In Their Shoes

Well I think it's safe to say that my babies have inherited my shoe fetish. Although I really don't buy myself shoes anymore, because I have 3 children and can't afford them for myself, but I enjoy buying new shoes for them now!

The fun part about shoes for them is that they don't care which shoes they are wearing, as long as they are wearing shoes. They will grab a pair, bring them over, sit in your lap, and hold up their foot up for you to put the shoe on.

Watching them walk proudly around with their shoes on, makes me think of all the shoes I have walked in, the shoe I walk in now, and the shoes I have yet to walk in.

I have walked in many shoes before such as the college rockstar, the job seacher, the wedding planner, the 41-week pregnant lady, the lady with the ginormous stomach, and much more.

The shoes I wear now include wife, teacher (which has a billion shoes I wear everyday within that), Menard's hater, townhome owner, minivan driver, and my favorite, Mama!

The shoes I hope to wear someday include home owner, I-survived-the-teenage-years-mama, which will eventually over time lead to grandma, wife of 50 years, and retiree, (which who knows if that will ever happen....to be discussed later).

If only there was a way to wear these shoes again. To be a kid again, no worries, no problems, unless you count eating something you don't want to, having to get your diaper changed, taking time out of playing to use the potty, or aruging about having your hair brushed.

The shoes I wear now include keeping my kids in their shoes for as long as I can because the way the world is right now, there is no need to hurry and grow up. They need to stay sweet, inocent, and little. If only it were that easy.....