The Mom Weekly Volume 121: December 2, 2025
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Notes:
As you know, the last week or so has been taken up with a lot of activity for all of us! And you have all been amazing.
As a result, all of my writing “motors” went to other things. But that is okay, because my writing self from 15-20 years ago is the gift that keeps giving.
This is a very short but adorable “from the vault.” Enjoy, and remember how much I love you,
Mom
Why Has the Boxcar Children Never Been Turned into a Movie? (From the Vault, September 2009)
We really enjoy The Boxcar Children series at our house. They are not “great literature,” but they are fun good stories, and hilarious for adults in the implied dysfunction of the family members and assorted friends around the Boxcar Children themselves: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny.
Grandfather Alden keeps quarreling with various family members, and his kind and loving grandchildren keep reuniting him with them, and solving a mystery to boot. But it’s all about the mysteries. They are such fun books.
I am just shocked to learn there has never been a movie version of this classic. Why not? There would be a built-in audience from so many generations of kids and their parents who have read them in the decades since they were first published.
Homegirl created, with help from siblings, this Lego version of The Boxcar Children.
Interesting/Notable:
Inside Marriott’s Disastrous Bet on Short-Term Rental Company Sonder (WSJ gift link)
I thought this was an interesting read, and an awful thing to happen. Several years ago, I explored renting a Sonder apartment for European travel, but most of them were long-term rentals only. It is surprising how quickly this fell apart, and also how people were basically thrown out onto the street.
Leo From Chicago— Vatican News (on YouTube)
I started to watch this documentary “Leo From Chicago” and it’s VERY well-produced. Perhaps it could be an edifying watch during Advent?
One wonderful part of this is that the three Prevost brothers have a phone conversation at least once a week. Siblings goals?