Merrill Family: Stinky Feet

I had heard the story that once upon a time there was a little boy whose feet stunk so badly that his older sisters refused to sit in the same room as him.
He was forced to bathe his feet after peeling off his sweaty school socks and sneakers.
The worst part was that his shoes stunk so badly, even after every type of foot powder and spray known to man was applied to them, that they had to be kept out of doors.
Sounds exaggerated you say?
Not so.
Apparently it is a true story and that boy grew up to become my husband, and although he himself passed out of the stinky shoe phase he passed it right on to our oldest daughter.
Good thing she is so cute.

Next story, also true, is about that cute girls first pair of "Twinkle Toes".
For those of us not into Elementary school sneaker couture, they are tennies with little jewels on the toe area.
Cute girl begged and pleaded for a pair, just like she begged and pleaded for a puppy.
Man, we should have never given in on that puppy!
Anyways back to the twinkle stuff.
Christmas came around and she received not just a pair of sneakers that were blingy but a pair of fashion boots as well.
It's a good thing she got both since the sneakers were somehow not the correct color to be cool at school.
Black, Pink, who cares, they're shiny aren't they?!

The well loved boots were worn non stop all winter and spring.
The smell of the darling boots could easily clear a room by springtime.
No passerby would ever suspect that it was the cute little girl with the darling Twinkle Toe boots causing flowers to wilt and animals to howl in the neighborhood.
After fair warning (when it hits 70* those have to go!), fetching them from the front porch each morning, and some tears the girl was able to say goodbye to her beloved boots.

The End!