Re: more crazy weather/shoe shopping

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I think people notice shoes on wrong feet b/c people look down when they

walk & see the feet & it just looks odd & out of place. I bet you guys do

get a lot of comments on it, just say she has 2 left feet & see the looks on

their faces then. : )

I am in sunny AZ & love the winter season here. I know some of you will say

I like the 4 seasons, yes, they're nice for a visit. I do like the sun

although not the AZ summers, but no humidity is nice. AZ has been a good

move, overall, from the midwest.

Marie

> Geez, I just sent the kids off to school with hubby. It was snowing!

> We have all sorts of travel advisories out for the mountains, KY, and

> VA. I'm in East TN in the valley!!! Many Thanksgivings I've had roses

> in bloom. If it's gonna be this cold all winter I'm in trouble!

>

> Yesterday I had to check out Allie from school to get labs drawn. We

> had a lot of fun. First I forgot which floor in the parking garage we

> were at, I think Allie was a tad scared but also thought it was funny.

> I had her in her transport chair to help with the blood draw, so we

> went strolling through each level, thankfully there were only 3! We

> talked about how we were lost but how to get un-lost.

>

> Then we went to Earth Fare, where I get Allie's foods. Since feeding

> therapy she's now seeking Tings to eat, and she's taking a few tiny

> bites of deli turkey. I had her go & pick out the Applegate Farms

> version of turkey and chicken. She also picked out some gfcf chocolate

> chip cookies. She seemed to thoroughly enjoy that.

>

> Next we went to Payless to get her some new shoes. My girl's food is

> now a 12 1/2! I'm glad she's growing, BUT that also means no more

> velcro shoes, or at least a smaller variety. She picked out Hannah

> Montana LACE shoes! I know that must sound funny at 9 1/2 yrs old but

> shoe-tying has not been the top of our priority. She STILL puts her

> shoes on the wrong feet, so I've come to accept it & let her. There is

> something about it that feels good to her, who am I to tell her not

> to, they're her shoes & her feet.

>

> I'm still amazed at how complete strangers and others flip out at

> shoes on the wrong feet. Are we that bored as a society that we have

> to obsess on a little girl most people don't even know to point out

> shoes on the wrong feet??? I can see laces being untied as a problem,

> that's a safety issue. But what's the big deal if the child is happy?

> I handed the right shoe to her over her right side & told her to put

> it on, she put it on her left foot. I double-tied it & Craig said, " I

> cannot believe you are allowing her to go to school that way. " I got

> Allie to tell him, " Daddy, they are my shoes and my feet and that's

> how I like them. "

>

> Debi

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Marie A.