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May 15, 2025 • 7 mins
Dana In The Morning Highlights 5/15

Texans first preseason game - August 9th @ Minnesota
Haley's Happy Birthday helps pediatric patients celebrate while in the hospital
Do you find yourself more romantic on vacation? Or is it easier to do at home?
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Sunday ninety nine point one, Houston's Best Variety of the
eighties nineties, and today Dana in the Morning and producer
Anthony and the three Things you Need to Know to
get your Thursday May fifteenth started, well, start testing, it's over.
But what's up for next year? Well, it looks like
it's going to be a little bit different. The House
voted instead of a one day long test, break it

(00:22):
up into three shorter ones, the beginning, the middle, and
the end of the school year, so that you can
better track kids up progress. It has to go to
the Senate next well. The Texan schedule was released yesterday.
Four primetime games, three trips to the West Coast, six
nationally televised games overall season opener September seventh on the
road against the Rams. Home opener the fifteenth of September

(00:44):
against Tampa Bay. And then we've got some preseason games.
The first one August ninth at Minnesota. And oh, that's
gonna be so nice in Minnesota, right, No August gesus.
Let's see two home games, once against Carolina August sixteenth,
than Detroit August twenty third. And we broke the record yesterday.
It was ninety three degrees, but we hit ninety seven

(01:07):
in May, or excuse me, ninety six, and today going
to be the same.

Speaker 2 (01:12):
We'll go up to ninety six.

Speaker 1 (01:13):
We do have the higher humidity as well, so we've
got that heat index and just a slight chance of
rain right through next week. We're going to be in
the mid nineties like the rest of this week into
the weekend into next weekend. Sizzlin Yeah, and rain chance
only ten percent, So you can make your outdoor plans accordingly.
Right now seventy nine in uptown and you're up to date.

(01:36):
I'm sunny. Tell me something good. Brought to us by
our friends at Goodwill Houston. Well, there is a birthday
planning celebration coming up thanks to the Hailey Roscoe Foundation.
They are bringing the community together spreading joy for children
dealing with cancer in the hospital. This is the third
annual Hailey's Happy Birthday, which began with one family's journey

(01:59):
through through childhood cancer. It will be happening on May seventeenth.
The story is Hailey Rascoe faced leukemia three times in
her little life. She spent more than one hundred and
twenty five days in the hospital, including two birthdays. She
always smiled on the ninth floor of Texas Children's Hospital.
She was bringing joy to doctors and nurses. She passed

(02:22):
away in twenty twenty one, but her family kept that
happy spirit alive with birthdays.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
They've had over eighteen hundred birthdays for kids at the
hospital so far.

Speaker 1 (02:33):
And the next big birthday box planning session is going
to be May seventeenth, from ten until twelve. It'll be
at Houston Northwest Church and it will be an opportunity
for the community to come together and build these birthday
boxes that they will then pass out to kids at
the hospital.

Speaker 2 (02:52):
Idea great idea.

Speaker 1 (02:54):
You can go to Haileyrascofoundation dot org for all the details.

Speaker 3 (02:58):
Producer Anthony Dan excited when there's new food spots to try,
and we just recently got an East Coast soup dumpling place.
It's New York City's nan Chung Express. It opened their
first Texas location in Cyprus. It's off nineteen sixty. They
had a soft opening earlier this week. And this concept
is actually an offshoot of a Michelin recommended place in
New York City called nan Chung Shao Longbow.

Speaker 2 (03:19):
It's considered one of the best.

Speaker 3 (03:20):
So this Express location offers things like pork crab, chicken,
spicy beef, alongside my favorites, popstickers and steam dumplings that
I have, noodles, rice bowls, braised beef, soup wantons, and
spicy saucetur fried bock choi, even a selection of fruit teas.
It all sounds amazing. It's Nan Chung Express once again.
Find it in Cyprus off FM nineteen sixty. It's yet

(03:42):
another one to add to the list.

Speaker 1 (03:44):
Soup dumplings are one of my I mean a dumpling
with soft in it on my favorite.

Speaker 2 (03:48):
Yeah, I love it. Okay.

Speaker 1 (03:50):
Now we've been dealing with this heat wave. This is
gonna cool you off all summer long, going to the
theater watching a movie the newest releases at huge discounts.

Speaker 2 (04:01):
Check out what AMC Theaters is doing.

Speaker 1 (04:03):
They are going to be presenting starting July ninth, fifty
percent off Wednesdays. I wish they'd start it now. Whoa,
but they're thinking the heat wave comes in July, but
not your We need it now anyway.

Speaker 4 (04:14):
Yep.

Speaker 1 (04:14):
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all day long on Wednesdays fifty percent off the newest
releases and all movies all day long starting July ninth.

Speaker 2 (04:28):
You can go to AMC Theaters dot com.

Speaker 1 (04:30):
For all the details on how to become a Stubs
Insider member.

Speaker 2 (04:35):
Get after that. That's a great deal. That's something fun
to look forward to.

Speaker 1 (04:38):
Hey, we always have our tell Me Something Good stories
up at Sunday ninety nine dot com. You can also
follow us on Facebook, x, TikTok, and Instagram. Sunday ninety
nine Easton Sunday ninety nine point one, Houston's Best Variety
of the eighties nineties, and Today Dana in the Morning
and producer Anthony, And we're talking about romance on vacations
For lots of us, that's when we feel romantic because

(04:59):
we you're distressing. But that's not always the case. And
we've got Robert, a school teacher Incline. Are you more
romantic on vacation or at home?

Speaker 5 (05:10):
It's very stressful for us, for we have a large family,
so being at home it's cheap and kids are asleep,
and more romantic.

Speaker 2 (05:19):
Very gosh, you a very logical guy. Now I know
you're a teacher. What subject do you teach? Robert?

Speaker 4 (05:25):
I teach sixth grade math.

Speaker 2 (05:26):
Oh wow, the logical guy there you go? Okay, so
once when is school out for you?

Speaker 4 (05:31):
It is out on the twenty ninth.

Speaker 2 (05:34):
Are we just beyond excited?

Speaker 4 (05:36):
Yes, we have one Monday left, but I'm not counting.

Speaker 2 (05:40):
How kids you have? You have a whole bunch of
kids at school? How many kids do you have at home?

Speaker 4 (05:44):
Yeah?

Speaker 5 (05:44):
I have five at home and my grandkids live with
us too, so a family of eleven at the house.

Speaker 1 (05:50):
Oh wow, you find time to be romantic with your
wife with all those kids?

Speaker 4 (05:58):
Well, when they go to sleep, that's and probably the
only time times. Thank you.

Speaker 2 (06:02):
Guys are so tired, You're like, I want to go to.

Speaker 5 (06:05):
Sleep too, right, Yes, yes, my wife's the teacher as well, so.

Speaker 2 (06:09):
Yeah, oh wow, amazing. How long have you been teaching?

Speaker 4 (06:12):
Five years?

Speaker 5 (06:12):
I'm a retired veteran, so with a wife and the
schedule and everything, so it works out perfectly.

Speaker 1 (06:17):
Oh amazing. Well, listen, you have the most fun summer. Yes,
with your large family, You're a blessed man, And thank
you so much for listening to Sonny.

Speaker 4 (06:26):
You're more than welcome to you as well. You're both
of you. Thank you so much.

Speaker 2 (06:28):
Appreciate you.

Speaker 4 (06:29):
Robert.

Speaker 3 (06:29):
Let's head over to Katie and speak with Nikola your experience.

Speaker 1 (06:32):
You feel more romantic on vacation, Is that true?

Speaker 4 (06:36):
Yes, that would be true.

Speaker 2 (06:37):
Do you have a significant other? Now?

Speaker 1 (06:40):
I do, And so you're an assistant principal out in
Katie where if you're more romantic on vacation, you must
have a vacation planned the minute school is out.

Speaker 4 (06:52):
I do.

Speaker 1 (06:52):
I'm going to a Ruba. Yo.

Speaker 2 (06:55):
That's exciting. So are you married?

Speaker 1 (06:57):
I am married.

Speaker 4 (06:58):
Yes.

Speaker 2 (06:58):
What's your husband's name, Dwight? And so you and Dwight
are going to Aruba?

Speaker 1 (07:04):
Yes?

Speaker 2 (07:04):
How long are you going to be going? Just six stays.

Speaker 1 (07:07):
He actually won the trip free work, so it's a
fully paid trip.

Speaker 2 (07:13):
There's no stress about finances you guys have.

Speaker 1 (07:19):
I'm so jealous. That is fantastic. You guys have the
best time. Send us pictures.

Speaker 4 (07:27):
Thank you so much.

Speaker 2 (07:28):
Be safe in your travels and then have an excellent summer.
We appreciate you. Thank you so much. You have a
great day.
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