Sam's New Shoes

While shopping at the huge superstore in my neighborhood, Sam stuck his foot in the shopping cart so forcefully (why he did such a thing is beyond me) that while pulling it out, his cheap copy ($5 at the aforementioned superstore) of a Croc broke. Tears and sobs erupted. I told him it was okay because he has another pair of shoes at home. But he was not consoled. He was teary all the way to the car and eventually it came out that his other shoes were too hard to put on and now he'll never be able to get his shoes on again.

I unloaded the groceries into the car and turned around to go back into the very huge store with two upset boys in tow. We don't want to have a barefooted boy in Idaho now that winter is looming.

After about a mile of walking, we arrived at the back of the store where the shoe department is located. We found a few shoes similar to the ones he had broken but they were unacceptable until we found these: Once he saw them he could not be persuaded to select another pair. I don't know if it was the cozy fleece lining, the transformer symbol (he saw a Transformer DVD, the cartoon version, at my mom house), or the bright yellow that was so enticing. Whatever it was, it was love at first sight.

Now every morning Sam comes upstairs dressed and wearing his bright yellow transformer shoes. At preschool he made a point to tell his teacher and all his classmates about his new shoes. No longer do we spend time looking for his shoes because he rarely takes them off. As you can see from his cheesy grin he is a happy boy!
I'm glad you got something you liked buddy and $10 wasn't too painful.