Choice of Shoes

This story is about my child who loves shoes. Any kind of shoes. Flip-flops, sandals, ballet flats, running shoes, etc. She will often change her shoes three times a day. When she broke her ankle in January she cried daily about her shoe options. She had one pair of tennis shoes that would fit over her lovely brace. It was a fight to get her to wear the same pair of shoes every day for five weeks. We bought two new pairs of shoes (for after the brace) to use as bribery to wear the same shoes everyday.

This is the same girl who talked about playing soccer for three months straight. When does soccer start? When will I sign her up? Who will her coach be? What color of shirt will she get to wear? Etc, etc, etc.... When she finally got to start soccer she stayed in her uniform for 24 hours straight; each time she wore it. She loved playing in both games and the one practice she got to enjoy.


These are the PINK soccer cleats that I found on clearance and bought for my darling daughter's two soccer games and one soccer practice. She practically did back flips when I brought these home. What mom couldn't resist these for her five year old soccer player?


That same child who loves shoes, loves soccer, and has pink cleats now gets to wear this on her leg for three weeks since she broke her other ankle last week.
Luckily, she still has one foot that she can accessorize with random shoes, three or four times a day. And no, she did not break her ankle at soccer, just while running around at home.
And that's why we call her Crazy Jane!