Thursday, June 26, 2008

New Shoes

Something stinks about my boys. Today I decided it was their feet. Namely, when I took off Mason's sandals I nearly fainted by the foot odor. The very idea of colonies of tiny stinky foot critters inhabiting the dark, damp insides of their sweaty shoes makes me sick. But what can you do?

You could say the conditions were just right for bacteria to feast on the sweet precious feet of my little boys. I will have none of that. So I marched them to the shoe store today -- one that does NOT carry anything featuring Spiderman, Batman, or Elmo -- and permitted them to pick out some shoes.

I learned that Mason's feet had grown 1 and 1/2 sizes. This is funny to me because just before going shopping for the shoes I had read online that when shoes are too tight feet get stinkier (yes, I researched why his feet might smell so bad). He was thrilled to get new shoes. The lady at the shoe store told me that children's feet sweat profusely -- something like four times as much as adults. I don't know if I believe her. But I do believe that my boys have stinky feet. In fact, in Cooper's case I would say he got a new pair of shoes today not because he had grown out of them but because he had stunk us out.

We rounded out the night with a discussion about what the boys can do to help keep their feet clean. They were so disappointed not to be able to show daddy their new shoes.

6 comments:

Elle said...

I clicked on the 1st link in your post and was navigated to July of last year and I noticed that you have migrated a lot the postings to your new blog site. So I clicked on the oldest month in your right nav: http://suburbanbrunette.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html and just love looking at how young Mason and Cooper look in the photos. Adorable!

Glenda said...

Hey, get used to it.
Just thing how much they stink now, and imagine it in a size 14!
You had one brother whose feet were so bad, I insisted he keep his shoes in the garage. Or...sometimes, I would put the athletic shoes in a plastic bag and seal it up until they needed them again.

Claudia said...

Oh gosh...I hope your mother wasn't referring to my husband, though I have a sneaking suspicion that's exactly who she was talking about. Not that I should be surprised...Adam sweats 4 times more than the average adult. At least I haven't noticed a problem with his feet...

Claudia said...

P.S. I really do love my husband

laurel said...

I am laughing so hard. You researched why feet smell? Man you are a perfect mom. I wouldn't have even thought of it. I figured its because they are boys and they got it from their dad. Wow, his feet stink.

grandma GiGI said...

Hey! remind me to give you the new box of foot powder I have on the basement shelf. (left over from fishy fishy at Christmas...nobody wanted to take it home.)