Wives of Drone Deer Recovery Take Over the DroneOn Show! | The DroneOn Show Episode 29

[00:00:00] Speaker A: Welcome, guys. This podcast is going to be a little bit different. So we are the wives of the owners of HLA Drones and Drone Day Recovery A New Way ag. And here we are taking over the guys seats. So I'm Karen. I'm Mike's wife. And we're going to get into just fun things. We're going to talk about all the sides, but yeah, here we go. [00:00:17] Speaker B: I'm Kaylee. I'm Jay's wife. [00:00:19] Speaker C: And I'm Liz, Kevin's wife. [00:00:21] Speaker A: So we were kind of given the challenge by Mike. Mike was like, oh, this would be fun. So let's have all the wives on. We're going to dabble into just a bunch of different things. So I gu. Like, first, we're going to start with what it's like to be in this aspect, I guess, of being business owners and kind of like how our relation has happened. Because I feel like some of us, like, we knew you guys before we started in business with Kevin and Liz, but we've known Jane Kaylee, like, longer than that. And so, like, how. I don't know how we all, like, know each other and all the things, but I feel like where we'll start is just like, what is it like to be inside this business and how has it kind of impacted your life, I guess, in a way. So, Liz, do you want to start, like, just like, what. It's like, what have the last, like, three and a half years been like, being part of growing a new business basically from the ground up? [00:01:15] Speaker C: Yeah, well, starting new businesses, like, is not like a. Like a new thing for Kevin and I's journey, he's all about, like, starting new things and if it's not new, he's like, almost. Yeah, he's like, almost like, let's go, like, what's the next new thing? You know? But we had like, when we just. We met. I don't even know if we had met, like, in church, not. [00:01:37] Speaker A: I feel like it was like just knowing you guys were there. But we, like, I don't know even if introductions have happened, like, before Kevin and Mike really met. [00:01:45] Speaker C: Yeah, right, right. Knew who you were. But we had just like, ended a business. It died prior to this, prior to join Deer starting. And so for me, like, there was like, hesitations with starting like a new. Another business, actually not starting another business, but more so going in partnership with again. Again. Like, what is this? Like, we should like, yeah, tread softly and. But also knowing that it's what Kevin loves doing and just felt like the Lord kept on Opening doors and. Yep, let's do this. Let's do this. But I think, like, some of the biggest things that, like, it impacts our family specifically is, like, the flexibility, like, in a lot of ways, in that Kevin can be flexible, but also, like, on the other end, we have to be flexible as a family, too. [00:02:39] Speaker A: It's a trade off. [00:02:39] Speaker C: Yeah. It's a Right, Right. And, like, I don't want him to ever go back to a 9 to 5 job as much as sometimes I'm like, you're not going to be home at 5:30, dinner is ready. [00:02:51] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:02:51] Speaker C: I would much rather like him deal with. Yeah, right. [00:02:55] Speaker A: Not knowing all the time, basically. [00:02:57] Speaker C: Yeah, yeah, yeah. [00:02:58] Speaker A: It's cool. Yeah. Yeah. So that's how I feel like, yeah. Kevin and Mike met each other and then we really started getting to know you guys, like, after that. [00:03:06] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:03:06] Speaker A: But, yeah, so that's how it got started. Kevin and Mike kind of. Well, Mike started. You guys know this whole thing about all the story, but yeah, that was fun. And it was funny to see Kevin go in kind of cautiously in a way, too, like, because you guys, I think it was about six months. Yeah. Before he really was like, yep, yeah, we'll do this. [00:03:24] Speaker C: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [00:03:26] Speaker B: It's funny that that's how he started because he's so passionate. [00:03:30] Speaker C: I know, I know. [00:03:32] Speaker A: It's so good. So good. But, yeah. Kayla, do you want to talk about, like, what it was like for you guys? So basically, you guys were partnering with us for Anywhere Tree Care. So Jay and Mike had been working together for. Was it a year? It was like, almost two years. No more than that. Probably two and a half. Yeah. And so then, like, we had approached you guys about going in on Anywhere Tree Care with us, and you guys were excited about it because it's like your own business, but then stepping into that. So do you want to talk about what that was like? Because then it shifted big time. [00:04:03] Speaker B: And then you guys starting with anywhere. [00:04:05] Speaker A: Starting with any retreat care, and then what it was like to shift into. Yeah. And how that felt in yours is like, journey through that. [00:04:11] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:04:12] Speaker B: So. So Jay Never had a 9 to 5 kind of job ever since. Yeah, I don't think he ever did. But so we were kind of used to just the different schedules and the just who knows when he'll come home? That kind of thing. He started on the pipeline, which was rough, but it got us where we are now. It got us ahead. Yeah. Then. Yeah. I don't even know. I stopped over at your house, and Mike got All excited about bringing Jay on with Anywhere Tree Care. [00:04:41] Speaker A: So. [00:04:41] Speaker C: So that night, and I'm sure Jay got all excited. [00:04:44] Speaker B: Yeah, he was doing something that he didn't love. He was transitioning out of the pipeline and he. I don't even know. Obviously it was a God thing, because. [00:04:56] Speaker A: At the time it was Chris, too. And so they were three cousins that basically grew up together. [00:05:02] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:05:02] Speaker A: Getting this opportunity. Part of Anywhere. And so at the start, when Jay came in. Yeah. And so it was like, I feel like it was nostalgia, too, for them, like, getting to, like, have the three of them together and then, like, oh, we get to, like, work together and own a business together. Like, it was fun. [00:05:18] Speaker B: So, I mean, and that was. That went great. I really enjoyed that from the wife's perspective, because he was making a lot of money and. But he would come home at a decent time. But obviously it was a lot of physical work on his end. So then Mike went off on his venture and Jay took over Anywhere Tree Care himself. And that was a lot of strain on him. He was used to having Mike and Chris, and then he didn't have that, so he was running everything himself. So obviously his hours were longer. And then you guys wanted us to join in with Drone Deer, which we would have been starting out a lot lower pay than what we were doing with Anywhere. So that was a big hesitation because we didn't know where that was going. But anyway, we took the leap and it just took off from there. It's funny because when he started, he's like, I don't even know what I'm really going to do. And then now it's like, I don't. [00:06:20] Speaker A: Even know what you're not doing. Jay, what are you not doing? Yeah, so that's so good. Yeah. Yeah. [00:06:26] Speaker C: Were you, like, really stressed, like, during Anywhere Tree Care? What was the. Like, when you went from Anywhere Tree Care to, like, drones? [00:06:35] Speaker B: Honestly, I missed when it was the three of them at Anywhere Tree Care, because that was my ideal situation. Making, you know, like, he was making more money than he had before, but he was coming home, I mean, around three, three o'. [00:06:50] Speaker A: Clock. [00:06:50] Speaker C: Wow. [00:06:51] Speaker B: So it was just. It was really nice. [00:06:53] Speaker C: Did he leave really early, too? Yeah, yeah. [00:06:55] Speaker A: Like five or six in the morning. [00:06:56] Speaker B: But, yeah, from my perspective. But I know that that was physical work on his end and that this is something he enjoys a lot more. So I'm willing to sacrifice and just seeing where the company is growing and. Yeah, it's worth it. [00:07:12] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:07:13] Speaker B: Even the hard days. So. [00:07:14] Speaker A: Yeah. Yeah, it was definitely. I Feel like we all three have that perspective of like we definitely had to. It felt like starting over, like we were in a very established place. It felt like we weren't. [00:07:25] Speaker C: We definitely weren't. [00:07:26] Speaker A: Which you guys were going out of that. But you know what I mean, like just to start over and not know, like it was so. I don't know, I was so stuck in like I don't stay in this like safe little box because it is. [00:07:36] Speaker B: So funny because we left it and now that looks so small compared to like where we are now. [00:07:41] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:07:42] Speaker A: How much? [00:07:42] Speaker C: What do you mean it looks small? [00:07:43] Speaker B: Like, well, we thought anywhere was like such a huge. [00:07:46] Speaker C: I don't even know. [00:07:47] Speaker B: Yeah, we thought it was so big and so I don't know. [00:07:51] Speaker A: Yeah. And we never left the state of Ohio. No, we did. We did West Virginia like one time maybe and like maybe something in Pennsylvania. But like. [00:07:58] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:07:59] Speaker A: And now we sell drones all across the country and going into some, maybe new countries. But yeah, that's really cool. So yeah, that's basically. I feel like how we all intertwine. But yeah, that's how it got started. I think one of the things too that we should talk about is how it feels like what are some of the things that are like this is hard, this is a season because I feel like there's a lot of people that want to go into new business and what is the aspect, like what does it look like as a husband and wife team to do that? Like what are your guys perspectives? Like what do you see that you want to share that are like, hey, like this is hard but this is what we do about it and this is how we cope with it and this is how we've grown, I guess, like things like that. But you know. Yeah. So I feel like I'll start. I feel like for us the biggest thing was like Mike from the get go for drone deer recovery. That first year was just like, oh, it was awful. I was just like what is this? Like what did we do? Because he's a lot more ne. Like I feel like he does a lot of boots on the ground. Like he is involved in so much that it pulls him in every different direction. And. And then at the time like we had Viviana and she was little and it was just like, oh, I can't just like pick up my little 2 year old and be up until 3 o' clock in the morning. And so it was a really hard perspective because I was just like, what are we doing? Like, are we sure? Like this is actually what we want to do, but, like, to see him dream and to see him see this vision and have to, like, trust in the unknown was just. It was so hard. But I think the biggest thing that helped us was just, like, knowing, like, hey, this is gonna be, like, really crappy hours for, like, a long season, but it'll get better. And then like, the gaps of time where we did have, like, he was home maybe for a day because he didn't have recoveries or something like that, then it was just like, what do we wanna go do? Like, being intentional about our time that we spent together. But I feel like the biggest thing for us was, like, we have to talk about. I'm not going to be home until. I don't know, like, the communication. Knowing that. Yeah. And I feel like that was so hard because I feel like I did so much. Yeah. I felt like a single parent for a little while. For some of the. Some of the first season. [00:10:08] Speaker C: That was. [00:10:09] Speaker A: Yeah, I feel like that was the biggest thing that was so hard on me. But. Yeah. So, like, what were some of the. I guess, like, some of the hard things that you're like, yeah, like, doing a business is worth it, but, like, just prepare yourself and. And maybe do these things to help make it not feel as hard. [00:10:24] Speaker C: Yeah. I mean, I think those. Those hours that you talked about just like, you know, the early. The early days of Joan Deer for sure were like. Well, we were in the middle of a date. [00:10:34] Speaker A: Oh, my gosh. [00:10:35] Speaker C: Yeah. Or Kevin left the recovery early. Yeah. So that we could go. We got. We went to Cider Press. There was like, their grand opening and it was like our date. We had a. Like a babysitter and he left. We had to leave early. And so then he, like, goes back to the recovery. Anyways, I just thought. But I think just like those. Yeah. Being flexible like I talked about earlier, but also, like, knowing that it is for a season, it might be a long season, but also if we want it to get it where we want it to, like. Yeah. Like, it's not always going to be like this and, like, it's fine. It's. I can do hard things. Yeah. [00:11:12] Speaker A: It just doesn't feel great in the moment. But I know hard things. Yeah. [00:11:15] Speaker C: Right. But also, I think, like, I am very quick to voice with Kevin and I think I can sometimes, like, he's quick to not, like, talk or, like, not. Yeah. Not complain. And I try to not complain, but I am quick to voice my frustration. And so I think there's things, like, I feel like I'm saying, like, a lot. When he gets home, I very much want him to, like, let's put the phone away. Let's. I would love for you to be present. You have two and a half hours with our children before they go to bed. Bed. And, you know, so something we've established is as a default, he comes home, puts his phone. And me, too. It's not just him, but, like, he puts his phone. I put my phone on our chargers, and they just stay there all evening until the kids go to bed. And not that we don't, you know, look at them, but anyways. And we kind of have to be. [00:12:08] Speaker A: A little bit more intentional to stand by the charger, to, like, do anything on your phone. Yeah. [00:12:12] Speaker C: The lame. Yeah, yeah, yeah. [00:12:13] Speaker A: That's good. [00:12:14] Speaker C: But I think it just, like, gives us a boundary, like, both of us, of, you know what we're going to be focusing on our family. That's the default. And there's always exceptions. You know, there's always stuff. And it's not like we're in the, like, early days where. Or he's not out. He's not as much. The boots on the ground, you know, out. Recovering deer. Like, you know, Mike might be or whatever, but that's been very helpful. [00:12:36] Speaker A: That's amazing. Yeah. Have you feel. Do you feel like it has made a drastic change, like, even for the kids to, like, notice that like this? [00:12:43] Speaker C: Oh, yeah. I mean, I don't know if the kids notice it, but, like, Skills. I feel. I'm like, I love. [00:12:49] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:12:49] Speaker B: The man Kevin is. [00:12:51] Speaker C: When he doesn't have his phone. I love him even with the phone, but, like, I. It just makes a big difference. I just told him the other day. I feel like when he doesn't have his phone with him, he's very creative. Like, the creativity in him comes out that, like, especially with the kids, like to do, like, hey, let's boys, let's go do this. You know? And I just love that. [00:13:14] Speaker A: Yeah. Come up with fun ideas. [00:13:16] Speaker C: Yeah. Yeah. [00:13:17] Speaker A: That is the thing. Because, like, if Mike does and he. We've actually tried this, so we've done it for two weekends now. Like, we go from Friday night to Saturday night, and we put the phones on the charger, and we don't touch them unless it's like, somebody calls, like, intentionally or something like that. But recovery season's a little bit hard because Mike's like, well, I got to pick up, like, these. So it is a different ringer. So it does sound different. So I'm like, okay. That is a recovery. So, yeah, that fair. But yeah, and it's been good. Like, I feel like we definitely. Yeah, definitely more creative. Like we just do things like the whole day Saturday, I felt like a 5 year old because we just did everything Viviana wanted to do and just like, yeah, we sidewalk chalked and we played on the swings and like just did whatever she was like doing. And I feel like it filled her because she, I don't know, she's a sassy little one. She's five and she, which you guys know, she, she voices exactly how she feels and then if she doesn't, then she's like, well, you didn't do this and all this stuff, fun, fun stage. But she, I don't know, I just feel like if it fills her very much and for a five year old, which is crazy, like to see that. [00:14:26] Speaker B: Well, they feel it. Yeah, I know Our, our oldest, Brantley, he's nine. He, I don't know, he really struggles when, like, I can tell when he feels like he hasn't had a good interaction with Jay in a while because he just, they just feel it. They know you would think that they don't really pay much attention to the time that you spend with them or whatever, but it makes a big, like a big difference for them. [00:14:55] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:14:55] Speaker A: What is one thing that you guys feel like is something that you try to do like more intentionally as a family to try and I don't know, just make it be like a unplug, which I know, like for us it's hard because like as an owner, like they can't really unplug completely. But you know what I mean? Like, what is something that you feel like you guys have been doing or trying to do that makes it feel like we're totally unplugging, Which I feel like your kids are in like sports and you guys do a bunch of stuff. So. [00:15:25] Speaker B: Yeah, usually weekends we will do a movie night or something like that where we're are all of our attention is on the kids. Jay has a hard time unplugging, so I can't lie about that one. But yeah, he does not do the full day unplugged. [00:15:46] Speaker A: We just started that. I was like, wow, start with like an hour. Yeah. [00:15:50] Speaker B: We might need like baby steps. [00:15:52] Speaker C: Yeah, yeah. [00:15:53] Speaker B: But yeah, we will, we'll do certain things. You know, he'll take, he'll take the kids and go do this and like, let me have some alone time at home where he'll be unplugged. Yeah, yeah. Just things like that so that, that helps and that, you know, fills the kids and fills me because I get some alone time, which is huge. [00:16:13] Speaker A: Not gonna lie, right? Like, it just is. Like, I don't know. I mean, I love taking, I love. Viviana loves to go to coffee shops with me, but it's like she asked a million questions and I'm like, I just want to sit here and like drink my coffee. Like, can we just be quiet? But yeah, there are things that I'm just like, oh yeah, please just take them. Do your thing. And Jacobi's, which I think we should talk about that. Like, how many kids do you have? What are their ages? You know, kind of know like what season of life we're all in. But so Mike and I have two kids. We have a little girl, Viviana, and she's five. And then we have a little boy, he just turned one in July and his name is Jacoby. So I feel like we're in a. I don't know, they're starting to get along to where like she's like, yeah, friends. [00:16:54] Speaker C: And then like, yeah, girl boy. [00:16:56] Speaker A: Oh no. Yeah. And she just got so like he's just a baby. Like he can't play. Like he doesn't want to do anything with me. And now like he'll go up to her and give her a hug and he'll like, actually Mike and I freaked out. We were like last night, it was so quiet and they were both upstairs. I'm like, should we go look? Like, I feel like there's something wrong. [00:17:13] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:17:13] Speaker A: And they were just playing like it was just like, wow. Okay, we're, we're going into that. [00:17:18] Speaker B: Like he's walking. [00:17:21] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:17:21] Speaker B: So he's a little more fun. [00:17:22] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm not, I am not a baby person. I'm just not. I am not a. Kay's like such an opposite. Awesome. Oh, geez. Yeah, yeah. So your kids. So we have three. [00:17:36] Speaker B: We have a nine year old boy and a seven year old boy and a three year old girl. So life is busy. The two boys as they were growing up fought a lot and they still do. So that keeps life interesting. But then I have my little princess daughter. [00:17:53] Speaker C: Yay. [00:17:54] Speaker A: Kaylee wanted a daughter for. I mean, ever since you guys talked about having another baby was like, please let us have a girl. [00:18:00] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:18:00] Speaker B: I prayed and I prayed and he heard me on that one, so I'm thankful. [00:18:05] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:18:06] Speaker B: But yeah. And she's exactly how I wanted my little girl to be. She is not a tomboy, but she gets down and Dirty. But she's also loves the dresses and sparkles and things like that. [00:18:18] Speaker A: So. Amazing. Amazing. [00:18:20] Speaker C: Yeah. We have three boys, Lincoln is four, Malachi is two and Harrison is almost eight months. [00:18:28] Speaker A: No. I can't believe he's the same ones. That's so wild. I feel like it goes so fast. Okay, so are you a baby person? [00:18:36] Speaker C: No, I'm not, I'm not. [00:18:39] Speaker B: I like want more kids because I want more babies but I don't want more children. [00:18:44] Speaker A: Like you know. [00:18:50] Speaker C: I love the 22 year old stage. [00:18:52] Speaker A: Oh, I know. [00:18:52] Speaker C: Okay. So much fun right now. [00:18:55] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:18:55] Speaker C: I mean he's hard too. Like it's a hard stage too. But they're just like. [00:18:58] Speaker A: But the fun outweighs it. [00:18:59] Speaker C: So fun. [00:19:00] Speaker A: I feel like drastically for me like. Yeah, for sure. Going from a baby then it's just like, oh, you can like kind of chatter and then they start talking. That's like the best part is when they start talking and I just feel like it's like this. We've made it the light. We've made it to the light. [00:19:16] Speaker B: So they get a little older and then they're going to be sassing you. [00:19:19] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:19:20] Speaker B: You have to deal with heart issues as opposed to. [00:19:22] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:19:23] Speaker B: Things. [00:19:23] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:19:24] Speaker A: Yeah. I feel like that's definitely something that we try to tell Viviana because like Mike is busy and so plugged in a lot. I feel like I try to tell her like she just has to tell him how, how she's feeling because like if she doesn't she has a way of like I would say just doing kind of annoying things that she normally would not do but she does them because probably for attention and things. And so we're in that season where I tell her like you need to tell daddy how you feel. Like you need to tell him what you want. And she loves the time that she just gets to play with him and I'll take Jacoby and they have their time and I'll just play with him. But yeah, that's a huge thing. I feel like too for a daughter and her dad that relationship in itself is so good. I don't know, it's just so rich to watch them. [00:20:11] Speaker B: It is special between a daughter and a dad. I've seen that. Yeah. So yeah, she's attached to Jay. [00:20:18] Speaker A: Yeah, I feel like Viviana is definitely like that too. Like she would, she would probably pick Mike to do anything to do. He's just, I don't know, he has such a kid at heart thing too where he, if he starts to like just play like he will just play and do fun things and do the crazy things, like the things that are. I'm like, no, we can't do that. [00:20:36] Speaker B: I feel like all the kids would pick. Pick the dad because they're stuck at home with mom all the time. [00:20:43] Speaker A: That's true. [00:20:44] Speaker B: So we take care of their every need, but the dad get rewarded for it. [00:20:47] Speaker C: Ye. [00:20:47] Speaker A: Yeah. And they're the. They're the fun, like jump through the hoop, Jump off the thing, like climb the thing. It's fine. It's fine. Yeah. Good, good, good. [00:20:55] Speaker C: I think it'd be interesting to talk about, like, our relationships, like how they've evolved, like with our husbands, like, since. [00:21:02] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure. Yeah, go for it. [00:21:07] Speaker C: Well, yeah, I mean, I think one of the things I think about is. And I know like, this will be different for you, Karen, for sure, but like, Kevin and I aren't. Were like, I'm not as involved in like, make sure people get paid and that's about it. [00:21:22] Speaker A: Super important, though. [00:21:23] Speaker C: Super important. Yeah. Yeah. [00:21:27] Speaker A: We all three. So this will be fun because we all three have different aspects on this. [00:21:30] Speaker C: Different. [00:21:31] Speaker A: It'll be a good, good view for other people to like. Yeah, yeah. [00:21:34] Speaker C: And like, prior to this. Well, it's just been a year, Kevin. I had some, like, we had short term rentals and sold all those. And that was like something that it felt that like Kevin and I were working together on, like we were, you know, building something and had this like, similar outside of our family or our children, of course. Anyway. So I feel like I just don't get like I'm gonna hear what's happening and. I know, but I'm not. Anyways, it just feels like I miss. Okay, so we sold our short term rentals and then I was like, Kevin, what are we gonna be building? Like, we. We're not like, I mean, like, I have. And I know I'm the support and I'm at home, I'm making meals and I'm paying him, but it's just different anyways, but I feel like. So when I asked him, I was like, what are we going to. Like, when's the next time we're going to be building something together? Because that's what I miss about like our tiny homes or short term rentals. And he was like, well, we're building our family. Like, our family is like what him and I's focus is, you know, right now. And it's like, okay, that's true. And it's been fun. Because as much as it would be fun to like, be more involved. It just doesn't make sense in our season. And it's been fun to like, see like, some of the culture setting that we want to do for our family. That my mind shifted to, okay, we're building our family and it's like, what do I want for our family? And like the phone thing in the evening or, you know, we've been talking a lot about Sabbath. Sabbath and like putting phones away for Sabbath, like on Sunday and stuff like that. Anyways, it's just been. It's been good because I thought, okay, we won't ever be able to build anything. And like, I know it's different, but it's still just like in our home and like. [00:23:22] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:23:23] Speaker C: Anyway, so I feel like it's been good. [00:23:26] Speaker A: Do you like to work? Like, do you like to, I don't know, like, do you enjoy having a thing where you're like, I am gonna. [00:23:34] Speaker C: Go work and like, outside my home. [00:23:36] Speaker A: Outside of your home? [00:23:37] Speaker C: Yeah, yeah, I do because like, like I did all the, you know, logistics with the short term rentals and it is fun to have, you know, something. And I like, I love doing payroll because I get invited to team meetings and I get to like, which I still could. I'm the owner's wife. Like, yeah. But it, like, I feel a part of his world in a way that I wouldn't if I obviously didn't do anything. [00:24:01] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:24:02] Speaker C: But then there's like days, like it's just kind of a headache. Like the one day there was a mess up with payroll and I had been up since 2:30 that morning because I couldn't sleep because I got a steroid shot. Whatever. It was a whole mess anyways. And then I was trying to fix. It was in the afternoon. I was trying to fix payroll issues and I was like, why am I doing this? I have kids that are like, yeah, I. I couldn't figure it out because the kids and I, I was like on the phone with. With support for like two or three hours and anyways, and then I was like, kevin, I don't think I should do this anyway. He. You can do it. [00:24:36] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:24:37] Speaker C: Like, like these issues aren't going to come up all the time anyways. So I do, like, it is enjoyable. But I do know, like, I don't like a full, like my schedule to be full. I'm like, I want simple. I want, you know, you enjoy to. [00:24:51] Speaker A: Be a homebody too. [00:24:52] Speaker C: I am a homebody through and through. Yeah, yeah, yeah. [00:24:57] Speaker A: So very cool. [00:24:58] Speaker C: I don't know. And it's just fun, I think. I don't know if this is part of the question, but I like the business that Kevin was building prior. Like, looking back, he. It was. It was very. I don't know, burdensome or really, like, there wasn't a lot of times when he came home really excited, and I have, like, seen a shift. It's been really fun. He's in his sweet spot. He's building something. He. Yeah. And so, like, I'll take that any day over, Like. [00:25:28] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:25:29] Speaker C: And obviously, there's hard stuff. There's days he comes home. It's like, it was a really hard day. But I know he's thriving. I know he's living out the calling, you know, the gifts that the Lord has given him. And so I. I don't know. It's just really fun. [00:25:41] Speaker A: Yeah. And I feel like that flows over into, like. I don't know. For me, it does. Like, to watch Mike live out a dream, come to life, like, overflows and definitely fills me too. Like. [00:25:52] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:25:52] Speaker A: Very cool. Very cool. So. Yeah. You feel like you guys have grown in ways that maybe you wouldn't have seen, like. Or have pushed you to grow in ways, I guess. Yeah. That you wouldn't have had to push into, maybe, or. Yeah. That's very cool. [00:26:08] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:26:08] Speaker A: What about you, Kaylee? Do you feel like. Or what are. What are some things that has made. Like, what has made you grow in ways or, like, your connection between you and Jay since moving into. Like, it's a lot. Like, I feel like it's a lot of hard. It's not hard. It's just. There's. It's so time consuming. Like, I feel like there's never an end button. We were just talking about this. Like, it feels like you leave and you don't stop. There's still a list, and you just have to. You know, it's my quit time. I need to leave. [00:26:44] Speaker C: It's fine. [00:26:45] Speaker A: Like, it'll be there tomorrow. [00:26:46] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:26:47] Speaker A: I feel like this company is definitely that where any retreat care was just like. [00:26:50] Speaker B: Like, we did all the things. [00:26:51] Speaker A: We're done. Like, we're done. That project's done. You can actually, like, close the book on it. And this does. This is not that. [00:26:57] Speaker C: Like, this. [00:26:58] Speaker A: It never ends. [00:26:59] Speaker C: Yeah. Yeah, yeah. [00:27:03] Speaker B: Our relationship, I would say our marriage is stronger than it's ever been. [00:27:07] Speaker A: Amazing. [00:27:08] Speaker B: But he. [00:27:09] Speaker C: Yeah. Which. [00:27:10] Speaker B: There's been a shift in his role lately, which has helped a lot. [00:27:14] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:27:15] Speaker B: It has taken a lot of pressure off of him. As far as all the customers calling and he's not dealing with all of that as much, which makes a huge difference in his time, you know, with us not being on the phone and whatever. And it's. I mean, I've had to sacrifice and be more flexible for him. Just like the other night we were just settling in to watch something and the kids were in bed, and he gets a call, like, to go look for a mountain lion in Ohio. [00:27:45] Speaker C: A mountain lion? [00:27:46] Speaker A: Yes, a mountain lion. They legit called and they're like, like, no, seriously, this. This guy, like, he was dead serious. He was like, it has to be a mountain lion. [00:27:53] Speaker B: Which. It was Jason, actually. [00:27:55] Speaker A: Yeah, he's like, the eyes are like this far apart and it stood. Like the guy, like, dropped everything and ran out of the woods. Was like, that he was afraid. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And so they called. They called us to come and find this mountain lion. [00:28:08] Speaker B: Might go with him. [00:28:09] Speaker A: Yeah, Mike was with him. He took Viviana because. Viviana. So I was putting Jacoby to bed. Yeah, this is funny. I was putting Jacoby to bed and she, like, like bursts in the room. He's almost asleep. And so I had to start all over again because he's, like, almost asleep and now he's, like, in a frenzy. And she comes in, she's like, mom, we're gonna go look for a mountain lion. And I'm like, what is going on? [00:28:29] Speaker B: Like, they didn't find one. [00:28:31] Speaker A: Yeah, they didn't find him, but come out. Yeah, Mike left a note. He's like, call me, Viviana's with me. And I was like, what is going on? And, yeah, so they ended up going, yeah, but you got totally, like, so derailed. [00:28:43] Speaker B: Things like that, which. Those don't come up as often because the company has grown so much. There's other people to do that. Yeah, but, yeah, our relationship, it's. We are very similar. We're both quiet, we don't like a lot of attention. We just have very similar views, like, on everything. So there's not a lot of things that we clash about. Yeah, I don't know, Things that have helped us grow. Honestly, a lot of his previous jobs, like with the Pipeline especially, that was super hard on him physically. And we. I mean, there was a season where we had moved to West Virginia, lived in a little dinky trailer because we kept our house back home. And it just. We were trying to get the funds, I guess, to build a house and to, you know, have a piece of property and that kind of stuff, which. [00:29:36] Speaker A: We have now, which you guys did, which is amazing. [00:29:39] Speaker B: Amazing. So we went from living in a house in town to living on a little homestead. We have horses and all of that, so that's been a dream come true for us. So, yeah, it went from living in town and having nothing to do to living on property and having, like, way too much. [00:29:57] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:29:58] Speaker B: So, yeah, we've just grown a lot just through all of those changes. And, yeah, I've seen God work tremendously, just opening doors for him. Yeah. Throughout the time that, you know, I've known him. So. [00:30:12] Speaker A: So cool. [00:30:13] Speaker B: And everyone is just better and better. [00:30:15] Speaker A: Yeah. So I feel like it's fun because they're. They're all very different. Like, Mike, Kevin and J. Yeah. Like, you know what I mean? Like, yeah. But it's so cool because they just, like, work. [00:30:27] Speaker C: I know. [00:30:28] Speaker A: I know. And I'm just like, I. From the outside looking in. If you would not know Jay and Mike and Kevin, it would just be like, you guys are insane. Like, this is never gonna work because, like, which. They don't know their person. Like, they don't know who they are as a person as much. But it's just so cool to watch them do their thing because, like, they all bounce off of each other so. Well. I feel like they all think from a different place and you know what I mean? Like, Mike is very, like, upfront, very blunt. [00:30:54] Speaker C: Very. Like, there's no filter. [00:30:55] Speaker A: There's no filter at all. That was so fun when he met my family for the first time. But, like. [00:31:02] Speaker C: But, yeah. [00:31:02] Speaker A: And then Kevin's very, like, creative thought, like, all of that. And then Jay is like, this. He'll absorb everything. And then, like, logic. Like, total logic, like, figure out the problem and fix it. And I just feel like, yeah, it's fun to watch them do this thing where they all kind of mush together and. [00:31:18] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:31:19] Speaker A: Yeah. I don't know. So we have different roles. Like, Liz does payroll, and then Kayleigh is a supporter. Yes, you are 100%, which is so important. So important. [00:31:29] Speaker C: But, like, yeah, like, if we weren't. [00:31:32] Speaker A: And your kids are in school, like, you have two boys that are in school. And so that. [00:31:36] Speaker B: I mean, I have. I have asked Jay a couple times for, like, what could I do? [00:31:41] Speaker C: Yeah, he's like, just say, I don't. [00:31:44] Speaker B: Well, no, he. Yeah, he's like, who would do my laundry? [00:31:50] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:31:50] Speaker A: Maybe food. [00:31:53] Speaker B: No, but. [00:31:54] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:31:55] Speaker B: What. [00:31:55] Speaker C: What. What has he said? [00:31:57] Speaker B: Well, he's like, yeah, there would be maybe some things. I don't know, but, you know, would. [00:32:01] Speaker A: You're too busy. [00:32:02] Speaker B: Yeah, Well, I would want to do. [00:32:04] Speaker A: You see, like, a season of life where you'd like to step into something? Like, that would be more. Yeah, but because you like to work too. [00:32:11] Speaker B: Like, I do. [00:32:12] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:32:13] Speaker B: Like, I had just started my hair career when I met Jay, and then we moved, and then I quit, and then we had a baby, and I never went back to it. But, yeah, I feel left out a lot. Like, we just did this company outing, and I walk in, and they're like, did you hear that about Jay's podcast? And I'm like, didn't hear one thing about a podcast. [00:32:36] Speaker C: Does he not talk about my ball? [00:32:38] Speaker A: He does, but I feel like he was caught off guard because Mike was like, hey, come on a podcast and. [00:32:43] Speaker B: Probably not ready for it. [00:32:45] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:32:46] Speaker B: And then there were some people in the company that, like, I've never been introduced to, and just, like, I felt very, like. Like, I didn't really. [00:32:55] Speaker A: I don't know. [00:32:56] Speaker B: It just. So. Yeah, I don't enjoy that, but I am very busy. We have a homestead. [00:33:02] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:33:03] Speaker B: Animals, a big garden, three kids, two of which are in school. It just takes a lot to keep up on everything, especially with his hours being the way they are, so. [00:33:13] Speaker A: Oh, very cool. Yeah. [00:33:15] Speaker C: Talk about your relationship. [00:33:17] Speaker A: Our relationship. So. Well, Mike, I feel like it was total. A godsend, for sure, like, his dream to see this because, like, you guys know, like, he had an addiction to alcohol. Like, it was bad, and, like, so I feel like this was his Lord, I need something new, and I'm gonna do it well and do it, like, aside from anything, like, you know what I mean? Like. Like, I'm giving all of this up, and I need something new. And so this was just, like, this was that challenge, and I feel like it has made us grow in a lot of ways. It made me definitely come outside of my comfort zone because I was very comfortable. I loved our life. Like, we bought our first house. Like, huge steps, like, huge things that we, you know, went for. And, like, the tree service made that. And we had never, like, we had. We dabbled into everything. I feel like we did way too many things, and we learned. We learned a lot. But I don't know, this was the first thing that, like, we started, and it didn't feel like I was doing anything other than just, like, staying at home. Staying at home while he's doing all these things. [00:34:29] Speaker C: When he was doing the recovery. [00:34:30] Speaker A: Yeah, when he was doing the recoveries and he was traveling all over the place and, like, free. Like, I. I mean, there's still times where he has to Go. And, like, he's went to South Africa without me, and that's another China, you know, it's just hard, like, because I know. I know it's a season, and, like, we talk about this, and he's like, like, we're gonna go back. We're gonna go back. Like, we're gonna go see these things. And I know that. And it's just this, like, little thing inside of me that's like. Like, why did it have to happen in the season? So I feel like in the beginning, it was very hard because I questioned everything, but I knew. I knew I had to trust him because I could see this. Like, this was such a dream. This was such a dream come true. Like, this is everything that, you know, we had been praying for. And he saw it, and it was just, like, such a clear. Like, when you know, you know, and nobody can take it, like, take it away from you. Like, nobody can talk you out of it, like, that kind of a thing. And so in the beginning, it was. It was very much like, I didn't really. I feel like I didn't talk about how I felt enough to where, like, he thought I was just okay. And I wasn't like. But it was my fault, too, because I didn't. I didn't talk about it. So from that, like, we have definitely grown so much into talking about everything. Like, talking about everything. And then I was involved, like, in the beginning. Oh, my gosh. I did probably way too much. [00:35:55] Speaker C: Yeah, you did a lot. [00:35:56] Speaker A: And so because it was here. It was in the shop, and, like, you know, we started out, and I helped with phone calls, and I helped with building, you know, sales and, you know, doing all that based. And sourcing. I was sourcing stuff, like buying drones and. And doing billing and doing books, like, shipping, payroll. Like, I did. I did way too much. Like, it did. I didn't say no to, like, anything because it was new and it was. [00:36:20] Speaker C: But everybody was doing everything. [00:36:21] Speaker A: Everything was doing everybody. Yeah. Yeah. Everybody was like, yeah, just stick your fingers in as many things as humanly possible. [00:36:29] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:36:29] Speaker A: And, yeah, in the beginning, so fast. I think it just caught everybody off guard, and I was like, oh, like, I can do this. Like, I did, you know, anywhere. Tree care. I did all of our books. I did apparel. Like, I did all the things. But then it just. Yeah, it just like, totally exploded and mushroomed into, like, this massive thing. And then we found out I was pregnant, and I was like, oh, there's no way. Like, I can't do what I'm doing. And that was a hard thing, too, because it was like, we wanted another baby, but it was like, I have to step. I have to step away. Like, I knew that I had to, like, as, like, me personally, which was like, the hardest thing, because I just. I love to work. Like, I just do. It's just Mike and I. I feel like we both have that very much in common. Like, we just. We totally love it. Like, and we've talked about, too. Like, if this would have happened prior to us having kids, we probably would have a really hard time just stopping. Like, so the kids really, like, make us do that hard stop, which is so good. So good for us. It's like. Like, growing. But, yeah. So I found out I was pregnant with Jacoby, and he was due in July, which is a terrible time, part of spray season. So, yeah, like, found out we are having a baby, and Mike immediately does the, like, backwards math. Like, when is this baby coming? And it was July, and it was just like. Oh, my gosh. [00:37:48] Speaker C: The beginning, right? [00:37:48] Speaker A: Yeah, it was so, like, we were just, like, dreading everything about it because we were like, Mike just got off of a year of using a trailer he hated. So then in the meantime, like, we built the trailer, and, like, now we have this setup, and he's not even gonna be able to go use it or, like, does he go? And I just, like, have this tiny little newborn, like, and he's like, what if we just go to Indiana and you have the baby in Indiana? [00:38:11] Speaker C: Terrible idea. [00:38:12] Speaker A: Oh, terrible. Yeah. [00:38:14] Speaker C: So in the RV. [00:38:15] Speaker A: Oh, yeah. Yeah. In the arch, he's like, oh, 100%. He's like, it's fine. It'll be fine. And I was like, you're insane. Like, we can't do that. Like, we can't do that. And so the Lord was so good, even though, like, it was probably the worst crop year ever, like, for a long time. And it happened the year Jacoby was born. So, like, we actually didn't have. Yeah, we didn't have. I mean, in a way. Sorry. I know. Sorry. But, like, it did work out because we didn't have, like, a bunch of acres that we had to spray. And so it just. Just. It worked. It did. And then Jacoby was born, and I was like, I want to go back to work. Like, what. What can I do? And so now I feel like I love what I get to do, but it's just me. It's how I thrive. And what. [00:38:57] Speaker C: What do you do? [00:38:58] Speaker A: I do, like, kind of the administrative side, so there's a bunch of paperwork that I feel like isn't stuff that you would, I don't know, pass on, pass on to an employee or like tax related stuff, Stuff that has like our socials on it and just things like that. I feel like I do that and then I take of like all the deposits and local bills. Like, so I'll do bill, I'll do bill pay for like local companies because the system that we do takes a long time. But anyways that. And then I also do like just taking care of the building, making sure stuff is docked, getting stuff for employees like setting up new workspaces or how to automate something and just help kind of basically plug in, help make it work better and then plug out. Like, I don't want to manage anything because I don't want to like have to tie in. Yeah. Like, I don't want to have to tie in and like have to oversee something. But I want to help. Like how can I make it better in a way because like all the other jobs that I've had have, you know, just helped me grow and learn how to do things like that. So. But that going back to work, that was such a godsend for me, for me and Mike because we just, we love to work together. I know like, there's people out there that are like, like, I don't know if I could work with my spouse, but honestly, I don't know. I love working with Mike. Like he, we just, we thrive in that. And I feel like, yeah, it may be different for people and maybe they're in different seasons, but I don't know. I think I would question if, if you're saying like, don't like how good your marriage. Yeah. Like, if you don't like working with your spouse, like, that's your, that's your best friend. And so that start definitely helped us grow in a lot of ways and be intentional about the time that we spend together and what we talk about and like being intentional about taking a date night. Like we suck at that. But you know. Yeah, we're trying. [00:40:48] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:40:49] Speaker A: So we're trying. [00:40:50] Speaker C: So will you talk like outside of work or like evenings? Is it. Do you get sucked into work? [00:40:56] Speaker A: 100 talking about work and we try not to, but it's just like we both love it so much that it just like it just is. And I feel like because Mike does a lot of the content, it just kind of, kind of is. It's a part of it. Like, like I'll review videos with them and, and do comments and hold the camera for him randomly. Like just do things like that. So yeah, I don't know. I. I just like her and total godsend too because like my mom is basically our nanny. [00:41:23] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:41:23] Speaker A: Like so awesome. So it makes it happen. So like when people say like it takes a village, I 100am a firm believer in that because there's no way, like, there's no way I could do what I'm doing without her. And so it's definitely a whole group effort. But yeah, I would say that has. Has definitely like just, I don't know, helped us connect a lot because we're sharing like so much similarity. But yeah. [00:41:50] Speaker C: Yeah, cool. [00:41:51] Speaker A: Huge growth thing. But yeah, I feel like too we should talk about. I don't know, what do we like outside of. Of the business? Like, I don't know, what are your hobbies? What are your things that you're into? Like what? Well, I guess before that we could just do like, I don't know, some encouragement things that you're like, hey, if you guys want to start a business and you like are venturing into this, like, what are some things you need to be aware of? What are some things that you need to work on and make sure you're doing as a business owner but as like the wife, like, what do we see and what can we bring as encouragement? And just like words that I don't know would inspire somebody to not just like shy away from it, I guess because we've all. We're all coming from sides of like owning businesses and having to do hard work and. And stuff like that. So I think it would be some good. Just like, what are some words of encouragement that you would give, Especially a wife married to somebody that is wanting to go and start their own business, leave a 9 to 5 and go into something, I don't know, kind of venture into the entrepreneur side of life, basically. [00:42:54] Speaker B: I mean, I would say it's unpredictable, but you have to be flexible because if you are have a certain thing in mind, how you think things should go, you're going to be disappointed and frustrated a lot. [00:43:06] Speaker A: Yeah. You have to be okay with not. [00:43:10] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:43:10] Speaker B: And believe in them and support what they feel they need to do. Kind of what my advice I would give. [00:43:19] Speaker A: Yeah, I feel like just, I don't know, I feel like it's so important for guys to have such a huge support behind them with like affirming what they're wanting to do and believing in them and encouraging them because like they're supposed to do that. They're supposed to, you know, be this provider and breadwinner. Yes. Like, it's what their calling is. And so, like, I feel like they thrive when they're given a challenge to make something grow. And if. If. If that's something that your husband is wanting to go into. I feel like you obviously pray about it. And we're. I mean, we're all believers, but, like, we pray about everything. And, you know, if the Lord has given this to them, like, I believe if you allow your heart to be open, you'll feel it too, you know, to be able to support them. But, yeah, just, like, encouraging words and stuff. [00:44:08] Speaker C: But, yeah, somebody once said, and this can be applied to really anything but that, you know, the biggest thing in, like, as believers, you know, if we follow the Lord then is saying, yes, like, obeying his, like, obedience and then everything else, like, leave it up to him. Like, it doesn't really matter how the pieces fall, but it's like your obedience is actually what's important. And so I think it's just huge and also, like, not. I think sometimes it can feel like if you're as uninvolved. Like, especially for you, Kaylee, somebody like you or myself, it's like it actually does matter that the beds are made. They're clean sheets. I just washed the sheets today. Or, you know, there's laundry, you know. You know, I know Kevin loves coming home. And it's just like, our homes are supposed to be a safe place. And so, like, they can come and just, like, be him. Like, he can be himself, you know, and. Yeah. Not. [00:45:01] Speaker A: And feel peace. [00:45:02] Speaker C: And feel peace. Yeah. And it's like, actually, it does make a big deal. We're a team. I think that's something, too, is like, we're a team and not. Not. It's not. It's not divided. It's not him out there doing something, even if can feel that way. But, like, because our days aren't, you know, intertwined or, like, our hours aren't intertwined or whatever, but we're actually a team, and we're making this happen together. We just have different roles. [00:45:23] Speaker B: And I have to explain to the kids that, like, he is the one out there providing what we have, and I'm the one caring for it. [00:45:32] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:45:33] Speaker B: And, yeah, we work together in that way. And, I mean, it can feel very mundane, and I get very, like, sick of it sometimes because you just kind of do the same thing over and over. But it's very important. [00:45:45] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:45:46] Speaker A: Creating a. Yeah. A safe place for. [00:45:48] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:45:49] Speaker A: Them to come Home to. And, and feel like, like, I don't know. I just love like when he's like, you come home and it's just like, oh yeah, like so good. Like, yeah, kick the shoes off. Yeah. [00:45:59] Speaker C: Like, can you please put your shoes. [00:46:01] Speaker A: A little bit in order there? [00:46:02] Speaker C: I'm like, okay, let's just stop. [00:46:03] Speaker A: I just cleaned this. I know, I know. [00:46:06] Speaker B: Or when he complains when I go decorating, shopping. Yeah, with you mostly. [00:46:11] Speaker A: And it's like, oh, Reagan house is coming up again. [00:46:14] Speaker C: I know. [00:46:15] Speaker B: He's like, oh, right. But I'm like, do you like, do you like that? [00:46:21] Speaker A: Yeah. Do you want me to put nothing on the walls and like, not change anything around? [00:46:25] Speaker B: And yeah, he'll be like, the fireplace looks really nice. I'm like, that, that's from all the. [00:46:30] Speaker A: Places that you're like, I can't believe that you go there. Yeah, 100. 100. Yeah. No, I love, yeah. Okay, so what are some things that, outside of this, like, what are some of the things that you love that you're passionate about? Hobbies or just, I don't know, anything that gives a little bit more perspective. Like, we are not just drone people. Like, honestly, I barely, I don't know. [00:46:51] Speaker C: Honestly, they're like the new drone. I was like, yeah, I know there's a new big drone, but I couldn't tell you the T or anything. [00:46:59] Speaker A: Ye, like, I don't know, I don't fly drones. That really all. I mean, maybe Viviana has probably, you know, more drones, but like, just because, yeah, the names are just because I'm there. But yeah, honestly, yeah, that's about it. [00:47:12] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:47:13] Speaker A: I don't know. I mean, I'll start like some of my hobbies. Definitely gardening. I love, love to garden. I love to can preserve, you know, grow the things. Huge fan of sports. Love all things sports. Super competitive. [00:47:26] Speaker C: I like watching or playing. [00:47:28] Speaker A: Playing, yeah, love to play sports. Played softball for 20 years. Life. And I don't know, I just pray to God that one of my kids will play sports. Cuz I'm like, lord, I don't know, you're. You're telling Viviana that she loves horses and I'm just. [00:47:41] Speaker C: And she likes to sing. [00:47:42] Speaker A: She loves to sing. [00:47:43] Speaker C: She's, she's going to be more. [00:47:44] Speaker A: She's like, maybe she'll go into like, I don't know, she'll do, she might do both. Yeah, Dan. And who knows? I, I will put a glove and a ball in her hands at, you know, probably seven, eight years old and put her in sports. Just at least so she can try it. But. But, yeah, anyways. Yeah, I love to travel. I am a huge. I don't know. I would say I'm a homebody. [00:48:06] Speaker C: Ish. [00:48:06] Speaker A: But I love to go. Like, Mike and I love to go. Like, we are not. We're totally happy leaving and, you know, going and not knowing maybe when we'll. When we'll come home or whatever. I don't know. Random. We're random. But anyways, those are some of my things that I totally enjoy to do. But, yeah, one of your things. [00:48:26] Speaker B: I love plants inside the house and outside. She's helped me start my garden. [00:48:31] Speaker C: Yes. I love it. [00:48:33] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:48:34] Speaker B: Every year it grows, and I keep thinking, this is it. And I keep promising Jay, this is the last thing you'll have to help me with. And then the next year, I'm like, we need to change this and this, and I need your help. And anyway, so, yeah, I'm loving that. My passion throughout my life was doing hair. I have my cosmetology license and just hair and nails. [00:48:56] Speaker A: And you see yourself maybe going back into it at some point or not really. [00:49:00] Speaker B: I don't know. [00:49:01] Speaker A: You don't know? [00:49:02] Speaker C: Possibly. [00:49:03] Speaker A: Maybe. [00:49:03] Speaker B: I would maybe like to do that. [00:49:05] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:49:06] Speaker B: It was just a huge passion of mine. But then as soon as I started that career, about a year in, it came to a halt pretty quick, so that's okay. But, yeah, I would maybe like to do that again. But, yeah, I'm very artistic. I like to paint. [00:49:23] Speaker A: You can draw? [00:49:24] Speaker B: I can draw and paint. [00:49:26] Speaker A: It's incredible. Like, yeah, I want you to do some of my seed packs like, that. I. I want to do, like, seed packs for. This is a whole other conversation. But anyways, like, she's super artistic. It's amazing. Yeah. [00:49:36] Speaker B: Well, thanks. [00:49:37] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:49:37] Speaker B: So, yeah, I don't know. But right now, I'm just Mom, and, you know, it's my life right now. But, yeah, but it's good. The kids enjoy helping me with the garden. I love our horses, though. I don't get to ride because I don't know what I'm doing, and Jay's not home a lot to guide me on that. But, yeah. [00:49:57] Speaker C: So Jay rides and the boys ride. [00:49:59] Speaker B: Oh, Jay rides. He can get on a feisty horse and just, like, rein that thing in real quick, like he has. [00:50:06] Speaker A: It's so funny. I know. Like, I. Until I, like, really, really knew you guys, like, I would have never guessed that. [00:50:11] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:50:12] Speaker A: I don't know. [00:50:12] Speaker B: It's like riding a bike to him, I guess. He. He Gets on our horse that hadn't been rode in, like, six months, and she's rearing up, and he's just like. I'm like, were you scared? He's like, like, no. [00:50:21] Speaker A: Like, just crazy. [00:50:22] Speaker C: No. [00:50:23] Speaker A: Oh, my gosh. [00:50:24] Speaker B: But so the kids. All three of our kids ride. [00:50:26] Speaker A: That's amazing. [00:50:27] Speaker B: They do great. And I get to watch. [00:50:29] Speaker C: So don't you have chickens and. [00:50:32] Speaker B: We have chickens and goats. [00:50:34] Speaker C: And goats. Goats are for just eating the grass or what? [00:50:39] Speaker B: Or just for fun. [00:50:40] Speaker C: Like, do they give you anything? [00:50:42] Speaker B: The goats are kind of for fun, but they help. So they're in our chicken. Our chicken pasture is huge. And so they kind of just help keep it. [00:50:48] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:50:49] Speaker B: Keep it down. But really, I just wanted, like, go. [00:50:51] Speaker C: Yeah. Yeah. So that's cool. And then do you preserve, like. Like, you do a lot of preserving your garden, or is it more for fresh? [00:50:59] Speaker B: Yeah, I've done some freezing. I've made, like, jelly and things like that with my strawberries. [00:51:04] Speaker A: You grew so many strawberries this year. [00:51:06] Speaker C: It was incredible. [00:51:06] Speaker B: I grew a lot of strawberries. Like, too many strawberries. But, yeah, I haven't canned yet. [00:51:11] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:51:12] Speaker B: That's, like, daunting to me because I didn't grow up and that. Like, I grew up, my parents lived in town, and everything comes from the grocery store. Yeah. And. Which is fine, but I obviously prefer the country lifestyle now. [00:51:26] Speaker C: For sure. [00:51:27] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:51:27] Speaker B: Could never go back, but yeah. I'm just slowly getting more and more toward that. Yeah. [00:51:34] Speaker A: So enjoying it? [00:51:35] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:51:35] Speaker A: Amazing. Very cool. Very cool. [00:51:37] Speaker C: That's cool. [00:51:38] Speaker A: What about you, Liz? [00:51:38] Speaker C: Yeah, I mean, I like. I enjoy gardening as well, but I don't. I. I don't know. We moved, like, a year and a half ago, so I didn't really have, like, a garden, but I. This last. So this last year, I was like, I'm just gonna, like, not do garden at all. It's fine. I just had a baby in February. Like, I don't need to. [00:51:54] Speaker B: That's a lot. [00:51:55] Speaker C: And then I was on Amazon and I saw these, like, so creative, by the way, I saw these mesh gardens. They're like, just, like, maybe six plots. Like. [00:52:04] Speaker A: Oh. [00:52:04] Speaker C: And I was like, I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it. [00:52:06] Speaker B: So it's like, sitting in our front. [00:52:08] Speaker C: Yard, and they'll just, like. Like, I'll just toss it at the end of the. Like, I still have tomato plants growing. So I grew some tomato plants and. And watermelon, and it's just, like, I go out there and water it. And, like, at the beginning of the season I was like, this just like my heart is like, this is amazing. Kevin was like, do you think like, you'll be more ex. Like even more excited like, or come to life if you have a bigger garden? I was like, honestly, I don't think so. Like, it's just the, like just growing, Just growing something is so much fun. And I have killed a lot of things too. Like I have indoor house plants. [00:52:41] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:52:41] Speaker C: And like, like my lime tree just like died. It's like slow. I like walk past it and I'm like, I don't know what to do with you, but it's just like slowly dying. [00:52:51] Speaker A: Oh, kills me. [00:52:53] Speaker C: Anyways, but plants, any. Just growing anything is so much fun preserving. I love canning. And you should come over and we can cans. I know. [00:53:01] Speaker A: I was like, we should just all do together. [00:53:03] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:53:03] Speaker C: And it doesn't have to be big stuff, like. Yeah. I'm. I'm just finding like I got, I mean this isn't my own chicken, but I got like 40 pounds of chicken yesterday and I just like, like chop those guys up and froze them today. And it's like I have 40 pounds of chicken in my freezer now and it's so fun. [00:53:19] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:53:20] Speaker A: Yeah. I feel like we all have that in common. Like, we really love to like know where your food is coming from and like slowly take steps towards like being a little bit more, I don't know, self sufficient. [00:53:30] Speaker C: Efficient. Yeah. I would love like. So the tiny homes are on our h. Like on our property right now, but they like will leave in two years. And my dream for that, that part over there is to have like chickens and a big garden and a cow. I'm like, I'm gonna raise a cow stick in my freezer. [00:53:49] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:53:49] Speaker C: It was gonna be to. To milk and I was like, I know. I'm not actually, I'm not gonna do that. Yeah. [00:53:54] Speaker B: I'll just keep buying it from parents. [00:53:56] Speaker A: And the only reason we have one is because my father in law, bless his soul, loves animals and loves taking care of them. [00:54:02] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:54:02] Speaker A: Yeah. So. [00:54:03] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:54:03] Speaker A: Thankful for that. [00:54:04] Speaker C: But yeah. Another thing is like like hosting. We host. [00:54:08] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:54:08] Speaker C: All the time. [00:54:09] Speaker A: You're an amazing are like, you have a gift. Oh my goodness. [00:54:13] Speaker C: Yeah. Yeah. That's so much fun. I. Yeah. Hospitality, making food for people and I don't know, reading. I'm in a book club and so that's fun. We meet once a month and read a lot of things that I wouldn't have read. It's good. Yeah. Yeah. Amazing. [00:54:30] Speaker B: When do you find Time to read with three boys. [00:54:33] Speaker C: I know. Honestly, when they're like, nap time, quiet time. Like, pull out that book. I do audiobooks, so. And I'm walking. Like, I have a goal of, like, 10,000 steps a day, so I'm out walking all the time. So I'll, like, listen to. Yeah, listening counts. [00:54:48] Speaker B: Okay. [00:54:49] Speaker C: And we don't take our phones to bed, and so. Which is, like, a weird thing. Why would you take your phone to bed? Like, as I said that, I'm like, but we do. [00:54:57] Speaker A: I know. It's stupid. Like, why? My charger is beside my bed and I'm like, why is it there? I don't even know. [00:55:02] Speaker C: So bad. EMFs and everything. [00:55:05] Speaker A: So bad. Like, yeah, yeah. [00:55:06] Speaker C: Anyways, we don't take our phones to bed. We, like, put them in our bathroom anyways, which is annoying. In the morning, I was like, kevin, get my phone. And he does get it. Anyway, so I have a Kindle. And so I just, like, read at night. [00:55:22] Speaker A: Very cool. I like. I love to read at night. I. I used to do it all the time. And then it made me, like, relax and go to sleep. And sleep well. Yeah, I probably should do that. [00:55:30] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:55:30] Speaker B: Why not do more of the things that we know are good. [00:55:34] Speaker A: I don't know. And then we're like, oh, yeah, like, self sufficiency and our food, and then we hold our phone in the dumbest places. I'm like, yeah, never mind. Yeah, we're working progress. It is all balance, guys. [00:55:46] Speaker B: I like the thought of reading. [00:55:47] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:55:48] Speaker B: I have about 20 devotional books that I think are pretty, and I never read. [00:55:53] Speaker C: That's hilarious. [00:55:55] Speaker B: So we'll get there one day. [00:55:56] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:55:58] Speaker A: Well, I. I was gonna ask, you know, you guys were talking about your connection with drones and stuff like that. I was like, which one of you has. Has flown a drone? [00:56:07] Speaker C: You know? [00:56:08] Speaker A: And I mean, maybe you've flown. [00:56:10] Speaker C: What? I have not flown. [00:56:12] Speaker A: How many. How many minutes of flying time do you have? Maybe 10. [00:56:16] Speaker B: Okay. [00:56:17] Speaker C: Really? Go. You. I have never. [00:56:19] Speaker B: I don't even want to. [00:56:20] Speaker C: I'm like. [00:56:21] Speaker A: The only time I do is to take really cool video of my garden. [00:56:26] Speaker C: That's. [00:56:27] Speaker A: Yeah, I saw some of your footage. Yep. That's the only time. Yep. And I asked Mike how long it can hover because I wanted to do, like, a sunrise shot of the garden, but I wanted to do it from, like, overhead, like, facing towards the sun. But that's only time. [00:56:39] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:56:40] Speaker A: Yeah. I don't know. I'm not a thermal drone recovery person either. Yeah. All right, guys. That's all we're going to talk about on the podcast. We I feel like we successfully did a wives take over the podcast session, but if they invite us back, yeah, we'll see. Like, you know, maybe leave comments if you guys enjoyed this or Wives if you're watching, maybe. But yeah, we'll see you guys next time. And thank you for watching. Thank you for tuning in. Hope you guys enjoyed it. And yeah, that's it. Bye.