"What are these?", Meego asks, looking at the contents of the shoe box.
"Those are my foot jackets", I assert.
"No really. What are they?"
He was looking for a shoebox to use for a school project and, mainly thanks to Wolfgang's and my running addictions, we have a pretty good shoebox collection. I keep a few around for the random school project or small thing storage necessity. Like my foot jackets.
Anyway, eventually he found an empty one and transformed it into a suitable sarcophagus. And my foot jackets remained comfortably stored in their temporary tomb.
It reminded me that soon, the temperatures will be foot numbingly cold, so I should enjoy the nice weather now. So I did. I had some errands to run and a decent block of time... okay, I really just wanted to go to the art toy store.
It's not far from our home, but it's at a major intersection that recently underwent a major face lift. Access by bicycle was questionable. Today was good a time as any to figure this out.
It was really just a joyride under the disguise of research. I figured out the best route, but purposely took the long way. Took the long way back home too. I got some pretty pencils and fun paper too, because, to quote my advanced shopper mom, "Shame to go all that way and not have something to show for it".
And really, I was feeling a bit out of sync after the morning's traffic. Both June and Bike Lady had to employ their defensive skills to accomodate separate red light runners. I really wish people would make sure they were awake before they drive off in their cars.
And it was an enjoyable and successful mission. I feel back in traffic alignment, and the afternoon elementary commute went much smoother. Additionally, my joyride was good training for a new toy that Magnum spent the weekend researching and we now anxiously await the arrival of.
Watch this space for my complete review once we test it out. In the meantime, minds out of the gutter please.
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Ooohhh, the suspense is killin' me! I have an idea... and no it's not dirty (even though I'm known as the "dirty girl" now at work.)
We have our share of shoe boxes here as well! They're perfect for so many things, especially sarcophaguses.
I'm surprised you haven't dusted your foot jackets off yet. How cold does it have to get??
MY mind, for your information, was NOT in the gutter -- until YOU put it there with your "minds out of the gutter please" comment. Now I can't get it out! Oh, the power of suggestion....
If it dips below 35, the foot jackets go on. So far, I've managed to wait it out until the temperature is above foot jacket limit. I refuse to get the lobster claw gloves, however.
Do you get any extra employee perks to go along with your knew "title"?
*sigh* how long must I carry you?
Let's try one more time. From the top...
Nothing better than being able to find a good excuse for doing something fun.
You've got me stumped. What kind of toy could you have been training for while riding your bike?
And sorry... but if you talk about adults and their toys in the same sentence - minds are going to fall into the gutter.
Saw the worst driver this morning - over took me on a blind bend, nearly having a head on with a car coming the other way - and to top it off they did not have a rear number plate!
Sorry. My mind's been in the gutter for years. Cannot wait to see pictures of your new "toy" and how it worked out.
You gotta watch out for stupid drivers. I used to think all of them were all down here but it appears that they seem to be everywhere. You and Tessa need to be nimble and on guard.
Yeah, okay. Gutter it is. This toy, however, takes us to a whole new level of nerdness.
I don't understand what is so important to risk being so careless. I'm glad we're just ranting about it rather than it being worse - which it could've been!
Well, I hope the toy delivers. I suppose we could gutterize it if we got really creative...
Thank you for introducing me to foot jackets. Who knew?
My mind didn't go to the gutter, but only because I'm reading your recent posts in reverse order and I saw the package. I suspect it's too big for a, uh, toy... but then again, what do I know. :)
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