Plot Twist...Part Two

Ever feel like your week is choreographing a musical, hosting a gala, and dodging a turkey… all before lunch? We open with the light stuff—kid choreography hacks, bold 80s spring trends, and why buffed nails beat chips—then weave into the deeper heartbeat of the show: how to handle life’s plot twists without losing your center. A viral turkey chase in Canada turns into a story about everyday heroism, while a fast-food classic gets a quiet glow‑up that says a lot about listening and improving.

From there, we get personal about food routines and that viral 30‑30‑3 idea: 30 grams of protein at breakfast, 30 grams of fiber a day, and three servings of probiotic foods. We share easy wins that actually stick—low‑sugar Greek yogurt, protein waffles, nut butters—and talk about building a pantry that saves you when mornings go off script. Then we step into the big theme: plot twists and AQ, the agility quotient. Are you the neurosurgeon, the novelist, the firefighter, or the astronaut? We compare notes on what happens in our brains when plans change, how to stay steady for our families, and where “being great in emergencies” quietly steals time from long‑term strategy.

We round it out with stories that make resilience feel human: renaming stitches as “donuts” to shrink fear, the ethics of clean versions for kid playlists, and why it’s okay to send your friend the link to your romper. Movies and songs with famous twists remind us that surprise is baked into good storytelling—and into everyday life. Through it all, we keep a first‑person lens: honest, warm, and a little ridiculous, because that’s how real days sound.

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Transcript

Warm Welcome And Last Week’s Detour

SPEAKER_01 0:07

Hi, thanks for joining us today. It's Nora. And Nora. Welcome, one and all. I was ready for it this week. And to you as well. We're glad you're here. We sure are. Thanks for coming back. Last week was a hoot. Let's unpack that real quick, shall we? Fact that we both started the podcast last week. I don't really have much to talk about.

unknown 0:28

Yeah.

School Musical And Choreography Systems

Gala Prep And Back‑To‑Back Celebrations

SPEAKER_01 0:29

And then and you said I think we gotta just have a short episode. Yeah. I was like, yeah, that's fine. And we didn't even get to our topic. Hilarious. Lo and behold. Here we go. You know. Thankfully we have this week. There's always things to talk about. But before we dive into that, how's the musical going? It's going well. It is. Yes. It's very cute. The kids are into it. I think I have three dances left that I have to choreograph out of like nine or ten. So I've gotten a lot, a lot off my. How do you remember them all? I don't very well, but I do write the I write out the choreography and what I've started doing this year. This is super boring, but I've typed it out where I'll put like the lyrics on one side and then the moves in the other column. And then I've typed it so I can photocopy it and give it to the kids. Do you write words like twirl? Yes. Like flick or like broken wrist or blade hands and broken wrists. Yeah. So it'd be like flexed. So instead of just like regular, you would have like a broken wrist like this or that. Like this? Yeah, they could do that. Like if you were putting your hands up like that. Oh, and your wrist was broken? Yes. So exactly. You should be in the show. Let me know. I'll just send you the choreography. You can learn it. But so that's going well. Good. But uh, it's very nice of you to ask. How about your big parties on Saturday? The bash. We're ready. Bash attack. I'm not sure. Awesome voted and yeah, 400 of our nearest and dearest. Celebrate Nazareth Academy. Woo-hoo. Right? It's a big weekend. It is. Holy smokes. We got back to back. Back to back. Celebrations, Catholic school celebrations. Speaking of back to back, I have another turkey story. What? Turkeys have lost their minds. This time in Canada, this man was chased by two turkey horses. Where are you getting all this turkey news? Talkturkey.com. Talk turkey to me. Turkey to me. The best thing about this is that is that you had two turkey stories in a row.

SPEAKER_00 2:41

That there are strangers videotaping people being chased by turkeys.

Viral Turkey Attacks And Canadian Kindness

SPEAKER_01 2:47

It would never occur to me to be like, oh, look at the turkeys chasing that poor man. I'm going to film it. Wait, remind me where the UPS driver got. Connecticut. Oh wait, Connecticut. So this man is in Ottawa, Canada, and he was walking home from work and he was getting chased by the turkeys. And then at one point he kicks snow in their faces to try to, but they are not to be stopped. They just keep going at it. And they found the man and they interviewed him on the news. And he was like, you know, first I thought, no big deal. He's like, but then, you know, they started to get kind of feisty, kind of aggressive. And then this is only going to happen in Canada. A stranger, a woman, rolled down our window and was like, hurry up, get in my car. I said, Canada. They're so nice. So I think she saw that this man was in peril, being assaulted by turkeys and was like, I'll save you. And he jumped in. And he jumped in because he said, I mean, I look like the unibomber. So the fact that the woman, he's like, I figured there was little risk for me. The risk was really all on her. Like if she thought it was okay to let me in her car, I figured she was gonna be okay. Interviewed her, right? Because they interviewed the the man who took the video, and then the man he's kind of, you know, he's he's gotta look, but these little turkeys nipping at him. Plus, I bet it was cold. Is he like fruit?

SPEAKER_00 4:19

Yeah, he does. Yep. He starts to gallop.

SPEAKER_01 4:23

And then oh that he those are they're big turkeys. I mean, he's a grown man and they come up to about his He looks real unkempt. His bum. Well, I think that's why he was saying, like, I trusted this woman to because if she picked me up looking the way I did. Where was he going? He was walking home from work, so I just got into someone's car. Then the turkeys are in the street. Oh, pecking at the car. They're aggressive birds. Right? No, I don't feel bad about eating them. I think so. It was really nice. Oh take that turkeys.

SPEAKER_00 4:58

Oh my god, it's so funny.

Spring 80s Maximalist Style And Nails

SPEAKER_01 5:02

But I don't want to be chased by a turkey. No, thank you. I don't want to be chased by instinct. No, yeah, that's true. I mean, whatever. So I don't have any turkey news. Okay. No. But I do have another trend that I think I'm gonna be behind this season. Okay. It's the 80s maximalist trend for spring. You're usually not in anything maximalist. No, but it's bold florals, vibrant, playful colors. I like that. I'm not into this. Okay. Tailored long shorts. Oh, power trend. I love long shorts. I mean, not like below my knee, but I'm a tall girl. And I'm a short girl. And so I need, I need a little link. Like three inch like shorts for me is not a good look. See, that's what I like. You want like a nice Bermuda short? No. No. A coolas. Drop waist dresses. Oh, I don't mind that. And I think I know. You probably like it because my lit waist is lower. Yeah. Because I'm a rectangle. But yeah. And then here's another one I like. Buffed nails, a clean natural look. That's o when I get a manicure, that's typically what I would do. Yeah, I'm over all this. Like all this extra. Damage to your nails. I think, yeah, let's let's tone it back. When I lived in New York too, I would just get them buffed. Because I don't it makes me sad when they start to chip. Same. So I yeah, I'm I'm here for the spring trend. I love that. That sounds great. Bright colors in your clothes instead of your fingernails. There you go. I like it. What else do we got? I have more animal news. I'm sorry. This is not usually my MO here, but that there's this monkey. I forgot what it's actually called. He's not a monkey. Chinese now? Just dabbling. Why is this computer in those? Well, this is like a Chinese Twitter post, so I'm sure I have no virus. You subscribe to Chinese.

SPEAKER_00 7:00

It was a link.

Lonely Macaque Story And A Sweet Ending

The Elevated Whopper And Fashion Twins

SPEAKER_01 7:01

But so this little monkey in Japan, look at the other monkeys decided they didn't like him and that he was an outcast. Oh. And so his mother abandoned him. He had no little monkey friends except for this little stuffed animal. And it was like so sad. This poor little monkey. Oh, he's a macaque monkey. Okay. That's so sad. I know. So, and look at their like these other macaques are jerks and like throwing them around, rolling them on the ground, and there he is, lonely little monkey. Just with somebody come see him. No, but it has a happy ending. It does? It does. He finally made a friend. Oh, that's the wrong one. Okay. He made a friend, and one of the other monkeys decided to care for him. So that's him, little guy right there. He's with his little stuffed animal, but then look at someone decided to be his friend. And then finally one of the older monkeys was like, okay, I'll take it. Oh, look, is he looking to make sure he's okay? He's being groomed. Yeah, they pick like bugs off each other and then eat it. I know. I'm glad I'm not a monkey. I know, same. So you give him a hug? Yeah. But I was like really taken with the story. Is this the original geographic? No, this is on one of my newsletters. Gosh, you're so deep today. I just want to tell you about the new Whopper. Trends and food. Oh, that sweet little monkey. Did you see the? I think I saw a commercial. It's like you design your own whopper. Well, this is like they don't want to reinvent the whopper. They just want to elevate it. Oh. So they've been taking customer feedback, and they people want a better tasting bun. So like let's give the people what they ask for. There's also a lot of complaints about it being crushed in the paper. So it's going to be in a box now. The first change from this thing? Since 1956. So this is what Mark is. It said it's like putting it in a tuxedo versus athleisure wear. At least don't knock at leisure. Right. I just bought a romper. I know. From you. I mean, not from you. Yes, I showed up today in my new favorite outfit, which is a long sleeve, long pants, romper. And I pocketed up to play with your dog with pockets. And you went, what are you wearing? What is that? I think I said. It's the most comfortable thing. And not only it was on sale. And not only did you tell me what it was and where you got it, you sent me the link. And I was able to purchase this baddie online. Yes. So I'm going to go to the store and I might stay in my parking spot. It's going to have your name on it. Nora. Yeah. Okay. That's my name. It's great. I that I am not precious about clothing. Like if you want to wear the same thing, I take it as a compliment. I think some people get precious about it. Yeah, I do not. I do not care. I'm like, do you I don't think anyone's gonna confuse us for each other? I just don't like to wear the same dress as someone else at a party. Yes. Like if I was wearing it at a party and someone's like, oh my gosh, where did you have that? I have an event coming up. I would love to wear something similar. I'd be like, here you go. Here's the link. This is where I got it. Yes. All yours. But if we show up at an event wearing the same outfit. That's a little awkward. I don't like that, yeah. Yeah. But yeah. Because I always feel like the other person looks better at it. I always feel that too. Yeah. My sister and I have a lot of the same thing. Like, but not dresses, because we have different bodies. But blazers. She has a great black and white dress. Kind of like a bubble dress. Yes. That is very cute. Are we recording a podcast or something? Sorry. I kind of have a personal question, Nora. Yeah. Do you keep track of how much protein you eat? I try. Because I read about this thing. Well, I know that women in their 40s should be eating like nothing but protein. But so there is this thing on TikTok. It was 3033 that you should have 30 grams of protein in your first meal of the day. Have you heard about this? 30 grams of fiber throughout the day, and then three servings of probiotic foods. Yes. You heard it on TikTok. I well, I heard it in a new, I read it in my newsletter. Okay. And after the monkeys that I talked about protein. But I realized my breakfast, I'm getting three grams of protein in my breakfast and then four grams of fiber from my breakfast. So I've got a lot of work to do. Yeah. Well, I have I live in a protein-rich house. Yeah. Where my athletes are always counting their protein and always balancing their meals. So that kind of rubbed off on me at the grocery store. Right. So that I always have protein-rich things for them. So then it's easy for me to grab. But and fiber, oatmeal. I was surprised because I eat total. We eat a ton of eggs. Do you guys eat a lot of eggs? On the weekends, I will make egg sandwiches. We go, we can go through a dozen eggs in a day.

unknown 12:20

Wow.

SPEAKER_01 12:22

Do you always think of Gaston when you think about it? I do. Is there a song in Beauty of the Beast?

SPEAKER_00 12:30

It's really when I was a boy, four dozen eggs every morning to help me get large. Now the number five dozen eggs, so I'm roughly the size of a barge. Yeah, they so, anyways, that's a quick four or five dozen eggs? Are they going for barge?

Protein, Fiber, And TikTok’s 30‑30‑3

SPEAKER_01 12:58

But like Greek yogurt, those Chobani drinks, the protein granola, protein waffles. What about calories though? Well, they they're not. No, I'm saying for you. I'm not working. For me, not your kids. Greek yogurt. There's not like I don't know. Doesn't it taste sour? Well, the I get a flavored one. Oh, okay. Too good is a good brand because it's low on sugar. I gotta try harder. Like too good. Like T-O-O. Like two. Oh, number two. Oh, I don't know. Does that mean it's second place though? Like, is there one good that's better? No, this is too good to be true. I don't know. Too good to be forgotten. Oh, Lordy, Lordy. All right. Well, that was my question for you. I figured you'd have an answer to it. A lot of eggs.

unknown 13:47

Okay.

Sponsor Break: Mike Haggerty Buick GMC

Main Topic: Plot Twists And AQ Types

Teaching Kids To Handle Change

Tests Without Studying And Bartending Tales

Plot Twists In Movies And Songs

SPEAKER_01 13:48

A lot of protein waffles. Are that from okay. I gotta try harder, I think. Once you once you're aware of it. Once I start. I do like peanut butter. Yeah, I think there's like seven grams per certainly. Oh, there we go. So I'm at 10. What about turkey? Does that have protein? I mean, if it's chasing you. It's chasing. You're burning, Kelly. Yeah, I think any any meat done. Because I'll eat turkey for lunch. It's either I eat turkey or I eat peanut butter. Or grape us. This is really riveting discussion. We should check with our sponsor. Nora, this might surprise you, but I don't know very much about cars. And this might surprise you, but I know just where you can go to learn more. You do? Mike Haggerty Buick GMC, a 93rd in Cicero, is not only full of inventory, but full of skilled professionals to walk you right through everything. Oh my gosh. And I hope would they have the patience to hold my hand and talk me through everything I need to know? Buick's GMCs, their service center, you name it, they're there for you. There's even a service center at the dealership? You can check them out at haggartycars.com or give them a call. Oh, do you know that number? 708-423-5000. And just tell them Nora sent you. Will do. Thanks, Nora. And now back to the show. All right. Our topic this week, as it was last week, plot twists. Mm-hmm. As it turns out, I'm the queen of them. I have I've had a few myself, Nora. Much to the dismay of my family who likes one plan and sticks to it. Yeah. But fortunately, when you wrangle a group of six humans on the regular plot twists, are you better get ready for a plot twist? Yeah, my dad used it in his wedding speech. He did. They say Nora is always it's always a special case with Nora. But this is these are enough because I feel like that happens to me a lot as well, where like things blow up or things change or plans change or whatever. But it's never something I'm seeking out. No, nobody wants plans to change. No one wants plans to change, but I will say I think I'm very good, and I I think you are as well at rolling with the punches. I think I do a remarkable handling pivoting plot twists. Yeah. Yes. Because not everybody does. No, I know someone, someone very close to me, someone very near and dear to me, does not like when a plan changes. Exactly. And I don't have control over that. There was an article recently on CNBC about if you have AQ. So we like instead of IQ or EQ, AQ, agility quotient. How flexible are you? How able are you to handle plot twists and changes? The Q is quotient? Quotient. Is it quotient the answer when you divide? I think it is. That means your IQ is really. So they broke it down into four different categories: the neurosurgeon, the novelist, the firefighter, and the astronaut. Whoa. Did you take a quiz? So no, there's no quiz. You just have to read it and kind of figure out what you are. But basically, the neurosurgeon is you know what habits work for you and you stick with them. You take calculated risks if there's a plan. You value people who you've known for the longest time. And when faced with an unexpected challenge, you initially feel worried and want to fix it. Which is none of these are like actually that. I didn't think I would be a neurosurgeon, but when a plan changes, I do feel like you want to fix it. I need to fix it. Versus like, okay, this is the new plan. We're doing this instead. Oh, usually I'm the one who has to create the new plan because something has gone wrong. Yes. But keep talking. Okay. So then there's the novelist. If you regularly try out new habits and try to improve what works for you, if you need a lot of space and freedom in your schedule, you will take risks if it takes, if it creates more independence. And when faced with unexpected challenges, you initially feel annoyed. This wasn't part of my plan. If only I had that much to write. I'm like, who I was able to just be like, I don't want my answer to change. All right. The firefighter. Okay. The wilder situation gets, the calmer and more focused you become. You are so skilled at in-the-moment responses that you can often neglect planful, future-oriented, oriented, excuse me, endeavor. You figure everything is always changing. Why waste time with plans that won't stick? That should be called the mother. Not the firefight. You'll take risks when you have the capacity to deal with the outcome. When faced with an unexpected challenge, you initially feel calm. Life is always in flux anyway. This is well, then the last one is the astronaut. If you believe imagination is more important than knowledge, you believe that risks are essential to innovation and progress. You truly believe that you could do anything you put your mind to. When faced with an unexpected challenge, you initially feel accepting. This isn't what I wanted, but I can make it work. That person is an ison somebody. Yes. I think I am firefighter. Yeah, by default. By default. I think whenever you have a house full of four children. Yeah. It says they're an expert at fixing what others believe to be unfixable, doing work that really matters is a necessity. And that you can get calm when people are stressed or anxious because you have to like sort it. Because you don't have a choice. Yeah. And then you do not have a this is interesting, though. The challenge is it's that all the time spent fighting fires leaves very little room to be intentional and strategic about the future because they do well in emergencies. The firefighter can tolerate high levels of stress and sometimes may create chaotic situations because that's where they feel comfortable. Okay, that's baloney. I don't think that's baloney. I'm not over there trying to be like, you know what would be great if like there's a snowstorm and it cancels our spring break plans, or you know, it'd be great my daughter to fall down and need stitches. I'm not trying to create chaos. We just we just let everyone know. So say anything about the people that get annoyed when the plan changes. Yes. And then you take the heat. You take like it's your fault? Yeah. Oh, let me see. I think that was the novelist. Okay. Oh, yeah. Challenges. The novelist uses change as a way to avoid difficult situations. And hard times they'd rather pivot. Oh well, than persevere to the finish. I don't know. I'm not sure. But I thought that was interesting in that we were talking about plot twists and that there's also a book out there called Plot Twist, a candid field guide for navigating unexpected curveballs. Well, because I bet it does give people a lot of anxiety. Yeah. T when things don't go according to plan or expectation. Exactly. Um, how do your kids do with a plot twist? Some better than others. My second oldest, not great. Okay. And I've kind of learned to man, but I mean, I feel like with all our kids, like you know what they don't like and what they do like. And so I will usually I don't say you're not gonna like this. I will usually preface it with let me finish explaining everything. I think I might know how you feel about this, but blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. We're gonna have to. This is not, you know, the plan anybody wanted to do. I didn't feel like doing this. We didn't all feel like doing this, but it's just something we have to do because of XYZ. So just try to let them know. Like a little explanation. Yeah, like I didn't want things to go this way either, but they did. And now we're this is what happens when you're in a family, this is what happens when you're a human being. Like such a lot of things. It's just yeah. It's a good uh I think it's teachable too, because plans change. Right. All the time. One of my children is very regimented with her soccer routine and schedule. So a plot twist comes up there, it's a big challenge. But mostly I think we run things pretty loosely here because there is so many different spaces for changed power. Right. Yes. And I feel like, especially my older dude, we moved so much when they were little and I moved so much when I was little. I feel like I am very adaptable when it's kind of like, where are we going? What are we doing? Okay. Do you like change? I think I do. I think it well, I think it's because I'm a giant nerd and I like research. So I'm like, oh, let's look into it. I do not like research. Or change. I tried to take this test yesterday. Okay. What was it? Without reading any of the modules. And I thought of you. It like makes me itchy. Wait, what was the test for? A friend of ours and myself are gonna proctor the SAT. Oh, wait. And she read all the directions and then read all the modules. Yeah. And I read nothing. And I was like, I'll just see how this goes. How'd it go? Turns out I don't know as much as that. That was like when we got our bartending certificate. Oh. And I was sitting there doing all the modules and taking notes. I had notes because I was like, I have to pass. Yes. And you were like, I passed it. You only needed an 80. And I was like, oh my God. Well, I don't even think I I think I just went right to the take quiz. You did. Yeah. Yeah. You're like, I passed it. That was also kind of a bummer because I thought we were going to learn how to make drinks. I know that one. And we learned like law. We did, which is important to learn. But then I got it made me nervous. Like I felt like because they were like, if you serve someone alcohol and they're visibly intoxicated, you're liable if they do something bad. Like you could be at fault for serving them. And I was like, oh, I think that was part of the test. I mean, wine flights. I was like, I did a wine. You did a beautiful see you, I was not invited back. Same. Okay. Oh, wait. Or was it? You were an atlas. That's right. But then I got shamed because I wait, I vote anyway. Our guest, I think the guests at that event really liked my line. They loved it. No, you were a big hit. Thank you. How do you feel about a plot twist in a movie or a TV show? If I under a song. If I understand it, great. Oftentimes if there's a plot twist in a movie, I don't follow and then I get confused. Oh. And then I have to ask Grandalife questions. Okay. So they're like, I was just thinking of the like the famous ones when spoiler, but if you haven't seen it, that's on you. Star Wars, when Darth Vader turns out to do you know Darth Vader? I won't spoil it for you then. I was kidding. There's a real big plot Star Wars. What about in Sixth Sense? Did you see that? No. You can tell me. It's okay. Okay. Well, the the little boy's like, I see dead people, and he's like, this little boy can see dead people, and this this police officer, Bruce Willis, is trying to help him throughout the whole movie. And da-da-da-da-da. And he's trying to help him and sort it out. And then it turns out Bruce Willis has been dead the whole time. Does Bruce Willis know he's dead? No. So it's like the little boy was actually helping him. Oh, that's deep. I know it's deep. But that, and then I was thinking, actually, I wasn't thinking. I read it in an article. Okay. Because I didn't think about it. Songs having plot twists. But like the pina colada song at the end, when it turns out they were boyfriend and girlfriend. Do you know that? If you like pina coladas, oh I know that's not getting out in the ring. Because he takes out a personal ad to like find a new girlfriend. Uh-huh. And then the person who responds to the ad is his current girlfriend. What's he doing taking out ads? But then she responded, so Okay, that's true. They're both at fault. But then they were like, I didn't know you liked pina coladas. Mops in the rain. And she was like, I didn't know you were looking for a new girlfriend. Can I tell you a really funny story about that song? The lyrics are if you like making love at midnight. What? Okay, I don't know. I didn't write this song. So it's if you like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain. If you like making, or if you're not into yoga, if you have half a brain, but there's one part like making love at what did I say it was? Making in love? Midnight. Anyways, my son was asking me today, doesn't grandma like pina coladas? I was like, she does. Does she has she ever gotten caught in the rain? I was like, oh yeah, definitely. And he's like, does she like lemonade at midnight?

SPEAKER_00 26:27

And at first I was like, no, she's that much of a lemonade girl. And then I was like, oh, he thinks me and love at midnight is lemonade at midnight. Oh, that's a good one. Which I'm so glad that he didn't ask me the other question. I thought there was gonna be a plot twister.

Parenting, Clean Versions, And Music Lines

Highs And Lows: Stitches, Spring, And Support

Gratitude And Closing

SPEAKER_01 26:47

I was just like, oh, I don't think so. Anyways, that's great. Sorry, I digressed. No, but then Matt and that Eminem song, Stan. Remember when he's like, this is Stan. He's like reading a letter, and at the end he's like, the guy like drives his car off a oh God, no. The Dido song with Eminem? No. You know this song. Dear Stan, like do your Eminem, and he like reads the letter. Kind of. I'm not gonna sing the Dido part because it's way out of my range. My son is a huge Eminem fan. He would know. And it's tricky because it's not really appropriate for him. But he's very talented. He is. Can you listen to the clean version? I just kind of let him listen. Yeah. I don't know. So I got into a discussion with my eldest child about clean versions. He's like, it's what the artist wanted. And I was like, fine, but I sometimes it's too many swear words for me to handle. Yeah. And it takes away my enjoyment of the song. He's like, well, that's what the artists wanted. I'm like, well, it's also my job as the patron of art to interpret it as I want. And I have the choice. And I have to listen to the clean version. So there's some of this stuff my daughter listens to in the car is so raunchy and outrageous. I can't believe she comfortably listens to this with me sitting beside her. I would have crawled into a hole before I played the game. I would have changed the channel. Yeah, that's what I mean. Yeah. A hundred percent. Yeah, they don't care. No. Why? I don't know. Not sure. All right. What was the other one thing that I was going to do? No, you're full of information today. Thank you for bringing the research today. Well, you know, that's what I do enjoy it. And the lunch. Oh, it's my pleasure. It was a delightful day. Yeah, because I just wrote your cocktails all day. Well, you have a really busy week. From eating the lunch you brought to ordering the clothes you wear to just answering the research you provided. It's been a delightful day. The last week of April, I will be clinging on for dear life. And I know you will have to. So I will bring research, lunch, and a cute outfit. Okay. Should we high and low? Yeah, let's go for it. All right. My high and low are connected. So do you want to? Like you're wrong. Oh, yes. That's the theme. My daughter fell at a friend's house, poor thing, and it wasn't a big cut, but it was deep. And she needed four stitches, bless her heart. And she was a trooper, but she doesn't like the word stitches. So we came up with an alternative and we're calling them donuts. So in the house, we know to call them donuts. But I was like, you know, you can't expect other people to call them donuts. Why doesn't she like the word? I think it just freaks her out. I don't know. But and now it's kind of a joke because now everybody's like, how's the donuts? Like, I don't know. But then either the the second night she had them, she doesn't like to sit on a chair the whole way. She's like half off the chair, like sitting on her legs. Because she's like she's seven and has a lot of energy, and I'm always like, sit on your bum, sit on your bum, sit on your bum. I was helping her with her homework. And she wait, so she's six? So she'll sit like this. Will she start on the chair? Not really. She's like this all the time. Like trying to. And then I'm like, oh, but what does she do at school? I don't know. Okay. That's not your problem. That's not my problem. And so I was helping her with her homework. All of a sudden, she started to go down, falling off the chair. And I was writing something down, and so I oh, that scared me. Your dog just went in my lap. Hi, Wilma. So I went to catch her instinctually, but I still had a pencil in my hand. Did you stab her? I scraped her face and then basically she landed on my fist. So I essentially scratched and punched her in the eye. And how did she look? Well, it was swollen at first. Now it's red. Like her eye is red. Poor thing. What's your high? My high is how well she's taken. Okay. She's really been a trooper, God bless. Baby girl. When do the stitches come out? Monday. Oh, but my poor baby girl. We bought shamrock stickers so she could decorate her little bandage for Irish dance. But oh, she's been a trooper. I'm really proud of her. It's hard when they get hurt. I know. Poor thing. Anyways, where are you at? My low is that there are still no leaves on the trees and the grass is not green. I do not like looking out the window day after day. We're gonna get a lot of rain next week. So that'll probably help. Okay. It's been pretty dry. It just doesn't look fresh. Sorry. But my high is that yesterday in my mailbox I got the sweetest card from our dear friend Jessica and cookies. Oh, that's nice. To help get me through the rest of the week and it frightened my whole day. There's somebody who knows what it's like to throw a gala. Yeah. That was she's so thoughtful like that. That's very so it was nice to come home too. That's awesome. Yeah. And yeah, and I'm thankful for you for kind of picking up the slack this week. Thank you, thank you. Happy to do it. And look at your dog is finally like chill with me. Come. You're welcome to go. That's my other room. No, I wouldn't want to rob you of the unconditional love that she brings you. Okay. Well, in that case, should we uh land the plane? All right. See you next week. Bye. Bye.