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About this episode
Memorial Day weekend turns into a night-out recap, then the hosts get into a social trend they call “neighborhood maxing”—making friends with nearby neighbors. The vibe shifts to summer planning: patio furniture shopping timed to Memorial Day sales, measuring for fit, and avoiding the hottest part of the day. Later, they debate 90s summer nostalgia and screen-time comparisons, then pivot into auto-industry talk (crash testing a new Mazda CX-50, minivan vs SUV shopping, and recent NASCAR news).
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Car
Mazda Cx50
"we're going to the IHS Mazda invited us out there to see a crash test happen of the new Mazda CX 50 and it's going to be amazing."
The Mazda CX-50 is a compact SUV, meaning it’s bigger than a sedan and sits higher off the ground. It’s made for everyday driving with extra space and versatility. The podcast mentions it in connection with crash testing, which is about how safe the car is.
The Mazda CX-50 is a compact crossover SUV positioned for drivers who want a higher seating position and versatile everyday capability. It was specifically highlighted in the podcast because there was an event showing crash testing for the CX-50, which points to safety as a key topic. That kind of discussion usually matters to buyers who want to understand how a vehicle performs in real-world safety evaluations.
Car
Mazda Miata
"[2014.0s] Like a Miata Mazda Miata stick shift. [2020.4s] Oh dear. [2022.3s] And I was waiting for them to be like, Oh, just kidding."
The Mazda Miata is a small, fun two-seat sports car. It’s popular because it’s light and handles well, and some versions come with a manual “stick shift” you drive yourself.
The Mazda Miata (often called the MX-5) is a lightweight, rear-wheel-drive roadster known for its simple, driver-focused feel. In this segment, the hosts mention it as a “Miata” and even describe it as a “stick shift,” which points to the manual-transmission version many enthusiasts prefer.
Car
Mazda MX-5 / Miata
"Right. So I don't even know what a Mazda Miata is, but it sounds fancy. Doesn't sound car seat f..."
The Mazda Miata is a small two-seat car made for driving on nice roads. It’s designed to feel light and easy to handle, and it’s usually a convertible. People talk about it a lot because it’s a simple, fun car to drive.
The Mazda MX-5, commonly called the Miata, is a small two-seat roadster known for being lightweight and fun to drive. It often comes up in conversations because it’s an accessible “driver’s car” that focuses on handling and feel rather than power or luxury features. It’s also frequently mentioned when people are trying to understand what a “Miata” is, since the name can sound unfamiliar.
Car
Toyota Sienna
"My favorite things about the Sienna are the ease of getting in and out, [2181.6s] ability to fit comfortably, extra adults on occasion, the space and the functionality."
The Toyota Sienna is a minivan built for families. It’s designed to be easy to get into, with lots of room and seats that can be used (or folded) depending on who you’re carrying.
The Toyota Sienna is a minivan known for easy entry/exit and practical family space, including a usable third row. In this segment, the hosts focus on how it fits multiple kids and adults comfortably and how important trunk/third-row flexibility is for daily life.
Car
Hyundai Palisade
"...looking online, I like the Atlas Pathfinder Pilot Palisade. Tell your ride, but don't have super strong pref..."
The Hyundai Palisade is a larger SUV with three rows of seats, meant for families or groups. It’s designed to give people more room and easier everyday use. That’s why it comes up when someone is looking for a practical family vehicle.
The Hyundai Palisade is a three-row midsize SUV built to carry families and passengers comfortably. It’s often discussed alongside other family-focused SUVs because it emphasizes space, practicality, and a smooth ride. In the podcast context, it’s mentioned as something the host is considering while comparing options like the Atlas and Pathfinder.
Car
Nissan Pathfinder
"Just looking just from looking online, I like the Atlas Pathfinder Pilot Palisade. [2200.0s] Tell your ride, but don't have super strong preference right now."
The Nissan Pathfinder is a bigger family SUV. It’s the kind of vehicle people look at when they want room for passengers and luggage, similar to what a minivan can do.
The Nissan Pathfinder is a midsize SUV that’s often considered for families who want more cargo and seating than a typical crossover. Here it’s mentioned alongside other midsize SUVs as an option that could work without making the buyer miss their minivan too much.
Car
Honda Pilot
"Just looking just from looking online, I like the Atlas Pathfinder Pilot Palisade. [2200.0s] Tell your ride, but don't have super strong preference right now."
The Honda Pilot is a family SUV with three rows of seats. People consider it when they need room for kids and gear, but want something other than a minivan.
The Honda Pilot is a midsize three-row SUV designed for family use, with seating and cargo flexibility that can substitute for a minivan in some situations. In the segment, it’s grouped with other SUVs as a candidate that “checks the boxes” without forcing the buyer to give up minivan practicality.
Car
Kia Palisade
"Just looking just from looking online, I like the Atlas Pathfinder Pilot Palisade. [2200.0s] Tell your ride, but don't have super strong preference right now."
The Kia Palisade is a family SUV with three rows. It’s meant to be comfortable for passengers and useful when you need extra seating or cargo.
The Kia Palisade is a midsize three-row SUV that’s popular with families because it offers roomy seating and a practical layout. The hosts mention it as one of several SUV alternatives to a minivan, emphasizing that it should still work for passengers and occasional third-row use.
Car
Honda Odyssey
"Then those SUVs, I agree. [2227.2s] Look at an odyssey or even a Pacifica is fine."
The Honda Odyssey is a minivan. It’s a good option if you want the convenience of a minivan—especially for families and extra passengers.
The Honda Odyssey is a minivan, and it’s brought up as a direct alternative to the SUV options discussed earlier. The context suggests the buyer may still want minivan-like practicality (easy access, third-row use, and cargo space) even if they’re considering SUVs.
Car
Chrysler Pacifica
"Then those SUVs, I agree. [2227.2s] Look at an odyssey or even a Pacifica is fine."
The Chrysler Pacifica is a minivan. It’s suggested as another family-friendly option if you still want the room and flexibility that minivans are known for.
The Chrysler Pacifica is another minivan option mentioned as a fallback if the SUV choices don’t feel right. In this discussion, it’s part of the “keep minivan practicality” strategy—prioritizing space, seating flexibility, and everyday usability.
Company
Stellantis
"We're always talking about this brand. [2474.5s] Stellantis 70 billion dollar plan. [2478.8s] That's 70 with a B 70 billion plan will transform us showrooms"
Stellantis is a big car company that makes lots of different brands. Here they’re talking about the company spending a huge amount of money to change what cars they sell and how profitable they are.
Stellantis is the automaker formed from the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and PSA Group. In this segment, they’re discussed as making a very large multi-year investment plan aimed at reshaping their lineup and improving financial results.
Concept
70 billion dollar plan
"[2474.5s] Stellantis 70 billion dollar plan. [2478.8s] That's 70 with a B 70 billion plan will transform us showrooms [2484.6s] with aggressive product rollout."
They’re talking about a huge spending plan—$70 billion. The idea is to use that money to bring out new cars faster and refresh the lineup.
A “70 billion dollar plan” here refers to a large corporate investment program intended to fund new vehicles, marketing, and manufacturing changes. The goal is to overhaul the product lineup and accelerate how quickly new models are introduced.
Term
V8 engines
"[2495.8s] The automaker plans to double down on high powered V8 engines [2498.8s] enter five new segments and counter soaring transaction [2502.3s] prices with nine new name plates"
A V8 engine is a type of engine with eight cylinders. It’s often associated with stronger power and is being mentioned as part of the company’s plan for new cars.
A V8 engine is an internal-combustion engine with eight cylinders arranged in a “V” shape. The segment frames Stellantis’s strategy as leaning into higher-powered V8s as part of its product and performance push.
Term
transaction prices
"[2498.8s] enter five new segments and counter soaring transaction [2502.3s] prices with nine new name plates that start under 40,000"
Transaction price means the real price someone pays when they buy the car. They’re saying prices have been going up, and the plan is to offer models that start lower to help offset that.
“Transaction prices” are the actual prices paid when a vehicle is sold, typically reflecting what buyers agree to at the dealership (including discounts, incentives, and fees). The segment suggests Stellantis wants to counter rising transaction prices with cheaper entry models.
Term
name plates
"[2502.3s] prices with nine new name plates that start under 40,000 [2505.5s] including two Chrysler models that are less than 30,000."
A “nameplate” is basically the car’s model name—its identity in the lineup. They’re saying they’ll bring out new model lines with new names.
A “nameplate” is a model line identified by a specific brand/model name (like a distinct car “identity” in the lineup). Here, the segment says Stellantis will introduce nine new nameplates, meaning nine new model lines.
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Welcome to the Carpool podcast with Kelly.
This is how I remember it, so I'm so sorry, mom and dad.
There was like no rules around screen time,
but like sometimes they would just decide
that it was enough when we were in trouble.
Like, okay.
And Liz.
You are like in an action movie when a girl's like
doing a backflip and like fighting crime
and boots that was tear down and you're like,
this is so unrealistic.
That's the way you live your life and it's so crazy to me.
Your mom time off starts now.
Welcome back to the Carpool podcast with Kelly.
And Liz.
And Liz.
What up?
And Liz.
How are you?
Honestly?
Honestly.
I'm a little hungover.
Kelly Stumpy.
Kelly Elizabeth Stumpy.
Yeah, we went out with some friends last night.
So at the time we were recording this,
we went out Sunday night and there's no work today,
Monday, Memorial Day.
We're recording on Memorial Day.
Yeah, it went out.
I went out last night.
What did you do?
What did you drink?
I don't really want to talk about it.
I know, who am I?
Like, am I 23?
Like, well, who do I think I am?
No, I mean, I imagine you probably had like the bare minimum
and you're suffering for it.
Let me tell you what I had.
Let me tell you what I had.
I had, now this was over a three to nine.
How many hours was that?
Six?
For a six hour period.
I had three high noons,
two mixed drinks and one shot of tequila, unfortunately.
Yeah, no, that's like a drink an hour.
Yeah.
It was just kind of like an interesting,
we went to like this, just like a little,
truthfully, the definition of a honky tonk is where we went.
You went for your brother-in-law's birthday.
You took a party bus, it was a thing.
Like, you didn't just like do this.
Yeah, no, this is like not typical behavior for me.
Yeah, I'm a bit on the bus today,
but I'm excited to sit down with you.
I'm excited to rally.
I'm not excited to do a ditch to the drive-through,
but I'll get through it.
Okay.
You have to do this every once in a while.
You have to be hungover every once in a while?
Well, I mean, to remind yourself,
you don't ever do it again.
Well, it was very interesting.
So I saw this reel and I really liked it.
And this guy goes,
I want to tell you about something called neighborhood maxing.
Have you heard of this?
I maybe, I haven't heard this term,
but I think I know what it means, but tell me about it.
It's basically when like you just become friends
with people who live very close to you,
like your neighbors.
And I actually think we've done a really good job of that
when moving into our new house,
because like all of our friends, we're all so close.
We're all like two or three minutes away
from each other's houses,
which I'm sorry, makes it more fun.
It makes it so much easier to hang out
when you're not like a 25 minute drive.
Yeah, yeah.
And we've just really been neighborhood maxing lately.
So like my neighborhood area,
like we all like got on this bus together
and then went to this bar.
We neighborhood maxed.
You're like so crazy.
I know, I like, I'm so sorry.
Like I didn't even know,
I didn't post it about this on my Instagram at all
because I just like didn't feel like it.
First time hearing of all of this.
Yeah, now I'm feeling a little,
now I'm feeling a little self conscious about it.
But you know what?
And let me just tell you something.
My sister-in-law, Trina,
it was her boyfriend, her boyfriend,
it was her husband's birthday.
They're four kids together.
Some guy she's dating, I don't know.
So it was her husband's birthday.
And you know, we were like,
we ordered food at this bar,
we were like eating, we were having fun.
And then probably like an hour before everyone leaves,
she goes, oh wait, I forgot.
She runs to her car
and she brings out two platters of homemade cookies
that she just like had brought for the birthday party.
And now Trina's the same sister-in-law
that also packs a cooler with waters in it
for like a long shopping day.
So that's starting to track.
How, that was so fun.
So fun.
And everyone could just like,
I mean, I didn't partake,
but like everyone could like grab a cookie.
Yeah, I love that.
That's a lie, I did.
I don't know why, I just lie.
Kelly, you're like so,
you just admitted to like having six drinks
and you're like, but not a cookie.
You're like, so, this is gonna be a weird episode.
Okay, let's move on.
What are you doing?
What am I doing?
Let's see, what did I do on Memorial Day weekend?
Shopping for patio furniture, such a hard thing to do.
My patio is done.
The thing is, it's one of those things,
I don't think it can be done online, unfortunately.
Well, I'm going to try and do it online because
like the options, patio furniture is so weird
because it's so expensive, even if you go cheap.
So I'm like, in my mind, going for the cheaper four piece set
and it's still $2,100.
Oh yeah, that is expensive.
Have you done marketplace?
I haven't done marketplace,
but I'm looking for something so specific.
Like I'm looking for, I'm going to collect them as I go.
Like I have mom's hand me down table.
I have another hand me down thing for mom.
I want a couch, two swivel gliders,
because when this baby's here,
I'm going to be parked in the swivel glider outside,
under and awning with a fan on me.
And I want one of those little fire pit things.
Look, I'm looking for something so specific
that I think I'm just going to have to pull the trigger on it.
And I know what I'm saying, that's not expensive
when you look at outdoor furniture.
Like this is just like the Sam stuff.
And even like the Walmart Better Home stuff
that everyone recommends is still thousands of dollars,
but it's not $10,000.
Yeah, that's so interesting.
It's just outdoor furniture is just so expensive.
So I've been like really struggling
with pulling the trigger on that,
but I need to because the Memorial Day sales
are happening now.
Well, yeah, and you got to make sure the scale's right.
Like you need to take the measurements.
I did the measurements.
Okay, and you feel good about it?
Yeah, I feel good about the scale.
Yeah.
So do you have one that you're just like?
Yeah, it's just sitting in my Sam's car.
I'm going to get it from Sam's because I love,
I think it's really cute.
And eventually I'll get more as things,
you know, I need to replace things and everything.
We have our sunroom furniture is from Ashley Furniture,
the Beechcroft line.
Yeah.
But don't you find that like some outdoor furniture
feels inappropriate to be outside?
Like I can't imagine my furniture being outside.
So that's the other thing is like,
I'm not covered patio furniture.
I'm not sunroom furniture.
This is like truly outside outdoor furniture.
I mean, I'll put covers on it and bring the cushions inside
and stuff, but like, you know,
I'm going to forget to do that occasionally.
Yeah, no, like for a couple months of the year,
like in a couple months of the year,
it's going to be there every single day.
Right.
So I don't know.
I'm probably whatever, whatever.
I'm going to figure it out.
It'll be great.
I mean, I'm so excited.
I'm loving my patio.
I'm loving and having an outdoor space.
I'm loving being outside these days.
So important to be outside.
And I think we're saying that now
because like the heat hasn't hit yet,
but like it is going to be.
I've heard a scorcher of a summer,
but they always say that the pollen's always bad.
The summer's always hot.
You know what I mean?
The winter's always cold.
But that's just the way that's just the,
that's what keeps the Midwest Midwesting.
Like what else would we talk about?
If not, oh, the weather.
We don't live in that interesting of a place.
There's not a lot going on aside from the weather.
Yeah.
So that's kind of what we've got going on.
I know.
Speaking of weather and neighborhood maxing,
I'm also really going to try to be summer maxing this summer.
Uh-huh.
And I'm going to just kind of like get my life.
How do I word this correctly?
Let me think about this.
I'm going to like not go against what's thrown my way.
Like I'm going to go with the flow in the sense
where it's like I'm going to wear tank tops.
I'm not going to like, I'm going to put my hair.
I'm going to learn how to do a good ponytail this summer.
Hmm.
One thing about me is I always wear my hair down
and then I'm always hot because like I don't like
how my hair looks in a ponytail.
What is wrong with me?
Also at this point, who cares?
You, I cannot wear my hair down.
You could not wear your hair up.
Like I always have my hair in a bun.
You are like in an action movie when a girl is like
doing a backflip and like fighting crime and boots
and with her hair down and you're like,
this is so unrealistic.
That's the way you live your life and it's so crazy to me.
I work out with my hair down.
That's insane behavior, Kelly.
I couldn't find a ponytail if I tried.
I don't know where a ponytail is.
That's insane.
But I agree.
I, it is insane.
I agree.
I am hot and you know, I'm investing in like,
I bought a pair of like nice linen shorts
because I'm not sure.
I feel like I've just been gassed up my whole life
into thinking like jean shorts are the go-to for summer.
I'm sorry.
Those are so uncomfortable.
Yeah, but linen wrinkles.
I struggle with linen.
That's what I'm saying.
You're right, but I already bought them.
So don't yuck my yums.
I can't wait to see your linen shorts.
Just stay upright all day.
I'm just trying to like, because like there are people
who really enjoy the summer and I think I could be doing
the little things in my life to enjoy the summer more.
So again, I'm going to figure out a ponytail for real.
Okay.
I'm going to try to do like breezier, better,
unfortunately less clothing.
It's kind of an idea.
I'm also going to try to really capitalize on like my mornings
in my evenings outside.
Like we don't need to be doing things in the,
and here's what you forget about the summer.
The hottest time of the day is 5 p.m.
So like everyone always wants to like start things at 5
or like, oh, let's go here at 5.
No, don't go anywhere at 5.
5 is so hot.
Wait till like 7 or get out like way earlier.
I don't want to be doing stuff from like 12 to 5.
Yeah, it's hot.
I don't want to be doing stuff before and I don't want to be
doing stuff after.
Are these your summer goals or are these just kind of some
thoughts that you're having going into the summer?
Oh, well, I mean, I, a little bit of both.
I mean, yeah, I would like to be, I would like to live in a
world where I enjoyed summer more.
I've kind of figured out a schedule for the kids.
I'm going to work like businesses, usual Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday.
So like they're going to be bored at home and they're going
to figure it out and I'm excited for them.
And then Thursday and Friday, I'm going to try to like flex
work a little bit more so we can go do things or at least
they can like be there to assist them with things.
Maybe work from 12 to 5 inside.
Maybe work from 12 to 5.
Not the worst idea.
So I'm excited about that and.
Where, where do you land?
Do you have an opinion, anything?
I just see it all over Instagram is like the 90s summer
childhood, giving your children the 90s summer childhood
aesthetic.
I don't know what that, I'm going to be honest.
I don't know what that means.
I don't know what it means either.
I was hoping you would have some more clarity for me because
I'm like, like, what are we doing?
I mean, that's not outside of, you know, increased maybe
screen time and iPads and such that weren't around in the
90s, but also like we were still watching TV in the 90s.
Like this was like, we were like questionably more because
there were studies, there were studies around screen time.
So I don't really know what it means.
I, my kind of thought is like, yeah, like no, I want my kids
to play outside and like do, you know, like crafts.
I don't know what it means.
You know, I'm, I mean, I have a 90s dollhouse.
That's what you're asking.
We're having fun with that.
I, the only rule I remember from our summer because our mom
was a stay-at-home mom and we did camps.
We didn't do a ton of camps though.
Like there's some like, because our mom was a stay-at-home mom.
So we just stayed, we sit in with her.
We were bored.
I remember the only like hard and fast rule for the summer
was that we were allowed to have three popsicles a day.
That's a lot of popsicles.
And like unlimited screen time, three popsicles.
But you know what?
I would do, you wouldn't know the problem with our parents.
And this is, this maybe wasn't how it went down,
but this is how I remember it.
So I'm so sorry, mom and dad.
There was like no rules around screen time, but like sometimes
they would just decide that it was enough and we were in trouble.
Like, okay.
Sure.
Yeah.
Like make a rule, set a boundary, and then you have freedom
when you are a child.
We'd be watching TV and sometimes like they'd come in and
you couldn't are always watching TV.
We're like, okay.
Yeah, it just kind of depends.
Yeah.
What happened before then?
Yeah.
No, like I want to get like, you know, a kiddie pool.
We'll get the water table out.
I don't know.
Okay.
So you don't have anything to, okay.
I, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something
with the 90s summer.
People are always saying like 90s this 90 people.
I think are glorifying the 90s a bit too much.
Some days there are times to be had here too.
There are times to be had here.
The 20s.
Yeah.
Agreed.
I'm excited about them.
Um, okay.
So we're going to do last three transactions today.
Oh my gosh.
And guess what I'm doing tomorrow.
What are you doing tomorrow?
I'm going to DC.
You don't slow down.
No, I don't.
That's why I don't not good had fun last night.
What are you going to DC for?
What am I going to DC for?
Honestly, what am I not going to DC for?
It's kind of, it's very much a three birds one stone kind of
trip, which is very exciting.
So first as I have an event with capital one, we're going
to a dealership to film this like mini dealer web series
that I'm doing with them.
And it's actually really fun because I go around to, we've
already filmed two of them, but I go around to different dealers
and I meet them and I learned like how they, how their
customer service sets them apart.
So it's very like customer, like what the dealer does to
advocate for their customers.
And I'm very excited for this one.
So I'm doing that one day and then then that the next day
we're going to the IHS Mazda invited us out there to see
a crash test happen of the new Mazda CX 50 and it's going
to be amazing.
And then the next day, my godmother lives in DC.
So I'm going to dinner with her.
So sweet.
Three birds.
And the most fun thing is Sam for mama knows car seats who
works on the car mom team.
She lives there.
So I'm staying at her house with her four kids and her
husband fabulous.
No, I'm actually home.
It will feel like home.
Like I'm actually very excited about that.
Yeah, that'll be fun.
And I've never met her kids too.
And she's met my kids.
So I like don't like that.
I know, but you like met her kids over like FaceTime too.
So I like they kind of know you.
I know and I brought all of her kids a present because I
think that's just like a good thing to do.
That makes a splash.
I thought it would make a splash and maybe they could go
play with it and like we could like visit a little bit more.
You know, okay.
Totally.
I brought her.
I bought her girls these.
She's four kids.
I bought the girls those light bright touches.
So it's like you just touch it and it changes colors.
It's pretty cool.
And then I bought her son who's George's age this like Lego
builders kit that George's got for his birthday.
George loved it.
It's like advanced Legos.
And I think he's advanced Legos.
So, oh, and then I got the baby just like a sleeper.
Cute.
Yeah.
Okay.
I do think it's going to require it.
Did you get Sam the birthday present?
No, I forgot to get some.
Okay, hold on.
It's not too late.
She's can't make this kind of brain powers too much.
Okay, I'm I will work on that today.
Okay, perfect.
I will work on that today because it is Sam's birthday also.
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C a r p o o l.
Okay, let's get to our last three transactions.
Okay.
Um, I can start.
This is our last three transactions or we share a recent
bank accounts of transactions.
Um, I bought a belly band.
My first pregnancy with the belly band because I am in so much
pain.
I like have to put my feet up at the end of the day.
I cannot believe I'm 20, I'm going to say only 29 weeks
pregnant because of how I'm feeling.
I should, I should be 34 weeks pregnant with how I'm feeling.
Like I got 10 weeks to go.
You guys, Elizabeth, I think I've said that, but if you see
the person, her bump is so low.
I've never seen anything like it.
She's been low this whole time.
I know she's never gone up.
I'm just, I'm feeling a lot of pains.
So I, your waddle is so, you didn't waddle like this with
the other ones.
No, Kelly, I'm telling you like it's a really big problem that
I'm only 29 weeks pregnant and I'm already feeling like this.
Like it is going to be a long hot summer, but in my mind, I
have to make it through the, I have to make it through June
because I got the auto show.
I have James's third birthday bash that I'm throwing and then
like July your work schedule is going to be gone down a little
bit and that's when I'm going to take some time to get the
baby ready because I'm due early August.
So like it could be first week of August and I have nothing
prepared for this baby.
No, you really do have like nothing prepared for this baby.
Nothing, but I really can't think about it.
Like I've got, I'm looking at piles of clothes for the auto
show closet sale.
Like I don't have a spot to put anything.
I need to nest.
I need to do another decluttering series probably and I'm going
to, I'm going to do that all in July.
Yeah.
Okay.
So we just got to get through, really just get through the auto
show.
I have to get through the auto show and James birthday.
Okay.
And then it'll be okay.
And then I'm going to like really like nest and be excited
and like it's going to be very, it'll be, I'm really excited
to like organize and get to that point.
I just really can't touch anything until then because
there's no, there's no point.
You know, when, what?
So just a circle back.
So you bought a belly band.
Sorry.
I bought a belly band because I don't feel very good.
I hope you feel better.
Can you hear my kids in the background?
Yeah, but I think it's fine.
Okay.
Kind of like white noise.
Oh, all right.
One of my recent bank account subtractions was we have a
tradition here in the Stumpy household that I started last
summer and I just decided to make a big deal and that is every
summer we tie dye shirts.
Okay.
And everyone has 90 summer.
That's you're right.
That's so 90 summer.
Um, tie dyeing is so fun and then like that's like their pool
shirt, their lake shirt.
Like it's just a teacher that they get to tie dye themselves.
The kids really love it.
Who doesn't love tie dye?
That's really fun.
So I bought a tie dye kit off Amazon and this one I'm excited
about this one.
It comes with a lot of colors.
18.
Oh, 14 vibrant colors because I bought the cheap kit.
I've bought a cheap kit from Target before and it was horrible.
Like all the colors were so muted and then they all just came
out to be like a light brown when they mixed.
It was so bad.
It was so bad.
So we'll see if the quality of the.
It had a claim of 4.8 stars with 34,000 reviews.
All right.
I'm sorry.
This seems like the kit, the kit, like the original.
That's really cute.
You should make a, you should make a Instagram post about this.
That's a cute idea.
I didn't know you guys did this.
Oh, okay.
Like what?
Like just saying say here's how I'm doing my 90s because it's
trending.
The girls are going to love this.
The girls are going to love this.
And so yeah, now I'm like, what else can we tie dye?
Like bring me your socks, shorts, bring me a dress.
I don't care.
Let's just maybe we'll tie dye a towel.
Can you tie dye a towel?
I'm sure.
Why don't you?
Why not?
We're tie dyeing.
Okay.
I don't know what I'm going to do that.
Um, not at 2pm, not between the hours of 12 and five.
That's for sure.
Never, never.
Um, okay.
You're going to be so excited about this transaction.
Okay.
I said James's birthday is coming up.
So I bought a birthday banner like a reusable one.
I think it's the same one that you have actually.
Raspberry blonde on Etsy.
Um, I don't remember what her name was.
Look it up right now.
I am so, I haven't talked about talking about birthday banner and
that is sad because George's birthday did come and go.
And I didn't speak about it.
My birthday banner, it's a cloth like quilted homemade.
I didn't make it.
This girl named raspberry blonde on Etsy made it birthday banner
and it is a treasure, a treasured piece for me.
My kids will fight over it.
Let me try and find birthday banner.
Yeah.
It's like quilted.
I think it.
Did she like send you cause she like lays out the fabrics ahead of time
and then sends you.
Yeah, she did that.
And I literally, I'm sorry.
I got, oh, here it is.
No, I did, I did this girl, this Magnolia mama.
Oh, she sounds qualified.
Yeah.
But it looks, it looks like yours.
Okay.
But I like that ours are a little different.
Yeah.
Was yours.
So I said, I want like prime, like I have a boy and I have girls.
So I want primary colors and some neutrals and she sent it to me and like
the joy that I saw like my, my personalized fabrics together.
I'm like, Oh, I love it.
I love it.
So fun.
So fun.
This girl, I don't know if your girl, I'm sure your girl does this too,
but this girl, you can also add names so I could get one in the same colors
that says James and one that says Sloan and then I could, I could just have
just the happy birthday or I might get them made with my kids names.
So when it's their birthday, I can pull out their banner as well and put their
name on there.
Oh, that's so fun.
Yeah.
That's so excited.
I can't wait for it to come in.
It is such a joy.
I agree.
It's such a fun little treat to have a birthday banner.
Yeah.
And I also ordered to, I'm also stealing your idea of hanging up photos of
the birthday kid and so I ordered two more photos of James for this year.
I have so many good ideas.
No, you really do.
Like I'm just like fully ripping you off.
I don't get enough credit some days.
I have good ideas that I did not come up with the birthday picture.
I did rip that one off from somebody else, but well, you're making it known
and that's and that's important and that is important.
Okay.
My one of my last transactions was I placed an apricromby order.
What did you get?
Well, I bought a cup.
I've never, I have never in my 32 and a half years on this earth bought
myself a decent cover up.
Totally like a good swimsuit cover up like a cute one.
Like one that's like, you know, a little like that looks cute on you.
Yeah.
So I bought one from Abercrombie and it's just like white crochet.
It's got like a little clippy thing here.
Part of your goal to just like wear less this summer.
Yeah.
So that's it.
I bought that.
Okay.
Abercrombie has some good sales going on.
And like if you're not like, I'm sorry, they make the best sweatshirts.
It is a known fact that their sweatshirts are so good.
Next level good.
No, they're so good.
Okay.
That was mine.
Okay.
Last thing I ordered on sales.
I need to find an offer for the auto show.
Very stressed about it.
So I ordered three options with the intent to return them.
Oh, have they come in yet?
No, but I ordered them from Vineyard Vines.
I might have talked about this, but like I just really like Vineyard Vines is
a tall girl because it's like like country club attire, which I feel like
naturally is a little bit more modest and long.
Yeah.
So then it's fits me like a dress from literally anywhere would fit
and not six foot tall person.
Yeah, I like I can't just like go to Target and buy a dress like never
unless it's a midi dress like never someone made a comment about how
I dress so maternally sometimes.
And I'm like, you've really never gotten over that.
Well, because and all I can wear is midi dresses like try being six
foot long in the legs and like I don't just go.
I don't get to go buy pants from wherever or buy a short dress from
wherever I have to look at the length of the dress.
And if it is any less than 35 and probably a half inches, I can't buy
it like there's no way.
So then I don't realize this about us and like 35 is a little dramatic.
I try to do around like 33 inches.
Kelly, that would be a cover up on me.
You have longer legs than me, I guess.
Kelly, I'm telling you especially like I just found some of your maternity
dresses because I was digging through some clothes and I'm like like this
is way too short.
Dang.
I'm just tall.
And dresses are short dresses are hard because they will make things
in long sizes like pants have gotten a lot easier.
And I think pants have got a lot more inclusive, you could say.
But the problem is they don't make short dresses in tall sizes.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And so it is really hard.
So what I just I so I ordered three dresses from Phinear Vines hoping
they fit and I think like one of my goals eventually is I want to take
a lot of my midi dresses and I want to take them to a seamstress
and I want her to Oh, I think that's a great idea.
Make them an appropriate short length because I like I like wearing short
dresses like I think they're cute.
Like I don't always want to wear a long midi dress.
It's just all that I can do.
No, I think that's actually a great idea.
And that's a great idea.
Oh, yeah, I'm looking up in yours.
Fine.
It's pretty cute.
Yeah, I've I've really been liking their stuff lately and they have a lot
of good sales.
Yeah, they're 30% off right now.
Yeah.
That's so interesting.
Yeah.
Okay.
The last of my transactions was I bought something so boring, but
I bought an outdoor fan like a fan to go underneath our sunroom there.
And the funny story about this is my husband is such a.
How would you even describe him?
He's like, he can't throw anything away.
And he like loves to repurpose things.
And when we were redoing our house, we got rid of our bedroom fan.
This like it was this old nineties beige like like it was an intricate
fan that had like probably like a fake berries on it.
Like it was so ugly and Tyler was like, Oh, this is a perfectly fine
fan.
I'm going to go install it out by the pool.
And I had to live like that for two years.
It's an it's an it's a truly indoor fan.
It's an indoor fan that he had hung outdoors.
Yeah.
Because he's like, now we have a fan and I'm like, Tyler, that looks ridiculous.
Did look really silly.
It looks so silly.
Yeah.
And you know, I've really learned a lot on on marriage lately.
But you got to be sent.
You got to be gentle with him a little bit because he takes it.
He takes it a little too personally.
Sometimes I think if I'm like, that's so ugly.
He's like, I'm just trying to save us some money.
And I'm like, let's find somewhere else.
Let's do something else here.
But then finally, so I lived with it for two years, kept my mouth shut
because I can't I just I don't want to nag on everything.
And that's not it wasn't that big of a deal to me.
But then I decided it was a big deal and I ordered a fan off Amazon.
Okay.
And it was a 10015 dollars.
Right.
And it was fine.
Right.
And it looks so much better and it looks so much better.
And you're going to be having well, and your pool is like ready for
hosting like it wasn't the last two years.
So exactly.
We were very much under construction.
Now, the craziest thing is we don't have a lick of landscaping out by the
pool, not a lick.
There's nothing to be found.
And I kept waiting for Tyler to be like, Hey, like, you know, let's
go find some trees or some bushes to plant.
And he never said that.
So then I was like, Hey, what about landscaping?
He's like, we're not landscaping.
I'm like, are you sure about that?
He's like, I'm not doing it.
He's like, we're not landscaping not for a long, long time, which means
ask him, which means ask him next year.
So we have no landscaping and again, it's not worth fighting over at the
moment, it might be worth that eventually, but something I plan to do
because the thing is, I think our pool still looks unfinished because
we don't have any landscaping.
And I don't want a ton of landscaping, but like, could we just get some nice
like, what are those trees that just like don't take any maintenance?
Right.
Right.
Like some shrubs.
Can we just get a shrub or two?
Like, yeah, could we literally get, I, we have nothing.
It's rock.
It's Creek Rock that he took from our parents farm to put around the pool.
It looks on, it looks, the fence helps a lot, but it's
not done.
So my plan of attack is I'm going to print off landscaping plans and I'm
going to hang them like at the door going out to the pool.
So my guests are like, Oh, is this your plan?
I'm like, yeah, you know, this is what we're planning on doing.
Just so they know I am still a work in progress out there.
Yeah, for sure.
Yeah.
You haven't given up.
Well, I just don't want anyone to think like I'm satisfied.
But it, but also, you know, I go back and forth because like, I don't want to pull
weeds.
I don't want to do any of that.
So I do need him, I do kind of need him to buy in a little bit.
So I'm just going to buy a fan.
Wow.
Just never know where the segment is going to take us.
Here I am, airing my dirty laundry.
Okay.
Airing your marriage, the depths of your marriage, the strategies you're holding.
Um, now the best marriage advice I can give you though, before I get off this topic is
the power of a list.
Me and Tyler now have a shared note.
And when I want him to do things, I add it to this list.
And then I'll just be like, Hey, no rush, but I added some things to your list.
And he starts, starts going through it.
He's actually being so cute today.
Did you see what he's doing today?
Okay.
I did see what he's doing today.
Cause the truck dad is back up and running.
I guess he only comes out of retirement every two years to talk on Instagram.
I just saw him leave Mazda.
Is that really the car they're bringing?
What'd they say?
Like a Miata Mazda Miata stick shift.
Oh dear.
And I was waiting for them to be like, Oh, just kidding.
Like we're going to bring.
Just be a kindie.
Right.
So I don't even know what a Mazda Miata is, but it sounds fancy.
Doesn't sound car seat friendly.
No, Tyler.
So Tyler today, we're like not doing a very good job today.
Okay.
Sorry.
Today, Tyler is going around to all of the dealerships who are bringing us cars
and he's dropping off like cookies for them just to kind of like come across.
You know, you know, I'm always telling you to come across people's desks.
So I just wanted to make sure we were coming across their desks in like a very
sweet and savory kind of way.
And so it's a poster board of my face saying thanks for being a partner of the
auto show with a box of cookies.
Delivered by.
Delivered by Tyler and he's like, I'm going to give everyone a social media
shout out and I'm like, good strategy.
Love it.
I mean, it's darling.
If it's not too late, I would suggest he tags them on social media.
Well, I'm sure it's too late for that.
Yeah.
Cause he hasn't been doing that, but I love, I love that he's back.
I forgot about when Tyler was posting on Instagram.
Anytime he did anything, he would just search like he was gluing poster
your face on posters.
So I know he just searched audio poster and picked the first song
that says the word poster in it.
And then he like went to crumble cookies and he found a song
called Cookie Grumble, which is kind of funny.
You know, I love it.
I forgot he did that.
And it's so off, like it's so authentic and silly and just like wholesome
that I have a hundred percent here for it.
It is so funny.
Teller has been a really big part of the auto show this year.
And he's just such a doer.
Like there is, he can really do what like seven people can do.
So, okay.
Are you ready for industry news?
Are we supposed to hot tea going on the auto industry?
Well, I did have a advice question.
Oh, okay.
But we can get to that first.
That's fine.
So this comes from Jen.
She says, Hey Kelly and Liz, I currently own a 2015 Toyota Sienna
that I planned on driving for several more years to make a long story short.
It's most likely totaled.
Most importantly, my family and I are all unharmed.
I absolutely love my Sienna, but don't really want anything other than a minivan.
But for several reasons, I may need to sacrifice my desire for a minivan
in order to replace it quickly with something more affordable.
We'll almost certainly buy used.
Do you have suggestions for something that I won't hate?
I seriously love the minivan life so much that I fear I will hate anything else.
My favorite things about the Sienna are the ease of getting in and out,
ability to fit comfortably, extra adults on occasion, the space and the functionality.
I have one kid in a booster, one forward facing kid and we are done having kids.
I want a third row for occasional use would usually be adults in the back.
Trunk space is important.
I'll be able to have the third row down most of the time.
Just looking just from looking online, I like the Atlas Pathfinder Pilot Palisade.
Tell your ride, but don't have super strong preference right now.
Would love your thoughts on those or any other midsize SUV
that checks the boxes that won't make me miss my minivan too much.
Why can't she get a minivan?
I don't know.
She's like she wants to buy used.
She's probably looking for a Sienna.
She probably needs to kiss her Sienna dreams. Goodbye.
So maybe that's it.
So maybe look at a different.
You should be able to find another used minivan.
That's more even more affordable than those options.
Then those SUVs, I agree.
Look at an odyssey or even a Pacifica is fine.
For those ages, I mean, you don't have like a get a Pacifica.
They're so cheap.
What years?
What? How far back would you go?
She had a 2015 Toyota Sienna.
Oh, I don't know what her budget is.
Okay.
Yeah, I don't either.
Like I agree.
I don't like the idea of you going to an SUV.
I think you will be.
I think it sounds like you love your minivan.
You should just buy a different minivan.
I agree.
Permission to do that.
If I, you know, she said for several reasons, I may need to
sacrifice the desire of Atlas.
Pilot.
She needs to write.
Tell her she's starting with more.
She needs to write in with a follow up.
I need more.
I need to know your budget.
We know who this we person is.
So maybe I'll just have you read out to her.
She but she wanted to remain anonymous.
Oh, really?
Yeah, I know them.
Yeah.
Text me who it is.
Okay.
Who drives a 2015?
Well, I don't think you know, like what she drives.
Let me text you.
You never know.
Why does she want to remain anonymous?
I don't know.
It's like not that serious of a.
Okay.
Did you see it?
Yeah.
Okay.
We can just reach out to her.
Okay.
That's so funny.
Um, okay.
Now you're ready for new surprise with the hot tea going on
in the auto industry.
Yes, I am.
Okay.
There's some interesting stories.
First, we're going to start with a really sad one.
Oh.
All time NASCAR great and two time cup champion Kyle Bush
passes at 41.
Yeah.
This is so sad.
So Kyle Bush nicknamed rowdy Bush.
He's like, like I don't know NASCAR and I know who this person
was like he is like one of the best NASCAR athletes of all
time and he suddenly passed away.
Things have come out a little bit that it was basically just
complications from an ammonia that progressed into sepsis.
He was 41 years old.
He has two kids.
It's horrible, horrible.
And like was racing like last week.
So scary.
So scary.
You just think like I'm sorry in the my mind's view.
I just like, I feel like if you get ammonia and sepsis like
you, we have enough technology that like we can fix that.
You know, it's just crazy.
I know it's so sad.
It's so scary.
Anyway, I just wanted to mention that praying for his family.
Yeah, he was the good he him and his wife Samantha.
I actually follow them both on Instagram or I follow Samantha
on Instagram.
I don't know if I was following him like they're good big.
They just seem like good people.
So I know so sad.
Okay.
Our next story is by car dealership guy and it says sedans
gain fresh appeal as OEMs reconsider the affordable car segment.
US sales for that segment reached nearly 1.5 million
units in 2025 with the average vehicle price hovering around
$50,000 more buyers are turning to turning to sedans with younger
and future drivers also eyeing this segment.
There's an opportunity for sedans to offer an alternative to
the state of SUVs and they're typically less expensive than
an SUV in the same size class.
Hmm.
Um,
I feel like sedans are it's about time for them to
make their comeback.
I mean, we're not going to talk about them much just because
what's you know, we have such a niche thing that we're working
on, which is families oftentimes large families.
But I could I think it's their time.
Everything comes and goes.
I think we will talk about like the good ones, like the ones
that really stand out to us.
I mean, it's crazy how few there are at the moment.
Yeah.
We could probably stand to do some sedan content.
We could stand to do some one to two kid families that we
could definitely sedan content out there.
Okay.
They oftentimes have good trunks.
It's 100% they do and great fuel economy.
Yeah.
Okay.
This is an interesting story.
We're always talking about this brand.
Stellantis 70 billion dollar plan.
That's 70 with a B 70 billion plan will transform us showrooms
with aggressive product rollout.
Stellantis is leaving no stern stone unturned in a 70 billion
dollar bet to overhaul its product lineup and reclaim us
market share and improve profitability.
The automaker plans to double down on high powered V8 engines
enter five new segments and counter soaring transaction
prices with nine new name plates that start under 40,000
including two Chrysler models that are less than 30,000.
I know.
It says the so I guess half of that 25 billion is going to Jeep
Ram Chrysler and Dodge.
I guess just in the U.S.
Segments.
Okay.
Sure.
Because it's happening forever work.
You kind of for like 70 billion is a don't get me wrong a
lot like you did is like split up between a lot of.
Yeah.
So it says the 25 billion infusion for Chrysler dodgy
brand will give dealers 11 new vehicles by 2030 including
compact and midsize pickups three crossovers two performance
cars in a full size SUV.
I'm like fix what you've got.
No, I'm excited about this.
I mean like I am.
I am excited because like I like new shiny things, but I do
feel like there's like some things that they could be working
on with what they currently have going on.
It says Chrysler will add three crossovers.
The crossovers don't do a ton for me, but really?
I don't know.
A crossover is like an SUV.
I know, but it's like a small SUV.
Yeah.
We'll see what happens, but they and they say a full size.
I'm you know, I'm I'm here.
I'm here.
I'm interested.
Okay.
No, I'm interested too.
Again, like I like shiny new things like I'm excited to see
what I'm just going to be like drama to unfold.
Like what's it going to look like?
Is it going to be ugly?
What are they going to call it?
Are we going to hate it?
Like I think that'll be like a lot to talk about and I am
excited for that aspect.
And that's in your news.
Okay.
Now it's time for ditch the drive where we give you an easy
dinner recipe to mix it up to get you out of your dinner.
Do you have one?
Well, last night for supper before I left to go, um, you
know, hang out with my friends party.
I would never.
Um, I did meatloafs in a muffin tin.
I'm sorry.
My kids love meatloaf.
And it's so easy.
I do half a pound of no, I do a half one pound of beef, one
pound of pork, breadcrumbs, eggs, milk seasoning, like please
don't have it for a recipe.
Like you just do what you have.
And I swear it always tastes the same.
Yeah.
And I put them all in muffin tins and then I make a little sauce.
I do ketchup, brown sugar and yellow mustard slapped it on
top, baked them.
The kids loved them.
Didn't you, that was one of the goals that you wanted to do
was to make these.
Yeah.
Oh yeah.
So I made them and I bet they, um, serve well the second day
as well.
Wouldn't know they animal.
Oh, amazing.
My four kids ate two pounds of meat.
Oh my gosh.
Yeah, I know.
I had one.
But that was insane.
You're my kids are such good eaters.
My kids are such good eaters.
Like I went to the farm this past weekend with the stumpies and
our parents and, um, I was in charge of the Sam's Club run,
which I never am.
And you did such a good job.
Elizabeth.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I was really impressed with you.
Thank you so much.
Um, so I, uh, mom was like, can you pick up some mac and
cheese?
You know, the pre-made ones.
I'm like, I got two because I'm like, I don't know.
I know my kids don't need a lot.
Do not know how much stumpy kids eat.
Anyway, you guys only went through one, but I thought for
sure two was going to be like the right amount.
But I just, I have, I cannot gate.
My kids are still like, no, like Maddie and I could both get
an entree and like give our kids.
Yeah, some of our food, like the, at the bare minimum, like
they're always splitting the kids meal.
Like my kids do not eat a lot.
Not my kids.
Everyone gets their own kids meal except for Libby.
It's so good.
It feels so good to watch.
Like I love seeing kids.
So does mom.
Mom is always so funny about, she's always, mom's so funny
about it.
Mom goes, mom will be like, I remember when I used to watch
you kids, you know, eat a banana.
I'd be like, how lucky is that banana that they get to nourish
this growing body of my mom.
You also grab this green ketchup.
It was a 90s summer.
She's like, how lucky is this green?
No, mom.
Has she ever told you that before?
No, but she's always talking about my kids eating and she's
like loves to watch them eat.
And like she will sit there with Libby and like just keep
feeding.
She's like, we'll just keep feeding Libby.
She's good.
It feels good.
It feels good to see a kid eat a full meal.
Maybe I just, I don't ever going to see it.
So they will as I know they will.
They will.
Well, that's going to be our episode kind of a dumpster
fiber and episode, but hopefully kind of enjoyed the ride.
And if not, we'll do better next time.
I would say for the state that I'm in, I'm impressed that I
made it through this long.
I would agree.
And you've got a lot going on and you know, whatever, I'm
not going to keep talking because I don't even know what
to say anymore.
So thank you so much for listening to the Carpool podcast.
Oh, it's all good.
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