My mother got into a LM Alcott mood when she and my dad moved to new england. She was a docent at the lma house - I found it incredible claustophobic and had to leave the tour and my mom told my person as I was leaving that I had always been difficult. Oh those crazy mothers. I believe mine did the best she could and I was odd. The LHOP books and LMA books I had were from my mother -they had been hers as a little girl. I liked the nancy drew ones from her better.