I woke up this morning feeling pretty good about the day. We had breakfast and everyone was doing good. And then it was time to get shoes and coats on and suddenly Jem's right shoe is nowhere to be found. I should probably clarify a little bit and say that my kids only have one pair of shoes each. They do have sneakers that are too small for them that we use for muddy play and snow boots for snow days. But as far as regular, every day shoes go, one pair is all we've got. I should also say that, since moving to our new house, I haven't been as strict with making sure the shoes get put into the right place when they are taken off. So we occasionally run into the problem of not being able to find shoes.
And I'm not sure how it is in your house but my kids' definition of "looking for something" is to stand in one spot and turn in a half-circle before throwing themselves on the floor and yelling that they can't find it. Heaven forbid they look behind a door or lift up a blanket or look under the bed. So I'm the one who is running around the house trying to find the shoe.
This morning the shoe was behind the bedroom door and by the time I found it we were already late to school. I misplaced my purse during the search and had to retrace my steps to find it. It was an unhappy crew that finally climbed into the car this morning. And all because of a shoe.
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