Odds and Ends

Tis the time of year when things run short .  . . karate pants for one ;) We ended our winter break from karate this past week, and discovered that the karate uniforms we purchased for the boys one year ago (they were long then, for real they were!) highlighted the whiteness of their winter ankles--and perhaps a bit of shin. Well, humph. I didn't plan to buy a new uniform again (Graysen could just have Brennen's). I think they'll be just fine with their karate high-waters for now . . . makes it easier to kick, right? :)

For two: socks . . . I bought approximately one dozen new pairs of socks for each member of the family. If you're counting . . . that's 72 brand-spankin' new pairs of calcetines. And guess who's week it was for sock folding? Ha! It is super fun to throw freshly washed, never worn socks over my shoulder at my eldest child. She also thought this was an EXTRODINARILY fun game :)

For three: shoes . . . The athletic shoes Grandma J bought the kids a couple years ago have finally seen their day! Brennen's from then are still in service by his bro. Speaking of Mr. B . . . dude wore a men's 7.5 around his birthday, so we recommended size 8 for growing room when Grandma wanted to buy him requested cowboy boots for Christmas--this shopping trip he's a men's SIZE 9, and barely a thumb to the toe! Whoa, baby.


For four: Ha, for-four-fore! Just kidding, no golf opportunities here, just snow and ice . . . and deer. Can you see how hungry this little family of wild looks to be? They're eating birdseed out of our bird feeder! Ha, and we were worried about squirrels 🤣 We have since gotten a box of bruised apples from a neighbor (who participates in a fruit/veggie co-op), and we now decorate our one backyard tree with cobs of dry corn on strings. One of these days, we'll have to refill the bird feeder for our not-very-feathery friends :)