Join us for a first ever “Fireside Edition” of The Victory Couch. Due to temperatures in the mid-Atlantic dipping to single digits, we decided to record downstairs by our fireplace (hence “fireside edition”) beginning the episode with “On the Tens.”

We know you may be loving our musical theatre parent content or you're sick of it--- either way it continues today. We share our favorite parts about being musical theatre parents now, and what we most miss about leaving the Junior Theater Festival. We also take a nostalgic dive into the world of arcades, and choose what would go in ours if we had one. Lastly we share which compliments are our favorite toreceive (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).

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On the Tens

What do you love most about being a musical theater dad/mom?

You're A Good Man Charlie Brown

Junior Theater Festival

The Lion King

Frozen Jr.

The Music Man Jr.

Newsies Jr.

Beetlejuice Jr.

Hamilton

What's the worst part about coming home from the Junior Theater Festival?

If you had your own arcade and you could only have 3 arcade games in there, which ones would you choose?

What are some of your favorite compliments to receive?

Couch crumbs: dry winter skin, cold temperatures, exhaustion after JTF, illness

Prop your feet up moments: January photo gig, friends check in randomly, JTF was extraordinary, Dance Moms with Dylan

If you have no clue what the Junior Theater Festival is, we want to take this unplanned opportunity to share with you about an experience that is so core to our family. Scroll down and select the link below as we put a spotlight on JTF, and educate those who don’t understand what it is.

We plan to be back next Thursday for your regularly scheduled fun, and insight here on The Victory Couch.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3X7JNNMzTYDYJ0yF9d71ir?si=1djRC32DR4WgboUo0bt2DQ

We discuss today about punishments from our childhood past and what we remember most. Also, we share what we'd replace if we lost everything, snow storm memories, and what advice we'd give to those struggling with new year's resolutions. Also we share a bit about our annual staff party for KMK (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).

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As a kid, punishments were different than how we parented --- which punishments were the worst and the easiest?

If you lost all of your material items, what's one of the first things you'd want to replace?

Thinking back, what's your favorite snow storm memory?

If you had to give advice to someone struggling with a new year's resolution what advice would you give?

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Couchcrumbs: It's January and I don't do cold well, septic issues.

Propyour feet up: We had a great staff party for KMK this year.

Happy 2026 from the couch! As we jump back into routine, we reflect on this past Christmas break (which was awesome for us Randos). We also discuss if Christmas was more fun as kids or as parents, what we wish we would've paid more attention to in school, and play a little sliding scale game about rudeness (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).

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During Christmas break, which moments were you the happiest?

It wasn't Fiji water https://www.fijiwater.com/

Zootopia 2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26443597/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Mountain City Center for the Arts https://www.mymcca.com/

Is it more fun to be a child on Christmas or a parent on Christmas?

Which subject in school do you wish you paid more attention to and why?

Sliding scale for rude acts (Julie & Rick's opinions)

Couch crumbs: ants, putting away Christmas décor

Prop your feet up: fantasy football winner, how nice break was together

Wishing you and your Victory Couch a very blessed year ahead! Happy 2026! We'll catch you next Thursday for a fresh, new episdoe of The Victory Couch.

From the left and right side of The Victory Couch, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

If your partner messed up at something, what's your first instinct tell you they messed up (Rick cautions answering this one, fellas)? We also share our Christmas time must dos, fire safety to remember around the holidays, as well as which practices we're taking with us into 2026 (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).

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If you received a random text from me that said “I messed up.” What is the first thing that comes to your mind?

Do you have any fire safety tips to keep listeners safe during the holiday season?

Christmas isn't Christmas unless we do ______ ? What's your must do?

Elf https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319343/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Miracleon 34th Street https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110527/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

NationalLampoon's Christmas Vacation https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Christmaswith The Kranks https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388419/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

What's a practice you've implemented this year (2025) you'll take into next year?

Couch crumbs: late putting up tree, Christmas décor, etc., close friend who feels like family lost a loved one

Prop your feet up: a little dairy-free baking, personal growth and loving wife more

We are two weeks away from Christmas, friends! Take us along on your errands or in your ears to wrap some gifts. Today we talk about top Christmas songs, traditions we have we hope our kids carry into their adulthood, and treats that take us right to our childhood Christmas.

We also share a few hobbies our kids have we don't do but areimpressed by (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).

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What'syour favorite Christmas song?

AllI Want for Christmas by Mariah Carey

LastChristmas by Wham

WhiteChristmas by Bing Crosby

JingleBell Rock

Rockin'Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee

It'sthe Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Andy Williams

HaveYourself a Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland

SantaClause is Coming to Town by Th Jackson 5

FelizNavidad

LetIt Snow

DoThey Know It's Christmas

Ruldolphthe Rednose Reindeer

WonderfulChristmas Time by Paul McCartney

Christmas,Baby Please Come Home by Darlene Love

TheChristmas Song by Nat King Cole

BlueChristmas by Elvis Presley

LittleDrummer Boy by Bing Crosby and David Bowie

SilentNight by Frank Sinatra

O Holy Night

Carolof the Bells

HomeAlone

What'sa Christmas tradition we do with our family of four you hope our kidsdo when they get older?

What'sone food or treat that takes you back to the holidays as soon as yousee or smell it?

Whatis a hobby one of our children has you don't do but you're impressedby?

Couchcrumbs: fallen holiday décor, ants in the house during winter

Propyour feet up: parent observation night at MCCA, watched an OldFashioned Haystack Christmas by Mr. Ty DeMartino