Showers

Ever notice how the smallest rituals shape a whole week? We start with pancakes and land in a smart tour of everyday choices that actually move the needle: strength training as metabolic armor, sunscreen that matters even by a window, and flossing that quietly adds years. Along the way we celebrate two back‑to‑back school galas—one a joyous dance party, the other a sleek cocktail vibe—and talk about how inclusive games like Plinko and raffles make fundraising feel welcoming instead of exclusive.

The conversation then shifts to the heart: a brief Sesame Street segment where Andrew Garfield talks grief with Elmo, and why clear, gentle language helps both kids and adults. We test our attention with a New York Times 10‑minute art challenge, slowing down long enough to notice hidden initials and layered patterns in Klimt’s Woman in Gold. That practice of deliberate focus pairs with a story of radical longevity: an 82‑year‑old ultrarunner sporting a 20‑year‑old’s VO2 max and a 3:39 marathon, proof that late starts and steady habits still rewrite limits.

Then we open the word “showers” from two sides. First, bathing: a quirky history from waterfalls to hand‑pumped recirculators, plus real‑world routines, hot vs cold debates, post‑workout cooldowns, and the towel systems that keep laundry from taking over your life. Second, celebrations: baby and bridal showers in a world where many couples already live together. We swap stories on registries, diaper raffles, and why a simple luncheon with a thoughtful basket sometimes beats a performative party. We wrap with highs and lows—from community wins to a mudroom makeover that de‑clutters the kitchen—and an invitation to choose presence over autopilot.

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Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:06

Hi, thanks for joining us today. It's Nora. And Nora. Welcome to the show. We're glad you're here. We sure are. Welcome, welcome. I have no turkey stories today. I have a chicken story. Fantastic. We're keeping the poultry run going. But first, how are you? I'm good. Okay. It's National Pancake Day. Yum. Yeah, right? Hi Hop. I ha. I hop.

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I hop.

School Galas, Vibes, And Fundraising Games

Doctors’ Best Advice For A Longer Life

SPEAKER_01 0:33

And then there's oh. Original House of Pancake. Oh God, I love pancakes. I do. I ate so many pancakes when I was pregnant with like this. That was your food. Pancakes and barbecue. Not barbecue. Buffalo chicken. Okay, I was like barbecue panels. Oh. I mean, not together. No, you couldn't. It was like a chicken and waffles. If I was ever out for a meal with you and you ordered pancakes, I would be like worried. Like, what happened to her? Or now I might think you're pregnant. I love pancakes. I'm not in case anyone's wondering. Do you like I I love a chocolate chip pancake? No, I like a good old buttermilk pancake. Yeah. When you make them, what do you use? Do you use Biscoak? I use protein pancakes from Trader Joe's. The mix? Yeah. So there is protein pancake mix. We use it all the time. Oh, see, like last week, I'm I'm late to the protein part. But I will use oh I spelled it wrong. Like the Trader Joe's version of like powder pancake. I don't know what powder pancake and pancake mix. That's what Bisquake is. Okay, yeah. But there's just no protein in it. But it's so good. It's so good. It's so fluffy. Okay, these are a little more dense. Okay. These are chewy. It's like being jerky. No, it's not like jerky. It's more like who knows? I don't know. Do you like a crepe? I do like a crepe. Yeah. Yeah. But you know, I often just order an omelet if I'm doing breakfast. Yeah. But I did think of you this morning. Yeah. Um and Gaston. Because I went through a dozen eggs. Every morning to help me get large. I was like, bye, kids. You're roughly the size of a barge. Have a great day. I'm just giddy because Nasbash is behind us and the SJC Gala is behind us. You outdid yourself. It was really wonderful. It was a team effort. It wasn't just me. I know, but the parts that your was your focus, I feel like you nailed it. You're so good at it. And I think I heard rave reviews from SJC Gala. So it was really fun. Both were really fun. It was interesting doing it back to back. Interesting is having interesting choice avoidance. Interesting choice. Just draining. Just detoxing. Like vibe between like between grammar school and high school. Because just like at grammar school, you have a wider range of ages of students. Yes. We got four year olds, three year olds in that building, and we have 14-year-olds in that building, student-wise, you know, at grammar school. And the parents, you know, as it makes sense, also a wide range of ages for parents. So, and at the grammar school one, there's the teachers are there. It's a huge dance party. And I would say the NAS one is a different vibe, but not in a bad way. I appreciated the more like cocktail party vibe of the high school one more than I did last year. Okay. And maybe that's because I had had a dance party the night before and I was I was good. And I am pushing for a dance party for next year. So, and hopefully not on the same weekend. Right, right, right. But it was so fun. I love all the games and all because not everyone can participate in a paddle race. Yeah. But the fact that they have the Plinko and the Basha bucket and then the raffle tickets. Yeah, there's a lot of opportunities. There's a lot of give. Yes. To feel like you went there and you participated. Yeah, we will take your money. Chuck. Exactly. But I do want to tell you, I was reading a story, and I, as you can see, I see you have an exhibit A. I ripped it out of a magazine because it was so interesting. It says, Do as the doctors say. Experts in all sorts of specialties give their absolute best advice for a long, healthy life.

SPEAKER_00 4:30

Great.

SPEAKER_01 4:30

And I felt like this was interesting to share because it took best advice from people all across the field, not just like a dermatologist. Okay. Or I was going to say a hand surgeon. Yes. That is also a specialist. One of them was strength train at least two days a week. Because muscles act as a metabolic organ, improving insulin sensitivity, burning fat, and releasing hormone substances. And I feel like we've heard that. We've been kind of talking about that. Yeah, right. Um and slather on the sunscreen. Oh, yeah. All about that. So is your sister? Yes. Oh, right. Because it's, you know, SPF 75. You're good for 75 hours. They did say even when you're inside. For sunscreen? Mm-hmm. I don't do that. It says windows allow for a lot of UVA to pass, as much as 75%. I have heard that, especially when you're in your car in the summer. Like if you and I think that happens a lot to truck truckers. They're really tan? Well, no, they're one arm. They're like window arms. So they'll be their left arm. Did you call it their window arm? Is that a term in the trucking business? Yep. Because there's their horn honking arm. Their honker arm and their window arm? Exactly. So you don't have to land you don't have to land.

SPEAKER_00 5:52

A honking arm is fine.

Sesame Street On Grief And Healing

SPEAKER_01 5:57

You also need to then they drive at their knees. They're always their arms will get somber. That's true. The other advice they said is reach out to loved one. Oh. What matters most through your entire lifespan is maintaining strong, positive, and supportive social connections. Oh, that is true. Because it says feeling lonely is linked to an increased risk of stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and cognitive decline. Yeah, but that makes sense. And I think if you're feeling down and bummed, you don't really want to be social. So it kind of double we're gonna do. Yeah, where you it's it's almost like when I don't know why I keep trying about being pregnant. But you know, like when you're early days pregnant and you feel so sick, but you eating will actually make you feel better, but you don't want to eat because you feel so gross. It's like you can't get out of your own way. It's a bad cycle, it's in a bad loop. And I've read this in other places, how important flossing is. I love flossing. Sorry, you do? Yes. I use the picks. I don't like to use the string. You the one with the string. Yes, this with the handle. Yeah. Like the floss picks. Ever since those, like I floss wave side. No, sometimes I do. Oh. But I use the floss side and that because I don't like to have my hands in my mouth. You know? Like with floss, look at the face. That's the face I would make. Yeah. So yeah, I love the floss. It's my floss face. Yeah. Floss and floss. How about this though? The simple act can help you live up to six and a half years longer.

unknown 7:45

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 7:46

That's a long time. Pretzels in a die coke. Yeah, it's pretzels in a die coke. What is it? No, no, no, flossing. Oh, flossing! Flossing! Stop it. Yeah. Way to go. Flossing can help you live up to six and a half years longer. Oh, that's amazing. Yeah. Hooray. Those were just some. There was more. Well, that's really nice. But those stood out. That's very cool. And kind of oh, it's sort of a similar vein. I was reading, I get emails from Variety Magazine because I can't help myself. And they had listed all the winners for the daytime like children and family Emmy Awards. And I was just kind of scrolling through pretty quickly. And then I saw that Andrew Garfield won one for his guest appearance on Sesame Street. And it's him and Elmo talking about grief. Oh. It was so beautiful and so lovely. I was crying. You were? When was it on? I don't know, but I w it's on YouTube. And it was just him because he had lost his mom a couple years ago. And it's like him and Elmo talking about how his mom and how he feels and oh god. It was lovely. Did your kids watch Sesame Street? They did. They did. Yeah. Aiden and Marie more than well, no, they all did. Yeah, no, they all did. I don't think my kids watched it. And love it. Do they do they remember it? Like the characters. We went to Sesame Place for Aiden's second birthday. Oh, you did? Yeah. It wasn't funny. But yeah, Kevin loved Abby. He loved Elmo. Rose loved Abby at Elmo. Yeah, we the oh yeah, definitely Elmo's World, and I would put it on for them for sure. Because it was also a little bit longer than the normal show there's.

SPEAKER_02 9:37

It bought you a little more length.

The 10‑Minute Art Study Challenge

An 82‑Year‑Old Running Phenom

SPEAKER_01 9:39

A little more times. And I I mean it was it was emotional, but it was really lovely. I'm like, this band does deserve an award. It was it was like three minutes long, but it was I highly encourage it. Oh, okay. I'll have to check it out. And then I have another challenge for you. What's that? It's a New York Times 10-minute challenge. And I struggled with it. And but they show you a piece of art. There's a so you click on this link and there's a a piece of art, and you're supposed to look at it and study it for 10 minutes. And then after the 10 minutes, you you look through these questions and it is really interesting. It was hard though. So you look at the piece of art and then there's a quiz on it. So I thought it was gonna be a quiz, but it was a more of like a guided discussion. It's like, did you notice this element of the artwork? Did you notice? Do you answer? No, you don't answer. No one's grading it. So there was a part of me that was like, oh, I thought I was gonna get a point. But it was hard. Like I was like looking at this painting. Also, I had a little technical difficulties with the Zoom element, but anyways. But I was like, okay, it's probably been like four minutes, two, dude. I was like, oh boy. And I kind of cheated. Is there a little colour on the side? Yeah, you can press a little clock and you could see how long you've gone. So I brought it with me into the bathroom while I brushed my teeth and like got ready for bed. And then I was like kind of doing other things, like and looking at the painting. So I kind of cheated. I multitasked. Could you set your timer for 10 minutes? Well then I was like, what a ding-dong. Like I could still see my, I just didn't notice the minute that I started it. What about But it was a really interesting Can I see it or do you have to be a member? No, you can, I think it's on the website here. Well, we're not gonna do it less than a lot of it. No, no, no. We won't do it right now, but but I could gift you the article if you want to try it once and you can let me know how it goes. Are you just allowed one give? Oh no, I get these happen all the time. Oh, so you just see the painting, and then you can zoom in and look at it, and then there's a little countdown right there. Because I was trying to see what this was. Then it kind of it was very cool at the end because it tells you the history of it. And this is the Clint's woman in gold, and that has a really interesting history. And actually, I've seen the painting in real life with my mom in New York City, but i I found it to be a little bit stressful because of just the time, but it did force me to look at it longer, and I did really notice the things like her initials are in the paint and like the different patterns he used, and it wasn't it was interesting. I enjoy it. It was hard though. It was hard to sit there and look at this thing for 10 minutes. That's 10 minutes. Oh, so when you quit, then it will show you so then it kind of walks you through like the history of it. So that's the painter. He was a little Nazi cuckoo, but made nice, nice paintings. So they have other paintings that I want to try it, but it was really interesting. Okay. So if anybody wants to learn more about art, yeah, there's Starry Night. There's another, there's a few other little paintings you can do. So passing that along. Thank you. This is like a little art minute we just had. We did. Talking about 10 minutes. Yikes, sorry. No, that's okay. That was interesting. I was reading a story not about art, but an 82-year-old ultra-marathoner. Mmm. Juan Lopez Garcia. Wow. Has the VO2 max of a 20-year-old. So it's like the VO2 max. It's like the oxygen available in his flood to use for physical activity. Yeah. So he is incredible. He runs like 40 miles a week. How are his knees? I think they're fine.

unknown 13:46

Really?

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Showers: Bathing History And Habits

SPEAKER_01 13:46

He just got into it because he wanted to be a little more active. When did he start running? Recently then. I mean, not like last year, but yeah, like as a younger. Later in life. And he most recently broke the record for his age group, which I was like, how many people are really in the age group? But never mind that. Um, he ran a three-hour and 39-minute marathon in 2024. So he's not swole. Oh my God. He was 80 years old. Yeah. Wow. Isn't this guy incredible? Maybe that will be me. Maybe I'll start running like when I turn. I wanted to read more about him. I wanted to Google him, put him into Googles. Yeah. But then I had other things to do, so I couldn't. But I'm gonna go back and research Juan Lopez Garcia. Is he on Instagram? I don't know. I wonder. I mean, I was gonna say he's kind of old, but on the flip side he's running ultra museum. Yeah. So yeah. That is very wow, good for him. That's amazing. 82. That's incredible. Unreal. I wonder what shoes he wears. I don't know. We'll find out. Say again. I have to do some more research on him. I was like, this is I didn't get all the info I wanted on this man in this story. So that's very cool. Yeah. All right, should we check in with our sponsors? Let's do it. 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. Ready? Our topic today showers. Showers. We did not compare notes before we did this. So who even knows? Exciting. Because as most with most of our topics, there are two sides of this word. Hooray for the English language. What did you start with? Well, I started with like bathing showers. And I started with baby showers. You go first. Well, it was interesting reading the history of showers. Because it was basically like waterfalls were the first shower. Did you type into the Googles? I sure did. History of showers. Okay. Yep. So waterfalls. And then the next step was jugs of water poured on you by slaves. Okay. Yep. Egyptians and that. And then the Greeks, God bless them, figured out plumbing and aqueducts. But really, what was so popular that was popular were baths, like Roman baths, Greek baths, all that stuff. But then you know what kind of ruined baths for people? Germs. Christianity. When they were like, oh, you cannot have naked men and women together in your bathhouses. So I was like, Yay, Christianity, because bathhouses are gross. I know. Well, yeah. I mean, I I would not want to be like, oh, you gotta go down to the bathhouse and get clean. I'd rather do it in my own personal stuff. I don't want to have to share a bath with anybody. But then in the 1700s, William Feedham, I don't know. It's it looks like Feedham. That's his last name, F-E-E-T-H-I-M. He patented the first shower. It used there was a tank of water above you, and then the water would fall into a basin below you, and you would squeeze a hand pump to pump the water down. With your honking hand or your window? Oh, with your honking hand, because I think you're well, I don't know. It depends. Maybe you had it to be ambidextrous because you need you need a washing hand. Oh yeah, and then you need to clean the honking hand. Or squeezing.

SPEAKER_02 17:57

You sure do.

SPEAKER_01 17:58

He's recovered. We'll be right back.

unknown 18:01

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 18:02

Well we have regained composure. What I wanted to say, the problem with William Feedham's shower was that the pump took the water that fell down and put it back up into the tank. Oh. So it was taking the dirty water and putting it back in so the water that had already washed over your body is now going back up and on top. I mean, he was on the right track. He was. God bless him. And you know, coming from a place where you sat in your dirty water, he wasn't he was trying. So God bless him for being a pioneer in shower. Do you prefer a shower or a bath? Oh my god. I hate baths. Yeah. I do not like take a bath after a shower if I'm cold. Oh, okay. I don't have the patience to fill up a whole bathtub. Okay. We have a gigantic one in our bathroom that we have used zero times in the five years we've lived in this house. What about a shower? A hot shower or a cold shower? As hot as possible. Really? I would like my skin to melt off my body. Seriously? Like the paint is peeling in our bathroom. That's how hot. Doesn't it hurt? Yeah, but it feels good. Like stinks. I want it to be like hot and as much pressure as possible. Like I want to feel like someone is punching me in the back with water pressure. Do you turn it hotter as you're in the shower? Like, is it a gradual situation? So I'll put it on really hot, and usually I get in there, I'm like, oh boy, it's hot. And I'll turn it down and then I turn it back up once I get used to it. Once you get comfortable. Which could also be why I dry skin. Could could be. I don't know. Just look into that. I mean, I'm I love a good shower, but I like it warm. I mean, I don't like it lukewarm. I just don't like it's scalding hot. You don't want your mirror to be fogged up when you get out? I don't mind if my mirror is fogged up, but if my skin is peeling off. If your skin is red when you Yeah, that's slightly concerning. And then I came across this. Do you wash your feet? Yes. Every day. Mm-hmm. Okay. I really only wash my feet if I use my pumice stone.

SPEAKER_00 20:17

Oh, I don't have a pumice stone.

SPEAKER_01 20:19

Oh. I just use my hands. I wash, I wash my hair, and then I rinse it out, and then I put my conditioner in. Yeah, do you have an order of operations? Okay, so hair is first. Yeah, I wash my hair with shampoo, and then I rinse it out, and then I put my conditioner in, and then I get to work. Okay. And do like all my jobs, like shave my legs.

unknown 20:40

All my jobs.

SPEAKER_01 20:41

See, I start with shampoo, but I don't rinse it out right away. Oh, you don't? I put the shampoo in and I get it all like soapy. Sudsy. And then I have like a silicone, like scrubby spon, like a a loofah. It's not a loofah. It's a silicone thing because I get worried about loofahs. So, and then I scrub dubdub.

SPEAKER_02 21:01

With the shampoo in there?

Hot Vs Cold, Routines, And Towel Tactics

SPEAKER_01 21:02

With the shampoo in there. And then I put that down, and then I use my hands to wash my feet because I don't want to put my feet on my sponge. And then once I rinse the soap off my body, I rinse out my hair. And then what do you do while you have condition? And then I put my conditioner in. Breathe in all the steam. And then I wash my face. I jump her hot, hot, hot. I wash my face, and then I'll do legs if I'm shaving that day, and then I'll wash the conditioner up. Oh, see, my kids are funny too. They'll be like, I'm just gonna take a body shower. I'm gonna do a full shower. And that was new to me because I didn't realize they don't do a full shower every time they shower. The girls. Yeah. Well, I'd imagine if you're an athlete and you probably need to shower, but you don't want to wash your hair every day. There's a lot of showering going on in my house. And I've had to put the kibosh on, throwing the towel down the chute after each wash. Oh I don't know how to fix this problem. I'm sure you have hooks and bars in your shower. In your bathroom. Yes. Yeah. But they don't use them. They hang them over the door.

unknown 22:15

Oh, I hate that.

SPEAKER_01 22:16

Which I never did as a kid. See, I did it every once in a while, and my mom was like, What is wrong with you? Yeah. Mm-hmm. Could you say you are not washing towels anymore? I could. Then I was like, maybe they should each get a different color, a different set of towels. So Aiden, Murray, and Kevin have their names on their towels. So then they know. And then Rose has her own bathroom, so yeah. That kind of worked out. But I mean, I can they can if they each take two showers a day. Oof. Just a lot of towels. Towels take up a lot of room in the washing machine. Yeah, uh yes. Along with other gigantic sweatshirts. I was just gonna say. Nothing but laundry. But yeah, no, I'm a big Ever a cold shower? I mean, not on purpose. I've had to have cold showers, but I don't really know. They're good for you. I know. I like a cold plunge. You do? I've never done a cold plunge. I did it at a couple spas. I do like that, but I don't I don't like it the cold to be I'd rather jump in the cold than to have the cold come raining down on me. Yeah, I I feel like it's kind of like intrusive to have freezing cold water coming down on me. But it's good for you, I guess. It's circulation. Post workout, I love a cold shower.

SPEAKER_02 23:30

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 23:30

But then I then crank it up. Crank her up. Yeah. Actually, a a hot shower is bad for you. I learned this when my dad had a um a blood clot. The doctor was explaining to us like if you are hungover, a hot shower is really bad for you. It is because your blood vessels are already kind of expand. Like they're they're not constricted. I think they are. And then a hot shower, because when things are hot, they will expand. Yeah, that's what I mean. Yeah, so it's like, and that's why you can pass out in the shower. Because that's how what happened to my dad. He like passed out in the shower. Not because he was hungover. Correct. Right. Just to clarify to say. And then so if you are f if you had a big night the night before, take a cold shower. Don't get it. Oh, that sounds even worse. I know, right? Maybe just stay in bed and have a dice home. Get a breakfast sandwich again. But oh great. So that's that's cleaning showers. How about being showered in gifts, like baby showers and bridal showers? Yes. I had bridal showers. No and I don't the only baby shower I had my Dayton friends sent me a baby shower in a box. Because I was in London with my first pregnancy. It was very, very cute. I did not like being the one showered. Oh. I didn't even register for babies. Oh, yeah, baby showers. I did not register either. I also felt like it was gonna jinx something. Same. And I did not like the feeling of a bridal shower.

SPEAKER_00 25:03

Oh god.

SPEAKER_01 25:04

So and my friends did throw me a baby shower, which was cute. But then it felt fun to open things because I didn't ask for them. Yes.

SPEAKER_02 25:13

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 25:14

I kind of there's kind of a similar thinking in my family too, where it would felt like superstitious or like bad luck to have a baby shower. And I know for me, with my first baby, if I had gotten all of that stuff in one big like dump, it would have been remarkably overwhelming. I think to be like, here is every single baby thing you need because there's so much you don't need in the beginning. Yes. Like I remember looking at other people's registries being like, you don't have to baby proof yet. This thing can't even You don't need a visor for your baby in the bathtub because the bathtub goes in the sink.

unknown 25:53

No.

Baby And Bridal Showers: Etiquette Now

SPEAKER_01 25:54

It's not necessary. So just certain things like that. But they're super cute. I don't mind a luncheon. Like if I get invited to like a bridal luncheon or something, I'll do that. But I don't like to sit and watch people open gifts either. I don't like to play games. Oh, okay. There was a cute thing. So like one of the trends now with baby showers is to have and and also in wedding showers have an activity for people, like flower arranging or jewelry making or a mixture. A mixology class for a wedding shower, not a baby shower. But have themed baskets to give as a gift, but then also to get them as a guest. So you would have like almost like auction prizes. And there was one, it was like a diaper raffle. So if you brought a container of or package of diapers, you would get a raffle ticket towards the gift basket. Okay. Which makes it feel like it's a fundraiser a little bit. 100%. Yeah. So if you brought like two things of diapers and you get two tickets and three things of diapers and you get three tickets. Then what do you bring home? Well, then if you win, and then it's up to the mother to be or to put together a gift basket for your guests. Because that's what you want to do when you're eight months pregnant. You just put all your old clothes in there that you'll never wear again. Like, here you go. But which I was like, oh, that's kind of cute. But then I was always like, what if you had 30 people at your shower and they each brought you two things of diapers? Who wants that many diapers in their house right away? I just find it to be overwhelming. It is overwhelming. I also found it was strange. Traditionally, like etiquette says your mom doesn't host your shower. But it seems strange now that that's like just out the window. I read that too, that it was like anyone, you can have your own shower for yourself. I don't get it. Which to me feels odd. I know. It just and maybe we're enough of like our mother's daughters to still be like, that doesn't sit. It doesn't feel right to be like, I'm having a party, and you will bring me all the gifts I need. Similar, like, Ma, I'm hosting a party for my daughter, so bring my daughter all the gifts. But now it's interesting, they were saying for wedding showers, I think 70% of couples now live together before they're married. 70? Mm-hmm. Oh, I am appalled by some of the wedding registries I've seen. Okay, I haven't looked at one in ages. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 28:14

Because of what's on there? What's on there?

SPEAKER_01 28:16

Dumb stuff.

SPEAKER_00 28:17

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 28:18

Yeah, I'm their building. I'm okay writing a check, but use it at your own discretion. Yeah. I feel funny clicking on to give to a certain fund. I w yes. I would rather write a check and put it in a card than just click a link and be like it's a walk-a-thon. Yeah, I don't want to like Venmo you.

unknown 28:36

Right.

SPEAKER_01 28:37

Like, what? Yeah. I know, I guess I'm a little bit more. Am I an old lady? We are. We are old. And also you need good China. You do. I think a lot of people don't. I know. They don't want it. You you need it. But then what are you gonna put? When you want to have a nice dinner. You're not gonna go out and buy it. Yeah, you are. You're gonna first go to Advent by Candlelight. And then I'm gonna hit up Macy's. Maybe maybe. What about a sprinkle? A sprinkle's fine. If it's just like lunch, like a luncheon and a basket and but don't call it a sprinkle. Don't call it a sprinkle. Just be like, let's get together before your baby comes. Yeah. And then surprise her with some gifts. Don't make it like an org. Don't make a mother of two or three or four like register. That is what happened with my third or fourth. My friends from the neighborhood said, let's meet for lunch. And then they put together the most beautiful gift basket.

SPEAKER_00 29:38

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 29:38

And it's still one of my favorite gifts. That's really sweet. Because the article I read was like, you know, every baby deserves to be celebrated. No. And I was like, that baby will be celebrated plenty. And also that baby doesn't know if she's wearing hand-me-downs. Rose wore nothing but boy pajamas for the first two years of her life. Any girl pajamas she had were gifts. I don't believe that because that girl had the most beautiful closet. She really did. She probably still does. She still does all nice things. Thanks to family minutes. She actually does wear Kevin's old pajamas. Oh, that's fine. Like pajamas. She's got a couple like Dayton pairs of pajama pants that she'll wear. And even like the Christmas pajamas that Kevin's grown out of. Oh, yeah, those are. I'm like, they're clad. They're general. I'm like, you can wear this. She loves it. She thinks it's cute. But no, I like going to I haven't been to a wedding shower in ages. I was like, this is just not our zone of life, I guess. Yeah, and I guess we'll be back in it. 10, 15 years. Well, I don't know. Think about our friends that have older kids. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's true. Oh, that'll be fun. Yeah. It'll be interesting to see if it which way the pendulum goes. Like if it swings back to our through school where people are like, yes, we want to open the gifts in front of people. Or we don't, or don't send us gifts at all. Or I guess we'll see. Can't wait to win a diaper raffle. Can't wait to see that gift basket. Can't wait to play a few games.

SPEAKER_00 31:05

Right. Oh.

SPEAKER_01 31:07

We launch into highs and lows. Let's do it. All right. Where are you at this week? I have no real low. I think I'm just kind of like like I just I have things I should be doing, but then I just don't know where to start. My low is that I got so behind on housework during this past week. Yeah. In everything from like laundry to phone calls.

SPEAKER_00 31:29

Yep. That happens. Shoot. Well now you can.

SPEAKER_01 31:34

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 31:35

You're back in business.

Highs And Lows, Home Projects, Sign‑Off

SPEAKER_01 31:36

And my high is the NASBASH. So I think everybody mostly had a great time. Yes. Oh my God, everybody did. And if you didn't have a good time at NASBASH, that's on you. And I was glad to be part of something that was so helpful to the school and benefited our kids. And it was nice to see so many staff members there who really go the extra mile for our kids. I have a similar hi. The St. John's Gala was fun. The NASBASH was amazing. And also that you were key in the happiness of my evening because you're like, get a table. Oh, yeah. That was huge. I forgot about that, how important it is to save a seat. So thank you. And then also my mud room got redone. I was waiting for that. Hi. Hello. So I haven't kind of put it back together yet. We just put shoes and coats in there for now. It's award-winner. I am almost kind of like, I don't even know where to start. You should put it on Pinterest. It's that good. Oh, thank you. I'm really happy with it. It's it's gonna be huge in a game. It is huge. It looks bigger. It is. I always thought it was small, but no. We there was when we moved into our house, there was a washer and dryer in there and a utility sink, but we have a laundry room upstairs. So we ripped everything out and we just put cabinets and a nice big countertop for stuff.

SPEAKER_00 32:51

I'm just hoping this gets a lot of stuff out of my kitchen.

SPEAKER_01 32:55

So we're just shifting all of our stuff. So well, guys, thanks for tuning in. Tell a friend. Yes. Two noors at a mic, that's where it's at. And we'll see you next week. Bye.