Mr. No-Shoes

Ok, so today the boys had a dentist appt and then we were going to visit a friend and run a couple of errands...

Only as we are pulling into the dentist office, my oldest son (10 1/2 yrs old) says, "Mom, I don't have any shoes... Did you grab my shoes?"

Me: "How did you, NO, WHY did you walk out of the house without any shoes? When I specifically yelled, Get your shoes on and get in the car?"

Itchy: "Um, I don't know..."

So we search the car... the car that had just been cleaned out from the camping weekend... And of course, there are no extra set of shoes in the car. So, Pooh, the 5 yr old had a pair of rollar blades in the car. So, I took out the inserts and made Itchy try and put those on. Yes to wear on his feet as shoes to get his cleaning done. And yes, it looked like one of Cinderella's evil step-sisters trying to fit into the glass slipper....
I then walk into the dentist office and sign in and wait to speak with the receptionist, only she was busy. So, the Dentist we see, Dr. F. walks over and says "May I help you?" And I very calmly explain that my wonderfully smart son forgot his shoes and that I can run home and get them but then we would be late.... And after much laughter he says, "I'm ok with him coming in without his shoes, we don't have a No-shoes, No-service policy, if you are ok with it and everyone else is ok with it..." Yes, there were two other ladies in the waiting room. Neither one said anything... Smart for them!!!

So My child get his teeth cleaned today without shoes on....

As we are checking out, the receptionist says, "ya know, you can always go to the dollar store and get a pair of pink flip flops to keep in the car, in case this ever happens again!"

So, yes... I am going to get a pair of pink flip flops and bedazzle the fuck out them so this never happens again...

And yes, I did not let him live it down today... I told everyone we ran into, "oh, and this is my no-shoes son..."

I'm pretty sure he will remember his shoes next time!!!!~