Daniel shoes


Ben got two pairs of these for Christmas, so now he gets to return one pair for a larger size so he’ll get to wear them even longer. Emily scammed me into buying shoes for both of the kids while we were at Target, even though I had finished their Christmas shopping before getting to VA. It turned out that Aunt Renita had bought the same shoes for Ben (but different ones for Claire). 
Next time Emily tries to lure you into the shoe aisles at Target with promises of being “the best aunt ever”, just say no!

Not that I ever questioned it…

…but after reading this I thought “My parents are some very successful people!” I think it’s safe to say that all four of their grown up kids like spending time with them.

Strangely enough, I got this quote with my morning chai (love that Starbucks brought back TWISI cups!) and the daily quote I get emailed was also about success:

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”

— Maya Angelou

I like them both. I guess if you don’t have grown kids (or any kids at all) you measure by the second quote, and if you do have grown up kids you measure by the first one? Or you can just pick your favorite and stick with it.