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Notes:
The busy weekend means that I’m relying on a little “from the vault” to have a weekly post on time.
It’s not very long, but I can remember well how we felt about how much fun a Boxcar Children movie would be. Enjoy and a read
Remember how much I love you,
Mom
Why Has “The Boxcar Children” Never Been Turned Into a Movie? (From the Vault, 2009)
We really enjoyThe 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 various family members.
Grandfather Alden keeps quarreling with various family members, and his kind and loving grandchildren keep reuniting them with them, and solving a mystery to boot. But it’s all about the mysteries. They are such fun books.
I am 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:
That Dropped Call with Customer Service? It was on Purpose —The Atlantic gift link
This is a very fun and also informative about how customer services works. It is a bit long, but it doesn’t “feel” long.
My best takeaway? Host an “admin night” for people to gather and take are of things like calling customer service for a refund of something.
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