Re: : first pair of walking shoes-second that!!

[Guest guest]

I know exactly what you mean! My sister-in-law doesn't know what

detergent is and she gives us her kids' dirty toys all the time. (we

let our cat play with them!) Her daughters' clothing and toys are

always filthy, and I'm so anal retentive Aleksander's bibs are even

immaculate. My husband makes fun of me all the time, but I want to

take good care of our things, whether they were bought on clearance,

at a garage sale, or if they are brand new and expensive.

I love Oxy Clean! A little bit of that goes LONG way and I was even

able to get my neices' ground in dirty clothes clean the last time we

watched them. Hooray for detergent!

> > > Our son was born with bcf on 9/9/04. He's now at the point

where

> he

> > > wears them at night and during naps, but he's at daycare during

> the

> > > day. We haven't been putting him in shoes when he's out of the

> > > Markells because it was warm and we could get away with it.

> Plus, I

> > > didn't want to torture him with more shoes. I wanted to give

him

> a

> > > break. Now that its getting colder and he's getting ready to

> walk, I

> > > wanted to buy him a pair of shoes, but I wasn't sure if there

> was

> > > something in particular I should look for.

> > >

> > > Right now, he doesn't walk by himself, just cruises. Has any of

> your

> > > drs recommended either a specific type of shoe or brand?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I know exactly what you mean! My sister-in-law doesn't know what

detergent is and she gives us her kids' dirty toys all the time. (we

let our cat play with them!) Her daughters' clothing and toys are

always filthy, and I'm so anal retentive Aleksander's bibs are even

immaculate. My husband makes fun of me all the time, but I want to

take good care of our things, whether they were bought on clearance,

at a garage sale, or if they are brand new and expensive.

I love Oxy Clean! A little bit of that goes LONG way and I was even

able to get my neices' ground in dirty clothes clean the last time we

watched them. Hooray for detergent!

> > > Our son was born with bcf on 9/9/04. He's now at the point

where

> he

> > > wears them at night and during naps, but he's at daycare during

> the

> > > day. We haven't been putting him in shoes when he's out of the

> > > Markells because it was warm and we could get away with it.

> Plus, I

> > > didn't want to torture him with more shoes. I wanted to give

him

> a

> > > break. Now that its getting colder and he's getting ready to

> walk, I

> > > wanted to buy him a pair of shoes, but I wasn't sure if there

> was

> > > something in particular I should look for.

> > >

> > > Right now, he doesn't walk by himself, just cruises. Has any of

> your

> > > drs recommended either a specific type of shoe or brand?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Do you dry them too? I've been told putting tennis balls in the

dryer helps keep them from getting lumpy...

> > > > Our son was born with bcf on 9/9/04. He's now at the point

> where

> > he

> > > > wears them at night and during naps, but he's at daycare

during

> > the

> > > > day. We haven't been putting him in shoes when he's out of

the

> > > > Markells because it was warm and we could get away with it.

> > Plus, I

> > > > didn't want to torture him with more shoes. I wanted to give

> him

> > a

> > > > break. Now that its getting colder and he's getting ready to

> > walk, I

> > > > wanted to buy him a pair of shoes, but I wasn't sure if there

> > was

> > > > something in particular I should look for.

> > > >

> > > > Right now, he doesn't walk by himself, just cruises. Has any

of

> > your

> > > > drs recommended either a specific type of shoe or brand?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Do you dry them too? I've been told putting tennis balls in the

dryer helps keep them from getting lumpy...

> > > > Our son was born with bcf on 9/9/04. He's now at the point

> where

> > he

> > > > wears them at night and during naps, but he's at daycare

during

> > the

> > > > day. We haven't been putting him in shoes when he's out of

the

> > > > Markells because it was warm and we could get away with it.

> > Plus, I

> > > > didn't want to torture him with more shoes. I wanted to give

> him

> > a

> > > > break. Now that its getting colder and he's getting ready to

> > walk, I

> > > > wanted to buy him a pair of shoes, but I wasn't sure if there

> > was

> > > > something in particular I should look for.

> > > >

> > > > Right now, he doesn't walk by himself, just cruises. Has any

of

> > your

> > > > drs recommended either a specific type of shoe or brand?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Too funny, ee! Boy can I sympathize. We get oodles and oodles

of clothes handed down to us (sometimes from folks we don't even know

who give it to our friends/family) and more than half the stuff barely makes

the cleaning rag grade. If we cannot use it, I try to pass it on to thrift

shops

if it's clean and in pretty good shape. But there's a lot of it that doesn't

make that cut.

Guess I cannot complain about folks trying to help us out (or clean out

their closets). That's a little different than someone trying to actually sell

the worn out stuff at garage sales!! Bet they're glad to see you MIL come

along so they don't have to drag it back into their houses!

Kim

number23 wrote:

I wish I could convince my MIL to stop giving us used shoes...although Evy wears

shoes very little, I am kind of picky that he wears only HIS shoes but then

she's like asking, did those shoes fit??? (why isn't he wearing them?) But then

again, God love her, my MIL gives me so much pure crap it isn't funny the amount

of stuff she gives me that she finds at yard sales and stuff - and I'm not

against yard sales but what I mean is she hands me bags full of stuff that is so

worn out, dingy, stained up, ripped up, busted zippers, missing buttons.....!!!

She actually goes to sales and takes all the left over stuff the person didn't

manage to sell and I'm thinking, " Um, there's a reason no body bought this! "

One thing I put in the washer and it litterally fell to pieces! LOL! She says,

" Oh they're just kids who cares what they wear! " and I'm gasping inside myself

cuz I try to keep my kids clean and neat when they aren't just flat out playing

in the mud, kwim? It's probably 2nd hand

shorts they have on but the aren't stained and ratted out. Anyway, totally off

topic, sorry.

s.

Re: first pair of walking shoes-second that!!

I've been told this before about second hands shoes too, ee.

Bums me out because we saved all of Lily's older sister's shoes

and have the same style in a whole range of sizes (which would

have helped with the different size foot issue since Lily is

unilateral lcf). But I guess I'll have to resist the temptation

to use them when Lily gets to that point (a while from now;

she turns 6 months today).

Kim

> > Our son was born with bcf on 9/9/04. He's now at the point where

he

> > wears them at night and during naps, but he's at daycare during

the

> > day. We haven't been putting him in shoes when he's out of the

> > Markells because it was warm and we could get away with it.

Plus, I

> > didn't want to torture him with more shoes. I wanted to give him

a

> > break. Now that its getting colder and he's getting ready to

walk, I

> > wanted to buy him a pair of shoes, but I wasn't sure if there

was

> > something in particular I should look for.

> >

> > Right now, he doesn't walk by himself, just cruises. Has any of

your

> > drs recommended either a specific type of shoe or brand?

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Too funny, ee! Boy can I sympathize. We get oodles and oodles

of clothes handed down to us (sometimes from folks we don't even know

who give it to our friends/family) and more than half the stuff barely makes

the cleaning rag grade. If we cannot use it, I try to pass it on to thrift

shops

if it's clean and in pretty good shape. But there's a lot of it that doesn't

make that cut.

Guess I cannot complain about folks trying to help us out (or clean out

their closets). That's a little different than someone trying to actually sell

the worn out stuff at garage sales!! Bet they're glad to see you MIL come

along so they don't have to drag it back into their houses!

Kim

number23 wrote:

I wish I could convince my MIL to stop giving us used shoes...although Evy wears

shoes very little, I am kind of picky that he wears only HIS shoes but then

she's like asking, did those shoes fit??? (why isn't he wearing them?) But then

again, God love her, my MIL gives me so much pure crap it isn't funny the amount

of stuff she gives me that she finds at yard sales and stuff - and I'm not

against yard sales but what I mean is she hands me bags full of stuff that is so

worn out, dingy, stained up, ripped up, busted zippers, missing buttons.....!!!

She actually goes to sales and takes all the left over stuff the person didn't

manage to sell and I'm thinking, " Um, there's a reason no body bought this! "

One thing I put in the washer and it litterally fell to pieces! LOL! She says,

" Oh they're just kids who cares what they wear! " and I'm gasping inside myself

cuz I try to keep my kids clean and neat when they aren't just flat out playing

in the mud, kwim? It's probably 2nd hand

shorts they have on but the aren't stained and ratted out. Anyway, totally off

topic, sorry.

s.

Re: first pair of walking shoes-second that!!

I've been told this before about second hands shoes too, ee.

Bums me out because we saved all of Lily's older sister's shoes

and have the same style in a whole range of sizes (which would

have helped with the different size foot issue since Lily is

unilateral lcf). But I guess I'll have to resist the temptation

to use them when Lily gets to that point (a while from now;

she turns 6 months today).

Kim

> > Our son was born with bcf on 9/9/04. He's now at the point where

he

> > wears them at night and during naps, but he's at daycare during

the

> > day. We haven't been putting him in shoes when he's out of the

> > Markells because it was warm and we could get away with it.

Plus, I

> > didn't want to torture him with more shoes. I wanted to give him

a

> > break. Now that its getting colder and he's getting ready to

walk, I

> > wanted to buy him a pair of shoes, but I wasn't sure if there

was

> > something in particular I should look for.

> >

> > Right now, he doesn't walk by himself, just cruises. Has any of

your

> > drs recommended either a specific type of shoe or brand?

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Most things I air dry, but I have found that with stuffed toys, to put them in

a pillow case tied shut before I wash and put the whole thing in the dryer like

that and they come out fluffy. Some how with out being in a case the fuzzies

get matted and ruined.

s.

Do you dry them too? I've been told putting tennis balls in the

dryer helps keep them from getting lumpy...

[Guest guest]

Most things I air dry, but I have found that with stuffed toys, to put them in

a pillow case tied shut before I wash and put the whole thing in the dryer like

that and they come out fluffy. Some how with out being in a case the fuzzies

get matted and ruined.

s.

Do you dry them too? I've been told putting tennis balls in the

dryer helps keep them from getting lumpy...

[Guest guest]

Fortunately my mother manages our town Cloths Closet where needy folks can get

free clothing in a pinch...I sort through the stuff and toss out the worst of it

and give the rest to the CC but admittedly a lot of stuff doesn't even to there.

This last batch of stuff MIL gave me, she literally dug it out of a dumpster!

s.

Too funny, ee! Boy can I sympathize. We get oodles and oodles

of clothes handed down to us (sometimes from folks we don't even know

who give it to our friends/family) and more than half the stuff barely makes

the cleaning rag grade. If we cannot use it, I try to pass it on to thrift

shops

if it's clean and in pretty good shape. But there's a lot of it that doesn't

make that cut.

Guess I cannot complain about folks trying to help us out (or clean out

their closets). That's a little different than someone trying to actually sell

the worn out stuff at garage sales!! Bet they're glad to see you MIL come

along so they don't have to drag it back into their houses!

Kim

[Guest guest]

Fortunately my mother manages our town Cloths Closet where needy folks can get

free clothing in a pinch...I sort through the stuff and toss out the worst of it

and give the rest to the CC but admittedly a lot of stuff doesn't even to there.

This last batch of stuff MIL gave me, she literally dug it out of a dumpster!

s.

Too funny, ee! Boy can I sympathize. We get oodles and oodles

of clothes handed down to us (sometimes from folks we don't even know

who give it to our friends/family) and more than half the stuff barely makes

the cleaning rag grade. If we cannot use it, I try to pass it on to thrift

shops

if it's clean and in pretty good shape. But there's a lot of it that doesn't

make that cut.

Guess I cannot complain about folks trying to help us out (or clean out

their closets). That's a little different than someone trying to actually sell

the worn out stuff at garage sales!! Bet they're glad to see you MIL come

along so they don't have to drag it back into their houses!

Kim