On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Catherine's excited about the brand-new Phineas and Ferb the Movie [https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/movie/phineas-and-ferb-the-movie-candace-against-the-universe]. Nicole's Instagram Minute returns with @grandmagetsreal and her Barbie-based creations [https://www.instagram.com/grandmagetsreal/]. Terri recommends Robin Harms's novella You Can Thank Me Later, which she enjoyed on Audible [https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Thank-Me-Later-audiobook/dp/B07YVL71PS/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=you+can+thank+me+later&qid=1598669910&sr=8-1].

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Like so many parents right now, we're obsessed with meeting our kids' emotional needs as they return to school (as outlined in this New York Times article [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/well/family/teens-mental-health-needs.html]). Strategies include redecorating and a kitten.

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In the complaint department this week, we gripe about videos that could have been emails, videos that take way too long to get to the point, and the inability to speed through a video like you can a web page... or a podcast.

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On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we watched two episodes of Veronica Mars that were mostly up-the-middle procedurals (Where's the witness? Who took the money?) with just enough bus-crash and Logan-on-the-bridge plot to keep things moving. Next week: S2E14, "Versatile Toppings," and S2E15, "The Quick and the Wed."

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Last week, Catherine's daughter joined the shrinking ranks of college freshmen actually moving onto campus in this very weird time. She even brought her own toilet paper, and lots of it.

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Before there were computers and smartphones and fancy prefab fidget spinners, we kept ourselves distracted with ... taking apart pens. Peeling pencil paint. Unwinding paper clips. Doodling. So much doodling.

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Terri sometimes feels her life is a bad detective show. Catherine is stuck in a not-that-funny sitcom, and Nicole's family drama is exhaustingly dramatic. What TV show is your family inadvertently starring in?

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Terri is finding new uses for old technology, while Nicole is sprucing up old furniture and objects with peel-and-stick wallpaper [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VFLDTLP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1]. Catherine is making sure her college freshman won't be without her favorite snack with this collapsible popcorn popper that's perfect for dorm living [https://www.uncommongoods.com/product/collapsible-popcorn-popper].

Now that all three of us have reached the mid-century mark, we can obsess about the benefits of being older, wiser, and much more willing to wear comfortable shoes and stay home.

Parenting is hard no matter what age your kids are. This article calling out middle school as the toughest age to parent [https://parentingteensandtweens.com/middle-school-the-hardest-years-of-your-life-as-a-mom/] got us complaining about pretty much all the ages. Name an age or circumstance when parenting is easy!