Mismatched

Get the county fair updates and the kids results. Danna came to the fair one evening and realized just how much she enjoys the livestock auction.  Danna didn’t go  to her daughter’s Varsity volleyball game and of course she got called in to play.  One of the kids has a little crush and there may have been a HOCO ask at the FAIR. How cute and oh how awkward to watch your teens have relationships.  ...

Danna is podcasting in her  Jammie’s and Kristin is quite possibly the most disgusting she has ever been on a podcast. Some people vacation at the county fair. Danna cannot wrap her mind around the fact that some people love 4H so much that they use their days off work to volunteer and be with their kids to show.  Danna goes to the fair for rides and Kristin goes to see the agriculture side.  Gros...

Kids pick up lines can be the worst. The girls kids are back to school and that means pick up lines for elementary kids and teen drivers on the road.  Be careful out there with the change in pace.  Danna actually has to get up and forgo her Today Show and coffee hour to drive her oldest two to school. Kristin will be sleeping in since her kids drive themselves…..if only she would sleep in.  Hot br...

It’s been an interesting week, from Danna and her big spill to Olivia and Campbell podcasting from band camp. This episode will not disappoint. The Patterson crew had a Mediterranean meal prepared by Campbell with all the items she brought back from Greece, it was a delicious experience. Someone has a customer crush….listen to find out who it is.  If you are still reading this you are a dedicated...

New location and Danna and Kristin switched sides for podcasting .Twisters, power outages and lots of down trees. That can’t stop these two from podcasting.  Kristin survived the Ohio State Fair and a trip to Ohio Military Kids Camp today on Kelly’s Island. They got off the island before they shut down the ferry.  Kids are busy in school activities but tomorrow due to no power there are no activit...

Kristin has never been more excited to podcast!  We raz Bob from @Rogish Farm a little, it’s almost time to go cut sunflowers!  Danna turned her blueberries from Rogish Farm into delicious blueberry muffins. Danna does occasionally bake from scratch, she likes to pretend she doesn’t but she can!  It is @OhioStateFair time friends. Now through Sunday August 4th. Danna does not get showing animals a...

Danna flew the coop and she and her fam are in Marco Island enjoying some beach and family time.  It’s an odd topic but funeral clothes shopping is a thing. We discuss Danna and her families shopping habits, matching vacation outfits and more. Birthday gifting giving, Danna’s sister in law is a great gifter and all her kids got Gooder sun glasses, look them up, they are fun and fashionable. It’s t...

It’s the final week before 4-H Summer project judging. This is thr worst week ever in houses with multiple kids and multiple projects. Danna’s family is officially a 4-H family making posters and buying stocking up on rubber cement.  GPS, do you follow it when it switches up your usual route?  Bill and Kristin love to give good gifts. We gave the Geraci boys both gel blaster guns for their birthda...

We are thrilled to welcome a very special guest, Mr. Branch. He happens to be the kids band teacher/director and the owner of Frosting and Fire an amazing cupcake and hot sauce business. We do a live taste test of his cupcakes, they are simply delicious. I mean these are light fluffy and the famous frosting is tried and true.  Jason shares a personal story of how he found his love of baking.  We c...

Danna got her hair chopped and it looks so cute just like a Karen. Danna talks about some new TikTok, reel things that’s gone wild and Kristin thinks it’s appropriate.  We talk Costco surprises and Danna went to Costco looking like she just rolled out of bed. What do you do on your day off? Find out what Danna did.  Kristin and her family have been Horsing around and Jack had a big first this week...

What does cheese burger fried rice and Border Leicester Bottoms have in common? NOTHING absolutely nothing. You may even say what is a Border Leicester, it is a breed of sheep. The girls Friday nights were vastly different.  Kristin and the kids had the trifecta of sheep shows and Kristin tried to get wild and have a pool party with the 9 and under crowd. She nearly missed her kids show.  Danna sp...

Punishment  Remote Podcast alert. Kristin is on a trip with Bill that is not a vacation but Danna says when you sleep in a hotel with your husband and no kids it’s a vacation.  Kristin refuses to wear shorts but in this extreme heat she had to and she blinded Danna with her white legs.  It’s strange but true, Kristin has reached the point in her life where she wants to start tracking her parents....

Hello Everyone! We hope you are having a wonderful week!  Tom and Danna try to have a conversation while the girls are taping. This is how busy everyone has been, they see each other during the podcast.  Mr. Branch the best Music teacher ever stopped by the Patterson Farm to check out the playground with his kiddos. He has a cupcake and hot sauce business that Kristin didn’t know about. Kristin lo...

This week has been full up lots of up and a down for Danna and her family with the loss of her Grandpa.  Find out what Pitutes means and why it’s special to her.  Danna share about her experience Retreat 21 celebrating her little brother’s wedding.  AU is the symbol of gold and Kristin’s highly intelligent husband has a little funny.  Kristin share about Camp Ohio one of Ohio 4-H camps that Jack i...

Long days…have any of you had those lately? We all have them let’s face it, it’s part of living. Strawberry season on the farm and it’s the berry sweetest of seasons. Danna doesn’t do mornings and she has to get up extra early. Kristin is wearing stickers on her face, they are Frownies, check them out, Kristin loves them.  Strawberries sometimes get bad press. They make the top of the Dirty Dozen...

Parker Graduated from 8th grade, do we really need all these graduations? Danna shares her view and I know it’s shocking but the mismatched pair may agree on something.  What do you do if your phone rings at a public event? One person thought they should answer it on speaker. We may have reached an all time low and discuss weaning of rabbits, we is used loosely it’s really Kristin. Danna confirms...

Danna has had a day and well she and her husband are beefing. Kristin is talking gardening and shared how she did not turn water into wine but did turn two plants into 7. Kristin also runs a little plant nursery hospital which has turned into an entire new bed.  It’s sort of shocking but Danna has a real green thumb and really enjoys vegetable gardening. Italian Roma tomatoes are her thing. Danna...

Danna got a new grill! She is rearranging her backyard to make room for some new beds. She’s really turning over a new leaf.  Role reversal. Kristin left the farm looking 1/2 way put together and Danna looks like she works at a farm. TikTok verses reels…which one is better and why?  Forget Amazon shopping, Danna has moved on to TikTok shopping.  Meghan Markle is releasing strawberry jam….it’s inte...

I’m sure you have heard;  she would give the shirt off her back but have you heard of giving the bra off one’s body? Listen to learn who gave their bra to someone.  Danna shares her Amazon shopping tips and we talk Aldi!  What a pork butt really is, Danna learned this week the differences in butts and shoulders.  Sophia the fancy farm dog got to meet her half sister, we chat about animals and beha...

Danna spends the weekend at a robotics competition.  If your spouse was in prison would you let your kids go visit?  Kristin has been in prison, learn what got her there.  It’s a real strange mix of things on this week’s podcast.  When kids come home from college….just be glad they come home.  What’s your rule when a kids signs up for something then they don’t want to do it any more. Instagram htt...

Danna picks apart Kristin’s outfit again. Kristin worked outside all day in the dirt.  Danna reached an all time high, she got hit on by a homeless man. We share some families funnies when it comes to aging diseases. While the disease is horrible sometimes you have to laugh in order to cope. The Geauga County Maple Festival is coming up, it’s the last weekend in April.  Crazy schedules well we hav...

We hope that you watched the solar eclipse, it was amazing!  Kristin’s sister and family came over to watch the eclipse. There was some puking in the kitchen sink, listen to find out what happened. Danna had a very traumatic experience and called Kristin with a 911 emergency. She needed her at her house stat. Kristin ignored the call because she was playing on the playground at Patterson Fruit Far...

Happy April Friends!  Family holiday meals….we go over them and there is a pattern of repeat meals at family gatherings.  We finally got to talk Disney! We share some Disney pro tips and Danna talks about her entire family doing Disney together.  Travel stories are shared and they are not all bad but they certainly are not all good. How do you book your flights, we want to know.  Find out which co...

It’s Easter Week! Friday is coming for all our Christian friends.  Teenagers, lots of teen talk this episode. We chat helping our kids see the big picture. Share your best teenage story with us.  Studying, it’s a learned thing and some kids just don’t need to study, until they do.  Danna and Tom had a snit and she shared why her rule of thumb is “It’s ok to go to bed upset every once in a while. K...

Happy Spring!  Spring has arrived and in NE Ohio we got a fresh new coating of snow. It is National Agriculture Week! We love farmers! It was also poultry day this week and we celebrated by incubating 3 new white bantam call ducks. This has been a part time job for Kristin. Danna seems un invested but she loves it! Kristin walks around with a duck in her coat but swears she would never let it slee...