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Welcome to the carpool podcast with Kelly. And for fun, growing up, we used to walk to the hospital, the gift shop, to go to the gift shop to buy candy or sodas or something.
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B
And Liz, it is crazy how this is the most joyful time of my life and also just the absolute hardest.
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A
Your mom time off starts now. Welcome back to the carpool podcast with Kelly and Liz. And my kids are back in school. The sun is shining, my coffee is iced, the tank is clean, and it's fry. Yay. It is.
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B
We made it. What? Feels just like the longest week of my entire life.
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A
Well, I'm just waiting to get the flu. Like, that just sounds like something that would happen to me.
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B
You know, I, like, hate to say this, but, like, I do feel like maybe you've made it out of the woods. Like, is the flu still going around? Like, no one's talking about anymore?
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A
We have not been sick yet this year. And I know, knock on wood. Knock on wood. Whatever, whatever. But in a way, like, there. That's something to celebrate because, like, what else is there to do now except for get sick? I got all my holidays out.
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B
I swear that, like, every other year, I get sick. So, like, we got. We got hit with the flu this year. Next year I think we'll be fine. Last year you got hit with the flu. I was fine. I think next year you're gonna get the flu.
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A
Sure, sure, sure, sure, sure, sure.
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B
I think you've made it out of the woods.
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A
Well, who knows? But I'm just grateful to have made it this far, if nothing else. And we had a great day yesterday. It was, like, finally above freezing. Like 34, but sunny. And for as much as I don't understand our conversation from last week of, like, the wind chill, I do understand how things feel warmer in the sun.
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B
Oh, for sure.
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A
Like 34 cloudy, disgusting. 34 sunny. I'm there.
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B
Feels. Feels like 40.
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A
Feels like 45. There's something there. I can't explain it, but there's something.
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B
I do not understand this.
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A
What is temperature?
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B
I need to go back to school. Some days I feel it's just.
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A
It's just a way of measuring things. But anyway, so yesterday we went to the farm, and because the kids were off school and we went like, Kubota sledding or side by side sledding, which is where you basically take a sled and put on the back of a side by side, like any, like a UTV and drive around the field very slowly.
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B
So, yeah, very slowly. But it's so fun.
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A
My kids love it. And I am such a kid at heart. Like, I. Tyler was driving, and I was. I'm sat on the back. Like, I blunt test. No, like, I. I want to be on the sled with the kids. And it was so funny. I would start to get, you know, a little confident, which I don't know why I'm so confident. Cause I'm, like, so Langley. Like, I'm. I have so much. What's the word? Gangly. I shouldn't have the confidence that I do on this sled that's moving behind us. Me and Jord, you know, it's me and George. So, you know, we're doing some tricks. You know, we're throwing snowballs, and I go to stand.
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B
Oh, no, Kelly.
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A
Fly off the back.
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B
Yeah, of course.
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A
Just fly off the back.
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B
Of. Of course you fly off the back. But it was. Why do I feel like. Why do I feel like you could stand up? Like, if you went tubing, like, on water behind a boat? Why do I feel like you have a better chance of standing up there than you do? Like, on the back of a sled in the snow?
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A
Yeah. I don't know. I think because, like, maybe. Yeah, I have no idea. I have no idea. But it did.
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B
I could have told you there was no shot you were going to be able to stand.
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A
Yeah, we did get it on film. So maybe. Maybe if you're blessed enough, I will share it to the carpool Instagram. It's not that dramatic of a fall, but when I was looking up for the kids what we were gonna do today. First of all, one of my favorite new features. Maybe it's not a new feature, but the. Here's where I love AI Coming into my life. You can go to your photos on your iPhone, and you can just type in a keyword, and then you can find the photos. Like, no, that is so helpful, because I'm like, I know I have photos and videos of us Kubota sledding in the past. So I typed in sledding. There it was. So, anyway, I saw. I found a photo of us Kubota sledding from 2022. I think it's you in the video. It could be Mom. Do you have a memory of this? Mm. And I eat it.
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B
Like, this happened. This is what happened. I remember this. You and I were on the back, and dad was wanted to throw us off. So we weren't flying off, but he was, like, whipping us. Like, it was borderline dangerous. And we were like, the only way he's gonna stop is if one of us flies off and you. You sacrificed yourself for the greater good of he's going to sacrifice himself, literally. So I said. I did not say, no, you can't. I said, get off the sled, because I don't want to roll around in this snow.
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A
That sounds like something I would do. That sounds like something I would do. So anyway, we had just a blast yesterday, and it was. It's. It's a very dry snow that we're having, so you can't really, like, roll snowmen, but you can pack it. So we started making an igloo, me and the kids.
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B
I've never made an igloo.
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A
I should. I should take a step back. We, like, framed out how big our igloo would be, and then we got over it.
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B
Yeah, no, for sure. Igloos sound way too long to make. I, like, do not understand igloos, although I do like the people who make the colored ice cubes and stack them. But again, it just sounds like a lot of work.
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A
My kids have a current obsession with camping, which I don't know how to get them off this obsession, but we love watching the outdoor boys on YouTube. Do you watch the Outdoor Boys?
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B
I watched them one time. No.
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A
Talk about a comfort creator. Like, if you think you wouldn't care about a man taking his three small children hunting or camping in Alaska, you're wrong, because, like, he is my ultimate comfort creator. All of the kids, Fred, George, Hattie, we are all obsessed with watching outdoor boys. We watch it almost every night before bed. And the. Honestly, the patient that that man excused because, like, he is filming camping and his children in these videos. I think these videos are older because I think his kids are older now. The kids are young.
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B
It's such. I've. It is such, like, something that only a father could do, because there's a level of, like, we were watching one where they were at this, like, in this, like, bayou, like, in Louisiana or something, and they're, like, living on a houseboat with a family who rents out the houseboat, and he literally, like, left his three boys, like, with the mom who owns the houseboat and their daughter, and, like, he went off, you know, doing something with the other guy, and Maddie and I are like, you just left your three kids there? Like, that's craz. Something I could never do. Something that really, I think, like, the chillness of a dad could only handle.
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A
Tyler could do it. Like, Tyler loves to take our kids to the farm and, like, do outdoorsy things. With them. And he does have that level. I wouldn't even describe him as like that patient of a person, but like, he. It. Because it's not even patience, it's just like capacity to do that.
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B
It's like, I almost think it's like you're lacking something that allows you to do it.
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A
Yeah, sure.
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B
Like, maybe I'm too high strung. Maybe I'm. My mind's always going to like different things. Like, you have to. You have to lack maybe a maternal instinct to be able to do that. Yeah.
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A
But anyway, so the kids are obsessed with camping. So the other day we like, got this new, like, secret clubhouse, basically. Again, this is so my husband. He needs to start a YouTube channel, to be honest with you. He bought an old water tank. Like, not like a water trough, like a water tank. Okay. And it was broken. He bought it off Facebook. Marketplace. Because once Tyler discovered, like, things were listed for free on Marketplace, his world has changed in, like a major way. Because like the saying one man's trash is another man's treasure has never been more true than it is for my husband.
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B
He loves.
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A
And the thing about Tyler, Tyler has the skills to go get anything.
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B
Yeah.
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A
Like, you would not believe the strength of my husband. It's. He's like a superhero because, like, there is. He is so much stronger than he looks.
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B
No, Tyler's. Tyler is a freak. I do not know how he moves the things that he moves. He helped install some of the appliances at my house. And I came home one day and he was literally by himself moving a full size refrigerator up steps into my house. There's like three steps you have to take to get into my house. And he moved it by himself.
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A
No, he. It's like, I'm serious. It's like my favorite thing about him.
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B
Like, it's freaky.
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A
He can do anything. So also say he's been finding a lot of good things. So he found this water tank and he's like, I'm going to make this into a clubhouse for the kids. And so we like, put it in our. It's huge. Like, all five of. Or five of them all. Please no pregnancy. Please no pregnancy, please. All like three of my kids. I said five. Because we've had friends over can like fit in this thing. And George and Hattie were like, we want to camp in it. And I'm very much of. I kind of took that as an opportunity to not say no because I'm like, there's no way they're going to camp in it. So I'm like, okay, if you guys want to spend the night there tonight, can do that. Like, that's fine. They are lathered up about it. This was a couple weeks ago. It wasn't. It was, like, 40 degrees outside, so it wasn't like, there wasn't snow on the ground the whole day. They're prepping. They're packing their bags. They're, like, getting so ready for it. I keep waiting for them to change their mind. It gets dark. They're like, we're ready to go. And I'm like, are they seriously gonna walk down to these woods and get in this, like, thing right now by themselves? But I. I was still just gonna be like, okay, whatever. Because it's also, like, 5pm like, it's not even late. Yeah. They get their flashlights. They pack their bags. George goes, will you come get us in the morning? And can you make cinnamon rolls? And I'm like, sure. You got it, George. They go down there. They had their. They had their little. Like, they had. They had their iPads. They were going to watch a movie. They had snacks, blankets, the works. They go down there, and, like, 15 minutes go by. It's dark outside, and they are in the woods by themselves. I'm starting to be like, okay, this is kind of crazy.
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B
Like, they have.
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A
They have made it too long. Too long. So I go down there and check on them. I'm like, hey, guys, how are you doing? They're like, we're good.
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B
Yep.
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A
We're having fun. Everything's good. I'm like, you're not scared? Like, at this point, I'm like, okay, let's. Like, I would actually like to wrap this up, but nope, we're good. So I walk back up, and I'm literally, like, now. I'm like, okay, I don't like this. I'm literally watching. I can see them from the house. I'm watching their flashlights, like, move in the woods from where they are. And then finally, I see some kids start packing up, walking it up the hill after, like, 22 minutes.
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B
So 22 minutes. You know, the fun part of all of that is the preparation 100. You remember we used to play. We had our neighbors growing up. There was two girls or three girls. One was Kelly's age. One was my age. The other one was younger than us. And we would play this game called Survivor, and it was a competition, and Kelly and Andrea was her name. They were on a team, and me and Morgan were on a team, and we would, like, pick a shelter. A shelter outside of, like, our homes, we would pack up, like, our portable DVD players, our blankets, snack, all. All the works, just to see who could stay outside the longest.
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A
Yeah.
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B
I mean, the actual, like, sitting there waiting, literally never lasted longer than probably 22 minutes. But it was the prep. You and Andrew was like, okay, we need to make sure we have. We order a pizza before we go outside. Because, like, we didn't have phones then. Yeah, I waited for a pizza to be delivered. Like, it was just so much fun, like, thinking about how we were gonna stay outside. By the time we were actually outside, it was like, okay, this is for the birds. But something just goes to show, your kids are never gonna last. But just, like, make them think that, like, it's a great activity.
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A
It's such a good activity. Something so crazy about our childhood. It's like, we did not grow up in, like, a walkable area. You know, we, like. It was, like, peak suburbs, but we did live very close to a hospital.
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B
Huh.
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A
And for fun growing up, we used to walk to the hospital.
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B
The gift shop.
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A
To go to the gift shop to buy candy or sodas or something. And then sometimes, like, we were probably, like, 12, we would go to the fourth floor because that's where the babies were. And they would just let us walk in there and look at the babies. Do you remember that?
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B
Yeah. And also, I would, like, so crazy. Well, one time we, like, ate there at the, like, cafeteria.
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A
Yeah, we'd go to the. Like, that's where we would walk. Like, we would walk to the hospital.
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B
You know, most. Like, that's actually pretty good. Like, that's actually kind of a lot. Like, most people can't walk anywhere.
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A
No, if we lived anywhere, if we.
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B
Lived anywhere further from that hospital, we would not have walked there. Like, we're literally right next door to it. If we were even a subdivision over, we wouldn't have done it.
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A
Yeah, that's, like, so fun for us.
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B
It's so fun for us.
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A
Yeah. My kids can't walk anywhere. They can walk to the woods.
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B
Well, that's like, they have the woods. They have their clubhouse.
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A
So true.
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B
That's.
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A
So anyway, don't know how we got here. How do we get here? How do we get out?
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B
I don't know. I'm watching.
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A
It's been 22 minutes.
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B
How's it. No, I'm watching a new show. Okay. Actually, let me back up. You know how it took me, like, a year and a half to watch Desperate Housewives?
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A
Yeah.
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B
It's because, like, I didn't know how to Put my toddler down for sleep, and it was a fight. Every single night since, I have hacked to sleeping with the help of my sleep trainer, Molly Tart. Tartalagia can never say her last name. I'm sorry, but I get asked for it all the time. I now can watch a show every night before bed, and it is my safe haven. And it is so happy you have that back, Liz.
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A
But you need that.
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B
I need it so badly. I've got a face mask on. I've got my show on. So the show I'm watching right now is Landman. Have you watched it?
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A
No, but Mom's been very excited about this show.
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B
It is excellent.
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A
Okay.
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B
It is so good. I'm like. So I'm just, like, so into it. Like, I'm always thinking about the characters. The characters are so good.
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A
Is it kind of like Yellowstone? Like, is it like a TV drama?
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B
Yeah, like, a little bit. I actually. Fun fact about me, I've never sat through Yellowstone because when I started watching it back in 2020, I started watching it with Maddie, but it was so graphic that I would close my. I would have to close my eyes, and then he would tell me, like, what I missed. And when he then was deployed, I could no longer watch it because I didn't have someone to tell me what I was missing. So I've actually. I've only watched, like, the first couple episodes of Yellowstone, so it's not. I mean, so far, I'm like, almost all the way through the first season, it's not. There's not graphic. Like, it's not scary. It's just like. It's kind of funny. It's cute. It's lovely. Like, it's Texas. I just. I'm, like, so into it. I'm so excited about it, and I think you should watch it.
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A
I will watch it. I have said in the past, like, my problem with these shows is I just find them to be so unnecessarily graphic. Like, and I noticed this before, but it's almost like they're too lazy to actually come up with a good plot. So they're just like, what's the most shocking, gruesome thing we can put on my screen in effort to, like, get a buzz going, Like, I'm telling you, like. Yeah, no, it's like 1923, that land, that Yellowstone spinoff. All it was. It was like a freaking bingo card of what Tragedy. It was so unrealistic because no one has that many horrible things happen to them.
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B
Yeah. No, it's like, whereas like 1923. It's like someone gets beat up or abused. Like, you're watching the entire thing happen. It's like in Landma, like, oh, someone gets beat up in his trailer, but like, they just like allude to him getting beat up. Like, you know he's getting beat up, but you're not seeing it. That's how you can handle it.
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A
It's like we need to really check ourselves on the. Like, it's too much. Things are too violent now. And just because, like, we're quote unquote old enough to watch them doesn't mean we should be. I'm sorry. No, we're just like, you should not be watching that.
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B
We're so desensitized. Like, we're not shocked by anything anymore. And that's like, not good.
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A
Oh, it's. Let me be clear. I'm still shocked because I protect my eyes. Let me be very clear. Yeah, okay, well, that's good to know. I will give that a consideration. What am I talking right now? Oh, guess what I mean. So last night. So after we had a fun day at the farm, Hattie fell asleep. So she got to stay up later than everybody else because she took like a 5pm nap. But I was kind of okay with it because I love staying up late with one on one with my kids sometimes because then I watched them. We like, watched things that were very specific to that child. And Hattie, I've talked about this a lot, but, like, she is very. She's not into a lot of pretend play. She's not like a big, even like cartoon girl. She like, she likes to just. She. I guess you could say she's kind of mature. Anyway, I turned the parent trap on.
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B
Oh, wow.
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A
Excellent movie.
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B
That's fun to see like those movies for the first time with your child.
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A
And I, like, didn't know, like, I didn't explain to her what it was about. And I, I was like, I wonder how long it's gonna take her to notice that, like, the girls are twins. Like, it's the same girl. How long will it take her? And like, she discovered it as they discovered it. And she's like, like to see on her face, like they're sisters.
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B
Plot twist of the century.
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A
Yeah, it was a little. It. The movie itself kind of had some more mature themes that were a little difficult to explain to a five year old because then she was like, well, why don't her parents live together? And then I kind of. Which I'm happy to have. I'd rather I'd rather me and her have those conversations than someone else. Like, I was happy to have those conversations, but then it goes. So the dad just never saw that girl? And I'm like, no, that is like a.
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B
No, it's. It is really screwed up, like, to separate twins. Like, oh, we're just. What happened? They broke up, and so they just each took a daughter. Like, it's actually super screwed up.
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A
No, that isn't. The. Like, that's insane.
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B
No, it's insane.
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A
I feel like they could have wrote that differently.
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B
How?
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A
Like, I'm just one. Like, maybe the.
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B
How do you separate twins at birth?
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A
Yeah, I'm not sure. It just feels like the fact that the parents each plucked one and then just, like, decided to never see the other child again. Like, it was just.
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B
You were never thought about what? Yeah, it's. Wait. This is so screwed up.
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A
I know. And I just, like, it was very hard to explain to Hattie.
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B
Did you watch the entire movie?
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A
No, we're halfway. We just got to the part where they just switched spots.
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B
Okay. Because I was gonna say, I. I haven't watched the movie in years, but I do hear people like, wait, Meredith for. Or justice for Meredith Blake. Because, like, I'm kind of on 100 side now. And I got to know.
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A
I got to the Meredith Blake scene, and I 100 agree. Like, she was so nice to Halle. So nice. But, like, you know, they're just trying to get their parents together, and I'm just like, the dad, like, hadn't dated anyone, like, for so long, like, for 11 years, and, like, he finally has nerds, like, who is lovely and beautiful, and then. Yeah, like, it totally justice for Meredith Blake.
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B
Yeah. And you just, like, want the. Why did they break up in the first place? Like, I don't. Do we ever hear. Do we ever hear that?
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A
I don't remember, but I will let you know. But again, I don't even know if they end up together. I guess they do. But again, it's just like, why were these twins separated at birth? You know, to their parents. Like, to the parents.
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B
No, it's crazy. No, it's absolutely crazy. And that just, like, goes to show that, like, when you are a child, like, you really don't need a full. I've been feeling this way lately. Like, you do not need a full explanation. That makes perfect sense. And I say that because since I've started putting James to sleep differently, we have this chart, and it's, like, has pictures on it. It's like, this is what we do after after we put on pajamas, then we brush our teeth. And after we brush our teeth, three read books. And he's like, no, read books. I'm like, dude, my hands are tied. It's the chart. The chart says we have to read a book after we brush our teeth. So I don't know what, I don't know what you want me to do about it. And like, to me, I'm like, well, obviously I could change it up. Like, we don't technically have to do it that way, but just saying that's just the way it is. Make the chart the bad guy. Like, they just don't need full context in the way that we do. Like, it makes sense to them that.
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A
I will let you know. I think a 2 year old does not. I do fear Hattie is asking for full contacts at this.
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B
No, no. I'm just thinking, like, maybe Hattie. Why did. But we didn't ask for full contacts when we watched the Parent Trap.
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A
Yeah, I don't know.
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B
Maybe more in tune.
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A
I don't think any of us were asking for full context. I think now we're all asking in full context. I don't know. It's just interesting.
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B
It is interesting.
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A
Send me your vintage movies because I'm just kind of enjoying it.
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B
Well, I was thinking we could do last three transactions because it feels like I'm done. That where we share our recent bank account subtractions.
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A
Yep, yep, yep. Okay.
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B
That's okay with you. I made a big purchase. Small, small purchase, big prices. And that was. I bought some new Lululemon align leggings. And I find it so hard to buy new Lululemon align leggings. But at the end of the day, I have a drawer for full of leggings. And if my Lululemon aligned leggings are dirty, I might as well not have any.
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A
Totally.
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B
I have worn the same four pair of leggings throughout my last two pregnancies. It's the only thing that's comfortable on me right now. And in between pregnancies, and I'm like, babe, I think you've proven your price per wear and you can just go and buy some new ones. So I placed an order for two new Lula Minoline leggings.
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A
Just blonde.
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B
I did one black and I did one brown because I've been wearing a lot of brown.
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A
Okay.
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B
And I also ordered a pair of, like, pants because I also do feel like I need to find pants that I can wear that aren't leggings.
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A
Lululemon align Leggings high rise or super high rise are the best leggings on the planet. You will never catch me trying to shove a fake Amazon dupe down your throats. It does not exist. Been there, done that.
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B
There are other Amazon leggings, and they're fine. And I used to wear them, but, like, to grow and come back and be comfortable throughout my pregnancy.
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A
They don't stretch out. They don't stretch out.
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B
How is it that I've literally worn them with a bump and then also just wore them postpartum and wore them like I wore them? It's a. They're. They're incredible. They are literally the sisterhood of the traveling leggings. Because, like, they have fit me throughout. I have been five different sizes in the last three years, and they have fit. They have been with me through it all.
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A
Yeah.
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B
And the other thing is, like, the Amazon dupes, they don't come in tall sizes, and so then they're not long enough. And, like, you're not gonna. You're not gonna catch me with an exposed ankle in the winter, you know.
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A
They'Re the best leggings on the planet. It's specifically the Lululemon aligns. Ask them for your birthday, look for them on Poshmark. Do what you need to do. You will not. I can confidently say you will not regret that purchase.
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B
Yeah.
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A
In any capacity. They're also the only leggings I wear.
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B
Yeah.
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A
Okay. I have had some fun with my transactions. I bought a new table. I bought a new Amazon table. Now, I did end up. I know the story, the saga of the Amazon tables. I know what you're thinking. Just buy one on Facebook, Marketplace. And I understand, but I told you last time, I'm after very specific dimensions. And it's just not. They're not coming up for me. Like, I need these specific dimensions. So after my last debacle of, like, buying the wrong table, someone, a designer, Kimber Sandstone on Instagram, she's like, this is the table you need to buy. I have it. It's amazing. And I'm like, that's all I was looking for. Bought it. It has not arrived yet, but I'm very excited about it.
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B
I just.
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A
What. I'm hoping I can convince my husband to put it up with a smile on his face, because I. And I do believe this one does come. This one looks easier to put together.
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B
Okay. Well, it's like, you've. At least I feel like you. This should be a better shot just because, like, someone you, like, saw it on Instagram.
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A
Yeah. And I actually. It's. It's going to be better. It kind of looks like this.
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B
Like.
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A
It's like a credenza. It's got great storage. Like, obsessed. It's a credenza.
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B
Yeah. You. Best of luck. I really hope it works out. You'll have to give us an update. Okay. Something that I bought was a. You're probably gonna think I'm silly for doing this. A toddler tower. Like, a standing tower for standing in the kitchen. Now, you had one, didn't.
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A
Yeah, I was gonna say, did I give you one?
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B
You gave me one, but it didn't have, like, a back bar, so, like, James definitely fell off. It was a hazard, like. And Sloan is so wonderful, but, like, always wants me to hold her, and it's really hard to do that when I'm cooking. So I was like, let me have something so she can be. And actually, James used the hazardous toddler tower a lot, but I had to get rid of it. So I do think we're gonna use it. Your kids just weren't into it.
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A
I just didn't. Like. I just. At the time, our house was, like, way too small to have that big of a contraption around my life.
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B
Yeah.
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A
And I am just kind of, like, one to pull up a barstool, and I'm just kind of one to roll the dice. Like, if they fall. They will fall. They will. It's. It's not so high. Or. I'll get, like, a kitchen chair. I just don't do a bar stool. I'll get a. A kitchen chair where it's like, if they do fall off of it, they will get hurt, but we will not have to go to the E.R.
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B
Yeah.
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A
Okay. And that's, you know. But that's okay. People love them. People love them in. Anything that you can do.
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B
No, I think it's gonna be. I think it's. I think it's going to be great. Like, my kids always, like, want to be up on the island. Like, they just, like, want to be doing things with me. So I just. I actually think my problem is that I only have one, and I'm probably. I'm gonna need two, because they're both going to use it all the time. I just know them.
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A
There you go. There you go. My transactions are kind of boring, but I. My sweet, sweet son George. He is so incredible. He's, like, such a fun kid, and he's very much. George is six right now. He'll be seven in May.
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B
Oh, my gosh.
- [28:36]
A
It's disgusting.
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B
Yeah.
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A
This is the first time where, like, I genuinely haven't wanted him to get older. Like, I've talked this before. I'm not the biggest baby person. Like, I even think toddlers are kind of. Sorry. Annoying. They are. But like George and Hattie, I don't want them to be older. Like, they are still sweet, but they're independent like me and Jor. It makes me sick to my stomach to think, like, one day, like, a back scratch won't fix all of his problems for me, like, physically ill. I'm physically ill when I think about that.
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B
I know.
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A
So anyway, and he's also. George is so hard to not. I think George is kind of like me in the sense where, like, George also has micro hobbies. And like, when George gets into something, I get into it. Like, he's so good at, like, getting me all lathered up about whatever he's talking about.
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B
No, it's so true.
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A
Like, I just think George is going to be very much like me in that sense. So he loves Legos. And I know everyone's like, oh, my five year old's like so advanced for Legos. George is an incredible LEGO engineer. Like, he's so good at it. And he really, really wants LEGO motors like that so he can like motorize some of his creations. And I couldn't. I'm like, okay, like, it's not his birthday. It's nothing special. Like, he had $10 in his wallet. I made him give me to like for the formality. But I just.
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B
What's a LEGO motor run?
- [30:03]
A
They were $39 for like a pack. Bit more expensive than I was hoping. Bit more expensive than I was hoping.
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B
I mean, there's just like a level of. It's like it's using his brain. He's not sitting in front of a screen. Like, he's. He's like, it's for him creatively that you just have like.
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A
He'S got me all. I'm telling you, he's got me all jacked up about it. I'm like, yes. He's like, you know, if I had my motor, then this could be like this. And I'm like, okay, let's get the motor. You're right.
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B
Yeah. You're like, you're right. Yeah.
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A
And here, you know, I can't be. I can't be buying these Fisher Price dollhouses and not. I mean, George isn't going to play with them. Totally. So it's just. And I'm already like so sick to my stomach because George, like, if you've been following me for a while on Instagram. He has always been, like, the most incredible player. Like, he's has such a good imagination. And he used to be really, really into, like, those little toy animals. Like, so into them. And he would set up all these incredible scenes around our house and our yard of, like. And now he doesn't play with those anymore. Physical ill over it. And Fred doesn't really. Fred's more of, like, a car guy than an animal guy. So I, like, packed up all the animals and, like, I have them, like, away. But, like, those are the toys that I will pull out for George's kids one day because, like, all of, like, he has every animal. He's got a llama. He's got a Komodo dragon. These little animal figurines. He was obsessed.
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B
Well, and those animal figurines go for at least $12 a pop.
- [31:30]
A
Oh, I know.
- [31:31]
B
They're expensive.
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A
So, yeah, I'm just like, whatever. George is no longer. I mean, I used to. I just, like, can't believe I'm not, like, walking around, like, animal scenes set up all over my house anymore. Like, I'm sick. I'm a physical.
- [31:45]
B
It's so. It's like. It is crazy how this is the most joyful time of my life and also just the absolute hardest. And I know it can't be this way, but there's just, like, a part of me that wishes, like, you could kind of have both. It's like, okay, we get the. The animal setups. Like, we get the joy we're playing dinosaurs. But then also it's like. Like, we don't have to do dinosaurs all the time. Like, you get a break. Like, it's just, like, it's. It's all so hard and all so much right now, but then it's gone, and you don't ever get to come back to it. Well, that's what I'm saying, I guess.
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A
Yeah. And I think what's interesting is it's. It's. It's how you remember things.
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B
Yeah.
- [32:28]
A
And I think mom and dad always had a saying, like, when we went on. Because we went on some amazing family vacations. We also went on some, at the time, not so amazing family vacations. Like, they. We got really into RV trips for a while, which I think we've talked about, and they were, at the time. I'm sorry, miserable. We were crabby teenagers, scrammed in this RV for three weeks at a time.
- [32:50]
B
Like, we did not want to go seven. Seven tall people and two Dogs we.
- [32:55]
A
Didn'T want to go. And mom would always tell us, like, sometimes family vacations are like wine and they get better and better as the years go by. And she was so wise to say that because like when we get or get around and we start talking about things, we talk about the funny stories of those vacations and like I look back on those. So I mean, she's 100, right? Like, those are the memories I would actually like to go back and relive. But at the time I did not think that. And similarly with, you know, as our kids get older, it's like you don't remember how. You might remember how hard it was, but like your fondest memories are. It's almost like your memories kind of become a highlight reel. Like you do just really remember a lot of the good times that you had. And I think that's beautiful.
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B
Yeah.
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A
Sorry, bit of a tang.
- [33:46]
B
Yeah, no, I, I'm just feeling like, I'm just like so in the thick of it right now. And like the thought of adding a third kid is like really. It's kind of.
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A
So one day like you will have no one to talk to dinosaurs with. Like no one will talk to talking to a dinosaur.
- [34:03]
B
Like. I know, I know. And actually like, yeah, it makes me again like I just like, I want the snuggles, like I want the joy. But like, like I also, I don't want to wish his like their childhood away. But it's also so hard sometimes I'm like, can you just be a little bit older? But then you have a seven year old and you're like, just play with the animals. Like, I don't know. It's so hard. It's so impossible.
- [34:29]
A
Yeah, it is. It is hard.
- [34:30]
B
Anyway, I'm not really making any sense, but I'm gonna, I'm gonna move on to my last. My last, last. We are trying to potty train James. Same like, oh my gosh. Like what even is. We have to talk about things that are hard, like potty training. Like what even is this? My son's not motivated by food as I'm sure anyone could guess. He is motivated by dinosaurs. So I have just, I just placed an order of like random dinosaur toys. Whatever. I, I have to have like hidden toys. So when he does, you know, do his, do his business, I have something to like reward him with. So place just like a big random Amazon haul of miscellaneous poo poo prizes.
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A
Good for you.
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B
Yeah, good for you.
- [35:24]
A
Hope it works out. I don't wanna.
- [35:26]
B
I have no, you Know, I. I have not gotten to the point where I've, like, done any research on potty training. Like, I haven't taken a course. Like, I haven't followed an Instagram account. I'm just kind of going in blind. So if that was the wrong thing to do, I'll figure it out myself. But I'm not. I'm not. I'm not to that point of desperation yet. I'm just kind of winging it.
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A
Yeah, I don't. I'll give you guys an update when it's done. Let me just. Let me just end it with that. Okay. I just think that's. I just think that's better for me. Okay. My last transaction was, in fact, a vintage Fisher Price minivan. Lots of updates from my last episode. I am on my Poshmark grind for, like, the specific items because it's the same price as Facebook Marketplace. I don't have to leave my house. Did you just get a coffee? Did you just get a coffee delivered? I'm so unbelievably. I'm sick how jealous I am.
- [36:27]
B
Yeah. Have a nice latte. My coffee at home still isn't hitting. I'm gonna see how long I can use that excuse, because I'm definitely out of my. Or, I'm definitely 12 weeks pregnant and feeling less nauseous. But.
- [36:42]
A
Okay, I'm jealous. Anyway, so anyway, I've been on Poshmark. Poshmark is. Remember when you were, like, so into selling stuff on Poshmark?
- [36:49]
B
I was so into selling some on Poshmark, I would find anything I could to sell it. I started digging through Grayson's clothes to sell them.
- [36:57]
A
My problem with Poshmark because, like, I love tea collection and mini Bowden. Like, those are my kids favorite clothes. Like, I'm obsessed. I'm always looking for. Especially for Hattie and Libby. Like, I'm always looking for tea in Bowdoin, and I'm fine to buy them secondhand because the quality is amazing. But the problem with Poshmark is people are listing only one item at a time. Like, I need more bundles on Poshmark.
- [37:23]
B
Well, you can, like, add a bundle.
- [37:25]
A
I know, but. Sorry, I like now I'm. Now it's taking too much of my time, and I don't know like, that. Now I don't know what you have. Like, I am looking for. I like boating clothes. My daughter's a size 6. 7. What do you got? Give me my Bowdoin 6. 7 bundle. I can't. I don't like piecemealing. All these things together. So I kind of got off my poshmark because it's like, you know, you'd buy a shirt for 20 bucks from Bowdoin. You pay $7 shipping. It was just. It was getting a little much for me.
- [37:52]
B
Yeah.
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A
Then I feel like I wasn't getting the deal. Then I felt like I could just wait. But I was like, I wonder if they have these toys on here, because, like, now that I'm after these minivans, those are harder to find on Facebook, Marketplace, or they're coming, like, in a lot where it's like, I don't want the whole lot. I just want the van. So I am gonna be honest with you. I've bought three. I've bought three. I'm not proud, but I plan to make this, like, a series, an unboxing. And these toys are so cool. And I'm gonna let my kids play with them. Like, I want to be 100% clear with that. They're not going to be in a display case. Like, I want my kids to play with them. I'm very excited about it.
- [38:27]
B
Well, and that's what I'm interested to know is, are your kids going to love them, or is this all for just for funsies. Did you have people yet?
- [38:39]
A
Well, I have a pending. Pending. Yeah, I'm getting people. I just haven't got my butt to St. Louis yet. I'm gonna go tomorrow maybe.
- [38:45]
B
Oh, okay.
- [38:46]
A
It's just, like, with the kids being off school, it was a little hard to get there.
- [38:48]
B
I see.
- [38:48]
A
So that's what I've been transacting on. I'm still on my vintage mini Fisher Price toys.
- [38:54]
B
If someone did tag us on Instagram, being like, my mom kept all of them, and my kids play with them at their house, and the Fisher Price loving family is their favorite toy to play with.
- [39:05]
A
Well, and someone messaged me, and they were like, I have the whole set. I have all boys. I'll send it to you. And I'm like, I will pay you any money market. I'll pay you market.
- [39:19]
B
So I need a play kitchen, and.
- [39:22]
A
I think you can have mine. My kids never play with our play kitchen.
- [39:24]
B
Okay. I. So the play kitchens, like, piss me off, because you can buy them for, like, 120. Like, a cheap one, I think is, like, 120. And then people have the absolute audacity to be listing them on Facebook marketplace for 100. I'm like, look, I want to buy secondhand because I don't want to assemble it. And, like, you know, so it's. This is something that's very easy to buy secondhand. But I don't want your all drawn up, sticker covered kitchen for a hundred dollars on it.
- [39:50]
A
Like, once you add stickers to toys. I'm sorry, the value goes down.
- [39:54]
B
That's what I'm saying. Like, people are so crazy. It's like, just because you bought it for 180 doesn't mean you get to go turn around and sell it for a hundred dollars on Marketplace. And they sit. They sit. Sell it for $50. And I'm doing you a favor by taking it off your hands.
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A
That's what I'm saying. Like, do you want to then? I mean, but, Liz, that's their right. That's their choice. Someone might bite. But if you want to move things, like, if you want things gone.
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B
Price to sell, price to sell.
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A
That's what I. When I do sell on Marketplace, I'm either free or I'm. I'm dirt cheap. I want it out of my life.
- [40:28]
B
I'm, like, literally getting to the point where it's like, if I never make it to Goodwill to drop off this bag, it might just be faster for me to list everything on Marketplace for really cheap.
- [40:37]
A
Yeah.
- [40:37]
B
And have people come pick it up for me.
- [40:39]
A
Totally, totally.
- [40:41]
B
But anyway, so wait. Okay, so maybe I will take your play kitchen. But I wanted to say is that since I've been looking at Fisher Price on Facebook, Marketplace, a lot of, like, plastic Fisher Price play kitchens have been coming up that I remember from my childhood. I'm like, we're so into, like, the retro, like, the wood kitchens right now. It's like. Like, is the plastic kitchen maybe just the way to go?
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A
I think so, because I'm telling you, I. Our library has that plastic Fisher Price kitchen. The kids love it. Our wooden one, our Civic, one in one. My kids literally couldn't be bothered. Could not be bothered.
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B
That's kind of what I'm saying.
- [41:10]
A
So my next Fisher Price find. And again, I'm not gonna pay market for this one. If I find one, I'm gonna pick it up. But the washer dryer from Fisher Price.
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B
Oh, I saw one in marketplace for, like, 30 bucks and say near me. Elizabeth, wait. Elizabeth, wait. Let me try and find it.
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A
Kelly.
- [41:25]
B
But, like, I. I thought about it, but, like, what are your kids gonna do with it? Like, put clothes in it.
- [41:31]
A
How's not up to me.
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B
Play with that.
- [41:34]
A
I don't know, Elizabeth, but I feel like they will. What?
- [41:38]
B
Okay, let me just hold up if.
- [41:40]
A
You could, like, if you could have any toy mint from our childhood, what would you choose? Mint.
- [41:48]
B
No, I know the felt doll things that we used to play with.
- [41:56]
A
Oh, my gosh.
- [41:59]
B
What even were those? Felt.
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A
100%. What were those called?
- [42:11]
B
Felt. They weren't dolls. They were like, felt. It was like, a flat thing.
- [42:18]
A
You're never gonna find it. She was brown and had a pink dress.
- [42:25]
B
What was. I'm gonna have to do some research.
- [42:28]
A
Wow.
- [42:29]
B
Because, yeah, like, felt dolls are not. Oh, wait, it was like this. Kelly, did you find it? This is not exactly it, but this was the vibe.
- [42:49]
A
I don't remember. That's not it. I would probably choose. We had a really, really big Polly Pocket collection.
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B
Oh, yeah, we did. Polly Pockets were great.
- [43:08]
A
The old ones. The new ones are, like, not right, though. There's just something that. I'm telling you. There's something not right about it.
- [43:11]
B
Well, do we need to look at Polly Pockets on Marketplace?
- [43:18]
A
Okay, are we ready to move on?
- [43:20]
B
Felt doll board is kind of closer, if anyone knows what the heck I'm talking about. I cannot find this. I'm gonna sound like such an idiot. But, yeah, Polly Pockets are good one. Oh, Littlest Pet Shops.
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A
Loved.
- [43:33]
B
I liked those.
- [43:35]
A
Okay, are you ready to move on, though?
- [43:36]
B
Because I feel like. Yeah. So we have some advice questions that I feel like we have to get to because, like, you haven't done consultations in so long, and, like, sorry, people need your consulting.
- [43:46]
A
Yes. So I do just want to give an update on that. I am planning on bringing back the consultations very soon. Like, stay very, very, very much on tune with my Instagram stories. I think we're gonna try to launch them. They might already be launched by the time this podcast comes out.
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B
Okay.
- [44:01]
A
Because I know everyone I know. I know.
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B
Let's get to. I've got two of them. If we could just answer these. This one comes from Laura. I'm a mom of three girls, 15, 12, and 8. We are currently in a 2022. First of all, how relaxing does that sound? Three girls, 15, 12, and eight. Sounds lovely. We are currently in a 2022 Subaru Ascent with 94, 000 miles. It was not my first choice, but it was the right choice for us financially at the time. My goal is to have a new model Ford Expedition, but don't want to pay the price tag right now. I'm absolutely over being squished in the Ascent. All three girls play sports, and it's not uncommon for them to have their bag. Their sports bags in the car the same time. That's six backpacks. My question is, do we trade in the ascent before it hits 100,000 miles to get the most money for it and get the older model expedition or wait for the new model expedition, which would make the most or wait and save up for the new model expedition, which would make the most financial sense. We aren't upside down in the ascent, but according to Kelly blue book, we would only get one to $2,000 for it.
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A
Well, that's not true.
- [45:09]
B
What for 20, 22?
- [45:12]
A
I don't know what she's talking about.
- [45:17]
B
$2,000 for 2022.
- [45:20]
A
I think she meant. No, that would you probably get like $20,000 for it. Maybe not 20. Well, maybe. I don't know. I don't know. I don't. I'm not going to put a number.
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B
I mean it's got 94, it's got a lot of miles on. It's got 94,000 miles.
- [45:31]
A
How many times do I have to tell people how many times do I have to tell people that 100,000 miles is not that many miles? Like, I'm literally sick of talking about it.
- [45:44]
B
So she wants, she wants the new Ford Expedition, but she's, I think she's. Yeah, she's just trying to decide if she should just get rid of the ascent while it's worth the most amount of money.
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A
And here's what I think you want. I think you want space.
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B
Yeah.
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A
And I think you don't have space now. So I would probably tell you like the, the, your car's worth the most it's going to be today. And a used expedition is worth the least amount it's going to be today. So I would say financially, this is not financial advice. But like that would make the most sense. Those expeditions are going to be the cheapest, your trade's worth the most. And I think you want space. I don't. More than you want the latest and the greatest tech split tailgate the, the cloud of driving a new one. And those. Let me be clear, those are all valid reasons. Those are all why I want the new expedition. But I don't think those are your reasonings. I think if you're, I think if you're looking for space, I think the pre owned one will do fine. And I have a 23 expedition and I love it. I love it so much. I love it. I'm not, I would love a new one. I'm not gonna go spend money on a new one right now.
- [46:52]
B
Yeah. The problem is, is like you are just. She's Also just so many years away from even getting the new one because she wanted to wait until it was used because they don't want to buy like a 2026 and 2026.
- [47:07]
A
But I will also tell you, like, just because maybe you're not aware of this, like, the Ascent is a very small midsize suv. So like, there are also a lot of car ascent to Expedition that could be worth exploring for you. Also, those examples would be like the Chevy Traverse, the Honda Pilot, the Volkswagen Atlas. Those are all going to give you a lot more room than the Ascent without being the size of the Expedition. So you may want to test drive.
- [47:36]
B
It may be. Yeah, maybe worth your time to just test drive those because that might just check your box and then you don't have to spend the money on the extension.
- [47:43]
A
Yeah, because I think the mid size category is so confusing to people because, like, it is such a wide. There's so many cars in it. And I think people are like, oh, mid size is too small. That means I need full size. But it kind of depends on what mid size you have. Like, if you're in a Chevy Traverse and you think it's too small, well, then, yeah, that's the biggest one. So, like, if the Chevy Traverse isn't big enough, then you do need full size. But the Ascent is literally, I would put the Ascent in the same category as like the Toyota Highlander, the Kia Sorento, the Volkswagen Tiguan, this Hyundai Santa Fe. Like, the Ascent is small.
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B
It's small.
- [48:15]
A
Yeah, it's small.
- [48:17]
B
Okay. It's. That could be a good option.
- [48:19]
A
Yeah. That's what you call a tangible takeaway.
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B
And then, you know, the other thing is I will just say, I don't know where you guys live or like what your plan is for your daughter, but they have a 15 year old. So it's like, do you want to have a teen car? Like, do you keep the. If you're only gonna get one to $2,000 for it, allegedly.
- [48:36]
A
Well, that's not true. That's not true. That's a typo. She might have met 10 to $12,000 for it.
- [48:47]
B
Maybe.
- [48:47]
A
Which is still, I think, kind of a lot.
- [48:50]
B
We only get.
- [48:50]
A
Are you ready for industry news?
- [48:52]
B
No, I have another. I have another question.
- [48:53]
A
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know.
- [48:57]
B
Okay. This comes from Lauren. Oh, my God. We had a Laura and a Lauren. I am a 29 year old pregnant with my first due at the end of June. I have a 2013 Chevy Sonic with 225 miles on it. And my husband has a lifted 2007 Chevy Silverado with 180000 miles on it.
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A
So we would like. I said a hundred thousand miles is not that many. How much Was their sonic? 225.
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B
Yeah. 225. Yeah. Right.
- [49:28]
A
Okay.
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B
We would like to get a new car before baby is here. I know that goes against first time mom car make it work. But it's not as reliable as we would like it and it's pretty tiny.
- [49:39]
A
I want to be so clear. You are the exception, not the rule.
- [49:42]
B
It's not a hard and fast rule.
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A
Yeah, no, you can. Let's get you a new car.
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B
I agree. We want three kids. We only ever have had Chevys due to family discounts. We are are really struggling and have no idea where to begin. Do we go bigger as we usually have cars for 10 plus years or get a midsize? We also have a boat that would be nice to tow with his new. With this new car to get a camp and hope to get a camper in the future. We do a lot of two to three hour road trips as our family lives all over Michigan.
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A
So this is a really. This is really, really hard because I also want to say like you don't necessarily know how much space you need. Like even me, like I have four kids and I can't imagine being anything smaller. But even when I had three, to me like my breaking point, when I had three kids I wanted to be in a full size SUV. But I have so many people who have three kids who are so happy in their mid size SUVs. So like that's where I kind of have to give a little bit of a asterisk because like to me the Atlas was too small for three kids. To me the Traverse was too small for three kids. I wanted, I needed an Expedition Tahoe minivan size when I hit three. But again, so many people don't. So it's kind of hard to know what side you're gonna be on. But I would say like with the towing, I mean depending on how heavy things are, I mean if it's over £5,000, you're probably going to need something full size. So then I would probably tell you any of the full sizes are gonna would work excellent. And if you like the Chevy Tahoe, I need to say this. I do like the Chevy Tahoe. I think the Chevy Tahoe is great. I would kind of. My only pushback would be like why do you feel like you need to keep a car for 10 years. Like could we just maybe buy a pre owned car? Could we buy like, you know, I mean, how old, what year is for sonic?
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B
Like old 2013.
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A
Okay, I'm not that old. But like can we buy a 2017 with the plan to keep it for three to four years until we outgrow it? Or like, do we have to go buy like a new car to keep for 10 years right now? I think sometimes we all need to slow down and ask ourselves, like, I know that's what you want to do, but like then what you're asking a car to do is you're asking a car to do something different for the next 10 years. And that can be really difficult. And I also just don't know if you like need to be paying a Ford Expedition payment right now for one kid.
- [52:10]
B
Well, and you know, for people who keep their cars for 10 plus years, like I have friends that have done that and everything. It's like because you had the luxury to do that honestly, because you were able to like when you have kids and when you have car seats and when you're trying to haul all these things for all these different phases of life. Yeah, you, you can't always keep things. I mean, of course you can, you can make it work. But just because you've done that in the past doesn't mean that's how you have to do it for this stage of life. And I think when people hear that and they, they grant themselves permission to not feel like they have to buy a car and keep it for 10 years, it is so freeing and actually a breath of fresh air. Because it's like maybe right now in this phase of life, that minivan or that car that maybe that, that car that you don't love or that's not your dream car, maybe that just gets you through this phase of life.
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A
100 Elizabeth There is a light at.
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B
The end of the tunnel. If that's not where you want to be.
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A
It's not always, it's not always the smartest choice. And people are, people think buy a car and keep it is always the smartest choice. And that is not true for a growing family. And so many times families will buy the car with the intention to keep it for 10 years and then it doesn't work because they had more kids than they were expecting. They had surprise twins, their financial situation changed and now they're trying to get out of a 10 year quote, 10 year purchase at year three, and now they're in a bad financial situation. So my best advice to you would be, I would go buy a used car and drive it until it doesn't work. And then if you then bite off like your 10 year family car, once you have your kids, once, you know how many kids you're gonna have and how quickly and you know what kind of mom you're gonna be.
- [53:53]
B
I would also say if you guys want, for this example, she wants three kids. Don't know how fast you want three kids. But also if you want a camper, if you want the boat, you can also put, I mean, depending on the, the size, what kind of Silverado your husband has. You can put three car seats in Silverado. So maybe, maybe the road trip car is just the Silverado. And then you don't need to spend the money and the gas and the gas on a full size SUV for your daily driver.
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A
I agree. Okay, those were good. Liz, are you ready for industry news? Where I spill the hot tea going on the auto industry.
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B
I sure am.
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A
Just two little stories. The first is from Car and Driver and it says, toyota teases a mysterious new SUV with a blocky design. The Japanese automaker chooses tease a new vehicle. And the shadowy photo shows what looks to be an SUV with wide hips in a squared off cabin. Process of elimination makes us think this could be the new midsize SUV to replace the aging Highlander, possibly with an electric powertrain. This is all they've shared. It's like, can you see this?
- [55:02]
B
Yeah, I'm looking. So she does have wide hips and a squared off. You know, I thought imagine if they would say that about a woman. But that is kind of the only way to describe that image.
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A
Yeah, it looks interesting.
- [55:17]
B
Well, I'm always interested in a nice new suv.
- [55:20]
A
I wonder when they're gonna release it. I wonder maybe it'll be at one of the auto. I feel like they're not doing releases at auto shows anymore though, which is kind of sad.
- [55:27]
B
No, they're kind of like planning their own thing.
- [55:29]
A
Which is fine. Which is fine. Which is fine. Okay, the last story. This is just like something kind of funny. So anyway, anyway, let's watch on that.
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B
That.
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A
But I would be excited about a new Highlander. I really would be. They need. They honestly need to do it. Like we need a little bit more. Something a little bit more competitive.
- [55:46]
B
We learned that it will be a new version of an established nameplate.
- [55:53]
A
Yeah, I'm sure it's the Highlander. Okay. The next is. This was such a funny Instagram. This is from Motor1. And I guess over the snowstorms this past weekend, Chrysler was doing some testing with the new Pacifica.
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B
Mm.
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A
And it got trapped in the snow. And people were taking pictures of this spy car stuck in the snow. No. Guess it wasn't the all wheel drive model. Kind of funny. No. Okay, Elizabeth, I have a football update, too, that I want to get to really to really fast. Okay. Okay, so currently, like, I was all about the Seahawks because of the thing with the Popes, but I think I may be swayed to be cheering for the Patriots this year.
- [56:33]
B
Okay.
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A
Because currently Tyler literally text or called me this morning. He was like, do you know about the Patriots quarterback's wife? And I thought he was gonna tell me, like, some crazy drama. And I'm like, no. What? And he's like, they're the most regular, wholesome looking couple you've ever seen in your life. I was like, what? Elizabeth, get your phone. Look up Anne. Michael May. M A Y E. I mean, Michael May.
- [56:58]
B
That's the most basic name.
- [57:00]
A
Elizabeth, I'm telling you, we know these people. Like, they are. Like, we went to high school with her. Like, they are actually not. They're actually so much younger than us. Like, this is one of Grayson's friends. It's not, but I'm just saying, like, they are so. I know nothing about these two, baby. I know nothing about them except for how cute and whole. Like, look at their little wedding photo. Are you kidding me? What? In the Midwestern I have. I know nothing about them except for that fact. I'm obsessed. Like, here she is graduating college. I'm scared to see the year. Oh, 2025. Okay. And that's the quarterback. That's the court. They just got married this year.
- [57:40]
B
I mean, this kid, this quarterback, he looks like a kid. Oh, this is sweet.
- [57:49]
A
Good for them. I know. I'm obsessed.
- [57:53]
B
So, you know, I love to see. I love to see this.
- [57:59]
A
Like, this picture of them on the field. I'm like, what do you mean? This isn't, like, your high school homecoming game.
- [58:03]
B
Like, it's literally, they're darling. They're really cute. This is what I love to see. I love to see, like, you know, she's probably. She was probably, like, so supportive of him throughout college or whatever, however long they've been together. And then, like, I just want to say, like, regular people.
- [58:26]
A
I'm obsessed.
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B
Okay?
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A
And, like, I just want to say, like. And, like, they were. Elizabeth. Here they are. Here they are in college. Like, they've been dating since college. Like, here she is. Oh, she was a Katie in her sorority.
- [58:37]
B
Katies are always the sweetest. Like, the paid. Our mom was a capital blood. But, like, every. At all the colleges, like, all of the houses are very different. Of course, I do feel like Kappa Delta across the board is always just, like, the really wholesome, sweet, innocent girls.
- [58:57]
A
And, like, I'm not saying that they, like, I'm gonna follow her right now. I'm not saying, like, I don't know if they want kids. I don't know what their story is, but, like, I'm just saying if they do want kids, I hope that I come across their desk. And I would love to. I would love to serve the maze in any way that I could.
- [59:11]
B
Okay. You know, I mean, I'm kind of surprised you don't get reached out by, like, more celebrities to, like, oh, I do them.
- [59:17]
A
I do.
- [59:17]
B
Oh, you do? Like, who? Yeah.
- [59:20]
A
Well, I don't know if I should.
- [59:20]
B
Like, say, like, you don't want to disclose?
- [59:23]
A
No, I don't want to disclose. I don't want to disclose. But, you know, I. I mean, one. One girl, like, looks like me. Like, we talk a lot about her.
- [59:32]
B
Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- [59:35]
A
And then, like, a lot of the Mormon wives do follow me on Instagram. Oh.
- [59:38]
B
I have quite a few people who follow me.
- [59:41]
A
I'm not gonna lie. Just, like, you know, just wait until they become. Wait until they need to do three across. Then I'll be their girl. Then I'll be their gal.
- [59:49]
B
I just looked her up on Instagram. You and Grayson's boyfriend are following her? Maybe Grayson's boyfriend on the pod one of these days.
- [59:58]
A
Yeah. Grayson's boyfriend is. I'm obsessed.
- [60:01]
B
So funny.
- [60:01]
A
Aren't they so cute? Are you still stalking them?
- [60:03]
B
Like, yeah, I am.
- [60:05]
A
I'm obsessed. So, anyway, go do that. Okay, so I match. Dare I say go Pats. Like, it just gives. And it's so funny because someone either DM'd me or posted on the Facebook page, like, I know you think the Patriots are boring, but do you know the story of the quarterback? And let me be clear. That's all it takes for me.
- [60:21]
B
I need. I. That's all it takes.
- [60:24]
A
I just need some Q. Sorry. Because now I was, like, so hateful about the Rams, but then I started seeing all the con. I love being on football, the football algorithm. It's just, like, it's. I love being a part of something. I feel amazing about it. I'm so sad for the Rams now, though, because the Rams maybe quarterback. I don't know. It's this darling wife they have Four girls. And she dresses them to the nines every single game. These four little girls, they had matching moon boots on at the last game. They are adorable.
- [60:55]
B
That's going to stop here. That's that. That is all. I need to see more of this stuff because then I'm interested.
- [61:01]
A
Don't even get me started on Fernando Mendoza. Like, if you do not know the story of Fernando Mendozo, type in Fernando, type in Indiana football and educate yourself. Give me the Disney movie tomorrow.
- [61:14]
B
I'm so.
- [61:15]
A
I actually love sports. Wait, do I? I love sports. I love a story like this. Okay, we're moving on. We are moving on to ditch the drive thru, where I give you an easy dinner recipe to mix it up to get you out of your dinner rep. What are you looking at? You're a little distracted right now.
- [61:32]
B
I thought I'm reading a ditch the drive thru submission.
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A
Oh, well, I have one that's going to leave you quaking.
- [61:37]
B
Okay, well, this one looks. This one sounds really good. I'm actually considering making for dinner tonight.
- [61:41]
A
Okay, well, why don't you start?
- [61:43]
B
Okay. My DTD idea has been a big win at our house lately and even the leftover is being gobbled up. It's something I discovered 10 years ago pre kids and somehow forgot about until recently and now I'm obsessed with again.
- [61:59]
A
These are my favorite recipes.
- [62:01]
B
It's southwest meatloaf. And honestly, my family was gassing me up at the table. I kept thinking about how you both, you both and how good it felt to get those dinner accolades.
- [62:11]
A
Oh my gosh.
- [62:12]
B
Maybe this one could finally get Liz some flowers too.
- [62:15]
A
I have ground beef thawing right now. I have ground beef thawing on the.
- [62:18]
B
Edge of my seat for this very loose recipe. No measuring here.
- [62:22]
A
Those are my favorite kinds.
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B
Ground turkey is my favorite, but beef works too. I use the Costco pack 1 and 1.7 pounds, but 1 1/2 to 2 pounds is fine. About a cup of crushed tortilla chips.
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A
Okay.
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B
S. Half a jar of salsa, shredded cheddar cheese blend one egg, splash of milk, salt and pepper. Mix it all together and put in a greased loaf pan. Bake at 2, bake at 350. Timing depends on how thick it is. If it's all, it might take like an hour, but check it 45 minutes. Or it could take like 30 minutes. She goes. I like to broil it briefly for. I like to broil it at the end for a crispy top. We serve it with Mexican style rice, aron corn, sometimes refried beans or Bell peppers, sour cream, salsa and avocado are great add ons. This is not adding up to me, but like I'm. I really want to trust Kendall here.
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A
Well, I trust Kendall wholeheartedly. All this is, is serving. You're just serving. Serving it in a loaf form.
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B
And like, I love the idea of like, then having all my toppings, like my sour cream and salsa and avocado, like kind of like throwing that on top. This sounds like really nice.
- [63:34]
A
I'm obsessed. Okay, that's a really good one.
- [63:38]
B
I'll screenshot this to you so you can see it.
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A
Okay. So my to the drive thru is so inspired by my past weekend because mom. So dad came down to the farm with us yesterday and mom, our mom's actually in Australia right now going to visit Sydney. And our poor father is now without mother for 10 days. I think it's. That's the longest I've ever been apart. They're quaking. They're quaking.
- [63:59]
B
I'm quaking. I'm like, so nervous for him. I'm like checking on him all the time.
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A
Anyways, call me two times already today. Like, just, I mean, like, he's. It's, it's interesting. Anyway, so mom sent dad with a, with a half a honey baked ham. And like, I just want to say, like, you can just buy a honey baked ham at any time of the year.
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B
Yeah.
- [64:20]
A
And we made, then we had Hawaiian roll, Swiss cheese. This honey baked ham. Durkies. If you don't know durkies, you don't know what you're missing. Jerkies. I'm not going to get into it right now. I'm not going to get into it right now. Look it up and buy that condiment. 100%. It's a condiment to always have on hand. So this honey baked ham was. The kids couldn't believe it. They were just asking for extra pieces of ham. I mean, who doesn't love a honey baked ham? But it got me thinking, like, you know, you get one around Easter or around like, Christmas, us. I'm gonna buy one for our next lake week.
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B
Yeah, that's a good idea.
- [64:59]
A
Buy a freaking ham. Yeah, I'm gonna buy a ham. It's in the fridge. I'll chop it up for breakfast. We'll have sandwiches on the boat. And then, you know, I'm gonna save that bone and I'm gonna make the meanest ham and bean soup you've ever seen.
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B
Yeah.
- [65:14]
A
Put it in a breakfast quiche.
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B
Yeah.
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A
Do a little like, carbonara pasta with It. I mean, like, that's. I'm buying a honey baked ham next time we go to the lake.
- [65:25]
B
One of my favorite dinners that mom used to make was literally slice of honey baked ham. Like Mac and cheese, turkeys, and like, I don't know, peas or something.
- [65:38]
A
She's always it with peas.
- [65:41]
B
So good.
- [65:42]
A
I'm just saying, like, if you want to, like, ditch the. And like, also, I mean, they are a little. So like the half a ham. Dad said it was a half a honey baked ham. It was 70 bucks. That is expensive. But I'm telling you, it was so much ham. And also, that's what he said. I. I need to price check him. But I also think you can make honey baked hams. I think you can just buy a spiralized ham from Aldi's and, like, then bake. Make it. Make the honey glaze yourself and do it. There's lots to look into it.
- [66:07]
B
I'd be kind of surprised if it's actually that much because pork is usually pretty affordable.
- [66:11]
A
Let me Google it really fast. But I'm telling you, it was so much ham.
- [66:16]
B
Yeah. I would not really.
- [66:17]
A
What a great thing to, like, serve, like, at a pool party. Like, I just think we need to be thinking about honey baked ham more.
- [66:24]
B
She does not get the credit she deserves.
- [66:27]
A
Well, she's just put in a box for the holidays, and I just don't think she should be okay.
- [66:32]
B
No.
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A
Does everyone have honey baked hams? Like, it's like, it's a store.
- [66:37]
B
No, there's a honey baked ham store called Honey Baked Ham.
- [66:40]
A
I'm wondering if that's like just a us thing.
- [66:43]
B
I don't think so, but I actually don't know. Let me look it up.
- [66:47]
A
Okay. I'm just like, okay, here we go. Okay. No. A bone in ham is between 86 to $140.
- [66:58]
B
Oh, my gosh.
- [67:01]
A
But that's for. Oh, that's a half ham.
- [67:04]
B
Okay.
- [67:04]
A
I kind of need to back. Okay, that was okay. But you can get other ones. Like, you can get a small boneless ham, a corner bone in ham. But like, how many people does that feed?
- [67:12]
B
Oh, you can order ham online from honey baked ham company.
- [67:16]
A
Okay, so to serve up to. So for $118, you get a 10 pound ham and it serves up to 13 people. So what's 118 divided by 13? Can you do that for me really fast?
- [67:30]
B
Sorry, what did you say?
- [67:32]
A
118 divided by 13. It's less than $10 a person.
- [67:40]
B
Sorry, I do not have my calculator out. Okay, now what is it?
- [67:44]
A
This is so embarrassing. 118 divided by 13.
- [67:48]
B
Okay, nine.
- [67:52]
A
So for $9 a person. So there you go. They can't.
- [67:56]
B
Expensive. So maybe that's why it's a holiday thing. But like totally buy it. Have your plan in place to use it to its full.
- [68:06]
A
No, but also like when you go on vacation, like, okay. To serve 13 people something to go out to dinner for 13 people. That's insane. And I'm telling you, you need this ham. And then you get Hawaiian rolls and turkeys and Swiss cheese and like it's the best. It's. It's the best lunch.
- [68:20]
B
Yeah.
- [68:21]
A
And you can make a ham and bean soup with it. So you're getting two meals.
- [68:24]
B
Okay. I love it. Sounds really good Than I was thinking.
- [68:28]
A
I'm gonna maybe look up if I can make it myself because I think you could just buy spiralized ham and then honey bake it.
- [68:36]
B
I don't know.
- [68:37]
A
Too soon to tell. But anyway, guys, that's gonna be our episode. So thank you so much for listening to the carpool podcast. We will talk to you guys next week and we love you.
- [68:46]
B
Great, great weekend. Bye.
- [68:49]
A
See ya. Thank you for listening to the carpool podcast with Kelly and Liz. 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.