The Things Kids Have Today…

The Things Kids Have Today...
Photo-A-Day #1267

While we were in Florida we made a few trips over to Target. So it wasn’t much different for us from being home. While at Target we saw that Crayola now has a line of crayons for the crawling and toddling set, they are called Tadoodles. There are paints, crayons, markers, stamps and tub crayons. Each of the Tadoodles is a chunky fun to hold crayon that is supposed to help a child 18mo+ become acquainted with the Crayola brand, um I mean start being creative. Actually I have nothing against Crayola, I love them and love that they are making such products for children to express their creativity so much younger.

When we put them in the cart Eva immediately grabbed them and wouldn’t let go until we gave her something else to distract her but even then it was hard to free them from her grip. We also stopped over to Toys ‘R Us. We have never taken Eva to a toy store before and wow she was mesmerized. I’ve never seen her like this before. She recognized some of her own toys though and that was cool. We were looking to pick up her birthday gift as well as some of Earth’s Best baby food. There was a sale.

Today I was home because I needed to visit the neurologist. I wanted to see one about my feet. My diabetes has caused neuropathy in my feet. My feet are constantly tingling and occasionally I get sharp pains. I’m taking something for it but wanted to see if there was anything more I could do. Well it looks like I’ll be getting a lot more soon, I have to go for a Electromyography study. I’ve had one before on my arm.

Back in 1999 the pinky and part of my ring finger on my left hand went numb, constantly. Apparently I had completely pinched my ulnar nerve. It was such a strange feeling and I went though physical therapy and other avenues before I had a round of Electromyography to study my nerves. Let me tell you, that procedure was so painful that when the doctor told me about it today I nearly seized up. I actually cried during the last shock when we were testing my arm. I’m not looking too forward to having that happen on my legs and feet. My feet hurt enough as it is but I suppose this well help me learn more about my condition even if there is no cure for it.

Oh, my arm, eventually I had surgery and had my ulnar nerve moved, I have a wicked scar on my left arm near the elbow.

Free Books From Cheerios

Read to Me, Dad Review: Romeo and Lou Blast Off

I was feeding Eva some of her “O’s” today for and after breakfast snack. On the box I noticed that it said that there was a free book inside. Allison did the shopping this week so I didn’t notice the box till I went for breakfast this morning. There was a book inside that had the story written in both English and Spanish. What a great idea to give books to people through an essential finger food for babies. Read to Me, Dad approves of this very much. There are 5 books in total and the Cheerios box says,

“Feed their imagination. Putting big books into little hands puts big ideas into young minds. When you read a book with your child, you share a special moment of wonder, surprise and amazement.”

It goes on to state.

” Cheerios is committed to helping you raise a child healthy in body and mind. Through Spoonfuls of Stories, you can foster a lifelong love of reading in your little ones.”

The book that was in our box of Cheerios was Romeo and Lou Blast Off. The book is a cute little story about imagination. The imaginations of Lou the Polar Bear and Romeo the Penguin. They start their journey in the North Pole and end up in a modern city. How they get there is part of the fun of the story. Once there they mix up the things that they see with those things that they know like a policeman that they think is a shark. It is a very fun little tale with beautiful illustrations.

Read to Me Dad Ratings

  • Story – Good – A great little story about imagination and two friends on an adventure.
  • Re-Read-ability – Good – This is certainly one that I can read again as Eva gets older and can see the things that Lou and Romeo see.
  • Illustrations – Good – The bright illustrations and the fun “mistakes” that Romeo and Lou make certainly add to how nice it is to view the book.
  • Message – Imagination and a good friend can take you many places.
  • Plot – A Polar Bear and a Penguin take flight and land in a city. They have adventures while there and find their way back to their home.
  • Characters – Romeo and Lou are fun characters they are friends who work together and share their imaginations.
  • Does Eva Like It – Eva sat through the story and looked at the images.
  • Recommended Ages – 3-8