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April 6, 2007 Frances Friday: Toys That Talk 
We were home on Monday, playing in the basement, when Frances turned on the radio with the remote. I can't remember what was on, but it was horrible: loud, overly sexual, poorly done. "Do you like this, Frances?" "No." "What would you rather listen to?" She paused; then excitedly said, "I want to listen to Frances on the Radio!" "We haven't made any new shows for a while. Would you like to make a new show, and then we can listen to that?" "Yeah!" "What would you like to talk about on your radio show?" "Toys that talk!" So here it is. I should mention that it's more "Toys that Sing Row Row Row Your Boat" than "Toys That Talk," but it's still way better than whatever that atrocious song was. And before I hear any complaints: listen, you have no idea how many renditions of Row Row Row Your Boat were removed from this broadcast. Enjoy! You can listen to it here (click on the above link) or find us listed on iTunes (under podcasts) or Bloglines as "Radio Free Frances." Happy Easter, everyone. ~~~~~ Bonus Conversation: I requested some information packages on different insulin pumps, and the first one to show up (Cozmo) came with the requisite dvd movie about all of their fabulous features. I popped it in on Monday when I was home with Frances, just to see what it was all about. Then, on Wednesday: Frances: I want to watch the insulin pump movie! Andrea: What? Frances: I want to watch the insulin pump movie! I LOVE the insulin pump movie! Andrea: Umm... what? The insulin pump movie? You don't want to watch the Lorax, or.... Frances: No! I want to watch the insulin pump movie! Let's watch the insulin pump movie! Andrea: Umm. OK. You're sure? Frances: Yeah! Andrea: Here we go. Frances: Yay! I LOVE the insulin pump movie! I can't wait to see how excited she is when the new insulin pump (whatever it turns out to be) actually shows up! Posted by Andrea at April 6, 2007 6:56 AM under Frances Friday , Radio Free Frances EMAIL this entry (comments fields are below this section) Comments Ha! How fun for you. Ivy always wants to watch the Gentle Leader Dog Harness Instructional Video. Good times. Posted by: Casey at April 6, 2007 8:15 AM
Hilarious!! Interesting choice of movie. :) Posted by: Kyla at April 6, 2007 10:02 AM
THAT, was totally adorable. And Row, Row, Row Your Boat is, after all, a round. No wonder they all wanted to sing it! Posted by: theflyingmum at April 6, 2007 11:19 AM
PS, Ben likes the "Mantis Tiller" instructional video. I'm hoping he'll be able to offer me pointers in the garden this year. Posted by: theflyingmum at April 6, 2007 11:21 AM
This made my day when I got it on Bloglines on Tuesday. Sweet silly Frances. Gotta love her! Posted by: LauraJ at April 6, 2007 12:01 PM
thanks!! I love this edition of Radio Free Frances. And I love hearing her say the word Blue! Just so adorable. Posted by: Sue at April 6, 2007 12:13 PM
We had the same conversation about our Foodsaver video. What is it with these things? Posted by: amy at April 6, 2007 1:04 PM
Y'know, I KNOW you're in Canada, what with the black squirrels and all, but I didn't expect you to sound so...um...Canadian. It's funny the voice that I give to bloggers. It's the voice that I hear when I read to myself, neutral but shaded the way I hear things, if that makes sense.
Posted by: julia at April 6, 2007 4:31 PM
:P No accent on that, m'dear. Posted by: Andrea at April 6, 2007 5:34 PM
oof, my heart. Posted by: fluttercrafts at April 6, 2007 6:12 PM
Hey, she's definitely going to look after you in your dotage. Posted by: Mad Hatter at April 6, 2007 10:16 PM
I like the way the different toys sing in markedly different keys. :-) Was gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. Posted by: The Goldfish at April 7, 2007 5:28 PM
Awesome. She's your kid, that's for sure. Posted by: NotSoSage at April 7, 2007 7:38 PM
Hi Andrea, I arrived at your blog for the first time via a search for insulin pump blogs (I started using a pump back in November and thought I'd see what's out in cyberspace in the way of tales and tips). I've enjoyed nosing around a bit and discovering that you're also a literary type and an environmentalist. I'll visit again, and, if you like, you can find out more about me at my website — there's no blog, but I love getting email! All the best, Posted by: Heather Burt at April 21, 2007 2:17 AM
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