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Hop along to conversations with the Kaz sisters, Ashley and Angela. You'll find a mix of silly, serious and everything in between. 🦘
This is sisters Ashley and Angela. And this is Sister Rooy. So, Sister. Yes, Sister.
I wanted to ask you, just to see if it's the same thing that I would respond with now that this has happened recently to me.
Okay.
What do you typically find in a parking lot?
In a parking lot?
Yeah. Obviously cars. Besides the obvious things like, what is always the type of trash that you see on the ground in a parking lot?
Gum.
Okay.
Gum. All right. Uh, or like fast food trash bags that people just probably throw out of their cars and it's like they're trash from their food. I just imagine a run over McDonald's bag. It's perfect in my mind. Perfectly run over. Because I feel like I've seen that a good amount of times.
This particular object that I'm thinking of, though, when I say it, I'm curious if you're going to be like, yeah.
I see that a lot. Okay. Because we have also seen a dirty diaper and that was disgusting. Justin and I were like.
A poop diaper.
Yes. Oh, it was like open and in Florida. I think it was rainy that day. It was. I was like, like, are you kidding me, people?
Now that you say that I have it. When Jake and I did a beach day and we went to go rinse our feet off at the know, whatever.
Showers.
Showers.
Yeah.
in the parking lot. Near the parking lot, there was a dirty diaper. But I don't think it was. I. I think it was just a pee diaper. But anyway, that I. I have not really seen many.
It was. Yeah, it's not, it's not a lot. I have seen one or two, but this particular one, it was at the mall and it was a dirty diaper and we were both like, are you kidding me? And like, that's not even something we want to help and pick up. Like, and be a good civil person. Like, you need a dog bag for that. I carry dog bags with me. It was raining. It was disgusting. Yeah. Like, sorry, mall parking lot people, attendants. You're going to have to deal with that trash with those grabber things. Ew.
No, there's.
There's an object though, that, that you see often.
Not that I see often, but I saw it one time and I think I was walking with Emma in the parking lot and she, you know, is always like, what, what is that? Like cigarette butt to many things. No, it wasn't a cigarette butt.
M. Okay, trying to think.
I've also seen gum and cigarette butts and I Feel like straws or something from fast food are definitely common. M. Yeah.
Another uncommon one I saw was a needle. That was. That was a fun one. I was like, geez, you know, I.
Haven'T seen many needles in the package.
There was only one, and I couldn't tell you what it was used for. It did not look like a needle for, like a self injection. But it was a needle. It was. There was. It was attached, not attached. It was in a parking lot that has a pharmacy attached. But still. Still, it gave me bad vibes.
Yeah.
People, come on. I'm just trying to think of, like, what you would have saw, seen with Emma that, I think in a grocery store.
not that it matters, really doesn't.
Matter, but this particular object. Yeah, okay. What was it?
a tooth flosser thing. You, uh, know those plastic things for flossing? Yeah. I feel like I see those all the time.
Yeah.
Floss picks, Floss picks. I don't. I don't use them, so I don't.
Funny enough. Justin does.
Jake does all the time, and I just stick with my floss.
Yeah. I just. I have a very specific floss that I have to floss my teeth with.
Oh, is it glide Pro Glide?
No, it's from.
Because I have a particular.
It's from my brand of my. Of my toothbrush, which is oral B. No, it's not coming to me right now. Wasn't, planning on being quizzed about my teeth.
Toothbrush brand.
Yes, it's an electric toothbrush. Oh, I wouldn't have fancy Ish. Oh, my gosh. What is my toothbrush called?
Go through the ABCs like Mahter taught us.
I don't have time for that. You put me on the spot. what is my toothbrush called? I have a app for it. I don't even know what to look for on my phone. It's not coming up as toothbrush. Oh, my gosh. Justin would be like, why are you so dumb? Because it's late at night, guys. You know, I brush my teeth every day with this thing. What the heck?
Does it have the name on it?
Yeah, he just bought me a new one. Let me. Because he found a new. The newer version on clearance. And we're all about a deal. And he sent me a picture, and I was like, yeah, get it? Quip. Gosh. I knew it was a Q. I.
Never could have told you that we have a quip.
I have a quip Toothbrush. Anyway, equipped with the quip. Equipped with the quip. Yes. And anyway, they have floss that they send in the mail. It's like one of the subscription ones that send you your heads automatically every three, six months, whatever, and then new floss refills. But their particular floss is a expandable one. So, like, once it's in your tooth that expands from, like, the liquid and I don't know, it's nice. Goes in thin, it comes out thick.
Literally.
Never have heard. Oh my gosh.
Never heard about this type of technology for floss.
well, I really love it. And no, if I just get like floss just from a glide or oral bee or whatever, or Colgate in the little travel size ones that you get from the dentist.
Oh, um, some of her.
Like that don't cut it for me. That's awful.
Yeah, I.
It's like paper.
Yeah, I know. It's worse than paper.
Yeah, it's bad.
It's harder than paper.
And like, I have cavities and they're all between my teeth because I did not floss for years. Now I floss every day.
Isn't it such a great feeling?
And so great. I love to floss my teeth. Look at us building healthy habits as adults. And, I floss every day. And it's one of those things that even with my makeup, if I have makeup on and I need to go to bed, I have to take it off. I can be drunk, I can be tired, and I'm just like, still got a floss. It takes me two seconds. Not really, but it takes me not that long, so I knock it out. Anyway, Expandable floss.
I want to try your floss now. Which is never a statement I thought I would make.
They do make another floss because they have the floss pics too. I think they're just called floss pics. Is that what we called them?
Pic has got to be in the name. I could literally go and walk into our bathroom and look at Jake's floss picks, but I don't want to.
You're not gonna. But I don't think I've ever seen one of these in a parking lot.
I just feel like I see them and I'm like, I'm annoyed by it.
It's probably the same as someone's toothpick, right?
Like, I don't see toothpicks, though.
I know, but you see the floss picks. But you know that people are out there with toothpicks trying to get their stuff out of their teeth. And now they have these inventions with the floss picks that they're out here just doing their teeth and then flicking it to the ground.
I don't know. I don't know. I'm not picking my teeth a lot in my car, so I can't relate to these people at this moment in time. If anything, if I got something in my teeth,
I'm usually one of those people I'm using my nail, I'm looking in the mirror and I'm using my, my fingernail. Can't get it out with my fingernail. That I'm looking for my napkin. If the napkin. No, first really, I'm looking for a straw. The straw is gonna be more effective than a napkin.
This is so interesting.
And then I would look for a napkin, you know, use the little corner of the napkin and if all fail, I got nothing. And just hope that maybe whoever I'm seeing is gonna have floss or something. I don't know, cuz I don't carry it in my purse. Why floss to my.
I have floss in my purse. If you're with me and you have teeth problems, I will always have floss in my purse.
Exactly.
asking the other person. It's going to be the paper crap kind from the dentist. But hey, it's floss in that moment. Hm. But yeah, so I have floss on me. So I'm either doing a drink of water or whatever drink I got from, from the food place, or I'm like using my spit between my teeth grossly. Or I'll use the floss in my purse.
So would you then swish your coke, around your mouth?
As I said, I have cavities between my teeth. I'm just like. It's not preferred. But if I can't get it out with the spin bit or the tongue.
I don't think I, I don't Think I would do that even if it was my last resort?
I don't know.
If it was water.
Yes.
I'll swish that around all my mouth.
I would much prefer water, but I'm like, I definitely wouldn't do it with a coffee. that's too thick.
I'm just. I wouldn't know.
Well, imagine doing it with hot cocoa. You wouldn't want to. No.
like, my teeth are sensitive, so. So I'm just like. I can't have sugar. Just go straight to my gums and my nerves on the outside. So when I'm drinking a pop, I.
Mean, my teeth are sensitive too, but not from, like, sugar hitting my teeth and gums. It's from cold and hot or crunchy.
I think mine are. I don't test it. I don't want to test it. Cause.
Oh, you don't wanna go mouthwash m your mouth with some coke. I don't.
I don't. But just you saying that you would sk. Wish whatever liquid beverage form you have.
It would probably be, the last bit of it that's watered down with all the ice. I don't think I've really ever done this, but, if I had to and nothing else was working, maybe.
Yeah.
But, yeah, water for sure. I guess I could try the straw. I just feel like the straw would be too thick. Apparently, the word of the night for me is thick. You're welcome.
Thanks for that.
But. So did something happen with Emma in this parking lot with this floss pic?
No. It just had me thinking, man, I always see these things in the parking lot. Uh, which then I was thinking, what else am I seeing in a parking lot? That's trash. And then, you know what happened recently?
What happened?
What happened in my car.
With the kids? Without the kids.
This is without the kids, actually.
Okay.
I'm, about to get onto the turnpike.
Proud of you for leaving our town. Thanks.
And the guy in front of me just throws out his trash.
No. Out of his car. What trash?
I think it was a napkin. It wasn't a whole bag of, fast food or anything. But I have witnessed that as well.
In Florida or just.
That was in Michigan, I think, when I witnessed somebody doing that. And I'm just like, why? Why are people so lazy?
Don't care about the environment.
The environment at all. And it's just like, yeah, I'm gonna toss this out my window.
I mean, I'll toss something out my window, but it's biodegradable. Yeah.
I will throw a banana peel out.
The window or an apple.
Apple core. I never eat apple when I drive, but same. But Jake has. Ah. And I'm like, between an apple or a banana. Those are the only things I'm really tossing out the window. Unless it's hair in my fingers from running my fingers through my hair.
Oh, yeah, hair. But I'm just.
It makes me furious. And there's nothing I can do other than like, what would I do? Honk and blare the horn?
I would totally honk.
I can't blare it. I just.
I don't know, I'd glare.
But he.
Well, what kind of car was he in? Oh, uh, he went a different way.
I don't.
He didn't go on the turnpike.
I, I was just in that turn lane to get where most people are getting onto the turnpike, but I was actually on my way to take care of a cat, I believe.
Oh, so you weren't actually on the turnpike?
Yeah, no, but he was getting onto the turnpike, so we merged m away from each other.
Anyway, I can't fathom why people throw trash out their car.
I'm pretty sure our sister in law broke up with a guy because he littered out of the window in a car when she was in high school or something. She got so mad at him and dumped him. Good for her.
Joni?
Yes. Oh, okay. But funny enough, I think it was a banana peel that he threw out. But like, a banana peel is biodegradable, so I don't know, maybe I got that wrong. Yeah, I know.
I'm always nervous of, Even if it was a banana peel, I'm nervous for other people to see me do that because I'm like, is it obvious it's a banana peel? Do they think I'm also just throwing trash out the window? Yeah, cuz like, they'll see an object. If you're going fast enough on a highway, they might not see exactly what it is. So I'm very discreet. If I ever do. But I mean, half the time I'm putting it on a napkin in my car and I'm throwing it out when I get home. Like.
Or to your destination.
Yeah, I just. I just can't believe I witnessed it. I've witnessed it many times. And I don't know what to do about it other than vent about it.
Here because people suck. Yeah. That just reminds me talking about the dirty diapers. I changed Sam's diaper in my car the other day in the back because I was running errands. And sometimes they're just in the right position to poop in their car seat, so didn't want them to sit in it while I ran the rest of the errands. Changed his diaper, and for some reason didn't throw it away at the destination of which I was at when I changed his diaper. And then I went and ran the rest of my errands. And then I came home and it was nap time. M. And I was like, you know, the mom going, like, don't fall asleep in the back of the car. And so I run him up to his crib to nap. And I take Ace inside. And a few hours pass and I go and meet Angela, go and meet my sister to go get some pizza for a little girl's night. Oh yeah. And get in my car. And I'm like, oh, my gosh, what is this smell in my car? And that, uh, is when I realized I forgot to throw out that poopy diaper. And I regretted it the whole drive there. Windows were down, AC was bl. I had everything going just to get air circulation. Threw that dirty diaper out right away. And here is your reminder to not leave a dirty diaper in your car for a while in hot, humid Florida. It was so disgusting.
But it didn't last that long, you said.
Yeah, I was gone by the time I got into the car to go home after our girls night.
You aired that baby out.
Oh. But it was a rough 10 minute drive.
But you know that. I mean, It brings up the potential of. With the dirty diaper that you saw in the parking lot, was it simply forgotten?
M. That's true. Or like sometimes people could put it on the top of their car and drive away and forget.
Yeah. So it's just.
It's for something like that. I'm not sure I can, like, think of, but I definitely feel like I've seen people throw out trash.
Trash on the road. And it drives me Nuts.
The most. I don't know. The most I see is like a cigarette butt.
I feel like I do remember when I saw someone throw a bag of either Wendy's or McDonald's or something. Like, it was. I could. I knew. I. I remember seeing the brand. I don't remember what. What one it was, but it probably was McDonald's because it's just so popular.
But.
But when I saw them actually throw a whole bag of crap out the window, I'm just like, why? How are you that lazy?
That careless? Yeah, I just.
I, uh, have no words. I don't wanna know who you are because I will forever judge you.
Yeah. I think if I were to see someone litter something that bad and we're going in the same direction. I don't know these days though, too. It's just like, do you.
Anybody I know to not beat you up for coming and scolding them for doing something terrible?
Look at them out the window. Just glare at them.
And that's all I can do.
I glare.
It's all I feel safe to do.
I glare at people who. Very slow on the turnpike. Like, it is at least 70 and you are going 55. What are you doing? There have been some idiots lately.
Hey, were they in a Tesla? Were they trying to save some charge?
Because I can relate. They were not in a Tesla.
Go back to, uh, prior episode.
Yeah, no, they were not in a Tesla. It was definitely two teens in some little white sedan type car. And Justin and I were just like, what the heck are they doing? They gotta be a new driver. it was. It was bad. It's always getting off onto that. Getting onto that turnpike too. I've almost been hit a couple times now by, um, just big trailer. We have so much construction going on, so big trucks and semis are going in and out. Yeah. And this one guy almost backed into me. I had to put it. Luckily, no one was too close behind me. I had to put my car in reverse real fast because he would have hit me for sure. And I honked. And then there are other times where I'm like, ah, man, should have honked. Yeah, I'm not honker. The reflex just isn't there.
I'm not a quick honker. Jake is a little more quick to honk than me.
But Justin is, like, antsy. He'll be like, he'll hover it. And he's like, come on, I'm gonna do it. And then they go and he's like, you're lucky. He just hovers it with his fist. Are you gonna punch it or not?
I can't see Justin wanting to honk the horn.
Ever since Justin. Ever since we got electric vehicles, I feel like his road rage has been more. Because I think he's more impatient just from people having to switch gears and stuff and not being able to just go fast. And, I mean, there are people who are just distracted.
Yeah.
Especially at a light and whatever.
But see, between Jake and me, I do, run a little faster than.
Him, but in a car. Yeah. Okay. It's just weird because you said run, so I was like, wait, go a little faster.
Yes. But I don't know. I just love to chill. I'm a cruiser.
I was gonna say, both of you are slow drivers. Anytime Justin and I have the opportunity to drive, we're like, guys, no, we'll drive.
See? But I can't stand driving so much with Justin. As much.
Yeah, I know, But I'll, drive, though.
I suppose. I just. But my. My whole thing is I am not in a rush. And I'm always saying that everyone is in a rush to go nowhere because you, just. There's absolutely no reason to be cutting people off, getting all worked up to be right on somebody's butt.
I mean, like.
And so I've just. I've just embraced my chill mode when I'm driving.
And addressing slothiness is everywhere in your life.
It really is driving.
Whether it's doing something, a task, it's any. Anything and anywhere. Changing a diaper. Like, I don't think I've ever seen someone so slow change a diaper. I love you, but, like, uh, you're, I think, so slow at changing a diaper.
Changing Zach's diaper than Emma's. Like, a girl versus a boy diaper is slightly different. I worry about the parts.
Yeah. I mean, you don't want UTIs and stuff, but. But I've seen you change Zach's diaper, and you're still slow, man. Anyhow, why.
Why am I in a rush? I'm in a rush to just continue momming throughout my life, I guess.
But, I mean, I wouldn't say Justin and I are, like, weaving in and out of traffic and up on people's butts.
No, no. But you. You, I think, are the worst in the sense of, uh. Well, I'm trying to think, like, you got upset that Justin, um, didn't pass a car sooner when we're like, you know, we were carpooling probably on the way to family. A family dinner. one of the few last times before our boys were born because we could all actually fit in a car. Okay, so we were in your car. That's the only one that fit all of us.
Right.
And Justin's driving. It's on that two lane road that we're always worried if we ever break down, we will be.
No service, no lights. It's terrible.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. And he. Justin is coming up on this other car and there's absolutely nobody coming the other direction. We can tell from the back.
Yeah.
And I remember, the only reason I remember this moment so vividly is because I had the thought of, man, Justin hasn't passed this guy. And I would have. And you actually vocalized it and you're like, are you gonna pass this guy or what? Justin's like, what do you mean? Like, chill.
I do not remember this.
You don't remember this? It was either that it was dark
Yeah, I mean, the two lane road reminds me a lot of just the back roads of whenever we went from. In. From Illinois to Indiana when we were visiting extended family. so, yeah, I treat it like that road, like all those roads. But, it does sound like something I would say. I just don't remember that particular moment.
I remember it vividly because of his reaction. And I had the same thought. Why aren't we passing him?
I just went and visited family over there and took that road and came home at night and I can't remember if it was raining or not,
But I saw an idiot in all black on a bike with no reflectors, no lights on this road, guys. And it's just pitch black.
It really is pitch black.
if you're tired driving this road, it's dangerous. Just. I mean, you're. You're always dangerous if you're over tired driving, but yes, like, this road can make you tired, but, yeah, I saw a coyote. I saw a little mouse.
Coyote.
Yeah, I've seen coyotes on that road a lot.
Really?
Justin and I saw a white coyote once, and that thing did not give any Fs. It just stood in the middle of the road and stared us down. And we had to stop, and we were like, can you move along? I think Justin had a honk for it to move. It was kind of crazy. But anyway, this coyote was regular. Saw a regular coyote and, a little mouse. And then just an idiot on a bike. All in black, no reflectors, nothing on a bike, no lights, no reflector or vest. I was like, what the heck are you doing at 9pm at night on this road in the black, In. In the dark, in the black, in all black.
Ah.
But yeah, I have. I feel like Justin's road rage has gotten more. I have more become a passenger princess. And so I don't really have a say if I'm just being a passenger princess all the time, but I would say I probably have more of a, heavier foot on the gas. I've definitely been pulled over more, but not since. Yes, you have not. I think it's been five years since my last time I was pulled over.
How many times did you get a speeding ticket?
How many times was I pulled over? How many times did I get a ticket? I didn't know I had to ask.
Uh, such a distinctive question.
Well, you get away with warnings sometimes. I got away with warnings probably for the first four at least.
You're lucky.
Yeah. No one. The last one, I think, was in a construction zone. There was no workers present, though, that I remember.
Okay. How many times have you been pulled over for speeding? You don't know?
It's always for speeding. What else would I have gotten pulled over for?
I have only gotten pulled over for things that are unrelated to speeding.
What have you been pulled over for? A broken light.
We'll get into it.
I actually do think I was pulled over for a broken tail light. But then, um, I was like, I'll get it fixed. I didn't know. And they're like, are we in double.
Digits for how many times you've been pulled over?
No, but I was to a point where the last time I was pulled over, I had to take the class in order to not have it hit my insurance.
Okay.
And that was the last time, because I remember I took that class when I was a foster parent, and it was like, right when we got the boys, I think when we got cw. So I. Yeah. it's been five years that I have not gotten a speeding ticket. What have you been pulled over for that wasn't a ticket? I did get a bunch.
First off, you didn't, you didn't answer the question.
how many tickets did I get?
I asked you first. How many times you pulled out, were pulled over?
I don't remember. I know I was pulled over once on the way to college. I was late for a class. I was pulled over with Justin on the way to Melbourne for a party for I think New Year's Eve or some sort of celebration thing. That one I did get a ticket. The one on the way to school, I did not get a ticket. The construction zone was in Justin's car, but I feel like with Justin's car that would have been when we were in our first home. So I've definitely been pulled over while I was in the current home because that's when I was a foster parent. I just don't remember when or where that was. four times. I want to say four or five times, but I was with a warning for a few of them. It's definitely lower than 10. But I don't know how many times you have to get pulled over in order to take the class or if that's always an option.
I think it would always be an option.
I, don't know. I do think. I can't remember if it was Justin or me, but one of us had a light that said that we like turned incorrectly on a red light and we got ticketed for that. I just remember getting it through the mail. I just don't know who was driving or if it was even one of us that was driving. And we were like. There was one camera in Florida area, wherever we were that did not work. Right. I feel like we might have fought it.
Yeah. So I was pulled over twice in the neck of the woods of our oldest brother when I think I would have been driving from their house to.
The parentals while they were living up there.
While they were living up there.
But not in childhood home.
Correct.
Okay.
So it was like, I don't know, 10, 15 minute drive.
Yeah.
From Joni and Jason's. And you know, we. I stayed so late at their house that it might be like 2:00am for example, like somewhere in the midst of midnight to 2:00am um, on two different occasions I was leaving their house back to the parentals. And one time I was turning and The cop was just fishing to see, I think, if I was drunk, because there was.
Yeah, we've had a couple of those times, too.
Yeah, there was no. He actually had a reason to pull me over legitimately, which was My registration tag was out of date, and it was one of my first times in Michigan where I didn't know how they notify you, which they don't really. Or if I did, I, missed it. I don't know, because I legitimately did not know that it was an expired tag. So I was like, oh, dang, have to get that fixed. But, they had told me, though, they were asking me why I had my brights on. I was like, my brights aren't on. I never turned them on. You can see just fine. Like, in my head, I'm just thinking, like, this is not. I know they lied about the question. And I was like, I think they're prodding me after because Jake. I think Jake was in the car with me for that one. and so that one was an interesting scenario, but they let me off with a warning because I was like, I recently moved to Michigan. I didn't know anything about this and thought I would have gotten the letter.
Yeah.
Anyhow, so that was one and then the other. I was again leaving our, uh, brothers back to our parentals, and I got stopped at a light because of a train that was going through. And I knew I could avoid the intersection by going through the parking lots.
Ah.
And a cop pulled me over for it and was like, you know, that's illegal to do.
Like, that's so funny. I heard that. That's illegal. And I've never known anyone to get in trouble for it.
Well, the reason I got in trouble for it was because it was so late at night. There was absolutely nobody except for, like, two cars. So stopped at this intersection to go on the road. So I would have. It was so obvious to the cop, probably. and anyway, so he was a.
Young.
beautiful cop, honestly.
Okay.
And, he let me off with a warning, telling me that. And I was like, thank goodness, because, yeah, I really didn't need to cut through this. I could have waited, but it was so late at night. Just wanted to get home to the parentals. And then the third time that I got pulled over that was not for speeding was I turned on at an intersection that had the sign do not turn on red. And I completely missed that one because.
You turned on red.
I turned on red. There was absolutely Nobody coming. But I can really understand why at this intersection they have that sign because during the day, I bet it would be a nightmare and probably so many accidents. but again, it was late at night. Jake was with me on that one, so he kind of chuckles about it, that I got a ticket. That one.
You got a ticket?
I got a ticket for that one. And I was not lying to the cop about this. Like, I did not see the sign, and I did stop, you know, I didn't roll through at all because it was a terrible intersection of, like, some type of barricades and stuff that you had to really inch around to see as I'm turning. But, yeah, that one was a bummer because I. I tried appealing and I couldn't kind of get that one.
Yeah, I forgot. So I wasn't in the driver's seat. I was actually in the passenger seat. But Justin and I were just parking. Parked at a park. But it was, like, cold out. And I can see how it looks bad to this cop who probably got called or was driving by and saw this car that was, like, fogged up. And it was. Right. It was when Justin and I were dating, early on, and I don't know, it was just, like, the end of a date, and we were just, like, hanging out at a park in a parking lot or something. I don't even know if it was.
A park hanging out in a park.
again, I can see how it looked bad because the windows were, like, all foggy because it was colder when we were on this date and he had his old Ford Contour car. It was his first car from high school, and It had, like, instant heat. It was. It just had instant heat. It was amazing. Anyway, we're in the car getting heat. It all sounds terrible, and you're in heat, but for real, it was innocent. And I just. This guy all of a sudden comes with a flashlight shining into the car and knocks. And I'm sure he fully expected, you know, two naked teenagers to come out of this car. But we just kind of, like, open the car and, stare at this guy. Because at this point, I don't know if we really knew. I don't think we could see his lights. I don't think he had his red and blue lights or anything flashing or just even on. But we got out I saw that.
It was a badge.
Like, we saw that he was in uniform. And we're just like, oh, hello. And he's just like, what's going on here? he was so young and so serious, and we're just like. We're just talking, having a conversation. And he was like, step out of the vehicle So we both get out, and he, is just like, do you guys have your IDs on you? And so we both get our IDs, and he's literally looking at my ID. And he goes, how old are you, ma'? Am? I'm like, I'm gonna be 19 next week. And he's like, so how old are you? Like, 18, if you can do the math. Like, even I can do that math. And he's. Goodness. An easy question for me at that time. I was in my prime with my numbers back then. And, he ended up giving us our IDs back and just kind of scolding us and saying, you can't sit in this parking lot. Go elsewhere. go home. I don't even know. Yeah, don't sit and talk in your car in a parking lot. Yeah. So we ended up just getting back in the car and driving off. And he followed us for a long time and then eventually peeled off. But it was just Justin. And I always make fun of the fact that. That I'm like, oh, it's my birthday next week, and you're literally holding my id. And he's like, so how old are you? so serious.
Well, you gotta think of the stupid crap that the. That a cop has to deal with.
Yeah.
And, of course, yeah, funny because you are completely innocent in it. But, how often are they really, not sure what they're gonna walk into if someone's on drugs or underage drinking?
Yeah, so.
Or, publicly indecent or whatever. Yeah. yeah.
So I always think, because every. Every time that I have needed to be scolded, apparently by a cop, you know, they are super serious going into it, that you rarely get a smile. That's, like, the goal, you know?
Well, funny enough with. the foster care and, foster system, with some of the kiddos, we've had to deal with law enforcement, and those scenarios are typically way different than just getting pulled over. Like.
Yeah, completely different.
But the pulling over people are so serious. And I feel like the guys that have shown up to my house, most of them are guys, for. For the foster kid experiences. and I just feel like they were not as serious. I don't know.
Well, they have a different demeanor because you're the. You're the caretaker.
Yeah.
They know that you're not the one who's, you know, in trouble or whatever. You're the one trying to help the kid.
Yeah. But I mean, even with the kids, they were super nice, which is good.
Yeah.
yeah. M. Just different. It was just different. And now I've had more experiences with law enforcement, not just from car perspectives.
Yeah. I'm glad that the odds of you interacting with law enforcement is, proportionately getting larger.
yes. My experiences with Law enforcement is. You know what? Actually, You know what I'd really love to do? Ace is obsessed with firefighters, and I need to figure out how to get this boy to see a fire truck in real life.
He hasn't seen one.
No.
And even, like, on the road, I saw one.
No, I mean, we've been on the road.
You want him to have.
I want him to go and see it sit in it and.
Like, what we had at the volunteer fire.
Yeah. And so I took him with me once to, drop off a sharps container. And I had him with me, and I thought that I'd be able to, go in, and they just have you ring the doorbell, and then they come, and they just take it from you, and they're like, see you later. I was like, oh, Thought this was gonna be, like, a whole thing. I have this cute little boy with me. And they were like, hey, bud. bye, bud.
And you should have asked when they do certain events or something.
They. They just seemed like they were busy. I looked into it on the website of the city website, and it said that you can do it, reserve it as a tour. But it seemed more for more people. I feel like we have enough things downtown that he could totally do one downtown sometime.
Yeah.
And our babysitter said her brother did it, so I need to figure out how she had him do it.
Yeah. There was some kind of event where I remember thinking I could have probably taken Emma to, like, introduce her to policemen and maybe firemen.
Yeah. Because with the foster kids, and all of that law enforcement stuff that we had,
The police officers were so nice and, like, gave him these, little honorary badges and, turn on the lights for him and, like, speak through the megaphone for him. And so I just want that. But For a firefighter.
Yeah. When the policeman came for mo, uh, and, uh, saw Emma, they gave her some. Some badge stickers. That was fun.
Yeah, they're, like, so cute with the little kids. Yeah.
I'm sure they have something for the firefighters. You just gotta look or ask the right questions. Yeah, well, it's too busy. Because once they realize that the kid is, like, totally interested in whatever their hobby thing is, people just turn into, a different person, into kid mush.
Yeah.
our doctor. I told you the story that I took Emma to Zach's pediatrician appointment, she was all excited. She brought her doll, one of her dolls.
Oh, yeah.
And Emma was sitting on, the patient table with Zach. And, she was so soft spoken at this point of, like, check baby's heart or something like that. And, the doctor did not hear her, so I voiced it before she left. I was like, hey, just real quick, could you check baby doll's heart? And the doctor did more than that. She, took the baby doll. She's like, oh, we'll check her ears, eyes. Uh, oh, her head is growing so well. Like, I was just so happy with how she went beyond what I thought she was going to do for baby doll.
Yeah. It's nice. Made Emma's day when they make the kiddo's day. So, yeah, I, that will be. My next goal is trying to find a fire truck for this boy to climb in because it will make his life so happy. That'll be great.
Looking forward to it.
Well.
Started from the trash. Now we here.
I know. We went from what do you find.
In the parking lot?
To, people just throwing their trash.
Out in the world to how do you floss your teeth when you don't have floss?
And getting, pulled over.
Do you think our brothers have been pulled over? Absolutely.
They have to have.
I have questions next family gathering, and then, a text to the oldest brother, because, you know, he Ain't here.
I think our oldest. Absolutely.
But the other one, I don't know.
Yeah, the other one, I don't think so. Our other older.
It's like one of those things. I wouldn't be surprised to find out he hasn't. But then I also won't be shocked.
That he has honestly have questions for sister in laws too. Sisters in law.
Where's the s go? sisters?
And then I just remember mom got pulled over with you in high school with carpooling all of you girls to high school.
Mhm. And I also remember a story that mom, she came home.
Yeah.
And she was having to navigate around these big branches that fell from a big storm.
Oh yeah.
That caused them all. So she, she's like, I understand why the cop pulled me over because I was literally having to weave through all of these big branches on this road. but anyway, it was, that was also either on the way to our high school or not. But we know dad has gotten pulled over. We've been in the car with him for that.
Yeah. The funniest one that I remember for dad was we were in California for oldest brother's college graduation and he. We had a rental car or it was.
He was pulled over or it was.
Jason's car and I don't remember. But whatever car we were in, We were coming back from the beach or something. Both of us were in the back and didn't have our seatbelts on. But dad was doing something weird with the brake and was futzing with it.
Futzing.
And decided to do it while at uh, a four way stop or some sort of stop. And just rolled right through because he was like trying to figure out what was happening with the brake and just rolled right through and immediately whoop. Behind us and both of us, we were just like sneakily in the back trying to put on our seatbelts so we didn't get extra stuff for dad. Like we just like snuck in our seatbelts and dad was like of course. there was no talking himself out of it because he had rolled through a stop sign and I don't even know. I really wish I remembered mom's commentary if she even said anything, but that would have been funny. That was one of the more. funny times that I actually remember dad getting pulled over. Yeah. let us know if you guys get pulled over. And what for? If there's any funny things besides speeding tickets.
Yeah, because apparently Ashley gets the speeding tickets and I do not.
It's been at least five years.
At least there's that.
Uh, I'll have to look if I have an email from traffic school or something to see what. the actual date was, but I don't actually remember when or where I was that I would have gotten pulled over for that. And on that note, we'll say goodbye. Goodbye. Oh, uh, actually, you can find us on Instagram, sister.
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