These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

We've been home for one week now. And I've posted absolutely nothing about our trip to Tahoe or our Christmas with family. Shame on me! But somehow I think my reader(s) may forgive me. Won't you??

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I was more than ready for our Christmas vacation started before it began. We were going to meet some friends up in Tahoe for the first part of the week, then head to Modesto for Christmas and the remainder of our time. However, before we could leave, I had to secure all the gear needed for the kids to enjoy the snow. I thought I had enough leftovers from our time in Michigan that I'd only have to get a few things for Mae and Caleb.

I was wrong.

Turns out that Caleb is a much bigger guy than Mae was at the same age. Much to my disappointment, I discovered that the boots I intended Caleb to wear would actually be the ones for Isabel. Bummer! But Craigslist is my friend. For the most part, that is. Isabel would be fully assembled, thanks to the leftovers, but Mae and Caleb needed pretty much a full wardrobe!

Thanks to Mr. Craig, Big Lots and the dollar section at Target (oh how I love thee, let me count the ways....$1!!!) I was able to get snow pants and jacket for Caleb, snow pants for Mae, as well as hats, gloves. The one thing left, days before leaving on our trip, was boots for my boy.

That Thursday, two days left mind you, I gave up on Craigslist and decided to bite the bullet and buy new ones at Target. Easy enough, so I thought. However, when I got there all that was left were small sizes, and in pink! Who would have thought that a Southern California store would SELL OUT of snow boots??!

To make a long story (and long afternoon!) short......4 stores and 2 hours later, I found some boots for Caleb. The price was good, but they were also two sizes too big! I didn't have another choice really (and I don't count the pair at a sporting goods store for forty bucks! as a choice, I wouldn't pay that even if we lived in Michigan and he wore them everyday!). So I bought the two-sizes-too-big pair and figured I'd have him double up on socks. In the end, they worked out and the boy had a great time in the snow and stayed nice and dry the entire time!

The moral of this story is this; The Lord cares about boots for my boy. I had been praying the entire time while gathering gear. It was my intent to spend our money wisely, and I see that the Lord honored my efforts and provided me with what we needed.

Thank you Lord for another opportunity to trust you, even in silly things like snow boots for a five year old boy!

After all my efforts, you don't think it's asking too much for him to wear them to school, do you?