Weekly Roundup: College Finals, DWTS Finale, “Gilded Age” S2 E7, “The Rings of Jeffrey,” and Paying It Forward

On our latest weekly roundup, Catherine's stressing through finals week from a distance.<br /><br /><b>What we're watching</b>: On <i>Dancing with the Stars</i>, Xochitl Gomez took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, so it's another win for the teens. Good for her, but a big fat BOO to the judges for not giving Alyson Hannigan a full set of courtesy 10s for her freestyle dance. <br /><br />On <i>The Gilded Age</i>, season 2, episode 7, “Wonders Never Cease," but neither do big problems like your brand-new husband dying and your son getting scammed out of all your money. This was a very bad week for the Brook/Van Rhijn sisters.<br /><br /><b>Catherine's library find</b> this week is actually a book she copyedited, not one she found on the library shelves. But she hopes you'll check out this warm, lively middle-grade novel starring a tween boy who learns to look at dance in a new way. It's called <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rings-Jeffrey-Nello-McDaniel/dp/1960499602/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Rings of Jeffrey</a></i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rings-Jeffrey-Nello-McDaniel/dp/1960499602/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a>, and it's by Nello McDaniel.<br /><br /><b>In the archives</b>, we revisit episodes in which we discussed <a href="https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/how-parents-can-pay-it-forward" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">how parents can pay it forward</a> (December 14, 2020), <a href="https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/speed-round-holiday-gifts-for-pets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">holiday gifts for pets</a> (December 14, 2018), and <a href="https://parentingroundabout.libsyn.com/episode-98-morning-woes-and-tv-shows" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">morning woes</a> (December 11, 2015). <br />​<br />Next week, our TV watch will cover the <i>Gilded Age</i> season finale, "In Terms of Winning and Losing" (S2 E8). We'll also watch the movie <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13405810/" target="_blan