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December 22, 2007 When you are perfect 
When you are the World's Best Kindergartener Ever, Bar None, and you and your Mummy and Daddy and Mumms and Grandpa go out to dinner at your favourite restaurant (the one with the M on the door--no, not that one, Montana's), and you sit quietly and happily through the meal and eat your chicken and french fries with dipping sauce (the sauce is for the fries. I always thought it was for the chicken, but I have been set straight), and you drink your apple juice, and you don't shout or yell or bang or whine or whimper or do anything at all that detracts from the angel-blond hair and enormous innocent-seeming blue eyes, it is just possible that an elderly man you have never met will come up to the table and ask your parents if they would be offended if he gave you a birthday present. And then he might give you a toonie. Just because you're perfect, and everyone loves you. Posted by Andrea at December 22, 2007 7:43 PM under Beanie Baby Brags EMAIL this entry (comments fields are below this section) Comments Oh my goodness. She's the one. Posted by: Madeleine at December 22, 2007 8:26 PM
Happy birthday Frances!!! Rachel & Andy in Colorado love you and hope you have a WONDERFUL year 4!!!!! Lots of love to you, darling!!! Posted by: rachel at December 22, 2007 9:05 PM
It's a wonderful feeling when others see our child as perfect. Just beautiful! Posted by: LauraJ at December 22, 2007 9:06 PM
And she is. Perfect. I love her. Posted by: yankeetransferred at December 22, 2007 9:54 PM
Oh my word, if I didn't like you and Frances so much I might hate you right now since at the same time we got shot Looks of Disgust, justifiably due to how our children were acting. I'm glad you had such a lovely time...and she got such love. :) Julie Posted by: Julie Pippert at December 23, 2007 12:23 PM
And I wouldn't blame you, either. Posted by: Andrea
Have you seen that tv commercial for R*ce Krispee squares with the little girl and her mom? The little girl hands out squares to everyone in the neighbourhood and is really quite sweet. The first time I saw the ad, I thought, "That's really cute, but it would have been better with Frances and Andrea" She's a sweetie allright. Posted by: Sue at December 23, 2007 4:25 PM
Such sweetness!!! What's a toonie? Posted by: Liz at December 23, 2007 11:37 PM
Liz: A Canadian $2 coin. Sue: No, I haven't--but yes, that does sound like Frances. Posted by: Andrea
Amazing. When I was five years old I was on a plane with my parents. We were flying to, or possibly from, Germany. I remember a smelly cold fish salad. I also remember throwing up and feeling really poorly. A man sitting a few rows away came over and gave me a record album (he was some kind of musician) with a sweet little note tucked into the sleeve. I never forgot that little kindness. Posted by: andrea from the fishbowl at December 26, 2007 6:33 PM
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