flip flops

Every year Old Navy has a major flip flop sale. For the second year running, the kids have each got a pair of flip flops for the summer season, which will be very well used, according the last years pair.

Today we went on an adventure to the BC Children's hospital, partly for a shot at getting in to see Eleanor's E.N.T. doctor, and partly to see the snuggly & wiggly Ryder.

After the hour long drive to make it to Vancouver, we went in to the clinic to get an appointment with Dr. Kozak, who by the way is the best Otolaryngologist anyone has ever seen. It is not for a couple hours, so we make our way to see Ryder, and give him some love and cuddles.

Down to have lunch at the very busy cafeteria (dubbed the crapateria a long time ago by Vanessa and I after eating there for 3 months straight). After all of this walking, the new flip flops have decided that they do not enjoy the rough and tumble massaging that is the children's feet walking inside of them. The shoes have made the decision to rebel, and are starting to slowly eat the feet of the kids wearing them. Blisters are starting to form, their little bodies trying to use the only defense they know how to keep the evil shoes from devouring the only set of feet that the kids will ever have.

By the end of the day, the kids find it a challenge to walk anywhere, the very idea of having to walk is making them cranky and annoyed. Until we stop at the gas station to get a snack for the ride home. Then it goes from sore feet, to running into the store to pick out some chips. The brief stop to get a snack revitalizes the weary feet somehow, and all goes well. On the way home, Thomas starts to take an inventory of the damage to his feet.

"I have 3 blis-terds on my feet". Yup, he had blis-terds. Somehow, he has more than one blis, 3 in fact. And they had terds.

There are 4 little feet right now that are very happy to be away from the constant gnawing of the evil flip flops, and relishing in the glory of being naked and healing. Soon, they will be blis-terd free.