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March 20, 2006
Sammo needed new shoes
Samson needed some new shoes. The old ones aren't that old, it's just that Sam is that hard on them. He is a seven-year old boy after all.
We stopped by two Famous Footwear stores. The first had a pair of shoes Sam wanted -- but not in his size. They had another pair he really liked, but I balked at paying $50.00 for something he'll have the toes out of inside of two weeks. We were off to the second store.
They had neither pair that Sam had shown interest in.
He found another pair he liked but commented that they cost too much. I was so very proud that I'd taught him something in the short period of time we'd spent at the first Famous Footwear.
He finally decided he'd try on some skater shoes. They fit. He liked them. They were $26.00.
They were also tie shoes. Sammo'd been wearing Velcro or zipper shoes most of his life. This was going to present a challenge. Samson was concerned that he'd have to take his shoes off during gym and then be unable to tie them when he put them back on.
Back home we got down to business.
I could remember something about a bunny ear but couldn't remember if he was chased around a log by a fox or if that rhyme-type thing was used to teach something else.
My teaching involved a lot of, "OK. You've got your bunny ear. Now take the string over the thumb ..."
We worked on it a while and then took a break to ride our bicycles. We came back in and worked a short time more.
After Sam got the hang of it there was not stopping him.
He was very proud of himself.
The whole thing reminded me of when I learned to tie my shoes. I probably learned at a younger age -- we certainly didn't have Velcro shoes and I never remember seeing zipper shoes. What I remember most is that a friend of the family -- Mildred James (for whom my sister is named) -- promised to buy me a ball when I learned to tie my shoes.
A ball.
And I was very excited about the prospect of getting it.
Posted by delmer at March 20, 2006 1:41 PM