Rusty and Rosy comes with a lovely little mouse pad. I thought with the new computer mouse and the new mouse pad, we were ready to go.

Alex was thrilled to have his own equipment, just as I predicted. He gets great pleasure out of having “mine own” mouse and mouse pad in his room. He brings them to my computer each time he plays.

But we don’t really use the mouse pad. I think that mouse pads are tough for kids. Now that the motion on the cursor is set to be a little slower, Alex makes large sweeping motions to move the cursor. The mouse pad didn’t accommodate this at all. He was forced to pick up and set down the mouse so much that we were back to major issues using the mouse.

So the mouse pad is now just a piece of artwork that smiles up from wherever Alex chooses to put it—and we’re both happier that way!