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Eight Sneakers

August 25, 2004

After several weeks of unusually cool weather, it has turned hot again in SE Michigan. I was starting to feel a little bad that I wouldn’t be able to take the boys to the lake one last time before school started. But good old Michigan didn’t let me down, and turned hot again just six days before the first day of school. So naturally, we took advantage of it. That was yesterday.

Today, we spent the afternoon shopping for school supplies. It took six hours. Yes, six hours. What did we accomplish in that six hours? We bought shoes, lunch boxes, supplies (like crayons and scissors) and watches. That’s it. That was six hours worth of shopping. The reason? Well, part of it was that I had to drive to two different places for the shoes. Let me tell you, buying shoes for twin boys is excruciatingly difficult. I admit, though, I am picky about their shoes.

First, I hate cartoon characters on their shoes. And for boys, that leaves very few choices. There are so few choices for boys anyway. Next, I look for shoes that don’t have lights or other stupid gadgety things. Then I eliminate all the shoes that are just plain ugly or too grown up looking. My last requirement for today was shoes without laces. I should mention that the boys have shoes I bought for them only a few months ago. Those shoes have laces. The new shoes are the “extra” pair that the school has requested every child have. My thought was that they will be able to change their shoes easily during school, without getting frustrated over the laces. They do know how to tie their shoes, so get those “what kind of six year old can’t tie his own laces yet?” ideas out of your head.

So, after searching and searching, I finally found the shoes. BUT, the hunt was not over yet. I have twins, remember? They have the same shoe size. No, not even a half size different. The same. Also, this is the week before school starts around here. Yes, it’s my own fault for waiting until now to look for shoes, so maybe I have no place to complain. Regardless, I am complaining! We found one pair of shoes in a size 13 1/2. One. Luckily, another store nearby had the shoes in the right size, so the story has a happy ending. And a happy ending is a nice thing when the story is six hours long.

CATEGORY: Twin Tigers

3 Responses to “Eight Sneakers”

  1. Captainwow Says:
    August 26th, 2004 at 9:26 am

    Whoa… you should get a trophy for that or something!
    Really!

  2. Mike Says:
    August 26th, 2004 at 2:51 pm

    I have a nephew and 2 neices and I can never find him anything cool to wear. Totally ticks me off. If you had twin girls you would have a gazillion choices. :(

  3. Chuck Says:
    August 26th, 2004 at 2:56 pm

    I’m in Michigan, Kerrie! Just like you! :) The weather here is awesome. It rained last night when I was camping and I freaked out. It’s been so long since I’ve seen rain. There’s been a breeze outside all day long. I’m living it up.

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