friday five

It's the dog days, time to lean into indoor activities like art, movies, and watching the Olympics. 

1. These are our longstanding favorite art supply, paint sticks.

2. I loved the movie, King Richard. Amazing story!

3. I'm sure by now you've all seen Celine Dion's performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Epic.

4. Does anyone remember the blog, Memories on Cloverlane? It was one of my all time favorites. Here is a must-listen 2 part podcast interview about teens with Sarah Turner (part 1 and part 2). She tragically died from cancer earlier this year, and I will miss her corner of the internet so much. 

5. Back to school is so close. That means it's time for me to freeze some PB & J's. 

Happy Friday (actually Saturday). 

best summer overnight item

My kids have gone on several overnights this summer, the kind where they had to pack their own bed linens and towels. Why is this the worst? It makes for such bulky packing. Maybe it's just me, but I like things to be light and consolidated. 

Enter my solution:

Send a fitted sheet and one of these compact sleeping bags in a bag. The fitted sheet covers the mattress and the sleeping bag + pillow make the perfect, easy to pack set. I tell them, if you're cold at night, put on socks. Sometimes AC's run hard in the summer. 

Also, these sleeping bags make a great gift. Each of our kids got one for Christmas a few years ago. 

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