Out of the mouths of babes, part II

Spent some time with the allergy aware 3 year-old today, she unleashed another allergy gem. We were talking to about the importance of brushing our teeth and out of the blue she jumps up, gives me the HALT! hand, and says:

"You can't go in my bathroom, my toothpaste has CORN in it!"

I don't know where she got that one, I don't think I ever told her about my corn-free toothpaste (Adwe Labs Kosher for Passover Toothpaste), and if I did I can't imagine how she remembered it. Amazing. My brain can't hold a new phone # for 10 min. How do kids do it?

Out of the mouths of babes

A friend's three year old, as she would say almost four, almost caused me to drive off the road yesterday. During our drive back from the park she discovered the box of corn-free crackers I keep on the back seat as emergency food. Before digging in she asked if they were corn free. When I assured her that they were, she started eating them up like they were the best crackers she had ever tasted. The crackers are ok, but not really that amazing.

I started to worry that I was going to ruin her lunch by stuffing her full of crackers during her 10 min. in the backseat. So I asked, "Should you be eating all those crackers? Aren't the corn-free crackers just for me?"

She, stopped mid bite and very solemnly assured me, "No, these are mine. I have a corn allergy too." I laughed so hard, I drove right past our turn.

Happily, she had a miraculously recovered from her allergy when it came time for a soft granola bar bedtime snack that is full of corn syrup and other corn-y ingredients (she asked if it was corn free, but decided that it was yummy enough to eat anyway), but she still remembered to wash her hands before hugging me. Now if she can just cure my allergies.

Design Your Own Band

Check out this site http://www.design-a-band.com for a neat way to make a medical allert allergy bracelet. The site is called Design A Band and they have 10 sizes and 26 color variations, a little something for everyone.
The medical alert bracelet I wear is an engraved silver plate (with a lot of information) that I've made different beaded bracelet bands for, but it is not something that I want to wear for hard use around water or in the woods. This seems like a good alternative for those (all to rare) sporty moments.

With sizes ranging from toddler through XL adult, they have something for just about everyone. This looks like a great thing for kids, since the medical alert bracelet will be just another one of those bracelets that all the kids are wearing. They have lots of clip art too. I haven't placed my order yet, so I can't say anything about service or quality, though I imagine that one silicone band is much like another. I'll try to remember to update this post after I order.