House of Fundies

I watched Alyssa's Q&A with Kelly Jo, so you did not have to. Here's what I learned. 

Kelly likes to be called Mama B. 

Kelly cannot remember how many grandkids she has. 

Kelly's pregnancy has been much easier than her daughter's, and she only had 12 weeks of sickness with Zach. 

Kelly was discouraged, but Gil helped her throughout.  

The kids were all sicked at once, and the Chickenpox went through the house longer than expected. 

Kelly felt it was easier to raise toddlers than when they were older.  

The most challenging season of motherhood for Kelly was when she had (3)little kids at the same time because Gil was at work.  

Kelly and Gil tease each other about Altemzier; she has names and birthdays on her phone that she looks at every day. 

Tori has not come up with a name for her daughter. 

Only Zach, Micheala, Callie, Jeb, and Judson were born at the hospital. 

Most kids are 13 months apart, with Ellie and Callie having the largest gap. 

Warden is single right now.  

Kelly says she doesn't have favorites with her kids. Zach calls her every day, but he's not her favorite. Kelly vibes with her kids' personalities. Whoever likes doing something, that's who she brings with them. 

Alyssa and Josie were easy babies during the baby stage because they never cried. 

Crying and Colic during the baby stage were Erin and Carlin. Carlin had a strong head but the most personality. 

Kelly Jo's doctor says her problems return if she doesn't lose weight. Kelly says she eats for depression, and she has a love for her pink drinks. 

Kelly Jo is less strict with the younger kids than the older ones. Kelly says she cared for her babies; her kids did not have sisters' moms. 

Kelly loves to travel, and Gil doesn't love to travel. 

Most like Kelly - Alyssa (Younger Kelly) because she's so organized. Erin (Older) 

Most likely (Gil) - Tori and Lawson

Which daughter, most likely Alyssa (Mix to the younger three) but Allie (Michela)

 Which looks like Alyssa (Zoey)| Alyssa says (Lexi) 

Kelly did not have any C sections. 

Kelley believes the key to marriage success is "selfless." 

How did Kelly feel when Alyssa wore pants, she felt that change was hard for the first one. When Alyssa started wearing jeans, she started to evaluate why she did this and didn't want them to be puppets, but it was hard for Gil to accept change.  Note: Realize that Alyssa was the first one to wear pants.

With Lawson's wedding coming up, here's what I think will occur and a hint of Trace.

Lawson's wedding party will be small. I can count Gil, Nate, Trace, Zach, and Tiffany's brother. The flower girl and ring bearer will be Bradley and Kaci. I see Gil as the best man since Lawson has not been a best man. I don't see him offering that role to his married brothers.

The following siblings who will not attend are Alyssa, Tori and I think Erin. I don't think the Paine's could actually spend the money on CA out of all the siblings. The aesthetic for their wedding I see more of Disney and will not be surprised if the color pink and Disney wedding special.

Trace and Lydia's wedding I see a small event in TN, and all siblings will attend. The party will be no more than 7 with only Josie as the only sister in the wedding party and Willow as flower girl.

Alyssa and Jon did a Q&A, and here's what we learned. This Q&A was exciting.

Is Alyssa on birth control? The long answer is no.

Jon and Alyssa were not nervous on their wedding night. They were more anxious about wedding planning and making sure they booked the correct date for their honeymoon. Alyssa shared it wasn't super weird.

They don't agree on everything, and Jon teased that it's fun to fight and make up.

Baby 5? Because of her complex pregnancies, Alyssa doesn't know if it's in the card for her.

Alyssa's weirdest fear is roaches, and Jon's weirdest fear is public speaking.

They are planning something special for the 10th anniversary.

Yes, Alyssa would change things about her wedding. She shared that it was loud with her bridesmaid dress. But at that moment and in time she was happy with her wedding.

Would Alyssa take a job outside the home when the girls are older? Alyssa said yes.

Jon enjoys sexy time with Alyssa, and it seems they have a structured time for sexy time.

Due to budget restrictions, Alyssa and Jon are not going to Lawson's wedding.

Alyssa and Jon are very spontaneous, and that's how they spice up their relationships.

Alyssa and Jon are each other's first everything.

Alyssa wished that she knew how to communicate better with each other at the beginning of their relationship.

They do not worry about the effects of blogging on their children. They feel that it would help them communicate with others without being in a bubble. If the blogging hurts the family, they will stop.

Alyssa would like to plan a trip to Utah and do a train ride.

They are both open and have discussed fostering or adopting.

The question that they hate the most is that their lives are perfect. Alyssa likes a clean house and has taught her children.

I often wonder how different Kelly would have been if her children had actually moved. If Michela stayed in Chicago, Tori stayed in Nashville, Carlin moved to Nashville, and Erin moved to Chad's family. Would the lost boys and girls actually have a different relationship with Kelly?

I have no idea why I thought that they actually knew them or thought their voice was facts. I now understand that it was more that they were aware of the cult practices, and I gave them more weight on the issue.

I know that I have a distaste for a few and I always make sure to say it when I comment or I don't comment. I believe the main example of this is the situation with the boutique store. You have people who say that Kelly bought Erin out but no facts. It was clearly stated that Kelly is filling in some of the roles that Erin had filled. Not sure how that it was Kelly bought Erin out especially since it doesn't list Kelly as an owner. on their site.

Or that you see comments that each Bates or Duggars daughter are raising sister moms but when I watch it they're showing the kids either playing with their siblings or helping around the home. I start to wonder was I a sister mom or was I just doing chores around the house? I know each person's childhood was different but I am now taking a lot of comments with a grain of salt and will start to do the same when I share my own thoughts. Adding that a disclaimer that it's my thoughts because I don't know these people. I do pay attention to patterns but I don't know them. Not take what other people say as facts until it's proven.

I watched Katie and Traivs' Q&A on YouTube and learned a couple of things. They switch back and forth with answering questions.

They want to have kids, but it will be in a couple of years.

Katie is the messy one, and Travis is the neat one.

They had mutual friends who mentioned they should start talking. Travis reached out, and Kaite flew out to NJ with her family a month later.

Wedding dress story- Katie was in FL and randomly found the dress with Alyssa. She reached out to her family and said she found one, and Josie, Carlin, and sisters flew out. The dress was originally a size 14/16, but the main issue was its low cut in the front and back. With the alternation, they would correct Katie's concerns, and the dress will be ready in five months. When she returned, the dress was still too big, the low cut in the back was not working, and the alternations were incorrect. The bridal store would not refund her money or provide materials to correct the dress as Renee said she could. Renee uses different materials to correct the dress and butchers it, basically, and Katie hates the dress. Katie tells Kelly that she will love her dress and goes to Renee, and they create a new dress for Katie.

They discussed what they're adjusting to since being married, and it's basically for Travis dealing with Katie messy, as she jumps on everything and puts her dirty shoes on the dashboard. He's learning to adjust, but it deals with the different ways they were raised. Katie shared that she did not know she does this because of her family.

They discussed Katie being homesick. Since everything has been slow since the holidays now, she goes through different phases where she misses everyone and is okay. She loves being with Travis, but everything is new from moving, a house, Church, and building relationships with new people. She misses home and calls her sibling daily to help with the sickness.

Travis works for the Church in the media and does some engineering on the side as he has one more semester to go.

Katie does not see herself working in a hair salon, but she is certified as a lash technician and will focus on that.

Travis wants to have 3 or 4 kids, and Katie wants to have ten but says she's joking.

Katie wants to go on date nights, and Travis says everything they do is a date night. It's just the two of them. Katie says no, she wants to get dressed up and go somewhere.