Block 58

Shoes, 

more specifically

Bass/Weejun Penny Loafers

Clogs

or Crocs.

I think I wore

Bass/Weejun Penny Loafers

all 34 years 

I taught school.

Not the same pair,

granted,

but these were

the only shoes

I could put on

brand new and wear

from Day 1.

And the BEST part is,

they lasted until Day 180! 

One pair of shoes

for an entire school year.

Then,

the next fall,

retire those shoes

to wear with jeans

and buy a new pair

for school.

Normally,

I would have at least 

1 pair of Clogs

for those days

when the feet 

wanted to go bare.

Just slip off the Clogs

when the feet

needed air. 

Now, 

I've replaced the Clogs

with Crocs . . .

not as heavy

and just as easy

to slip on and off. 

There have only been

two items 

I have not been able

to find 

since we moved

in 2006:

1. the silver box with family pix

and

2. my last pair of Penny Loafers.

Except for 

Bass Outlet Stores,

I haven't been able 

to find my favorite shoes.

I know the outlets

HAVE to be seconds . . . 

they are 

SO UNCOMFORTABLE,

they don't feel like

the ones I wore for

34 years :0{

So,

I keep looking

for shoes to wear

with my jeans jumpers

when I MUST dress . . .

I have not been lucky.
Instead of the

Penny Loafers

with the  jumpers,

thank heavens

I still have one pair

of Clogs that fit :0}

Dear Lord,

Thank you for Penny Loafers and Clogs. You know how I HATE go wear shoes but must when I worked. So I was lucky enough to have found the loafers in high school, found out they were pretty comfy and have worn them ever since.

The Clogs came in college, when they 1st came into style. Now THEY were COMFORTABLE! Just slip the bare feet into them when needed and slip them off as soon as I got to where I was going.  They were definitely the next best thing to bare feet . . . and I should know . . . 59 years of not liking to wear shoes  proves I know what bare feet feel like.

And now, Crocs! I can slip them on in any weather and not have to worry about hem getting wet or the rain/snow spotting the leather. Thank You for having them made out of rubber . . . what a great idea!

Amen

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