Dayna Owen and Kelsey Golz sit down with themselves and talk about all things FISD Communications. Join in on the chaos and get insight into how crazy minds work ...or sometimes don't. Need advice? We didn't think so, but Dayna and Kelsey give it anyway.
Dayna Owen and Kelsey Golz sit down with themselves and talk about all things FISD Communications. Join in on the chaos and get insight into how crazy minds work ...or sometimes don't. Need advice? We didn't think so, but Dayna and Kelsey give it anyway.
Speaker 1 Funny thing I was going to say about that whenever you have everything listed. I went back and reread mine. My kids are. Speaker 2 So much that might go toward it. Unknown I actually have an app for that. I was just one of the things about it. Speaker 2 Yeah, that that was kind. Speaker 1 Of funny, but. Yeah. So are we. Speaker 2 Rolling? We're rolling. Oh, awesome. Speaker 1 So I'm so excited today. Kelsey Purcell, Personal goals. Speaker 2 And I. I still have to. Speaker 1 Call out Kelsey Purcell, but today it's just going to be about Kelsey and I and about the communications and what we do and how we come up with our ideas and things that are important to us and all things communication and feisty. Speaker 2 So yeah, it's going to be fun. Speaker 1 It will be fun. And we've talked about this for a little while. Like if we don't have a guest, we would be great guests. Speaker 2 Yes, the best guest. Exactly. So let's start. Speaker 1 Off with Kelsey, just 2 minutes, which I know in our world, 2 minutes, I think is a long time. But for listeners out there, you may think 2 minutes isn't a long time. But Kelsey, tell us everything you can tell us about Kelsey personal goals in 2 minutes. Speaker 4 Okay. So I grew up right down the road in Alvin. Born and raised. Same house my whole life. It's me, my twin sister, Alyssa, who I call Bayer. My mom and dad. My mom. I call Go, my dad. I call people. That's a whole other story there. But yeah, I played sports my whole life. From age three until 20. Speaker 4 I played soccer for eight years. Really thought that was probably going to be the direction I'd go. Speaker 1 I didn't know you played soccer. Speaker 4 I played soccer for eight years. Speaker 1 Oh, wow. Yeah. Speaker 4 And it wasn't until junior high, I think, that we were introduced to volleyball. Totally fell in love with that and decided that was the direction we were going to go. Speaker 1 So volleyball. Keep going. Keep going. Speaker 2 Yeah, well, volleyball. Speaker 4 It was ten years of my life. Speaker 2 But. Speaker 1 Was volleyball the first time you played in junior high, or did you play in club or in groups? Speaker 2 Before that We. Speaker 4 Played. Oh, listen, I did everything together, like, all throughout, but I actually played volleyball. She played softball for two seasons. I decided after the first season. Speaker 5 Softball was not. Speaker 4 For me. So I tried volleyball and loved it. And so then the next season, illicit drug money. But we did YMCA first, which I guess. Speaker 2 That's how I started. Speaker 5 Yeah. Yeah. Job market. Speaker 4 Of it. It was awesome for the fundamentals and we just played that and we had a friend who was in a sand volleyball league out in Lake City. There's a sportsplex out there. I don't know if you've ever seen. Oh yeah. Speaker 1 I've played out there. Speaker 5 You played out there? Yes, I have. Oh my gosh, We need to go. Speaker 2 No, you know, it's like 20 years ago. Speaker 5 I really. No, I was actually just telling. Speaker 4 Emily that, like, our our neighborhood has a sand court. Like, it'd be so fun to play sometime. I haven't played in forever either. Like, we'd. Speaker 5 All be knocking some dust. Yeah, but. Speaker 1 That would be. Speaker 4 Fun. It'd be so fun. But yeah, we were playing out there, and Alice and I, we dominated. I mean, I'm not going to beat around the bush. We dominated our 30 year old, you know, And we were asked by the lady who ran the league to come try out for her club team. And so that's how we got started with like really competitive volleyball. Speaker 4 And that was like our life forever. I mean, for the next seven years club, it was always rotating club, school, sand volleyball. So it was just like everything would overlap and it was a it was a huge part of our lives. And then I got to college, I went to Midwestern State University where I got a scholarship to go play, and I only played my freshman year when I was a junior in high school. Speaker 4 It was the second tournament of the season. I went down wrong and I ended up tearing my ACL in meniscus and was out for eight months with that. And that was like the prime recruiting time. And understandably, I got dropped by a lot of the the schools that had been interested in me. But Midwestern stuck by my side throughout that whole process, and that really meant so much to me, their loyalty. Speaker 4 So I ended up there and thought that I would mentally be able to get over the severity of my injury. But it was always in the back of my head. My doctor told me I had a one in three chance of retaining it, and I think I just never fully got over that fear. So for the first time in my life, I was faced with not being an athlete. Speaker 4 I've been an athlete since three years old, so it was really like, okay, what am I going to allow to define me at this point? And I realized really what I should have been doing anyway throughout the whole time is, is completely being defined by my faith because I can't describe myself. I mean, so that in my interview I remember the first thing when you interviewed me for this job. Speaker 4 Yes. To for me to describe myself. Speaker 5 As I know this is not politically. Speaker 4 Correct, but I can't talk about myself without talking about my face. And so I just really embrace the nerd life and church and getting involved with Christian groups. And I graduated in three years with my major in mass communication and minor in PR and advertising and ended up getting my first job here at Friends that I see. Speaker 5 First big girl job have been the exception to that rule of You've typically only stay in your first job for a year and going strong still year for 11. Speaker 1 And thank goodness. Speaker 2 Yes. Speaker 4 I mean it's I couldn't have asked for I could not have asked for a better job. And during I guess this after my first year here, I decided to go back to and get my my masters, which I did all remotely through Webster University. I got my masters in marketing and advertising communications. I learned a lot through that. Speaker 4 And also during that whole process, I met my now husband, Sean, and we got married in November of 2020. Speaker 5 Dana was there. Of course. That was fun. That was awesome. Speaker 4 And three months, two months later we bought a house and this whole past year has pretty much been getting settled into a routine. And I'm someone who's always I mean, if so, God has a sense of humor with putting a man named Sean goals as my husband having the last singles. Speaker 5 Because I am the most goal oriented person and it's hard for me not. Speaker 4 To be looking at what's next, what's next. And I think this year has taught me that, like, I can just be good with how things are right now. So that's kind of where I am and. Speaker 5 Enjoying my my little life and my all my duck friends that I have. We have a little lake behind our house and are. Speaker 1 There more ducks? I know in the beginning. So is it growing? Speaker 4 It's growing. Oh, yeah, we are. I mean, we have a willow tree in our backyard, so I think the ducks are like, drawn. I don't know if there are more bugs that hang around trees or what, but like they're draw or the shade, but they're drawn to that tree. So when we first moved in, we were like, Oh my gosh, we've got to go feed the ducks, going to see the ducks. Speaker 5 And then it turned into a whole. Speaker 4 Thing of like we literally buy like special like duck. Speaker 5 Food for them. Speaker 4 And Sean says pretty much at like 5:00 every day. Speaker 5 Right when I'm getting home, that's when they all make their way to our. Speaker 2 That is so cute. That gate is so. Speaker 4 Tense and it's so funny because so we have one in particular who I have to give a shout out to. His name is is Jimmy. Speaker 1 You're giving a shout out to a dog? Speaker 2 Yes. Oh, okay. Speaker 5 I talked about Jimmy. You have to know Jimmy. Jimmy is all on my social media. Speaker 4 But Jimmy will come up to our back door and look in the window. Speaker 2 That is so cute. Speaker 4 So cute. And he and our in our dog Roo. She's a little like many poodle. They will sit together. Speaker 1 I love it. Speaker 4 It's the best thing in the world. And so I'm just enjoying those those little moments. And I love all of the house wide. Speaker 5 Things of cooking and. Speaker 4 Taking care of the home decorating. I'm really, really getting into that. In fact, I remember a few months ago I had a I had a moment where I was I Joanne's fabrics. Speaker 2 Yes. Speaker 1 You have arrived to motherhood or to womanhood when you. Speaker 2 Go to different fabrics. Because I was sitting there. Speaker 4 I have fabric in my hangers. I'm learning to sew this moment and I am in the line. And, you know, they've got all those things in the aisles, like as you're about to check out. Speaker 1 Like jelly beans. Speaker 2 And glue. Yes, there's all. Speaker 4 Kinds of stuff. Well, I picked up a Southern living Fall Recipes magazine, and I was like, like flipping through it. And I was so excited. Speaker 5 And I'm like, sitting there like, I am like. Speaker 1 Wow, who am I? Speaker 2 This is this is my life. Speaker 5 Joining Joey Ends is an exciting outing. Speaker 2 That's a good life, though. It is. Speaker 1 There's there's peace in that that life. Oh, yeah, for sure. I enjoy it. No complaints there. Speaker 4 I'm sure. No. Okay. So I've I don't know if I've exceeded my 2 minutes more than likely, but. Okay, it's your turn to you. Speaker 2 Okay. Speaker 1 I was born Dana of Whiskey in Pasadena, Texas. So we see passing it down DNA. Is there something for oven trash? No, she's kidding. You have the right to make fun of your own city. No, no, no. Speaker 4 That's a that's a nickname other people have for us. I love Dalvin. Yeah. I mean, Alvin's got it's. There's some characters, Alvin, but I. Speaker 5 Love the country, kind of living and driving out to my grandparents. Speaker 1 And I don't think this defines Alvin. But you've not lived unless you've gone to Alvin Walmart at night. Speaker 2 Late at. Speaker 4 Night. That is a test to see like survival of. Speaker 5 The fittest side. Alvin, Walmart past 9:00. We used to I mean, we genuinely used to say you. Speaker 4 Have to have either like an excessive amount of piercings or at least a few tattoos to be given access into into Walmart after nine. I have. Speaker 1 Never seen so many men wear cut off blue jeans, shorts like shorts, short. Speaker 2 Shorts. Speaker 1 And Alvin and but I know Alvin so much more than that. I know it is. I'm not going to because people can make fun of Pasadena. Speaker 2 I'm about to say, Oh no, that's what started it. Speaker 1 I we called it Passing It Down. Dana Gillies which I am learning so many kids your age. I know you're an adult, but you've never heard of. Speaker 4 Gillies No. And I outside. Speaker 1 Of, of urban cowboys. Speaker 4 I talk to my parents about it too, and I was like. Dana until man, to watch this movie. He goes, He shook his hand. I was like, It's terrible. Speaker 5 You don't know what it is like. It's awful. Don't watch it. Did he see? Speaker 1 It's terrible. See? I need to share it. Speaker 2 It's not Taylor, but it was awful. Speaker 5 But that's my dad. My dad. Speaker 4 I didn't have a little flair for the dramatic, and I think I get it from him. Speaker 1 I need to watch Urban. Anyway, all the young kids today don't know Urban Cowboy. If you're my age or even close to my age, You know what Urban Cowboy is? Sissy and Bud. Come on. Speaker 2 Okay, That's Pasadena. Yeah, it is. Speaker 1 An older brother. My older brother are two years older than me. Eric. So I grew up a daddy's girl. I'm really a lot like you in that. All I did was play sports. Speaker 2 I grew up. Speaker 1 Playing in the neighborhood with all boys, and so we would play cowboys and Indians. I'm sure that's not P.C.. Speaker 2 To say that out loud, but that's what. Speaker 1 We played. Or we played baseball in the front yard or hold Dana down and to her face. Speaker 2 Like awful stuff. I mean, it's a good one. I think it's a great thing. Speaker 1 My dad was an architect, so of mainly schools. So we spent a lot, lot of time going and visiting those sites. And as we traveled, looking at school design and that was always interesting to me. My mother was a stay at home mom and a travel agent, which cracks me up because I don't see my mom as a travel agent. Speaker 1 But I know that was something that was important to her at that time. And she still used travel, still uses a travel agent to this day. By the way, did you even know there were travel agents? Speaker 4 My mom, you know, Sean and are looking at going to Hawaii this year and my mom was like for a big trip like that, you may want to reach out to a travel. Speaker 5 Agent and like or what's like. I didn't even know they were still around. Speaker 1 I know, I know. Speaker 4 I just know. Was it my big Fat Greek wedding? Speaker 2 Wasn't that what they did on there? Speaker 1 I have no. Speaker 2 Idea. Oh, well, there's. Speaker 4 Something in my mind that's like, the only thing I associate a travel agent with. I think, like the cousin or something. Did it anyway. Speaker 1 Whatever. Yeah. So if you need word, I can get you in touch with one. My mom uses it all the time. I always knew that I wanted to be a teacher. I held school in my bedroom all on a regular basis, and one of my core memories is I would always ask my teachers for extra worksheets so I could go home and play school. Speaker 1 And when you were good back in the day, whatever, good in quotes, whatever that is or means, I wasn't that, I guess because I'd never got goldfish. So a teacher would walk around and hand out goldfish. Well, if you know me, no food is very important to me. So I would go home and hold my own school. Speaker 2 And it would end goldfish do. Speaker 1 All my students, whether they were good or bad. And then I would eat them. Speaker 2 Prissy to eat. Speaker 5 All the girls like stuffed animals. Speaker 2 What do you use for your students? You know, Were they imaginary? Speaker 1 That's a great. I did have stuffed animals, but I think they were just imaginary. Like I would have worksheets on my floor. And that's where the kids sat and the desk was. And so I just pretended that they were there. Speaker 4 Because I can remember, like, I mean, we had a ton of stuffed animals, like I had a ton and I had this big chair in the corner of my room, and that's where most of them stayed. And I would like rotate who got to sleep with me that night. But there would be some nights when I would feel really. Speaker 2 Guilty. Speaker 1 That and. Speaker 4 You somewhat feel left. Speaker 1 Out of them all. Speaker 4 So I would allow them all. Speaker 5 And I would literally have a sliver of the bed. Speaker 1 But your stuffed animals were comfortable. They were. Speaker 2 Happy. Yeah. Yeah. Speaker 1 That's funny. Yeah. I don't. I don't know. I know my parents would they hung a chalkboard in my bedroom. I mean, I was all out teacher. Speaker 2 Now, looking. Speaker 1 Back, they probably just enjoyed I was in my bedroom. Speaker 2 And they could just watch it, do whatever they. Speaker 1 Wanted in the living room. But I spent a lot of years pretending to be a really good teacher but graduated from u h Clearlake with a bachelor bachelor of Science in early childhood and a master went back later and got my master's in principal ship. I always kind of had a call. I wanted to be like an assistant principal. Speaker 1 Principal? Not really principal. I didn't feel called for that, but I did assistant principal, and I was very happy to be that at the high school for nine years, which is a long time to be an assistant principal. And during that time, my four boys excuse me, my asthma. I'm just going to warn everybody right now, when I laugh a lot, my asthma flares up and gets really bad. Speaker 1 I've already taken two puffs. Speaker 2 Before we started this thing that's going to be the set that I put on. It's really hard to do, but it's just a lot. Speaker 1 So I know it's still going to be bad, but you're going to hear me breathing throughout this and I apologize like Darth Vader or something. But I have two boys, Cannon and Caden and then two sons by marriage, Cameron and Blake. So four boys in our home has been fine. Speaker 2 I love just boys are the best. I just love them. They're so sweet. Speaker 1 So I started off teaching in Pasadena and went on to coach in Pasadena for a little while. Loved my girl athletes that I worked with for those years. Truly, those were some great memories for me before I went on to win Song and I taught sixth grade math and then Assistant principal. So here I am, Executive Director of Communications for Friendswood. Speaker 1 SD So and that's a whole other story in itself. It's kind of hilarious that I had this job that I do. I'm dyslexic. I could not say my R's. Growing up. I used to. Speaker 2 Write. I cannot. Speaker 1 Write. I'm a moron when it comes to writing. Speaker 2 Go. Yes, I am. Yes, I are terrible writer. Speaker 1 And actually I don't even know that my husband would say I'm a good communicator. Speaker 5 I think you're you're you're very direct. Speaker 2 I am very direct. Speaker 1 That's good. Don't ever ask me my opinion unless you want to hear it, because I will give it, you know? Speaker 4 Oh, for sure. Speaker 2 Yeah, but I respect it. I love that. Speaker 1 So. And Kelsey, tell us about so when you think of communications here in Feisty, what are the various things that we're responsible for doing? Speaker 4 So we do so much, we do videos, articles. We have our Out of the Blue newsletter social media, which is obviously huge. We have Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tok and YouTube. We use Schuyler, which is those it's the way we send out mass messaging, basically, so we can send emails, text messages. Those are that's a really effective way, especially during an emergency to communicate. Speaker 4 We also do board reports, which Dana really loves. We have our website, of course, this podcast we act as liaisons between the district and local media. Speaker 1 Wait, can you stop for a second? You said, I don't like it. I don't want anyone to think that I don't like doing the board report. What's hard for me is. Speaker 2 The board report. Speaker 1 Goes out on the Friday before our board meeting so people can look up what is the what's going to happen in the board? Tammy sits there as the board secretary and types in everything that happens at the board. Speaker 2 Meeting and you just make. Speaker 4 It pretty. Speaker 1 I make it pretty. But I've always wondered like, why can't I just not send out a link to the board report? But it's something that's always gone on in our district that I just decided to continue, but I don't really get it. But I do it anyway. Well, in all fairness. In all fairness, I add pictures of all the kids that are honored, of the employees that are honored. Speaker 1 So that is a good reason of. Speaker 2 Oh, yeah, the board report is just not. Speaker 4 Exactly the most like creative, exciting thing that we get to do now, which I mean, not everything is our favorite, but we got to do it. We also do fliers and graphic design. That's definitely more of Dana's strong suit over mine. We do some signs on occasion and last year we did something that was really cool and we're doing it again this year, which is the traveling numbers for the graduating class. Speaker 2 Yes, I do love that. Speaker 4 Yeah. We partnered with the the art students Friendswood High School and they so first, Blake Warren, who is in our maintenance department, he actually cut the numbers for us and then the art department decorated. Speaker 1 That of ply. Speaker 2 Plywood. Yes. Speaker 4 Yeah. Yeah. And so that was that was a really cool thing. And yeah, we heard back from from this class of we want to do this again. So that'll be a fun thing to look out for this spring. Yes. And another thing. Oh, my. Speaker 2 Gosh. Speaker 1 This is actually Mr. O'Rourke. Hold on. Speaker 4 Oh, my goodness. Speaker 2 Can I call you? Right that. Oh, go ahead. I'm in the middle of a podcast. No, it's okay. Do you need to tell me some? Okay, we'll start. Speaker 1 We'll start the podcast in and. Okay, you can go ahead. Sorry about that. When my boss calls Superintendent Roar and he doesn't call often, but when he does, I need a pick up and I'm so glad I did. Sorry about that. Apologize. Woman on How. Speaker 4 Is it we were talking about different ways that we communicate. So another one that we do, which may not be like super well-known, but I know it's a it's a big part of things that come through your office in particular, it's open records, and that's part of the Freedom of Information Act. So our taxpayers have a right to know certain information. Speaker 4 And so it's just kind of gathering that information that they're asking for and distributing it. Speaker 1 Yeah. Speaker 4 And then another thing that we help with is community events. So one big one, like we kick off the school year with under the Oaks and then we do some things for our staff as well, such as Convocation, which is the start of the school year celebration and then end of school year celebration where we honor our retirees and also just say like awesome job on a great year, everyone, let's have a great summer. Speaker 1 Yeah, in our years of service. So we honor our 510, 15, 20, all the way up and in five year increments. Speaker 2 To. Speaker 1 Honor those employees for sticking with us and being faithful to AFIC. Speaker 4 Yes. Yeah. Speaker 2 So let's just talk to me. Speaker 1 It's one of the first things that we should talk about. Social media is one of the big things that we do. It was very new when I first started in this position. I don't I don't remember that we had a. Speaker 2 Facebook. Speaker 4 Like when you. Speaker 1 Started. Yeah, when I started, I don't think we had a Facebook or Twitter and if we did, it was just getting off the ground. But it's something that has grown over time, like tremendously. We've added Instagram. Speaker 4 Oh yeah. Speaker 1 Do we have a Snapchat or No. Speaker 4 We do not have it. That has been one thing we talked about is Snapchat. Speaker 1 But we do have a Ticktalk. Speaker 5 Yes. Speaker 1 Which Ticktalk is a whole other conversation later on that we're going to talk about. And I know you might upset some people with Ticktalk, but I have something I want to talk about when it comes to certain. Would you call those apps certain communication platforms, social media platforms being negative? I want to talk about that, especially with Ticktalk. Speaker 1 But let's just talk social media. Okay? So one thing that we want people to know is we post through something called Hootsuite. Speaker 2 Yeah. Speaker 1 And what Hootsuite does, we're not paid by Hootsuite to say this is just what we use. When we type a message and send it out, we're able to type one message and send it to all of our platforms at the same time. Speaker 4 Yes, right. Which saves a lot of time. Really? Speaker 1 Yeah, absolutely. And we can even schedule it to Hootsuite so we could schedule to go out in two weeks or three months or whatever, which. Speaker 4 We do during the summer, even with like we know these are days that are student holidays or breaks we posts are we schedule all of those supposed months in advance, which is a helpful tool with all of the things that we've got going on. Speaker 2 Yeah, that's right. Speaker 1 So one of the things that cracks us up and we get it because you all don't understand how we do it. Speaker 2 But every. Speaker 1 Time we get. Speaker 2 People, you print. Speaker 1 That link. Sorry, this is my voice for them in my head. You shouldn't put links on Instagram. It's not how it works. Well, we know that. Speaker 2 Yeah, we're aware. We're we're aware of how. Speaker 1 Instagram works, peeps. Speaker 2 But we. Speaker 1 Just send it all out and it happens to go out on Instagram. So if you're on Instagram and you see that we have a link, you can't click on it. We know that we're sorry, but just either go to another one of our pages where you can click on the link or. Speaker 2 I don't know. Well, one of the hopeful. Speaker 4 Things was actually seeing a link, right, is like if I see. So basically with websites I'm, I'm the webmaster, right? Yeah. I know a little more about what. Speaker 1 Should have been up their website should have been up and the things that. Speaker 2 We do. Oh, okay. Speaker 4 So your needs to be a better listener. Speaker 2 Yeah I do. There it is. There it is. Speaker 5 I glazed over that one. Do that. Although not my favorite thing, but. Speaker 4 I know where the website is. There's kind of like a trail, right? Like a breadcrumb trail. So like, if you see where it says my AFSC. So let's say we posted a communications page like we posted our newsletter. But for example, then you should be able to see in that link it says My advice to Ecom slash departments slash communication dash newsletter. Speaker 4 So that's basically giving you a guide of how to get to the link. We're posting. Speaker 2 Trail. Speaker 4 It's a trail. So if you're on our web site, my if I see you dot com, which is links in our bio, then you should be able to go to the departments tab, click on communications and then from there navigate to newsletters. So that's kind of one thing that I mean, yeah, you're not going to be able to directly use a link in the caption because that's just not how Instagram works. Speaker 4 But we're posting so many things. It would be ineffective for us to change the link in our bio for every post because there are some times when we're posting, I mean, like after a board meeting you have, we probably had seven posts at least. I know. Speaker 1 I know. I apologize. I really. Speaker 4 Oh no. Speaker 1 That makes me nervous to do that. But I have to get it out. And they all deserve their own little past. Speaker 2 Yeah, it's just in. Speaker 4 That's our reality. So, like, it would not be effective for every single post to change the link, because by the time we have a new post like it, by the time you see the link in bio thing in our caption, it will probably be going to something else that we more recently posted, right? You know what I mean? Speaker 4 But just. Speaker 2 A little tip for I. Speaker 1 Have a feeling the person that complains about that is not going to hear this on the podcast, so they're going to continue. Speaker 2 I was thinking back saying, but you know. Speaker 5 What? If you if you know of anyone, maybe we just. Speaker 4 Pass along that message. And I just did a walk through of the whole little trail thing. So it's really, really important that you see the actual link, then. Speaker 5 That's a way to follow. Speaker 1 It. Yes. And so another thing that I wanted to talk about that to me is just kind of something that's funny, that's happened to us. We Kelsey and I love funny things, so we really want to make our social media not so. Speaker 2 Rare. Speaker 1 Or I mean, it just. Speaker 2 Stuff that we put sorry, that's an inside joke. Speaker 1 So we really look for funny things. And one day I don't know if the hurricane was right there, but we had canceled school, right? Speaker 2 Yes. Okay. Speaker 1 So or they were wanting us know, you know, they were wanting us to cancel. Speaker 2 School, I think. Speaker 4 How do we canceled one day? Speaker 1 That's probably what it was. And then we couldn't we were just waiting to decide if we were going to cancel the next day yet. Speaker 2 So a kid, I presume? Yeah, it. Speaker 1 Was a kid because they took a picture of a. Speaker 2 Kayak with wetsuits and. Speaker 1 Other funny things and said, This will be my transportation to school. Speaker 4 Yes. And instead of like a parking pass, like for their car, they were asking if we had, like, boat passes. Speaker 5 And yes. Speaker 4 I mean, we had over 600 comments. Speaker 2 We something creative. Speaker 1 We thought it. Speaker 2 Was. Speaker 1 Funny. Speaker 2 Yeah. So we shared that You cannot imagine the stir that that caused. People were like, how dare you so insensitive? I was like, Wait, what? I thought everybody was on the same page. Speaker 1 That that was funny. Oh, yeah. And then it was very. Speaker 2 Upsetting. Speaker 4 Like. Speaker 1 Triggering. Speaker 4 Like literally y'all can die kind of. Speaker 5 Comments being made like. Speaker 1 Like you should be fired. Speaker 5 And you're like, oh, all kinds of stuff. I mean, we we've been called. Speaker 4 Probably every name in the book. Yeah, social media. Speaker 5 But that in particular. Speaker 4 Was like we were kind of trying to play their game of like, this is funny. Like we're in on the joke. Speaker 2 With the did. Yes. Speaker 4 Oh my gosh. It was. Speaker 5 A mess. Speaker 2 Like, I still look I still think about that. I cannot believe the reaction. Like some I can't either. I really thought. Speaker 1 We were all like this is funny. We finally, like have really funny post that we're going to put out. Speaker 4 And there were some students who I mean, they were all in on it. Like, if. Speaker 5 You all see my pet alligator, he got loose deer in the store last night. Speaker 4 Whenever hilarious, and we ended up taking the whole thing down because people were like, there were a few loud voices that were getting so ridiculous. Speaker 2 The the word were with how offended horrible. Speaker 1 We were and offended like. Speaker 4 And there was not there was not flooding like this. It would be different if it was a hurricane, Harvey said. You know, like where actual damage had been done. Like it was nothing. Speaker 1 Hey, let me tell you something, by the way. I flooded in, Harvey. I can make fun of a flooding situation when there is no flooding like I. Yes, I would not ever do that in that situation. So I was like. Speaker 2 We both were like, Holy. Speaker 1 CHEMALY Wow. Like this was. Speaker 2 Upsetting. Yes. Speaker 4 Oh, my gosh. I was just shocked. I was shocked by some of the reactions. Like, clearly this is not serious. Like clearly like we're not saying kids are actually taking boats to school like it was a repost of a students of a student's creativity, essentially. Speaker 1 And maybe we need some music here and stop me. After about 2 minutes. But I'm going to I'm just let me just say. Speaker 2 Stop being hateful. Speaker 1 How can I start this whole people need to chill out. Speaker 2 Oh, yeah, chill out. Speaker 1 I would hope that they know our heart. Oh, yeah. I would hope that people know in this school district, like we really. Speaker 2 Love our kids, our. Speaker 1 Teachers, what we do. We're in this business because we have big hearts and because we love people in general. That's why we're in this business. We want to make sure that we're getting you information, current, timely information. But there are times when we want to be funny and be a little goofy and silly. And I would just hope that you would know that. Speaker 1 Presume to presume positive intent that and listen on the first please email me don't at FISA K 12 not if I've ever offended or if you feel like a post offends you. And I would be very quick to take it off if I agree. Speaker 2 With yes for the most part. Speaker 1 But all I want to say is and I know I feel comfortable saying this as a mother, as an educator, people need to be nice. Speaker 2 Oh, yeah. Speaker 1 And just slow. Speaker 2 Your roll a tad. Yeah. Speaker 1 Jumping on people with really hateful words. That's all I want to say. People just need to slow down. Speaker 4 It's like you're like just keyboard warriors out there. And like, that was something I don't know. We've talked about this before. That was definitely an adjustment for me, especially when we first when we first closed schools at the beginning of the pandemic was we were receiving some really, really nasty messages. And there there came a point where it was hard to separate, like from me personally like to feel, because when it's when they're using language like, you disgust me, you whatever, like it's hard not to take that to heart. Speaker 4 And I mean, I had to get to a point. I was like, it's not personal. Like, you cannot like it's going to just destroy you if you allow it to. So but it's still just like I would never send a message like some of the ones we've received. Speaker 1 I would get it if we're if we're posting some pretty racy or what are some other words like on the line of being just inappropriate? Speaker 2 Inappropriate or or just not exactly. Exactly. Like we're not dumb. I would get it. Speaker 1 You know, I would just get it. But here's one thing that I want to say. And we've had this conversation recently. If you feel a need to to share your opinion with people, I want to ask you, have you also given words of encouragement as often as you're sharing your negative opinions? Yeah, that's what I want to ask you. Speaker 1 And if you are if you would say your friends would describe you as a very thoughtful, caring human being, then there are times where I think a lot of people are going to take your words of wisdom and say, I need to listen to that, because really she's an encourager of people or he they're an encourager of people. Speaker 1 And so what they're saying right now is maybe I should listen to. But if your history, if you on a regular basis. Speaker 2 Only. Speaker 1 Have really negative words and harsh, hateful things to say, hey, nobody listening to your message. Speaker 4 No. And I would I would also argue a big part of everything is the delivery of that message. So like you can disagree with something, but like whenever it's going to be harder for us to respect that opinion, when you're telling us that we're idiots, that you hate us like we're not, we're not going to be as inclined to to listen to that. Speaker 4 So you can disagree with something. I mean, that's that's part of social media, right? Is we have an open forum of communication with our stakeholders. Yeah. And and that is important to us. I think that's a very important thing to feisty in general is building relationships and social media is such a great way of allowing us to do that, which means like we're going to do human things too. Speaker 4 Like we're going to, we're going to put things that are funnier and maybe sometimes, maybe sometimes never on purpose, post something that might be offensive to somebody. But like and I think we are both people who can take criticism and listen, Oh. Speaker 2 I want I want. Speaker 1 I want those things. Yeah, that's that's part of what we do. We we push out surveys, we talk to Peatos. We want people's advice. How can we better serve you and serve our community? Speaker 2 Oh, yeah. Speaker 4 And we listen. I would say we definitely listen to it. Speaker 1 Yeah, but that's not really what we're talking about here. Speaker 4 No, no, it's because that it's helpful opinions, just like I mean, during one of our surveys a couple of years ago, that's when we realized like and we were pretty aware our website needed a revamp and they needed to become just more modern and easier to navigate. And, and that was something we got back on our on our survey was it was consistently talking about the website and also like wanting to increase campus communication and like really improving on that level too. Speaker 4 And those are things that we have absolutely made major efforts to improve. So I mean. Speaker 2 We're proud of. Yeah, sort. Speaker 4 Of. So we're we welcome the feedback. It's just I think anybody it's the delivery of your message. Like if you're if you're able to deliver it in a way that's respectful, people are more inclined to listen to it. Speaker 1 Yeah, just be nice. I want, I want people's feedback. I just hope I'm clear with I do want people's feedback. I seek people's feedback, but just be nice with it. Like don't like people just turn. Speaker 2 And yeah, sometimes I. Speaker 1 Really wonder because I don't know who all these people are and I do not take the time to look into who they are by any means. But sometimes I wonder if they're not even from this community. Speaker 4 Yeah, I mean, there's just haters. Like, in fact, we were about to go to a conference next week and we were at a meeting where someone who's presenting at the conference and a body had a really cool title for his session that he's hosting, which is Hug Your Haters. So learning to hug your haters. So I think that's something we're also working on, like how how can we handle those haters now? Speaker 4 Yeah, we have too many because we really don't. But there's a few that are some. They're pretty consistent with feedback. Speaker 1 Yeah, for sure. And there are and we all know I think that's one of the problems with social media that parents would agree with. And what we're teaching our children is to be respectful in everything we do, which includes, you know, social media and your comments, I guess I'm just kind of blown away sometimes. Speaker 2 At. Speaker 1 The examples that some parents are being on social media. I just want to encourage you to look in the mirror and say, Am I an encourager as much as I am a complainer? That's all that goes across the board, not even with this community, just in so with social media in general, and that there. Speaker 4 Are, there are real people behind these profiles. Yeah. And we're two of them. Speaker 1 Yeah. Which we had that situation. Do you remember what we. Speaker 2 Oh, Oh. It was with a group of boys. Yes. Folks, we won't. Speaker 1 Yeah. We're not going to share the truth. No, no we won't share the group or names, but a group of boys posted some really. I mean I wouldn't say hateful. Speaker 2 Was it hateful? Speaker 4 A hateful. Speaker 1 Hateful. Oh, I would say hateful. Okay. Yeah. And we knew. Speaker 4 Deemed us. Speaker 1 Those deemed some. Speaker 4 Pretty nasty. Yes. Yep. Speaker 1 And we knew that we were shooting a video with them. Speaker 4 Yes. Speaker 1 Soon. Coming up. And it was a fun thing to walk in and say, hey, by the way. Speaker 4 We got your we got your message, we got your messages. Speaker 1 And I'm the face behind. Yep. Your message that you sent, who you sent it to. Speaker 4 And just like the loss of color. Speaker 1 Oh, and how they just literally started backing up and was like. Speaker 2 Yeah, no, no, no, no. Know that they couldn't even say it was me. It was them. Speaker 5 We had their names. They actually signed their names to the messages. Yeah. Speaker 2 Yeah. Speaker 1 And then of course they're, it's just, I guess, easy to become big and bad and all that. And they're kids. They were kids, right? Yeah. That's one of the things that goes along with their kids. Speaker 4 On the side. We've also had like recently, I don't know if anyone has has seen this, I believe videos that we've been pushing out this week. But one of those he was our first one that we pushed out. Jared Yawn. Speaker 5 We have seen this kid's name on Twitter. Speaker 4 Constantly for years and he is like the number one supporter. Just Yeah. Oh, he's awesome. And that was also a really cool thing to be. Speaker 5 Able to tell him. We see you all the time. Like you engage. Speaker 4 With our content constantly and we just appreciate it. And it was cool. Speaker 5 Too for him to, to see us and be like, Wow, I can see the people behind it. Speaker 4 Like even though again, it's just so different. But. Speaker 1 But do you remember when Friends would ask you wrote him and said something like, We're proud of you, or we, you know, we followed him? Speaker 2 Yeah. Speaker 1 And he was like, yes. Speaker 2 He said. Speaker 4 Any time we he told me this actually yesterday when we were at their presentation, he said, Whenever we retweet his stuff or like, like it, he screenshots it and puts it on his Instagram. Speaker 5 Story with like hand clapping and like Alex. So was like, okay, we need to we need to give him some more of that, I guess. Speaker 2 Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure. Speaker 5 We retweet all of these things. Speaker 2 Well, we look. Speaker 1 We love when the students interact with. Speaker 2 Us. It's the best. Speaker 1 It's so fun. And that's why we even started Tik Tok, which Yes, everybody calm down just a. Speaker 2 Little bit, because. Speaker 1 I can hear some people getting upset about Tik Tok. Let me just say this before I forget, because I'm a big believer in this. We've had this conversation about another platform that you think is very negative and my reaction is it's all in. Speaker 2 Who you follow. Absolutely. If you follow. Speaker 1 Negative. Speaker 2 People. Speaker 1 Your platform is going to be very negative. If you now Tik Tok specifically older people, you may not know this, so be careful before you go around saying that it's a nasty platform. It's it's generated. Speaker 2 By what you watch. Speaker 4 Yes. So like if you watch a lot of dog videos, you're going to start having more videos come up in your feed. If you watch a lot of babies, you'll have more babies come up in your feet. Those are things that come up in my feet. Yes. Speaker 1 Exactly. Yeah. So if you so parents, if you think your child's Tik Tok feed is dirty, the problem. Speaker 2 Is they're. Speaker 4 Watching dirty videos. Speaker 1 Watching dirty things. So just be aware of that. And that's not always for other platforms, but that is how Tik Tok works. Speaker 4 Yes. It's just it's like they they're curating content to your history. Speaker 2 History. Yeah. Yeah. Speaker 4 And the things you like and engage with and all that. So but I mean, so the whole way we came about Tik tok is we have a group of interns at the high school there. Yes. And every year we're introduced to these students and we kind of go over some projects and ideas. And so a couple of years ago and we were in one of these meetings, I said, okay, y'all are y'all are an age that we are trying to target on social media, Like we want to engage students. Speaker 1 Yes. Yeah. And share our message with them so that they're aware of what's going on. Speaker 4 Exactly. And so we're like, how like, what do we need to be doing? And this was a couple of years ago, and the students were like, You need to get on TikTok. And I was like. Speaker 5 Yeah, right. Like, we're not getting on TikTok. Yeah. Speaker 4 And then the next year I was like, Well, why aren't we getting on TikTok? Speaker 2 Right? Speaker 4 And I didn't I didn't even have a profile at the time. So I had not engaged with with it at all and had only really heard about whatever things through other platforms. And once I got on to do, you know, co research, it became clear like this could be a really fun platform for us to use. And if, if our students are on this platform, why would we not meet them where they are. Speaker 1 And why would we not be a positive force in that. Speaker 2 Platform? Yes, because we're not I mean. Speaker 4 Again, we're not idiots. Like we're not going to post anything remotely inappropriate. Right. Like, that's never going to happen. So all of our stuff, I mean, it can still be fun, but we're able to maybe reach them and just get their eyes on our content, our positive things that are going on, and maybe even give them a sense of pride in their community by by really getting where they are, be meeting them where they are. Speaker 4 Yeah. Speaker 1 And so we've done we've not done a ton, but we're starting to like we would love to see like takeovers where different clubs and groups, you know, actually get to take over the TikTok account and like it could be regular at Squeak, it could be boys that come in. I'm so sorry. It could be boys, you know, baseball week where they just it's all about them throughout the week on TikTok. Speaker 1 So we love that idea. If I didn't mention your club, just, I mean, to use your club also. Speaker 2 All clubs, all clubs, clubs, all. Speaker 1 Groups, we love all the groups and clubs at the high school, junior high and all the places. So where it's appropriate because we understand that not everybody should have a TikTok account. Speaker 4 No. And, and that's just like we're very aware that not all all of our parents are on social media. That's why we have all the different vessels for communication. That's why we send out emails. That's why we post things to our like we're we're never assuming that everyone is on one platform. We're going to try to diversify our messaging as much as possible to reach as many people as possible. Speaker 1 And while I'm thinking about it, so if there is a way that we're not reaching you or that you have an idea that that you think we could, you know, grow in, please share that with us. We we love to hear those ideas. We only know what we know. So we think that we're getting our message out there, but there's no doubt we could be missing it. Speaker 1 We do not assume that everyone is on social media. No, we understand and know that some people are not on social media and therefore we share things. We try to also be respectful to your email. So a lot of people say, well, if you put on social media, you should put an email. And I, I disagree with. Speaker 2 That because. Speaker 1 There are some things that lend themselves to social media. Not everybody wants everything that we put on social media in an email, so we try to respect that as well, if that makes sense. Speaker 4 Well, an essentially our newsletter is a capture of two weeks worth of content that we do post to social media. I mean, we still have other posts like we may be asked by an organization to share a flier or whatever. Like we we have a number of things and not everything is going to make the newsletter. But like I would say that it captures the highlights and then things going on with the board, like the board report captures those highlights. Speaker 4 So I wouldn't say that you're missing too much if you're not on social media like we're getting it out. It just may not. You're not getting it instantaneously like you. What if you were on social media, right? Speaker 2 So let's talk about. Speaker 1 When we we don't have to go into detail on when and how we plan for things. But like we have had people ask us like challenge accepted. We have a I would think, a pretty large audience with people enjoying our challenge. Accepted one that originated with our superintendent. Speaker 2 Yeah. Speaker 1 So when Kelsey what do you think of when you think of like why did we how did we come about Challenge accepted and then what was our purpose behind it? Speaker 4 Yes, I get asked of everything we do. Challenge accepted is the thing I probably get approached about the most. People seem to enjoy those. We really enjoy those. Those are just a fun a fun thing that we get to get to do. And again, sometimes people may not understand like these are these are goofy, funny things. What what's the purpose behind them? Speaker 4 But really, where this whole idea started was my first year in Feisty. We put out a last day of school video with that, and it was pretty funny because it was like a kind of a spur of the moment thing. Like, I need 5 minutes of your time. We're going to go next door and we're going to film something for like to the song School's Out for summer School. Speaker 2 Full summer. Yes. It was. Speaker 5 Really like it was. Speaker 2 Cute. It was cute. Yeah. Speaker 4 That video ended up. Speaker 1 Which she was nervous about, by the. Speaker 2 Way. Speaker 4 He was really nervous about. Speaker 1 He didn't want to do it. Speaker 4 Yeah, well, like, trust me. Trust me. Like, I think this is. Speaker 2 Going to be fun. Speaker 4 And we pushed it out and we ended up having more than 40,000 views on this video across our social media platforms. And we knew that was that was successful. And one thing was the response from our students was massive and we never had that on another on another post, at least in my time in Friendswood thus far. Like we did not have a response like that. Speaker 4 And so we said, okay, we can see where this is engaging. Students and people love Thad, and he also, as a superintendent being this authority figure, we he's fun. Like we we know him. We know his personality. But like, does everybody in the community get to see that? No. Like they weren't fully getting to see that goofy, funny side to him. Speaker 4 And so and they loved it when they did. And that. Speaker 1 People like relatable. Speaker 2 People. Speaker 4 Yes. And so we we brainstormed we have the summer is a great time for us to plan plan out our year. What are what are the ideas that we're going to take with us into the next year? Which ones are going to scrap, what are some new things? And so we came up with Challenge Accepted because we said that's not only humanizes that in so many ways, and it also allows him to get involved with students in a way that. Speaker 2 He. Speaker 4 Hasn't necessarily been able to before. Speaker 2 No. Speaker 1 The superintendents don't. Speaker 4 Know. Speaker 1 They just don't. Right. They don't maybe they don't even see that as important like they want it. So he was a concern. I remember you want to be taken seriously as a superintendent, but because he was he trusted us and we know we've learned. Speaker 2 That's hard to do a lot of this. Oh, yeah. Speaker 1 That it's actually built trust with his community. Speaker 4 1,000%. Yeah. And and that was what we saw. So we we thought about, okay, how can we obviously a big part of our job is we're here to make our district look good. We're highlighting all of the positive things. So we were able to highlight our superintendent. We were also able to highlight our student organizations and the talents of our students. Speaker 4 We're able to help our superintendent build relationship tips with students, and we're also able to help increase engagement on social media, not just from our our community, our parents, our staff, but really a large portion of our students because we were asking them to tag friends. What I see on social media to challenge that to something. Speaker 1 Who is a new superintendent, who. Speaker 4 Has a new super intended. So it was just like and I remember that first video. I cannot tell you how many times that man came into my office wanting to see the video and wanting to tweak things and I was like, okay. Because he'd be like, I just don't want it to seem like I'm serious. I don't seem like I'm bragging. Speaker 1 How far has he come? Speaker 4 Leaps and bounds. Speaker 1 Leaps and bounds like. Speaker 2 Oh no, I don't. Speaker 1 Want them to think that I'm. Speaker 2 Yes, I don't. I don't. Speaker 1 And I'm not saying that's not an insecurity. He does not want the message to be anything other than he loves his job. He loves students. He's he's a very serious superintendent, actually. He's a very super serious superintendent. Yeah. And this was a great way to show that he does have a fun and funny side, which was very relatable to students. Speaker 2 Oh, yeah. Yeah. Speaker 4 And kids appreciate I mean, I think people in general, but especially kids, appreciate humor. Yes. And so this was just like such a fun thing. But yeah, I cannot tell you how many times that man came into my office and he was be like, I just are people going to think I'm serious and bragging? I'm like. Speaker 5 They're not going to think you're like, Give people some credit. But they will know. Speaker 4 This is supposed to be funny, right? And we released that first and it was a hit. Yeah, we hit. It was a hit. And so every month, I mean, we had and unfortunately, we were cut off by COVID, but we had challenges lined up through the whole year. And we had a list that was started that would have filled up probably at least two years worth of doing things just from all of the things that we received. Speaker 4 And it was just so those were just so fun. And I think people really appreciated seeing that side to him. Speaker 1 It was it was in the decision that we made this past year. We kept challenge accepted going, but we felt like we did what we needed to do with our superintendents and so we wanted to move on. Kelsey not listen. Kelsey and I are big believers in Everyone has a story, and we share that a lot with the legacy stories. Speaker 1 With the Chicken Soup. Speaker 4 Yes, the. Speaker 1 Stories you hear those those stories behind who people are and what they're about. But we wanted to show that off in some fun ways. The challenge accepted also with our employees, with groups and kids. But so that was the reason for the different direction that we had it this year with just with you being able to see different faces and learn different employees in our in our district. Speaker 4 And I think it's great for us, too, you know, as we as we help tell these stories always, you know, one of the big things we've done this year is our our legacy articles. And those have been very meaningful to me just because I feel like I'm able to sit down and really get to know somebody and get to know their story. Speaker 4 And I think when we're able to try to help convey that, whether it's through our challenges or the chicken soups or the legacy or whatever, like whatever vessel we're sharing it through, you just start to see like, these are people with hearts and these are the people that are helping teacher your child And like what a better like that's just the best thing. Speaker 4 And also to be able to highlight our students too and like these are the awesome things that our kids are doing and it's not necessarily like they're the national champion of this or whatever, right? It's this is a kid I did a student spotlight one of my first ones ever. This is a kid who grew out his hair so that he could donate it to walks of love because his neighbor had breast cancer. Speaker 2 Right. Like that. Speaker 4 It's just amazing to to learn the hearts and like, just to have that just to bring in the human side. You know, we don't have to have everything so cold all the time. Right. Speaker 1 Or just facts or. No, we're just sharing information that you need to know, like we're trying to share who people are in our feisty family. Speaker 2 Yeah. Speaker 1 And what they're about and what makes them tick and all of those kind of great things. So you really do have a fun. We do have a fun job. Oh, yeah. With getting to and I know those are some of the things that kind of you love to do. Speaker 4 I love it. Speaker 2 Yeah. Yeah. Speaker 4 I've always I've always loved to tell stories and write, and I discovered love for videos in college, but I just love people. I love figuring out what makes somebody who they are. Yeah. And this job is pretty much that all the time. So I, it, it fuels me. Speaker 1 Yeah. So keep watching those, keep, you know, letting us know how we can do better or if there is somebody that you would like to see challenged. Yes. You know, that's kind of believe it or not, everybody's busy. Teachers are busy, so it's hard to get in there and kind of use their time up. We're saying, no, we think it's going to be fine. Speaker 1 But I think kids we've heard from students and kids enjoy seeing it and seeing that human side to those teachers. If you're a teacher and you want to participate in one of these, reach out to. Speaker 2 Us in. Speaker 4 Any of these things and challenges and chicken soup and whatever. Right. Like if people can tell us more like we appreciate it. Speaker 5 Always like what's going on. We would love to cover. Speaker 4 It or do something in some way. Speaker 1 Yes, that's exactly right. Speaker 2 So one of. Speaker 1 The things that I have to say and I don't know that everyone has seen it, but our Ready 2020 video, probably one of my favorite videos that we've done. Speaker 4 I think it's my favorite. Speaker 1 I think it's the most beautiful video that we've done. Speaker 4 Yeah. Speaker 1 Now it is one zero awards. Speaker 5 We we got we got a gold star. Speaker 1 Yeah. Speaker 4 But we did win best of category and I have no earthly idea how. Speaker 1 That's a bunch of malarkey. I'm not going to take gold. No, that should have been a platinum whatever. Speaker 2 And Emmy and that should have it. Speaker 1 I think that is such a beautiful video. And if you've not seen it, I want you to go to our friends. What Ice-T YouTube page and look up ready 2020 video. Speaker 4 Yes. Speaker 1 I love that video. I stand beside that video. I'm proud of that video. Speaker 4 Oh, yeah. And that was one. I mean, some people may not understand, but videos require a lot of work. Speaker 1 Yeah. Speaker 4 This one in particular we worked on for. Speaker 2 Months. Speaker 4 Because we were creating it for our convocation and we were unveiling the we always do that at convocation. We unveiled the slogan for. Speaker 1 The year, okay, which I'm not going to get on yet, but remind me to go back to that because that's a whole conversation. I want to have the slogans. Speaker 4 Okay. Yes, I was going, but the slogan was going to be ready 2020, and we needed to. We always like to again, to do a video just to get everyone pumped and, like, inspired for a year. But because we do not have students or too many people in general in our schools during the summer, we had to try to work in the spring to start capturing some of the things we wanted to capture and then still work through the summer. Speaker 4 Having people come up and whatever like we. But it was, it was months of, of getting footage because there was a lot of different things we highlighted in that video. Even just like knowing, Oh, I really want a sun, like a sunset kind of look. Speaker 1 Okay, so in a little insider information that not everybody knows is we saw the Telluride commercial. Oh, yeah. During the Super. Speaker 4 Bowl. Speaker 1 Yes. Now, listen, if you're I don't know if people are that interested. Speaker 2 In this, but if you're that. Speaker 1 Interested in the range, when you do any. Speaker 2 Video, go back. Speaker 1 And watch. Look up the Telluride, I guess our show at the Super Dome and you will see the parallels between I actually just in case anybody's wondering, I emailed KIYA and ask permission to basically take that commercial and make our own for our community. Yeah. And they said, Oh, absolutely. Matter of fact, send us a video. We would love to see it. Speaker 1 Whenever you're done, which I never. Speaker 2 Heard back from, but oh, do, do we. Speaker 1 Okay, What is that? It's. Is there a name. Speaker 2 To the. Speaker 5 I? It was just a tick tock sound. I don't know. Speaker 4 It was for one video in particular of like finals week be like for college students. Speaker 5 And it just had like don't. Speaker 2 Know. But we. Speaker 1 Remember the first time we saw it, it was a kindergarten teacher and they. Speaker 2 Were sharing those. Speaker 4 Pictures. That's that's a different one. That one is the first he got beat. Speaker 2 There you go. Speaker 1 And they. Speaker 2 Showed these kindergarten photos. Speaker 1 That these kids are drawn and they they with every new photo, they go. Speaker 4 It's like. Speaker 2 It would be like draw. Speaker 4 The draw a picture of SpongeBob. Like it would. Speaker 5 Show the different pictures and like, you get some gnarly ones. And it's so. Speaker 2 Funny. So funny. Speaker 1 Yeah. Anyway, that's where that that that's where those sounds things come from. These are. Speaker 4 How this is how creative minds. Speaker 2 Or it was. We spend hours talking about. Speaker 1 Have you seen this video? We could take this and do this and do this sort of thing. So we're definitely the creative side of us loves to be inspired by watching things either on social media or in commercials. I was unimpressed this year with Super Bowl commercials. Speaker 4 And you know what? I did not watch one second of the Super Bowl this year. And I. Speaker 1 Including the commercials that we agreed that we would watch to help. Speaker 2 And I know like we were. Speaker 4 There was a chaotic weekend. We had our walls painted. Speaker 2 And so. Speaker 1 That has nothing to do. Speaker 4 With style. No, I didn't. I was in the other room once the painters left and I was trying to get things put away. And then I got so stressed out and frustrated because I couldn't hang this floating shelf and I went to bed at like eight because of it. So I didn't end up watching it. But I also know that there's always and this was in the back of my mind, they always do like the top commercials from the Super Bowl and they have they have them on YouTube. Speaker 4 So I, I definitely want to go back and watch because we say this is like these are the best, like the people who are creating these ads, which I mean, for a 32nd slot, those ads are going for $1 million. Speaker 1 Oh 30. Speaker 4 Yes. Speaker 2 Yeah. I think that's. Speaker 4 Just the price of the slot. That's not what they're paying for the production of the ad. So it's crazy what people spend on these, but obviously they're going to hire the best of the best to create these ads. And so we're like, why wouldn't we take inspiration from the best of the best in our field? Of course. Speaker 1 Yeah. It makes perfect sense. I mean, it does to me. Speaker 2 So it must. But of course, yeah, I wouldn't. Speaker 1 I would like to see that because I was very disappointed in the commercials this year. It was not impressed. Speaker 4 Oh yeah. And just need to go back and watch them. Yeah. But even like we've seen other things, like, I remember we talked about this too, like how I kept seeing was it the army? It was the army kept putting out ads and it's like, oh, the parent walks through combat with mother. Speaker 1 They were like, Mom, should I join or something like that? I mean, she was she's actually there with them on site. Yeah, I. Speaker 2 Love. Speaker 4 But then it goes back in there in the bedroom, just talking about like my whole my whole head is now tingling. Speaker 5 Like it. Speaker 2 Is. Speaker 1 That's a good. Speaker 4 One. Those are so good. But like, we see things and it's like or even like we talked about, there's a there's an I can't think of. I think it's an insurance company. Yes. In the song, Cattle call is used and that is one again I grew up and Alvin my dad I can remember driving out to my grandparents in the country. Speaker 5 Windows rolled down listening. Speaker 4 To this song. Speaker 1 I'm going to try to. Speaker 2 Pull it up while you're talking. Speaker 4 Oh, my gosh. Oh, it's just so it's it's so it's very nostalgic for me. And I was like, I came in. Speaker 5 And I played it for Dana. Okay, just hear me out for a minute. I'm like. Speaker 4 We've got to use the song in something. Like, we have to use a song in something because I hadn't heard it in forever and then was just on a random insurance commercial he was going to download. Unknown He he it he was so young. Speaker 1 And so when Kelsey comes to me sorry, when Kelsey comes to me and says, We've got to use the song, I'm like, okay, keep talking. Like, where do you see this going with? Because I am always open for I love new ideas, but how do you see this being used? So don't give it away. Yeah, but it's going to be coming out soon. Speaker 1 Yes, that song will be used on something very soon. Speaker 4 Well, and actually, I mean, I wish that people could be a fly on the wall in some of our concert planning. Speaker 1 Since I know. Speaker 4 We think we're hilarious. Oh. Speaker 1 It's so funny. We know. Speaker 2 It, isn't it? So like. Speaker 5 When we when we get an idea, I mean, I. Speaker 4 Go home, I'm, like, so excited. Speaker 5 Like, I feel like a hope after some of those conversations because it's just like me spewing out of something. Speaker 4 And then you spewing out something. And then finally we like, reach this thing that we're just like we're so excited to create. And then there's always that hope like or that worry, I guess, of is this going to. Speaker 5 Actually look like how I envision it in my mind? Speaker 1 Because we have done things where we'll envision something and then we'll do it and then we're like. Speaker 2 Beep, that got me. Yeah, it. Speaker 1 Didn't work out so well, but that reminds me. So our yearly slogans, yes. So I had friends tell me recently that they're they make fun of our slogans. Speaker 2 What Why. Speaker 1 That they can't wait for them to come out to see how bad. Speaker 2 They are. Oh, yeah, that's it. That's out of the way. Why? Speaker 1 Because me just say this to people. I'm sure no one's listening to this. Speaker 2 Podcast at this point. Know we're already over an hour. Speaker 1 Let me just say. Speaker 2 I want you. Speaker 1 To try to come up with a slogan for a school district that people are going to get behind and be excited about. And now you may say, Oh, I wouldn't nobody needs a slogan. Okay? I tend to be one of those people that I love new slogans, and. Speaker 4 It's a branding thing for us. Speaker 1 It's branding, but it's a new year. Speaker 2 We could just start fresh. Speaker 1 It's for that senior class. They get their own slogan or that kindergarten class that's there. Well, maybe I'm overthinking it, clearly. Speaker 2 Well, people are making fun of it. Speaker 1 My friends would tell me, Yeah, you need a life. Nobody cares about your slogan. Gosh, I know. And some people would say, What are those friends, Dana? I would say, yes, they are. They're my friends. Speaker 4 I'm questioning it. Speaker 2 All right. Speaker 4 Those are you listening right now. Speaker 2 So called friends. That's not so very supportive. Speaker 5 If you're not. Speaker 1 We'll find out. If they listen to the podcast. Speaker 4 I know they'll hear us. Bash them. Speaker 2 Yes. So if you hear. Speaker 1 Us talking bad about you, text me. If not, we'll assume you do not listen. Jeff, I guess I'm. Yeah, So. Speaker 2 I know I've always been so proud of the. Speaker 1 Slogans and our what else do we do every year that, Oh, like our t shirts. Speaker 2 You'll try to. Speaker 1 Come up with a brand new t shirt every year. That's not easy. Speaker 4 Now. Speaker 2 Well, one thing I will. Speaker 4 Say, so going back to the slogan thing is I, I really think the we are mighty slow. I do think that one caught on pretty crazy. Speaker 2 It did but. Speaker 4 That fun fact you know that slogan came from the ready 2020 video. That's right. Speaker 1 That's how it ended. Speaker 4 Yeah. So I mean so. Speaker 2 Credit where credit is. Speaker 4 Deserved. You know. Speaker 1 Drop the mic. Speaker 2 People. Speaker 1 But it's not easy. I guess all I'm saying is it's not easy to come up with. I love people that they're like, oh, they're so dumb. Was like, okay, what would you come up with? Speaker 2 What's your idea? And, you know, I mean, move in with those people. Speaker 1 They'd say, Oh, nothing, I'm not going to. Speaker 2 Because they wouldn't. Speaker 5 I mean, I kind of understand the hate towards that out of the blue, into the new. Speaker 2 I mean, I kind of did that and I think that was my idea. Speaker 1 Oh, no. Speaker 2 Out of the blue, you don't remember what came before me. Speaker 4 But then the into the new I think I threw that out there and then Thad latched on to it. Speaker 5 And then I think I felt a little ashamed after of like, no, this is actually not very good. Why didn't I ever suggest? But it was already happening. In fairness to. Speaker 1 Thad, I think the spin on things of. Speaker 2 Of. Speaker 1 Where you come from, the opportunities that are given to you, I do think because there are times that Thad and I talk, we're very different personalities. Yes, very different. And when I pitch something and he wants to go a different direction, I get so frustrated because he's clearly not getting the clue like where I came from with this thing. Speaker 1 And I'm not getting where he's going with something. Speaker 4 Yeah. Speaker 1 So that and that would be the first to admit, like we're totally opposite personally. We love it. We love working together. I totally respect Thad 100%, but we're just different personalities. Speaker 2 Oh yeah, Yeah, y'all. But like, y'all have. Speaker 4 A relationship where, like. Speaker 2 You can. Speaker 4 Be that way. Yeah, I would say other. Speaker 1 But Aggie and Cannon grew up together. I have the cutest kindergarten of them. Speaker 2 No. Speaker 1 Actually, it was Cannon's. Might have been Cannon's one year birthday party that Maggie was at. Oh, I know. Like, so cute. Precious. Yeah, but so I've known him for a long time, and poor thing, he's been so good putting up with me. Yeah, but I do want those of you to know, those of you out there like Thad, who love very detail, long reasons for why we're doing something. Speaker 1 That's that. And then there's Dana, who, like, can we sum this up in a hundred words or less, maybe 600 words or less? Like, can we break this down for people like me who would just like. Speaker 2 A picture of house I. Speaker 5 Don't like if it's too sentences. Speaker 4 You're like, how can we make it one? Speaker 2 You know, don't come to school tomorrow. Yeah. Like, that's what I would love to just say. No. School, school, Hands on. Speaker 1 And that's like, No, we need it. Which he's right. That's why he's superintendent, you know? So he has to. Speaker 2 Remind me. Speaker 4 With the National Weather. Speaker 5 Service. Speaker 2 And. Speaker 5 You're like, stuck in. Speaker 2 The end. I know that's don't come. Speaker 1 I know there are parents out. Speaker 2 There that appreciate that part of me. I know there are. There's surely. Speaker 1 There's someone out there. Speaker 2 Who appreciates that. Oh, yeah. Speaker 5 I, I won because I'm like, I can be real fluffy. Speaker 1 Medal. You're in the middle. Yeah. You do a good job of. Hey, guys, I think we need to. Speaker 2 Set this up a little bit more and. Speaker 1 This is a great ending to it So we all balance each other out. Yeah, for sure. But yeah. So what else do we need to talk about as far as, like social media? We have we have a couple more challenge accepted coming out with that will take us through the year. Yes. No school, hopefully, knock on wood, will not be canceled. Speaker 1 The man that Mr.. Oh, what do you call the book We're Farmers almanac he where I get my firewood told me that winter is going to continue through March this year. That's what the almanac predicts. Oh, wow. Yeah. I have to say, I looked up the almanac after I spoke with him, and that's not. Speaker 2 What the almanac said. I read it, but that's what this guy who knows every. Speaker 1 Storm ever entered, even around this area, he's like very. Speaker 2 He's. Speaker 1 An old man, but man, he's has a lot of information up. Speaker 2 There. Speaker 1 And he says Winter will continue in through March, but I don't think we should have any more school being canceled. Speaker 2 But winds. Speaker 4 I would think. But yeah, I mean, we're in Texas like, yeah, unpredictable also, but hopefully not. Hopefully we can finish out the year strong and just kind of get through and celebrate and I mean, spring is crazy. Speaker 2 So we are going to. Speaker 1 Have an of the Year magazine. We're going to look a little bit different this year. Speaker 4 I mention that honor. Speaker 1 Yeah, we're going to do it a little bit different this year. It's going to be more of a electronic kind of spark looking magazine. Yes, Adobe Spark, which I think they changed the name from Spark to continuous Express Express saying, Yeah, we're going to go that route instead of printing it. Speaker 4 A little more creative yet and give a fresher, more modern look. Speaker 1 Right? Speaker 4 Yeah it'll be I think it'll be cool but that's just another like like we were talking about the newsletters basically summarize two weeks worth of information the magazine will serve to summarize the year. Speaker 1 Yeah. So it'll be good and we'll have an end of the year video, I'm sure. Like we always do. Speaker 4 Of course we like to have fun with those too, so we've got to come up with something. Speaker 1 I know last year was Breakfast Club. Of course. Speaker 2 I Love is. Speaker 1 Great. Speaker 4 Oh yeah. And we had a great group. Yeah. Help us out with that. They were awesome. Yeah, we've got to, we've got to nail it. We've got to do a fun one. Speaker 1 You know, we've talked about those. It's not Geico. I know I'm off, but those commercials where the man is walking, those adults through how not to be like. Speaker 4 Like their parents. Yeah. Speaker 1 Yes. Like aggressive progressive acting like their parents something like that could be funny. But more in the educational but maybe I don't know Wolf will figure I just want to do something funny. Speaker 2 Now we always. Speaker 4 Yeah I mean, we were we're going to do something funny. Yeah. You ask me. Speaker 2 Yeah. Speaker 4 If you have any ideas. Speaker 1 Any trends out there that you would like to see. Speaker 4 There's we love doing plays on pop culture, like anything. I mean, it doesn't have to be like modern pop culture, obviously, like we did the Breakfast Club. So. Right. Like anything, just that we can kind of do a twist on. We like that. Speaker 1 Alyssa Gosa I've seen her so many TikTok dances, and I said, maybe a group can do this or this. And no, she's thinking, Do not send me one more. I love Tik dances. Speaker 4 Dana just loves Tik tok. Speaker 2 I do. I love Tik tok. Speaker 4 It's it's good. I'm like, I'll get on and, like, be on for a couple of hours and then I won't get on for weeks. And then I'll get on and I'll be on for a couple hours. I won't get off for a couple of weeks. So I'm not like every day on it, but I want to get on it. Speaker 4 It's bad. Speaker 1 I send my boys school many TikTok. Speaker 2 Videos. Speaker 1 That my son has told me to stop sending him TikTok videos. Speaker 4 Stop what you're doing immediately. Speaker 1 And then I'll do Tik tok dances and I'll just send it to my boys and Keenan. Speaker 2 Do you? Oh, yeah. I mean, I feel like I. Speaker 4 Qualify to receive. Okay, I'll. Speaker 1 Start sending those, too. Speaker 2 So. Thank you. I'm offended. Speaker 1 Sad. That should not be anywhere on the internet. Speaker 2 There's more reason to. That's true. Speaker 1 What do I care what he thinks? Speaker 5 He's amazing. Speaker 1 You're listening to this podcast because he says My. Speaker 2 What was the words that I said? Speaker 1 My Oh, my voice is so creepy. He can't listen to the podcast. Creepy creep. Mom, your voice is creepy. Speaker 2 I keep on listening though. I guess. Speaker 5 Just find a way to insult him right back is. Speaker 1 For you. I know I'm only an encourager now. Speaker 2 Now I kind of. Speaker 5 I think, get it together. Speaker 1 So I encourage them to get it together in parts of. Speaker 2 Life, that's for sure. Everybody. Speaker 1 So we are going to tease for next next week, which we learned. That's where we get to refresh, learn a lot about marketing, what's going on in our job market. Speaker 4 And that's just to explain for people who don't know, it's the Texas School Public Relations Association, which is basically people who do what we do from across the state. Yes, it's a really cool conference. We mostly I mean, the main thing, the main reason I enjoy it is first we do get to hear what's going on in other people's districts that we can bring back to our district. Speaker 4 But also it's just a great time to to get to know other people really well and network. Speaker 1 Oh, for sure. Network. That's it's so important. Oh, yeah. There are things in this business that when things happen and I don't know exactly necessarily what to do or what they would do, I call on my peers on a regular basis to say, Hey, are y'all dealing with this? What's going to be your statement? How are you working through this? Speaker 1 So it's very important to network, just as I'm sure it is in your own professions out there. And March 4th, we have our second senior citizens meeting, which we loved meeting with like 40. Speaker 2 Five. Speaker 1 Senior citizens. Speaker 2 Yeah, essentially. Speaker 1 Grandparents. Speaker 2 The best two. Speaker 1 Mustangs are kids that go to a fiesty loved meeting with them. Speaker 4 That was one of the greatest days this year. Yeah That was. Speaker 1 Awesome. Looking forward to that day, March 4th meeting with them. So if you are one of those grandparents or if you have parents that live in the city or just you would like to send them our way because their grandparents have mustangs, we would love for them to come March 4th in the board room at 9 a.m.. Speaker 4 Yeah, and they'll just get updates on what's going on in Feisty and. Speaker 1 And this this time they're going to get to hear from some students. We'll have students come and present some fun things that they're working on. Speaker 2 So that'll be good about that. Speaker 4 Yeah, that'll be awesome. Speaker 1 Another thing that I want everyone to about is April 18th is going to be our first ever day of service. Yes. In this community where will It's a professional development day for teachers. Students have off it's actually the Monday after Easter and that day mainly in the afternoon, we're setting aside. Listen, kids can start any time they want, but teachers will be released later in the day to maybe work alongside and serve their neighbors in any way possible. Speaker 1 And it's needs to be organically, if that makes sense. Like I want people to kind of be creative and think about how they can serve their neighbors. Speaker 4 Like we're not assigning groups to different volunteer projects. We want we want everyone to kind of take ownership of the way that they're going to serve, right? So I think I think the day at Texas A&M like this is kind of the same model that we're going for. Speaker 1 Yeah, I would love to see people and kids in blue just kind of spreading love throughout our community and serving their neighbors. So I am sure you have a neighbor that their yard needs to be mowed or weeds need to be picked. Or maybe you could go. I love the idea of starting gardens and you know, I don't think we have too many. Speaker 1 I guess it's we're not set up to have community gardens, you know. But I would just love I know people are so creative. I would just love to see and can't wait to see some things that people come up with. Speaker 4 Oh yeah. And if you do participate, we would love for you to tag us in any photos that you post. Speaker 1 We want to saturate social media with our kids and our employees and even the businesses in this town just showing how you're serving your neighbors. Speaker 4 Oh Yeah, just coming together. Yeah. Speaker 1 It'll be awesome. Another thing is we have the Cline groundbreaking coming up. We've not set that date yet. I think it's going to be the week before spring break, but we're excited to just break some ground and then start construction on Cline Elementary. That's a really big deal that will, you know, this COVID and costs and shipping issues. Speaker 1 And it's really kind of been difficult for us or made it a little more difficult. But this is just a great sign of hope that here we go and we're going to get started with with that. So that's exciting. Yeah, I'm standard based teaching and learning, watching what the second graders are doing. That's been so fun to see those kids walk through and talk about that. Speaker 1 I know for the high school they just passed class rank. Yeah, making changes to the class of 2026. Speaker 4 Which we all that information is actually posted on our website. We have a new web page created it's under if you go to department teaching and learning there is a link on that page to class rank. Speaker 1 Yeah. So and next week actually while we're gone a little sad. Always help with meetings, but next week is our eighth grade parent meetings. We're the only district that I know of that sit down. We sit down with every single eighth grade family and plan their four years of high school experience. Now, of course, does that change? Yes, but we really take the time. Speaker 1 They have an hour that we sit down with someone in the district and we walk through and set up that plan. It's a really awesome thing that we do. I'm really lucky we're a small school district that we can still do that. Yeah, that's exciting. I'm sure there are so many things that we're missing. Speaker 4 We do a lot. Speaker 1 But we do a lot. There are a lot of things going on in the district that we're really happy about and excited about. We appreciate those of who are listening to our podcast. It's something that we enjoy doing. We have we know we're going to be doing a podcast with our Lindsey Foley and oh. Speaker 2 Keep. Speaker 1 Lindsey Foley in her family in your prayers. Just want to give a shout out, I guess wouldn't be appropriate to actually say shout out in this situation. But their restaurant Kelly's burned down this week the. Speaker 4 Lake City location. Speaker 1 Lake City location. Speaker 4 Monday night. Speaker 1 So and they have like 48 employees that. Speaker 4 Are now without jobs now. Speaker 1 Without jobs. So something that Yeah, wow. That was really a terrible thing that they're going through And to watch them go through. So be thinking about them. The Kelly's family. Yeah, it was tragic. Anyway, I'm glad no one was hurt. Yes. In that fire. So anyway, just thank you for listening. Let us know. Don't be afraid to reach out and let us know how we can do better. Speaker 1 We're always up for that and think. Thanks for your support. Speaker 4 Yeah. And do we want to end with some random question? Speaker 1 Oh, my gosh. I was about to end without random. Speaker 4 I know. And you do it every time. But now that you're in the hot seat and trying brush it off. Now what's happening? Speaker 2 Let's do it. Let's do it. Speaker 4 Okay. Do you want to ask me questions first? You want me to ask you the questions? Why don't we. Speaker 1 Go back and. Speaker 4 Forth? Okay. Okay, I'll. I'll ask the first one. Okay. If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30 year old for the last 60 years, your life, which would you want? Speaker 1 Oh, that's not even my mind is going quickly. I'm telling you, I don't know if it's perimenopause. I don't know what's going on with my mind. I cannot think straight. I cannot finish finished sentences. Speaker 2 Which is not good for a. Speaker 1 Communication person. Oh, I'd go with mine in a heartbeat. Body. I mean, come on. Speaker 4 See? And I am opposite. I would say body tells you have a reason to. I have a reason. Speaker 2 No goals. Yes. Speaker 5 It's like you can call me. Oh. Speaker 4 I have a reason because I've watched as people's bodies deteriorate. It seems like mentally that's when they seem to get way off. So if I was able to stay active and moving, I feel like mentally I would do better. Speaker 1 Okay, hold on, though. I want to walk you through this because you do a great job staying body wise. That's not going to go away. You will continue to stay healthy body wise. You've got that down. Speaker 2 But like arthritis, how I see what you're saying. I thought you mean just. Speaker 4 Immobile and you're like, then you're stuck like inside basically never leaving your house. Like, I feel like that's what causes people to, like, lose it more than anything. Speaker 1 Okay, well, then then I would think you would say, do you want to stay healthy physically use of the body of a 30 year old. Speaker 4 I mean, I would also be fine with just that. Speaker 2 Who cares if you want to say that. Speaker 5 I'd be like, I'm not doing it, you know? Okay, well. Speaker 2 Okay, good. That's a good, good question. Speaker 1 Okay. Speaker 2 So what would you say? Speaker 1 What is your favorite topic to talk about? Speaker 4 God, I love I mean, I could talk about God all day. I love talking about Christ and. Just anything to do with like how I've seen him move in my life, how he moves in other people's lives. I think that's why I'm so fascinated learning people's stories, because I can see the the footprints and yeah, I just I feel like. Speaker 4 Are you talking about God all the time? He inspires me in every aspect of my life in particular in writing. That's where I've always felt very, very close to him. So yeah, that's my I could talk about that all day. What about you? Speaker 1 I'd say food. Speaker 2 I love the Lord, but I love food. I break the bread. Speaker 1 I can talk about food forever. I could watch cooking shows. I don't watch those so much as much as I used to. Speaker 2 I love. Speaker 1 To. I do love watching TikTok on food. I have not found one recipe that works in an air fryer, not one that I like. I'm very frustrated. Oh, I'm. Speaker 4 Going to send you. Speaker 2 Almost similar. Speaker 4 Wings. Do you like chicken wings? Speaker 1 No. Speaker 2 When I talked about the chicken wings thing, you. Speaker 1 Don't get. Speaker 2 It. Speaker 4 Your chicken wings with a fork. Speaker 1 Oh, no. Speaker 2 Yes. At lunch. Okay. That's absurd. That we talked about with with Emily and Tim. Okay, but you eat them with avoid a fork because I told you the story. Yeah. Don't. Don't. Don't want me to tell the. Speaker 4 Story, but, like, no, I. Speaker 2 Think it's gross. And it's gross. Yeah. Yeah. Speaker 4 I used to not be this way, but, like, something happened and whatever. Anyway. Speaker 1 No air fryer. Speaker 4 These chicken wings cooked perfectly. I'm asked, Do you like fried pickles? Speaker 2 Oh, yeah. Speaker 4 I have a great recipe for fried pickles in the air fryer. Speaker 1 Send it to me. Speaker 4 Okay. Speaker 2 Okay. Good question. Speaker 4 Okay, So awesome answer to that last question, because my next one has to do with food. Oh, good. So what weird food combinations do you really enjoy? Speaker 2 Oh. Speaker 1 I like every you cannot name a food that I don't like, but do you. Speaker 4 Like anything that's like a weird like you dip some? Speaker 1 Oh, no. Like, give me one of yours. Speaker 4 Okay, so this happened like, when I was little. Speaker 5 This. This was an accident. Speaker 4 Because we were eating hot dogs and. No, no, no. We were eating sandwiches. Sandwiches. And I don't. I did not like regular mayonnaise at the time. I only a miracle whip. And some of my American we. Speaker 5 Yeah, I know. What's your. Speaker 1 Favorite mayonnaise. Speaker 4 I like brilliant. Speaker 1 Oh yes I. Speaker 4 I guess we buy Is it Hellmann's. I don't know what we buy. Speaker 2 It like. Speaker 1 We need to have a conversation. Speaker 4 So Sean gets like that because he likes mayonnaise a lot. He gets the olive oil. Speaker 1 Duke's mayonnaise hands. Best mayonnaise out. Speaker 4 There. Okay. Speaker 2 So what do. Speaker 1 You do for short and do a taste test? Speaker 4 Okay, I'll. I'll do that. Speaker 1 But I can hide it. I don't want to know. I want to know what he comes up with. Speaker 2 Okay, So I put them in the little bowls. Okay? Okay. Speaker 4 No. So we had I had the sandwich with Mirabal up on it, and then I had ruffles, like next to the sandwich and I ate a ruffle. Well, apparently the miracle it got on this ruffle and I didn't notice it was delicious. So I love. Speaker 1 You. Just basically went through the Reese's. How Reese's came about with. Speaker 2 Chocolate touching peanut butter. Yeah. Speaker 5 I need to move it out for this fall. Speaker 2 It was flavored ruffles. Speaker 4 This so good. Speaker 1 Hey, that could be the next Super Bowl commercial. You need to talk to Ruffles and. Speaker 2 To. Speaker 1 Only Duke's mayonnaise. I will only support of it's Duke's mayonnaise. Speaker 2 But it has to be miracle. Oh, that's right. Speaker 5 This is miracle. It is miracle. Speaker 1 Can you try it with Duke's and see if you like it with Duke's better? Speaker 2 I can try it. Okay, I can try it. Speaker 4 But, yeah, that was. Speaker 1 I need to try it now. Totally try that. Speaker 2 It's good. And then it is tasty. Speaker 1 As you were talking, it made me think about I love to drink milk when I'm eating chili. Speaker 4 Okay? Speaker 1 And I have to drink a coke when I'm eating Chinese food. Speaker 4 A regular Coke? Speaker 1 No, ma'am, that's not the point. Coke Zero. Speaker 5 I'm a regular Coke drinkers. And that's just. Speaker 1 Absurd. You will not be. I'm telling you, five years, you will not still be a regular Coke or sweet tea drinker. Speaker 4 Okay? I feel a lot of judgment coming from judgment. Speaker 2 This table. No judgment. Speaker 1 I'm amazed you drink that much sugar. Speaker 4 That's like. But I don't take in a lot of other sugar like my sugar. And I know. Speaker 2 It's not like. Speaker 4 I mean. No, no. As it probably is every day. Not necessarily a soda. I drink that lemonade thing every day. Pretty much. Yeah. No, I just love sweet drinks, but I also drink like I drink Coke Zero. Like, that's all we keep at home. Speaker 1 And listen, there would be curb lane that would say that that the sweetener in Coke zero is way worse for you than sugar which there are. I mean, I'm probably I'm sure that's medically backed up or supported which I'm not saying Coke zero is better for you. That's not what I'm saying. I just for me, the rate at which my body would grow if I took a net much sugar. Speaker 2 Would be like, Whoa. Speaker 4 Oh my gosh, no. Like, oh, yeah. I mean, it's all about I'm I'm a big believer in portion control and everything, but I don't really have that mastered with ease yet either, so I can't really talk. But the biggest thing for me is like if I, if I've had too much is I mean, I have a really bad acid reflux anyway is like my chest. Speaker 2 There will come. Speaker 4 A point. I'm like, Oh, my chest is on fire, I should probably stop. Speaker 1 Well, cause, you know, sugar cause inflammation and inflammation is what. Speaker 2 You're talking about. I mean. Speaker 4 All of that. Yeah. Like, right. And I love acidic foods too. Like anything tomato base or like. Speaker 2 Or citrus. Speaker 4 Citrus. Speaker 2 So citrus. Terrible. Speaker 1 Okay, If you could get a billboard for one year, I have a feeling what your answer is going to be. What would you put on it? And it's in general, like, what do you what kind of messages do you would go on it? Speaker 4 Oh, gosh. I mean, I'm sure I mean, this is you already know I would probably be something to do with Christ. Speaker 2 And did you. Speaker 1 Were you just in love with those God billboards? Do you remember when it came out where there would be a saying like, do better? That's not at all. Speaker 2 What it said. I'm terrible at everything I do. God's watching. No, let's. Speaker 1 Do a sign. God. Speaker 2 Have you seen those billboards? No. Oh, see, I know when. Speaker 4 That really is hilarious to me. Is there's a certain establishment. I think it's. Is it in. Speaker 2 Dickens? I don't know the word. Speaker 5 That's why this is God Heal Heart. Speaker 2 Okay. Broken hearted. Yes. Yes. That's hilarious. Speaker 4 Yeah. I mean, I would imagine it would be something about it would just it would have to be right. Speaker 1 Like so some of these God billboards say, we need to talk God. Oh, I know. I can't believe you haven't heard of these. Speaker 2 Oh, I love that. Speaker 1 No one is. Well, you did ask for a sign. God, let me see. There's one more. If you must curse, use your own name. God. Speaker 2 Wow. Those are good. Speaker 4 That's a really good. See, I. I mean, I have this saying I heard a few years ago that, like, totally change. In fact, it's what encouraged me to read the Bible from beginning to end, because I'd never done that before. It's don't say God's not talking to you when your Bible is closed. Speaker 2 Absolutely. Speaker 4 Oh, like, that's so powerful. Yeah, so powerful. But yeah, I'm sure I'd have to do I'm sure it would have to do with that. I can't imagine doing any sort of like self-promotion. Speaker 1 Oh right. Oh no. Speaker 4 Yeah. Speaker 1 That ain't even come to mind. Yeah. Yeah For me, like, one of my worst habits is I give advice on a regular basis. It's probably one my youngest child probably doesn't speak to me right now. I would just I love those inspirational advice kind of quotes. Speaker 4 Yeah. Speaker 1 You know, just like in general, I really work towards doing better. Like I want to always be improving and it's one of the things that I'm constantly reading my podcasts. Speaker 2 Well. Speaker 1 Not all the time, but a lot of my podcast that I like is about self-improvement. Love Jordan, Jordan Peterson, love everything that he about and how you can better yourself. And he's one of the guys that talks about making sure you. Speaker 2 If. Speaker 1 If you don't feel successful anything get up and make your bed. Yeah it's one of the first ways that you can realize you can be successful and you start your day off the right way and you know, all that kind of stuff. I love just advice and how to be better. Speaker 2 If I did. Speaker 4 Something like that, then I would imagine mine would would be something like just go do it. No excuses. Mm. Like because you know, I'm very much that way and that's like the whole point of my like bucket list and everything is just like, no excuses, do the things you want to do. Speaker 1 Which I'm going to tag onto that. One of the things that is both of our pet peeves is we cannot stand it when people say they don't have time. Speaker 4 No, I mean, you know. Speaker 2 That you have. Speaker 1 As much time as Leonardo da Vinci. You have as much time as Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaker 2 Right. Well, I read that one time. I was like. Speaker 1 Yeah, look at all the things that they they never said, Oh, I don't have time. Speaker 4 No, it's. Speaker 1 Prioritizing. Speaker 4 Right. Speaker 1 What you what's important to you? Speaker 4 And it's also kind of almost acting like, I don't know, I just feel like it's a pity party and I don't like I'm going to ask my husband. I'm not I'm not get it. Speaker 5 Comforting in those kinds of things. I'm like. Speaker 4 No, like if you don't like this, you need to go change it like you either. You either sit here and complain and nothing gets done or you go do something about it. Like I'm very much, yeah, that way. So the whole I don't have time just doesn't make. Speaker 1 Sense to me. You still. Speaker 2 You live, you're listening. Speaker 1 To the slow news. You don't have time. It's so it's almost like what you're saying to somebody. I think is like, you're so important. Speaker 4 Yeah. I mean, if I've ever not been able to commit to something like someone's asked me to participate in, I usually say, Look, I like to whenever do something, I want to give 100% to it. Yeah. And I have these other things going in and I know I won't be able to do that. So I need to. You need to pass up on this. Speaker 2 You know, or. Speaker 1 You can say no there's no explanation. Yeah. Now that's hard for me, right? Because whenever I say no. Speaker 4 I could see you doing that. No. Speaker 1 Now. Yeah, well, then you get to be my age. Speaker 2 It's just you. Speaker 1 Could you be my age? You're like, No. Hey, thanks for asking. I really appreciate it, but that's not. Speaker 2 Going to happen. Yeah. Don't say you don't have time. Speaker 4 No Annoying. No, I don't like that. I don't have time. It's just an excuse. It's an excuse. And it's an easy one to fall back on. Like it's without, like actual substance to it. Speaker 1 Do you think we're losing followers left and right? Speaker 4 1,000%. Speaker 5 Is anyone still here? Speaker 2 Hello? Speaker 5 Oh, my gosh. Such a great lead into my next question for you. Do you think aliens exist? Speaker 1 No, I do not. I do not. I do not. And I get I guess I get a little bitter and upset. Speaker 2 About the question, as you can tell, as am. I'm not going. Speaker 1 To waste my time talking about. Speaker 2 Here's the deal who cares? Speaker 4 I'm the same way. Speaker 1 My husband believes in Sasquatch and I'm not kidding. I will come home from a board meeting or and there will be Sasquatch. I am like, you just lost an hour of your life. You can not get back. That is absurd. Aliens fall in the same category. Speaker 4 Oh, yeah. No, my is all in his ass. Watch. My dad's up. I mean, I can't tell if it's a joke. Speaker 2 You know, Sean and I. It's not a joke. He. Speaker 1 He. I guarantee you, he like trip. He was a pull off sometimes. It. Speaker 2 Oh, it's a joke because. Speaker 1 They're embarrassed and it's so ridiculous. Speaker 4 It is ridiculous. Well, when Sean and I went to our honeymoon, we went to Leavenworth, Washington. So we were Pacific Northwest and Bigfoot stuff was everywhere. And I totally would have done it. Like, I would do this in a heartbeat just because I think would be hilarious to meet the people who run these things. But they have Bigfoot excursions where you can go. Speaker 4 I mean, they have options for like a half day, a full day overnight, a week. Speaker 2 Stop, you know. Speaker 4 And on their website legitimately. Speaker 5 It, it talked about. Speaker 4 How they will teach you how to look for signs of bigfoot. Speaker 5 What bigfoot eats. Well, all these like I mean it. Speaker 4 The the how to identify bigfoot. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. And you'll hear the stories from the guides who have actually seen. Speaker 1 There is no there is not one woman that gets behind. Speaker 2 Squashy. Speaker 1 Stuff. There's no way that there are women out there that believe in this. Why is. Speaker 2 It that men. Speaker 1 Fall for these? Sort of. Speaker 2 Because married. So yeah, they're barbaric. Speaker 1 When we travel if we're anywhere around wood cannon and we'll say this is squashy land and they'll do these. Speaker 2 Calls Oh my you. Speaker 1 Know, San Diego. And I cannot believe. Speaker 5 I'm mortified to be in your presence right now. Speaker 1 What do we believe in? I guess maybe like if you want to go not comparing the Kardashians to Sasquatch. Speaker 2 But I guess we get caught up in that sort of silly stuff. Yeah. I mean, but they're real. They're real people. Well, you're right. That's true. That's my thing. So you're telling me. Speaker 1 Not one set Sasquatch has been found? Speaker 5 That's. Yeah. I mean, it's ridiculous. Speaker 2 It's ridiculous. Possible. But the same thing. Speaker 4 Like with the. Because we love true crime stuff, right? Speaker 2 Yeah. Speaker 4 Have you watched? I think. Speaker 2 It's. Speaker 4 I think it's Netflix. Speaker 2 The Unsolved. Oh, yes. Yes, I did. Speaker 4 One of the alien like town. Speaker 2 Like what on earth? Speaker 1 I have to say I believe believed that story. Speaker 2 But I go, What do you think that was? Speaker 1 I don't know. He could have been on drugs, mushrooms, something. I really have no idea. I believe that they believe what they experience. Speaker 4 Yeah. I'm going to pull. Speaker 5 That little clip, too, and put it with your two puffs. Well, we're going to merge that for the a little preview. Speaker 1 I mean, I do think people have hallucinations. Speaker 4 Yeah, but and there is a such thing as a shared hallucination. But it's kind of weird that it was throughout the leg. It was not like the people were together. Speaker 1 Okay, let me tell you what I think that is. I think that there is some kind of military something going on. Speaker 4 That's what I would say to you. Speaker 1 Yeah, there's there are not they're not from another. Speaker 2 Planet because people go like, oh. Speaker 4 I mean, isn't it just egotistical? I think that we're the only ones here. Speaker 2 We know. No. Speaker 1 I get what they're saying, but I guess it goes back to I don't I don't care. I'm not going to spend my time wandering and worrying and try to find them. And if an. Speaker 5 Alien comes and kills me again, like we were saying this earlier, that's my way to die. I'm going to have peace with it. Speaker 2 It's our time. It's not. Speaker 1 It's my time. It's my time. Speaker 4 That's right. Speaker 1 It is what it is. Now, I if I get taken up by an alien planet Earth. Speaker 2 It's me again. Speaker 5 They're listening into this right now. Speaker 2 Yeah, well, so them. Yeah, exactly. I just. I mean, it's just ridiculous. I know, but I don't. Speaker 1 What do we know? Speaker 2 What do, like, what do we know? Maybe there are. What do we know? Oh, of. Speaker 4 Course people would look at us and be like. They're ridiculous for thinking that we're the only ones, right? Speaker 5 I'm okay. Well, whatever I. Speaker 1 Would say, you've obviously put more thought into it than I. Speaker 2 Have. Speaker 1 So what does it matter what I think? Speaker 2 You sit there all day. Exactly. Exactly. Speaker 1 Oh, man. So if there's. Okay, so my last question would be sorry, I'm reading through a what is who is your celebrity crush? Speaker 4 Oh, my gosh. Okay. So whenever I author me my bridal shower for work. Do you you okay, so let me just explain for if anybody's listening. Dana sent Sean, my fiance at the time, questions and then you sent me questions right? And I had to know you didn't ask me questions. You asked me the day us. Right? And he had to fill out his answers and how he thought I would answer for your question, and then you'll ask me in person. Speaker 4 And that was one of the questions. Hoosier Celebrity Crush. And I knew his like immediately because I he likes Kate Upton like clearly there's obvious. Speaker 1 Does he admit to that there's. Speaker 4 There's two obvious reasons why he likes Kate Upton Oh yeah. And he fully admits like, oh, he thinks she's hot she is but I'm like, I only have like a I'm not like one to, like, really crush on celebrities, but I'm like, if I had to say like one person, I would I would probably say like, Chris Hemsworth is a very handsome man. Speaker 4 But Sean's answer for me was actually ten times better. Speaker 2 RuPaul Or. Speaker 1 Oh my. Speaker 2 Gosh, Kelsey, is. Speaker 4 That not. Speaker 2 Hilarious? Speaker 5 Obsess over the roof. Speaker 2 I'll love him. Speaker 5 It's fabulous. Speaker 2 He the first guy that you said? Speaker 1 Is he the guy in Gordon's Guardians of the Galaxy? Speaker 4 I think there's a different Chris. Oh, he's the Chris. No, What's the one? I just lost it. Speaker 1 You know, Helmsley. Speaker 4 Hemsworth He is a course. Speaker 2 He's. He plays for. Oh, okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Speaker 4 He's nice looking. Speaker 2 Yeah. But I wouldn't. Speaker 4 Say like, I crush on anybody. Speaker 1 No, I don't either. I don't. I mean, I'll look at somebody and go, well, he's rather handsome. Speaker 2 He's. Speaker 1 What's that saying? He's a tall drink of water. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I like that saying Chris Pratt. Speaker 2 Chris Pratt. Speaker 1 Yeah. I would have to say Chris Pratt is absolutely adorable. I love everything about I love his sense of humor. I know you love everything about him. Speaker 2 Did you ever watch. Speaker 4 Parks and Rec? Speaker 1 Now I never did. I know. I hear it's. Speaker 4 Hilarious. Oh, it's hilarious. Yeah, he was. He was in that one. Yeah, that was good. Speaker 1 Yeah, that was good. Okay, so are we done? Speaker 4 I think we're done. We've been doing this for an hour and 40 minutes. Speaker 1 Well, we could keep going. I know. I mean this. Believe me, we're cutting this short. Speaker 2 So I feel lucky. Yes. Speaker 1 Okay. This was fun. Speaker 5 This was fun. Yeah. Speaker 1 Well, so thanks for listening today. So. Speaker 2 Thanks. Bye bye.