Two new pairs of shoes came home with me today.  A total of $45 at Payless Shoes.   I had some really shabby shoes that have deteriorated to such a degree they are no longer appropriate in polite circles.

   I have had these sandals for almost ten years.  I love everything about them but they are so fragile.  I haven't forsaken them for the new shoes but I am going to be able to give them a much needed rest.

    I remember when these shoes were new and so special.  Now they are covered in paint specks and have black duct tape on the inside.  They will be exclusively backyard shoes now and swimming pool shoes.  Guilt free.

       So today I welcome the new shoes.  I promised them that paint, cement, dirt and water will never touch them.  Fancy shoes.  Sexy shoes.

    My mother did not like them.   She liked these shoes....

   So I bought them both.  The slut shoes and the good girl shoes.  Both.