Coupled with Chaos

After losing another hamster, an internal investigation is opened to discover the cause of the demise of three family pets in 48 hours.

Steve also gets reprimanded for being...Steve.

Kelly yells at Steve (0:29)
Dry Needling Update (2:06)
Body Count - Hamsters (11:11)
Want a deal on Coffee?  Come back Mid-Week. (40:44)

Steve tries to save the day...week....and even the year with a solo trip to Ollie's Bargain Outlet in an attempt to score some marked down CBD cream, but it is Kelly's Cortisone shot that is the real winner.

It also looks like someone (Steve) misspelled 'Cortisone' in the file when he saved it, so he will have to live with that forever...or as long as they keep paying hosting fees.

Kelly is a fan of all of the TLC 90 Day Fiance' shows, probably because their relationship resembles the couples on that show.  When they get to year 25, then they can resemble Steve and Kelly.

Mountain Dew Zero and Coffee (0:58)
Steve hunts down CBD at Ollie's (4:03)
Post Shoulder Surgery Cortisone Shot (10:53)
Manual Tearing of Scar Tissue...on Purpose (18:53)
90 Day Fiance' has nothing on Us (26:51)
The Not so Big Finish (34:51)

We have managed to get out to the theater three times in the last ten days.  AMC's The A-List has been a great benefit  and AMC upped their game when they added the Entourage feature making the seat selection process so east that Steve doesn't have to do anything...which he likes.   The A-List kicked MoviePass right out of the market.  We call that getting "Wal-Marted."  

(A Note to the Episode: MoviePass peaked at approximately 3 million subscribers)

1917, Knives Out and Little Women all topped Uncut Gems.

We get out to do other things using Kelly's secret menus to Dairy Queen and Sonic further establishing the fact that if she doesn't know everything, she at least the smartest one in the house.

Uncut Gems not a Gem (2:05)
Little Women (2:29)
AMC's The A-List and Entourage (5:23)
Knives Out (15:33)
Dairy Queen Blizzard and Sonic Cream Slushes (16:39)
Kelly Knows Everything (22:03)
Fake Medical News (30:00)
Eleven Hours of Content and the Big Finish (36:37)

Steve makes an attempt at braiding Kelly's head leaving her unfit for leaving the house, leading to her making fun of Steve for his hair during the "Comedian Years."   She didn't care how funny he was, it was no excuse for that hair.

Steve threatens to grow it back, but Kelly counters with her superpowers.

What Happened to Your Hair? (2:46)
Growing Stage Hair for Stand Up (3:09)
Hide and Go Seek (8:41)
Daughter Busted Again (15:21)
Why Put a Dish in an Empty Sink (18:30)
How Many Dogs Do We Need? (21:48)
This is Not Your Domain (29:45)
Hydroponic Gardening (33:57)
The Big Ending (35:21)

Steve sits with Holden for a short conversation about the podcast, his YouTube viewing preferences and cheese.   Steve also springs the news to Holden about him needing to be the one to care for Steve and Kelly when they become unable to care for themselves.  Prodding into the brain of a Twelve year old can be interesting and scary, but he can't seem to explain why he watches videos of gamers screaming on YouTube while THEY play games.

Busy with Homeschooling (2:18)
Spelling Bee loss still haunts Steve (2:55)
Trying to Remember Good Things. (5:17)
Hope Rests on the Last Child (8:07)
Roller Coaster are safe...until they aren't (11:16)
Dangerous Water Faucets (17:47
Why do Gamers Yell on YouTube (21:45)
Schools are Loud (30:30)
The Big Finish - Cheese (31:32)

Steve and Kelly chat about their general dislike of feet, which leads to other body part discussion and eventually to a revelation about an accident one of them had at a busy intersection in Virginia Beach.   Kelly recollects a Blue Clues song about the planets, which leads to a discussion about Geography and planetary changes like Pluto being a micro-planet and the South Ocean being an actual thing.

Password for the kids (1:30)
Cooking and Selling from Home in Texas (7:47)
Feet are Gross (9:59)
So are Butts (18:40)
I Had an Accident (23:59)
Blue Clues Planet Song (28:01)
That's Not a Tornado (35:51)

Kelly has to fix one of the gifts she receives from Steve because of her shoulder surgery, using her updated Singer Machine (Singer Stylist 7258) with many of the new gadgets.   The same issue that had Steve cut up here Christmas present in the first place reared its' head when Kelly was in the changing room at the local mall.

Steve and Kelly also discuss the benefit of the Veteran Administration Loan process and how it helped their situation greatly.

The episode ends with the revelation that their kids are slobs.

Kelly Repairs a Gift From Steve (4:10)
Kelly get Stuck in a Dress (13:06)
Surgery Cost Numbers are In (18:30)
Veteran's Administration Loan (21:52)
Steve Thinks He's Helpful... (32:54)
Our Kids are Slobs (35:14)

Just as we are turning the corner from injury and sickness, the two of us look forward to starting out the week on a positive note.   Our oldest (and largest) dog decides to thwart our attempt at bliss by inhaling a bag of yummy Butterfingers.

Yellow Lab Need Exorcism (1:46)
Loudest Dog on Earth (25:09)
You were Pretty Big Then (31:47)

Our Daughter gets grounded...and conveniently forgets.  Steve gets punished by having to answer menstruation questions about her with the doctor and Kelly attempts to punish Sam's Club employees by getting them to lift over 50 pounds.

Daughter Gets Grounded (1:25)
Settling into a Routine (15:54)
ID Channel Body Cam/Court Cam (22:38)
The Grudge (23:59)
Watching Movies at Home (26:44)
Difficult Conversations (31:20)

We discuss relationships between mothers and daughters and how situations of abuse in both of our pasts put us in a position where we are protective of the same things not happening to our children.  

How protective is TOO protective?  I don't think we know or make a good attempt at answering that question.