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>>Anita, I fear you are quite right and I'll be at the >>shoe store come late November with three barefoot kids >>trying on shoes for winter and even then they'll >>hardly ever wear the dreaded things choosing to be >>barefoot themselves. > >I know the trouble. What children like trying on new >shoes? Certainly not mine. So we are all glad to keep >that to an absolute minimum. It's hard to find a pair >they tolerate ... > >But they are quite witty. "Mum, we don't need shoes, >save the money, let's have ice cream instead!" Said >during a city walk yesterday as we came along a shoe >store, yes we did have a refreshing ice cream break. >I also observed how attentive they are both when they >walk: they pointed out little pieces of broken glass >and other obstacles on the sidewalk and managed to >avoid them all, they are certainly not carelessly >stepping into things! (I wore sandals so I didn't give >the ground that much attention.) >And they are so enduring! I never heard "Mum I'm >tired, I'm bored, I want to go home ..." They even >followed me along on an extended grocery shopping >round on the way home. Splendid to see their bright >smiles and as they often go ahead, watch their tough >little black soles merrily run and skip across the >pavement.

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