ALOTT5MA RECIPE DEPARTMENT: To make one Hallmark Hall of Fame film, mix the following:

• Adorably precocious child, ideally suffering from serious, yet vague, malady.
• Cantankerous older man played by beloved character actor who is taught that he can love again in part through the activities of adorably precocious child.
  
• Parent who wants to care for child in unorthodox way, played by recognizable, yet not particularly famous/costly, actor.
  
• Other parent, who at first disagrees with first patent's unorthodox plans, also played by recognizable, yet not particularly famous/costly, actor.
• (Optional) Add additional adorable/precocious children to taste.
  
• Framing device to reassure viewers all works out on the end.
• Self-evident Canadian filming locations.
  
• Cloying commercials about greeting cards.