For so many years, I had dozens and dozens of pairs of shoes. If I had a pink and green dress, I had pink and green shoes to match. Vince and I met in about 1995 and I saved the jacket and the shoes I was wearing. I’m sure I still have them somewhere. I was wearing this jacket:
Pink and Blacket Jacket
and these shoes:
Pink & Black Shoes
Vince, being pretty plain Jane, probably thought . . well, we probably don’t want to know what he thought. In the least, he should have thought . . this girl could cost someone big bucks so he shouldn’t be complaining so much about the yarn budget, considering that I no longer spend much on shoes and clothes!
But . . I don’t know why dealing with the chickens and my shoes has become such an issue for me. I’ve had chickens for 7 or 8 years now but this winter has been a constant problem. I keep tennis shoes on in the house. If I go out to the coop or the greenhouse, I have to take off my shoes and put on rubber boots. I have to shake the boots out, beat them against the concrete to make sure there are no spiders or scorpions in them, then put them on, then when I pull them off, half the time my socks stay inside the boots. Dig out the socks, put my tennis shoes back on . . and sometimes I go through this routine 5 or 6 times a day . . or more
One day a couple of weeks ago, I slipped on Vince’s outside Crocs to go out there. I had on hand knitted socks and those shoes flipped up a pile of chicken poop. It landed inside the back of the shoe. The minute my heel went down . . squishy, cold and wet. Not good! Won’t do that again. Helen was so right! 🙂
I came up with a plan. I needed galoshes! Something I could put on with my tennis shoes on, then slip off and never have to take my shoes off.
Galoshes
Vince, a/k/a Mr. shopper, got online and found us each a pair. Just what I needed. As I put them on last night to go out to the coop, I thought . . if my friends could see me now! 🙂
I’ll get a plastic tote that seals (somewhat) and keep my galoshes on the porch in that tote. Easy on, easy off . . my problems are so easily solved!
katie z. says
What a great plan!
montanaclarks says
I love shoes and still do–when I married Michael and began slogging around in cow/horse poop at all hours of the day and night while we were calving, we bought me a pair of galoshes to go over my boots. We also bought a wool cap with ear flaps. I called my mother to tell her I had just purchased the most ugly pair of shoes I had ever seen.
Paula says
Yay! Problem solved. I need galoshes! I am also tired of rubber boots.
Joyce says
My Dad used to always talk about the little pink suit my Mom was wearing when he first saw her (in church). She kept that outfit for a long time! Seeing your pink jacket made me think of that! (I’m sure she didn’t have pink shoes though). Love the galoshes. Sometimes I think I need a pair of those…
Rebecca in SoCal says
I just remembered that I still have the top my husband first noticed me in! Not to wear (sigh–I’ve outgrown it); just for sentimental reasons.
Dotti says
For the first time ever, I watch The Christmas movie with Ralphie and the leg lamp. In it the kids put on galoshes went they were heading out in the snow. We all had them when we lived on the farm. Hosed them off when they got mucky. You and Vince are very good at problem solving and using the Internet.
Liz says
I remember galoshes – we all had them to cover shoes during rainstorms and especially after snow. It was the salt that really caused the damage to the shoes. Dad would wear them over his dress shoes for walking around downtown.
I like New Balance shoes for the support and I eventually got the slip on versions for walking around inside the house.
featherstone26 says
Forget your old friends…..If HELEN could see you now!!! Love your solution.
Rebecca in SoCal says
That looks like an excellent solution! Bravo!