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December 8, 2006 Frances Friday: To the Rescue! 
I don't have much material for Frances Friday today, which is not necessarily a bad thing. You are the most patient readers on the internet. But two stories on the WBPE, BN: We put up the tree on Saturday, which Frances found alternately enthralling and dull. In the enthralling moments, she hung a few beaded stars and icicles and cross-stitched ornaments--all on the same two branches, proclaimed she was going to live in the tree because she loved it, and when it was done, she gave it a hug. Yeah. Awwww. In the dull moments, she raced around, demanded help to scale the piles of branches (we have a fake tree), wanted cheese and crackers and cookies (none of which she ate), and grabbed at delicate glass ornaments for the thrill of watching Mom and Dad both shout NO! She hasn't done it since. She is the world's best, you understand. Yesterday she spent half an hour in the basement with Daddy while I reread Spin by Robert Charles Wilson, which I'm plugging because he's an amazing sci fi author based in Toronto who does startlingly original stuff that is intelligent and thought-provoking and Spin is a beautiful and disturbing allegory of an apocalypse that sneaks up on you so quietly, you never notice what's going on, much like I went on about in my meandering Social Justice post the other day. So read it. Anyway, Frances was in the basement, and I was reading, when I heard the thunderous little feet and hands clambering up the stairs while she shouted, "I'm coming to save you, baby Mummy!" And what could be so horrible when SuperFrances is coming to save her Baby Mummy? I ask you. Posted by Andrea at December 8, 2006 7:20 AM under Frances Friday EMAIL this entry (comments fields are below this section) Comments *:D* Posted by: LauraJ at December 8, 2006 11:08 AM
Can you come down here and train Boo to understand the meaning of the word no? She knows her letters, she can say elephant quite clearly, but no? Not happening. *sigh* So cute, that Frances. Posted by: julia at December 8, 2006 11:50 AM
Frances is a superhero! Posted by: ~Macarena~ at December 8, 2006 4:29 PM
yay, just want to second the robert charles wilson plug - he's a great author and i love that he has both amazing scifi ideas and wonderul characters... Posted by: epi at December 8, 2006 8:09 PM
After reading yesterday's post, I am thrilled to know that Frances is on the case. Posted by: Mad Hatter at December 8, 2006 10:39 PM
I skittered over to the library to get Spin based on your rec and hot damn, you're right! It is a fabulous book. Well, at least up to the half-way point. I'll assume you meant the *whole* book. And because I feel it necessary to return the favor: if you have not yet read Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series, do yourself a favor and get it right away. It is truly amazing. Posted by: Northwoods Baby at December 17, 2006 8:48 PM
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