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>Hi Carol and all! >My children's default condition is being barefoot now >... unless it's too cold (freezing, icy) which is >related to temperature, windchill, weather and >personal mood and form of the day. They all have >minimal shoes now in their sizes and wear them to >school on frosty mornings, taking them off in school. >So we're certainly not trying to set any records. >The only rule that we agreed on together is that >inside the house it's "clean bare feet only" so any >footwear stays at the front door and dirty feet are >cleaned upon coming in. Originally that was a rule >only for children but then they convinced us adults to >do likewise. >When it's a little warmer some or all of the children >will prefer to go barefoot outside, they really only >need their shoes against the cold. Then it's "their >thing", my wife and me still wear shoes to work and >when taking the kids to town. >For christmas my daughter has made a lovely cute >doorsign with our family name on it and bare >footprints for all four children, shoe prints for the >parents, representing the state of our family as we go >out most of the year!

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