These shoes are made for walkin!

I don't know about you...

but trying to get out the door with my kids

is like trying to run with an elephant on my back.

Impossible.

I always forget something

and have to make at least two trips

from the driveway

back to inside the house

and then again

sometimes half way down the road.

And still, I often forget one of the kids' most basic needs:

a sippy cup, soccer ball, shoes, piano books, baseball glove, snack, pants (yes that's happened!), coat, backpack, extra diapers, sack lunch.

But even more often I forget my needs:

wallet, cell phone, purse, sunglasses, Blockbuster DVD, receipt, i-pod, water bottle.

Not to mention we are rarely on time for anything.

It is what it is.

It's our life.

I'm not making excuses

and I don't see a sudden change in the near future.

So when I buckled Eli in his seat today and saw these shoes on his feet:

I was just grateful he had on two...

and that it did not mean a third trip back inside the house.

So yes, my son and I

walked all around Ace Hardware, the Dollar Store, Kohls and the public library...

with two different shoes

and two right feet.

And I actually LIKED that I was okay with it.

Maybe we will do it again tomorrow?