Girls will be girls

Yesterday I went shoe shopping with Bruria. I know from experience that if Bruria sees shoes that she thinks is pretty, she'll decide that she ONLY wants that pair, even if they are not too practical (aren't most of us females the same?). So I warned her ahead of time that we are going to buy the shoes that Mommy says are good, and she agreed.

When we got to the shoestore, he had a rack outside of shoes that were on clearance from last year. I found one pair in her size, but they were an ivory colored shoe with sequins, which I was sure would fall right off. Not very practical, but definitely very dainty. Bruria was thrilled when she saw them, but I saw that they were a bit too wide on her, while the size smaller was too small. Plus, I really wanted her to get a darker color.

So we asked the salesman to bring out something else. They were a pretty black shoe, nice, but not nearly as pretty as the first pair. As soon as I tried them on her, Bruria said to me, "These are making a boo-boo on my feet. The other shoes are much more cozy!" even though I could see clearly that the second pair fit much better.

I asked the salesman if he had them in another color- and he brought out the same shoe in a shiny silver-grey. As soon as Bruria saw them, her eyes lit up, and before she even tried them on, she said, "These are VERY cozy, Mommy. The other ones (the original ivory pair) make boo-boos on my feet."

Oh, girls! At least we were both happy with our purchase- they were pretty enough for Bruria's liking, and practical enough for mine!