallow bins. They've got lids. You can stack them.

[Kelly]

Yeah, they're not very big. So I decided for Christmas because we have them for kinetic sand. So we have two that are. Have kinetic sand. They have stuff in them. They very much come in and come out. Like, it's not. It's not something that's out all the time. It's something that they can't have access to. It's something we don't even play with every week. Like, it's a special thing when it comes out. And there's so many fun little, like, toys on Amazon. But if I think like practically how this will get used in my home, it gives me anxiety. But if I could control them more, I think they would be really fun quiet time activities to have. So for one of the kids, like, big Christmas presents this year. And it's, it's small, but I'm making it big. And I'm gonna explain how they're all getting a new bin with an activity in it. Now George is getting those. I've shared them before. They're like little magnetic blocks. Remember the little magnetic blocks that I like? Okay. So George is getting like, it looks like a Minecraft version of those blocks.

[Liz]

Okay. Yeah, cute.

[Kelly]

But, you know, this looks impressive. And then you read it and it's like, oh, that's like three packs. So I ordered him three packs of it. So that's why I'm saying it's kind of a bigger present because that came out to about $65.

[Liz]

Oh, wow. Yeah.

[Kelly]

So it's like. But I'm ordering him three and they live in this container. But then I think he'll really be able to do like fun stuff with it because so many times I feel like you order these things off Amazon, you're like, okay, that's like, not quite as much. It's a cool thing, but it's not enough. It's not enough. Razzle dazzle doesn't feel like a big enough present. So George is going to have those. Hattie is going to have these little houses with glass cubes. I mean, all these things.

[Liz]

We're gonna need an Amazon link for all this stuff. Well.

[Kelly]

Oh, no, I know. So my plan is so. And I ordered Hattie three of those. And then Fred's doing stackable rocks and I ordered Fred three of those. So I mean, again, it's. It's one of their bigger presents if. And I don't buy my kids a ton of stuff for Christmas, to be honest. But it's a bigger present because I bought so many of them because I felt like I wanted to have that wow factor and that entertainment factor. But what I'm gonna do when I share it is I'm gonna say, hey, like, if you buy what one pack looks like, this is what two packs look like. This is what three packs look like. So just like, so you know what you're getting. So then you can decide if you want to do this, but I, I already have the bins. They're all arriving today. I'm like, honestly so excited. And I bought them early specifically so I could like test them out and show people because I'm sure a lot of the stuff's going to be on sale for Black Friday. But I already went to Target, bought the bins and I'm going to like film myself putting all of them in there one by one so. So you can see what they look like.

[Liz]

Okay.

[Kelly]

And I'm really excited about it. Okay. Don't you think that's a good idea?

[Liz]

I do think that's a good idea.

[Kelly]

So anyway, those are kind of what I've been.

[Liz]

Okay, well, I have some, I have some ideas for winterization.

[Kelly]

Can I finish? I'm sorry, I have one more question.

[Liz]

I thought you were finished.

[Kelly]

I thought I was too. I'm considering, I'd kind of like the carpool's opinion on this. I am considering a gymnastics bar as well.

[Liz]

Yeah, well, that kind of goes with a one of mine which is. I have like a rambunctious two year old. Like he's gotta run.

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[Liz]

He gets zoomies. So what I'm doing is in my basement, I'm pushing my couch to. We don't really sit down there. I might get rid of the couch. It's like my one from years and years. It's like my reject couch. But if I don't get rid of it, I'm gonna push it against the wall and I'm going to try and make my basement just as an as open as I possibly can for running around. I'm taking our nugget down there. We are, we. We're kind of working on fine tuning it, but I want, I'm going to get those like stepping stones. Like I'm just going to make it essentially a. Why did I say essentially like that? Essentially, essentially a obstacle course. I've got a slide down there. I've got a tunnel down there. It's going to be a big open runaround spot.

[Kelly]

That's so fun.

[Liz]

Another tip that I have, I've noticed helps with a two year old is before I go to bed, I'll take some of his toys. Whether it's dinosaurs, cars, something. And we keep most of our toys in the playroom or in the basement. But I will set them up in the living room. Whether they're taped and he's got to pull them down. Whether it's just, just trucks lined up, trains. I just put one toy set up in some new way in the living room. And when he comes down, when he comes downstairs, he immediately wants to play with it. So my mornings are not so, you know, directly attached to me or asking for screens. It's like, oh, let me play with this. I didn't think to play it in this way. Or this is just right here. So just don't underestimate the power of like after, during a nap time or before bed. Setting up their toys in a way for them, especially for a toddler, really works.

[Kelly]

Yeah, that's so fun. It's kind of like similar to the bath thing. It's like, can you just somehow put it in a different spot, a different location, do something different with it?

[Liz]

Yeah. Another good thing to order is like a painter's tape. Like you can do so much with tape. That's a busy toddler hack. See, sometimes I'll like tie up his guys and like hang them from, you know, a table. Yeah, it's gotta pull them down like it's just fun.

[Kelly]

It buys me some time buying you time. So yeah, those are some of our winterizing the home tips.

[Liz]

Yeah. I didn't know how to survive. Yeah.

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[Liz]

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[Liz]

You said last winter forever changed you.

[Kelly]

I did. I think. I think I went on the record saying that. So another thing is we are going. We got to get out of Dodge. So between we're going to spend New Year's at the lake of the Ozarks, I think, which it's going to be freezing. Like we're literally just going to the lake house. Okay. Just like for a change of scenery, we're just going to our. Yeah, just gonna go there. I might go see a movie. You know, we'll bring our Christmas presents. Maybe I'll bring my Benz. Yeah. And we're just gonna go there and play there. I like it for just. For just the change of scenery of it all. Yeah, yeah, we gotta get out of Dodge or I'm gonna maybe do like. I think I also told Tyler, you know, it's fun to, you know, get one hotel room and that has an indoor pool, like, just like a local one.

[Liz]

Oh, yeah.

[Kelly]

And just go sweat. Do an indoor pool swim. I mean, that's fun. Order pizza and do an indoor pool night. Yeah, I just like to get my. I need to not be here the whole time.

[Liz]

Yeah, I get it.

[Kelly]

I don't know what was so bad about that. I guess it was just the snow. I think it was really cold.

[Liz]

You were sick. You were. Yeah, it was. I don't remember. I think you actually made an entire podcast about the notes that you have from that. So maybe you should go back and revisit that.

[Kelly]

I. I have my notes. I could definitely do that. Okay. So anyway, that's. I don't really have anything outside of my transacting that I've been doing, but if you would like to share your transactions, I would love to hear them.

[Liz]

Okay. Well, something that I recently bought and I'm got Kelly hooked on it. I got my friend hooked on it and I posted about on my Instagram and I got a lot of positive affirmation that these are good products. Beekeepers Naturals.

[Kelly]

Oh, yeah.

[Liz]

Is. So I was listening to the Skinny Confidential. I don't listen to Skinny Confidential a lot. I will occasionally pop in and see if something piques my interest. And this one was like, how to stay healthy, like, and boost your immune system. And I'm like, okay, well, we all need to do that. And it was from the founder of Beekeepers Naturals and she is a beekeeper and she creates products made out of bees, bee things that bees create. So honey, something called Propolis royal jelly, which is what the queen bee eats. And there's been a lot of studies around bees and how propolis honey, all this stuff can help with your immune system. And so she's got a line of products for both adults and kids and she just really, really sold me on it. And so now I'm going, I'm putting it to the test. I am going to try not to get sick. Knock on wood. Because I'm taking this stuff so hard. I ordered everything on the website. Like, when I tell you I was sold, I was sold so hard. It's worth listening to if you're interested.

[Kelly]

Well, it's very much. Sometimes it's going to be confidential podcasts. I don't love all the episodes. I just don't love all the content.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

But they, it is QVC for me. Like it will get me to buy. Had to be careful because like they always bring these founders on and these founders are so passionate about their products that I'm so bought in. And I don't know if I think there's a level of it. They're good products. I think that there's a level of it if you just get sold. It's qvc. Like they're telling you all the reasons that you need that. It's an hour of being told why you need this. So just I would say proceed with caution. But I am excited. I ordered the propolis and I ordered the royal jelly.

[Liz]

Proceed with caution. For sure. And I can't listen to it a lot of the times because they're just like so into non toxic and so into your health stuff that like I get very overwhelmed that I'm like, oh, apparently everything I'm doing is wrong and everything is toxic in my life. I sometimes makes me feel bad. This one though felt very attainable and the stuff was not that expensive. It's like, yeah, cough, the cough syrup was. It's like a ten dollar here, a fifteen there. I mean I did probably spend like a hundred and twenty dollars on all of it by the time I was done with it. But I did get a lot of stuff.

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[Liz]

So sometimes they have founders on it. It's like, oh yeah, I can get that air purifier for $600. Like okay, sorry. We're just gonna be breathing toxic air. I guess this one felt more attainable.

[Kelly]

It did. In their low lips. Like this propolis spray. I bought it for myself and the kids and you just spray in your mouth every morning like and it tastes good. Tastes like honey. Like it couldn't be easier.

[Liz]

So Sloan loves it. Oh, I do want to say another thing. Proceed with caution. It says on the labels if you're allergic to bees, you should not take this stuff. So if you have a bee allergy or you think you might have a B allergy, like just proceed with caution on there too. Because I didn't know that. Luckily no one has a B allergy in my family. But you can't take it if you have it. So that is something that I bought that I'm just really, really excited about. And let me see if there's anything else.

[Kelly]

Totally. Oh, and then we do have to get to DWTS Biebs.

[Liz]

Oh, okay, fine. We, I, I, I just really wanted to talk about that. I guess I can just be done.

[Kelly]

Well, I want you to share if you have something to share.

[Liz]

No, it's fine. I gotta log in on my iPad to my Amazon.

[Kelly]

Where's your snow day sweatshirt from?

[Liz]

Oh, my snow day sweatshirts from Land's End.

[Kelly]

I was shocked.

[Liz]

Like, can you believe this is from Land's End? No giving, like, show me your moomoo.

[Kelly]

That's darling. I'm gonna buy that. No, we don't both need it.

[Liz]

We don't both need it because, you know, we're both gonna wear it on the same snow day.

[Kelly]

But I was looking for. I'm trying to really. I'm trying to only have my kids wear cotton T shirts because I think they're just so much better. Like, I just love, Like, I know. I know what teachers they have that are cotton. I just think they wash better. And when you save your clothes for other siblings, like, I don't mind investing 13 in a cotton T shirt versus $9. Like, it's not that big of a difference. In Lands End, t shirts were 100 cotton. So I was going to place a Hattie. An order for Hattie because my typical Go to's tea collection, Hannah Anderson Gap. I'm not liking my cotton options. They're ugly.

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[Liz]

So that's been lands Ends. You got. You got to check Lands End. They pop off sometimes.

[Kelly]

They totally do.

[Liz]

Okay, well, Kel, before we get to dance, Dancing with the Stars, should we do industry news?

[Kelly]

Yeah, we have huge industry news. Tell you ride. Tell you ride. She's been redesigned.

[Liz]

In a big way. Not to be confused with all the other redesigns that tell your eye does.

[Kelly]

No, this is like, everything else is a refresh. This is. This is. This is like a Kris Jenner facelift. You know what I mean?

[Liz]

It is totally.

[Kelly]

I have not seen it in person. We did not. We were not able to make it to the reveal, but we did get invited, so. Thank you, Kia. I think it looks really good.

[Liz]

I think it looks really good too.

[Kelly]

Yeah, I think it looks like an updated Telluride. I think. I mean, it looks like the Kia EV9. So maybe I was just, like, more used to it. It was less of a jump scare for me than the PAL Aid. I think it makes more sense in that segment. I think it feels rugged and more modern, and I think that's very on trend. I think it will be a very big seller to me.

[Liz]

It's giving. It's. It is exactly what I would have expected from a Telluride redesign. After we've seen the EV9, after we've seen what Hyundai did with Palisade, I'm not surprised at all. I think it looks really nice. I think it's giving Range Rover, I think it's giving Lexus gx. It's giving, it is from the exterior. It's giving luxury, especially in this color that they're promoting it in.

[Kelly]

And I love the color they're promoting.

[Liz]

Something that I think is kind of interesting that I've never, I don't think I've ever seen on a mass market car like this is the door handles are flush with the side of the, of the door. I don't know if it's a thing where you walk up to it pulls out or if you like press it in, it comes out. I don't, I don't know how they work, but I'll be curious to see. I thought that was interesting.

[Kelly]

It's bigger, which feels exciting. Three inches bigger, which I'll take any, I'll take any of the inches I can get. I know like, you know, they, they added the latch in the third row, which we were expecting them to do. They added the car seat tilt, which we were expecting because they did both those on the Palisade. I'm getting a lot of questions about seat belt overlap in the bench. There's. They're not even producing the benches yet in the Palisade or the Telluride. So we won't know the drama with the bench seats probably until much later. I'm not expecting it to be great. Even if they fix the seatbelt overlap issue, it's still not going to be a machine. It's not going to hold a candle in my prediction. I don't see it holding a candle to the Atlas or the pilot.

[Liz]

Yeah. You know, yeah. I'm a little bit nervous about this. The air and the, the. Oh my gosh. Vent. Whoa.

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[Liz]

I'm having a stroke. Climate, climate control, I'm a little bit nervous about.

[Kelly]

Yeah. You know, and we don't have really details on all the powertrains yet. I'm sure they're going to have a, I'm sure they're going to have a hybrid option eventually. They did the same thing with the Palisade. Interior wise, I think it looks better than the Palisade. I think it has more design to it. It looks a, a padded safe room.

[Liz]

But it still is giving kind of pad safe room.

[Kelly]

I just feel like the seven point outfit rule should apply to car interiors. And I Just don't think the Palisade was at seven points. I think it was at like four points.

[Liz]

Yeah, I agree.

[Kelly]

Something I like, I like different materials used. I like some contrast, not in a busy way, but in like a well designed way. And I think they. I honestly think Hyundai really missed the boat with the Palisade redesign. Like, I really like. I can't believe my distaste for it.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

And I'm much more excited about the Telluride, which prior I was more of a Palisade girl. Less of a Telluride girl.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

So we'll see.

[Liz]

Yeah. So that's exciting. So that is the 2027 Kia Telluride, which is crazy.

[Kelly]

I know it's a bit long in the tooth. And the craziest thing was. So I don't know if you saw this picture. I'm on Edmonds. But the Telluride got the Palisade cup, the old Palisade cup holders, which is so interesting. I don't know if like other people are like so into like the cup holders as we are, but I truly believe they literally just took the old body balancing cup holders and they're like, no one will notice, but we'll just put them on the Telluride instead, so.

[Liz]

Oh, I. So they, they took that out of the Palisade, right?

[Kelly]

Yeah.

[Liz]

That's like so weird to me.

[Kelly]

It's like, well, we already have the part made, so we'll just put it on the top.

[Liz]

No, they're good cup holders. I don't know why they took it. They're great cup. They're top tier cup holders.

[Kelly]

They're top tier cup holders.

[Liz]

So.

[Kelly]

Yeah, it's confusing. It's really confusing. I like it. Yeah, I'm excited. And that's what's new. So we'll. We'll know more. I guess more information is coming out the LA Auto show, which we also aren't going to. Sorry, you guys. It takes. So it would take on. It just takes too much for me to get to California. Like, I'm gonna go to Chicago. We'll probably go to the New York Auto show. But like, I just can't. We can't be going. I hate going to la. I hate going to California. It's two flights.

[Liz]

Yeah, it's just a long flight.

[Kelly]

It's a long travel day. And like whenever you get invited to these trips, they sound so fun. But it's literally like one night. It's like, okay, I'm not gonna. It's just too much.

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[Liz]

We Were legit invited to Sweden for two days. We're like, you're dreaming.

[Kelly]

Yeah. A car brand invited us to go to Sweden, and it was for two days. And I was like, I'm not gonna update my passport for that.

[Liz]

No, Funny, funny, funny. Okay, Dancing with the Stars recap, Kel. I'm on fire. Last three. Three weeks, I predicted who was going to go home.

[Kelly]

You're on fire. So, spoiler alert. Andy finally got sent home, which it was his best dance of the season.

[Liz]

It was a very good episode to. To go home on. He ended on a major high.

[Kelly]

He totally, totally. I'm honestly, like, looking back, like, I guess I'm happy that he stayed around this long. I mean, it made for fun tv. I did enjoy parts of watching him and his personality. I like Emma a lot, but I'm happy he's gone. Okay, let's just go through the video.

[Liz]

Say that I don't think that Andy was cute. Like, but I don't think he's any more endearing or sweet or funny than, like, I don't think he's that funny. Like, I think he's a sweet older man, but, like, I don't think he's more endearing than Robert or, like, I'm not, like, more bought into him than Elaine. Like, I just don't really get the Andy hype. Yeah, I did at the beginning. At the beginning. I did. And then as it kept the last couple of weeks, that was really off of it. But his dances were good. They were funny, and it was a good reason to leave.

[Kelly]

Yeah. So to quickly go through the dances. I mean, we had four perfect scores.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

Which I was not expecting. And it begs the question, like, okay, so is that our top four?

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[Liz]

Alex, Robert, Whitney. Okay, I think that could be the top four. I do.

[Kelly]

Do you? But.

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Or.

[Kelly]

But, like, Jordan and Dylan, I feel like, are fighting for that third spot. I think that. I think it's going to be Alex, Whitney, Robert, and I think it could be Dylan. It could be Jordan.

[Liz]

So I think that. I think Dylan is having a better chance. And I just, like, Jordan's dances were good, and when she's dancing, I'm, like, so bought into her when she's, like, not dancing and we're seeing the before thing or the after. I am not into her personality as much as I am Dylan's. She's a little bit too cocky. She's. I think she. I think she said, tina Turner is back and better than ever. And then. And then she said, it was like a very. It was a bad lie. I think that was just a mistake. And then when she did the relay dance, she was like, I. She's a competitor. She's a gym. She's an Olympic gymnast. She's not quite as, like, sweet and like, oh, doesn't seem. We're like, oh, we're here for everyone. She's like, I'm coming for you. Who is. Who'd she dance against? Elaine. She's like, I'm coming for you, girl. Like, it's just not as endearing.

[Kelly]

Sure, sure.

[Liz]

And that is what. That's what a lot of it is about. And Dylan is coming off very sincere, very sweet. He's excited to learn. Like, he's.

[Kelly]

He's.

[Liz]

In my opinion, he's coming off, personality wise, better.

[Kelly]

So I have been a Dylan hater since the beginning. I really enjoyed watching him dance last night.

[Liz]

Yeah, he's cute.

[Kelly]

No, he did so. He did. Of course, like, his dance with Daniella I think probably was the best dance of the night. I think it was amazing. Like, I actually think he had the best dance. But I also really enjoyed watching him in the relay with that other girl because I'm like, okay, like, maybe it's not just Daniela. Like, maybe you, like, he did a good job in the relay too, huh?

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

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[Kelly]

So I agree. I think that will be the final four. So does next week to go home.

[Liz]

I don't know. No, no, no, wait. I don't know. Are there.

[Kelly]

Isn't there only two more episodes? Isn't there only two more episodes left?

[Liz]

Yeah, I think so.

[Kelly]

Because I think the finale has five people or four people and we have six left, so it's confusing.

[Liz]

Yeah. I don't know. I. I need. I don't know.

[Kelly]

We'll find out. But yeah, I thought it was great. I thought Whitney's dance was good. I also enjoyed Whitney's dance. I don't.

[Liz]

Whitney's dance was perfect.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

I'm kind of over the Whitney slander. It will be interesting because I believe tonight, Wednesday, the Mormon Wives show comes back on Hulu. So I do, like, depending on how she's coming off, I feel like that's going to hurt or help her. Isn't that kind of interesting?

[Liz]

That is interesting. You know, if Dylan was smart, he, like, Zach would say something about how he's gonna go to the finale if Dylan makes it.

[Kelly]

Well, I know there's theories that, like, Dylan and Zach, like, aren't really getting along because, like, where is Zach? He hasn't come One time.

[Liz]

I know, but that's what I'm saying. Like, maybe they're holding out, and then Zach's gonna say, oh, yeah, I make an announcement. Oh, yeah, I plan on coming if he makes it to the finale.

[Kelly]

I don't know.

[Liz]

That would be smart.

[Kelly]

I also just, like, loved the 20th anniversary. It was so fun to, like, see, first of all, like, when they were doing the tribute to those who have passed and Aaron Carter was on there. What?

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

That was crazy.

[Liz]

I know.

[Kelly]

Didn't know who's on the stand with the stars and honestly forgot that he had passed away. That was crazy. I loved seeing all, like, the throwback dances. Like, I was looking for more of that. Like, I'm like, no, show me the whole dance. Like, actually, can we just go back and do those good dances?

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And I.

[Kelly]

Me and Hattie were shook to our core when we found out that Milo, something of another. He's the guy from the movie Zombies that we're all obsessed with in my house. We love this zombie movie on Disney. And it was him.

[Liz]

So apparently he did, like, such a good job. And I think. Hold on. Let me look this up before I say it.

[Kelly]

I know what happened. And Bobby Bones won because he had, like, more fan votes. And I just have to say, like, if I would have been watching, I would not have.

[Liz]

Have.

[Kelly]

Milo should have won.

[Liz]

I want to. I want to watch that season.

[Kelly]

I know. Are they on Disney? Because, like, I don't know what I'm gonna do with my life. What am I gonna do with my life once this is over?

[Liz]

Okay? So I need to, like, stop asking questions to the wind about it. Dancing with the Stars. But, like, they're, like, from season 30, and there's. It's only been around for 20 years, so they do. Do they do multiple seasons in a year?

[Kelly]

Sometimes. Sometimes they do.

[Liz]

Okay.

[Kelly]

I don't know if this is a two season year, but, like, if we have to wait till, like, next fall to live, like, I'm gonna be. I'm gonna start watching the Voice or something. Like, I don't know what I'm gonna do with myself.

[Liz]

No, it's. That will just be disappointing, honestly.

[Kelly]

Yeah.

[Liz]

Okay.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

Who else?

[Liz]

Jordan's dance was beautiful. I know. I just kind of, like, wasn't very nice about her, but her. Her dance was beautiful. Alex is. I mean, everyone's good at this point. Like, everyone's good. Elaine looked hot last night. What? Her legs. She looked so good. She's so impressive.

[Kelly]

I know. I would love to see a world where she could beat Dylan out. At some point, though, it's like she is, like, it's such a young cast.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

Like, at some point. She's probably third, I think. I think. Are they all in their 20s? So she's 30 years older than them. That's insane.

[Liz]

When she's keeping up.

[Kelly]

And she's keeping up. I love Elaine.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

I'm just.

[Kelly]

If nothing else, I'm happy that I've been introduced to her in this life.

[Liz]

But me too. And I. Everything, I cry.

[Kelly]

Okay, you can go like two jaw dropping moments for me from the episode, though. One, Prince William's cameo.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

What?

[Liz]

It was so crazy.

[Kelly]

That was bizarre. That was crazy. What I wouldn't give to like, to have Harry or Megan on Dancing with the Stars. I hope that they run into some financial trouble and have to do it. That's my part. That would be so fun for all of us.

[Liz]

And then my prayer would be that people would not intentionally vote her off because they don't like her. Just so we can see more.

[Kelly]

That would be amazing.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

My second thing was seeing young Derek Hough brought me such joy.

[Liz]

I last. The episode was amazing. I loved it.

[Kelly]

I loved it.

[Liz]

I loved it.

[Kelly]

I thought the replay was fun. I liked the flashbacks. It was a great episode.

[Liz]

Yeah, it was. It was fun.

[Kelly]

I was enjoy. I didn't want it to end. I had my hot chocolate, had Hattie with me. The boys went to sleep. Hattie loves it. Loves it.

[Liz]

That's really cute. I'm excited for when my kids get older and I can.

[Kelly]

I know Tyler, like, won't even look up from his phone. Like, he's scrolling phones and like, I'm like, tyler, it's Prince William. Tyler didn't care.

[Liz]

I'm shaking. The elimination. I'm shaking. My heart is racing.

[Kelly]

Like when they watch sports.

[Liz]

I know. And now I get it.

[Kelly]

Yeah, I get it. And I'm like, can you take the kids out? Like, my show's on. Like, I feel like one of those, like, you know what I mean? Take the kids.

[Liz]

I know. It's like, exactly. Okay, well, Cal, are you ready for ditch the drive through where we give you an easy dinner recipe to mix it up to get you out of your dinner rut?

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[Liz]

Okay. I have a really, really good one. Okay.

[Kelly]

I have one too.

[Liz]

Oh, okay. Well, I'll go first because I've already started and you've kind of done a lot of talking.

[Kelly]

Okay, well.

[Liz]

The siete enchilada sauce. Red.

[Kelly]

You honestly have not stopped talking about this?

[Liz]

No. Kelly, you say that all the time. When I talk about something one time and I tell it to you. I haven't even talked to you about it. I posted it on my Instagram story. The Siete Saw enchilada sauce. Excellent. Here's what you're gonna do. You're gonna get tortillas, corn or flour. I don't care line. First, you're gonna put a little drizzle of the. Or a light coat, a thin coat of the enchilada sauce at the bottom of your pan. Then you are going to do tortillas on the bottom. Then you're going to do some shredded chicken or shredded pork or whatever. Then you're gonna douse it in the enchilada sauce, cover it, and then you're gonna do cheese on top, and you're gonna bake it at, like, 350 for, like, 10, 12 minutes. Excellent. Incredibly easy. One pan. If you have. I just, like, made my chicken in the crock pot. Excellent. Loved.

[Kelly]

Sounds excellent.

[Liz]

Very easy shelf state. Like, you have this stuff. Like, I will always have that. That enchilada sauce on hand. Now.

[Kelly]

I love when you get a wreck for a specific product, a specific brand, and, like, that's, like, that's the point. Like, that's what makes the dish.

[Liz]

Yeah. And. And it's not a. You know, mix it with anything. It's like, it's. Open the jar, pour it in. Toppings. I did jalapenos. I did red onion. I've done avocado, sour cream.

[Kelly]

Like, is it too spicy for the kids or. No.

[Liz]

So my. I didn't give it to my kids. I knew James wouldn't eat it, and I wasn't sure if it was too spicy for Sloan. It's not very spicy. It doesn't have a lot of spice, but I didn't give it to my kids.

[Kelly]

Okay.

[Liz]

Just curious, but I have picky kids.

[Kelly]

So I am making one of my favorite. Like, honestly, one of my favorite foods in this world is barbecue chicken pizza. I just think it has everything I like. Like, I love barbecue sauce. I love pizza. So we're making barbecue chicken pizzas tonight for dinner. Yeah, we're elevating it slightly. I got a Pillsbury pie crust. You know, I just. I don't. I didn't have the headspace to make a crust, but I'm still, like, doing a crust. You know, barbecue sauce, rotisserie chicken, cheese, red onion. Barbecue sauce is the base. Not marinara cheese, red onion. Pop her in the oven. Let it all get crispy, melty. I'M gonna pull it out. I'm going to top mine with my fresh. My jarred jalapenos. Oh, yeah, that's right. Little extra barbecue sauce. Barbecue chicken pizzas.

[Liz]

So make your shredded chicken in the crock pot and then make both those meals.

[Kelly]

That's an excellent idea. And when I get around to doing my. Which I'm closer than you guys think. When I get around to doing my big protein meal prep day, which could happen as early as tomorrow, you never know with me. I'm gonna do some shredded chicken, too, because I think shredd chicken's also very versatile. And then if I have shredded chicken, then I could do the pizzas, the enchiladas, chicken pot pie, soups. Like, I would literally love to have proteins in my cooked proteins in my freezer. I'll be the happiest girl in the world.

[Liz]

Yeah. Do you have an update on your jarring?

[Kelly]

Do I have an update on my jarring? No. I have an update on people who have reached out, who have offered to help me, like, carpool.

[Liz]

That's good.

[Kelly]

We've been offered FaceTimes. So, you know, I'm gonna get my proteins done, and then I'm gonna work on the next part.

[Liz]

Okay. I do have an update on my blowout. Someone sent me a reel of doing, like, those velcro rollers. So not hot rollers, but, like, you blow it out and then you wrap it up, and I have, like, half of a pack that I bought years ago, and then they've gotten lost in the moves, but I don't have clips, so I did, like, four of them, and then I clipped them with, like, hair claw clips that I had lying around, and it. So it gave me the volume. So I do think that those are, like, hot rollers are probably the move to get that volume and then. And then brushing it out. So I think I need to order some more stuff and, like, do it properly.

[Kelly]

Okay, well, I'm glad you like. I did an attempt.

[Liz]

It's an attempt. It's every time I shower, I'm like, how can I try and do this a little bit different? But, you know, I don't wash my hair all the time. So.

[Kelly]

Yeah. My next big thing is my current next micro hobby. I told my husband this morning, or after I listened to that podcast, we're gonna pick up bees in the summer. In the spring, we're gonna get a hive.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Kelly]

Mark my words.

[Liz]

Okay. I'm so excited for you to get a hive. I'm, like, so bought in. I was like, should I get a hive? I'm like, I can't get a hive. And this is, I'll get the hive.

[Kelly]

You get the hype.

[Liz]

Okay, great. Well, guys, that's gonna be our episode, so thank you so much for listening to the carpool Podcast, and we'll talk to you next time.

[Kelly]

Love ya.

[Liz]

Bye.

[Kelly]

Thank you for listening to the Carpool Podcast with Kelly and Liz.

[Liz]

Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.

[Kelly]

And if you enjoyed riding with us.

[Liz]

Tell everybody you know there's room in.

[Kelly]

The car for everyone.