Shopping for shoes

Shoes, shoes, and more shoes. I’ll come out and say it, I have a big foot.  Usually, I wear a size 11.  I have been on the search for a new pair of shoes because the ones I have been wearing are starting to go downhill.

Eurostep

Last Sunday we looked briefly for some shoes but no luck. This last week Mom and I looked online at Famous Footwear and they seem to have quite a variety of shoes in the right size.  

We went to the Woodburn Company stores today specifically to the Famous Footwear store to see what they have.

I saw a pair of Eurostep shoes online and they were also available in the store.  That hardly ever happens. Now it was time to try them on and see if they fit.  

Last week I tried a pair and I felt like one of Cinderella’s stepsisters trying to force her foot into the glass slipper. :)  

When I tried them on they seemed big so I tried the size 10 and they were a perfect fit. That was the only pair I found at Famous Footwear.

Montrail tennis shoes

We walked down to the Columbia store where they were having a sale on shoes.  It was 30% and 70% off certain shoes. I bought a pair of tennis shoes which I haven’t had in a while. 

Columbia

There also were two pairs of shoes that would be perfect to wear with dresses and skirts and still be comfortable at the library.  

Columbia

It was $260 worth of shoes for $120. It was a pretty good deal. 

What size foot do you have? Do you buy shoes online?

Happy Father's day

Happy Father’s Day! I hope everyone have treated their dads well on this special day.  My dad had to work today but we went and had lunch with him.

My Dad

Dependable – My dad is one of the most helpful people I know.  He is always willing to help someone, and you can always count on him. 

Creative –My dad is so very creative.  He has been working on making a bike trailer and it has turned out really well.

Loving – Dad leaves early in the morning to go to work but he always gives us a kiss and says “I love you” before he leaves. Happy Father’s Day dad.

I was talking to a coworker in the library that lived in Mexico and they celebrate Mother’s day on May 10 instead of the second Sunday.  I asked if they have a certain day for Father’s day instead of the third Sunday.  He said they celebrate it on the third Sunday of June. I was researching Father’s day and I found that Australia celebrates on the first Sunday of September. 

Randomness

On Thursday, as a family we drove about 4 hours across the state to Eastern Oregon to my grandpa’s farm in Madras.  

Dad had a couple of things he wanted to take care of.  One of which he used my help. He wanted to put air in some truck tires. He brought grandpa’s air hose along.  He built up air pressure, with my foot on the throttle, from the truck to fill up the air tank.

He then plugged the air hose connector into the tank and put air into the tires.  Dad had me get up in the driver seat of the truck and put my foot on the throttle and keep it between 1000 and 1500 RPM. 

He wanted the pressure about 90. The longer I had my foot on the throttle the easier it became.  It was fun. As I was doing that part my mom and sister took the hose and aired them up.  

Yesterday, the summer reading program started for kids and adults.  The first 100 adults who sign up will receive a black book bag.  

On Wednesday, a patron came in wanting to sign up.  I said it doesn't start until Friday. She said she could make it in on Saturday though. 

She was frantic because she would be working all day on Friday and wouldn't make it in and be one of the first 100 to get a book bag.   I said “Don’t worry, 100 people will not be signing up in one day.”

She came in today and I thought I would joke with her a bit.  I am never quick on my feet about joking with people but it just came to me when she came in the library.  I decided to tell her she was late and that 100 people signed up and she wouldn't get a bag.  

She said “WHAT!” Then I told her that she wasn't late and she would get a bag.  She couldn't believe she fell for my little trick.  I was also surprised she fell for it. 

The cedar wax wing birds have arrived and have been eating on the hot pokers.  They are definitely camera shy.  This is one of the few of the pictures I have captured of them. 

 I have always wanted to take reflection pictures and I finally found a partial reflection in the yard last week.  I hope everyone has a good week. 

Book Covers

One of my favorite parts of new books is seeing and absorbing the cover. Lately, authors have some of the most beautiful book covers.  I thought I would write some likes and dislikes about what I like on a book.    

I don’t like seeing the face of the main character on the front of the book.  Although, there are certain situations that seeing the main character is a plus. 

 If the book is part of a series I like to come to my own conclusion of what they look like.  If the book is a standalone novel, I don’t mind seeing the face as it is a quicker read and right away I will see what they look like. What I love about Deeanne Gist's novels is that you see part of their face.  

I like the historical novel covers the best.  They are always in some pretty dress.  One of my absolute favorite book covers is Karen Witemeyer’s “A Tailor-Made Bride.” I bought this one in the store just because of the cover.  I’m so glad I ended up loving the story.  This book actually goes against my first dislike as it is a standalone novel but it is such a pretty cover she can get away with it.

I dislike series covers if they don’t flow. A good example of this is Karen Kingsbury’s Bailey Flanigan series.  

The first two books are similar but the last two don’t seem to fit.  But the books didn’t flow so it I guess it works for the series.

There are some older novels that don’t have the fancy covers and there are some dramatic differences between the old covers and new covers.

 

A good example of this is Lori Wick’s “The Californians. 

The ones I have were being sold at our library’s book sale, so there is a lot of wear and tear in them.  When I went online there is a dramatic improvement on the covers.  The Californians

Do you judge a book by its cover?

All things girly

What are little girls made of?

Sugar and spice, and everything nice,

That’s what little girls are made of. By Robert Southey

I love wearing dresses and skirts. 

I wore a sun dress on Saturday, a purple flowery skirt on Monday, a black skirt on Tuesday and a brown skirt today.  I might need some more skirts.  :) 

Sweet pea lotion from Bath and Body works is my favorite. 

My favorite perfume is white musk. 

I changed my outfit three times yesterday, just because I didn’t like anything.

I’m growing out my bangs. It feels so different.

I need to find another pair of cute comfy shoes to wear with dresses and skirts. 

Little curl

I am certainly not good at blogging every week. I seem to be very sporadic. I have been very busy at the library. I was able to get some extra hours last week. :)  

Monday morning I woke up with this thought that I have not thought in a long time. It was “I don’t want to go to school.” What?! Where did that come from? I didn’t have to go to work until the afternoon and the library is nothing like school.  That did get me thinking though. I have been out of high school for five years this June.

 Now, I know five years is nothing but the time has flown by.  I graduated, didn’t take a summer and started taking classes at the college two weeks after high school.  I kept going right up until I received my associate’s degree. Then, I was lucky enough to find the library job, where I have been working for almost two years.

Grandma's yellow rose. 

I was telling a coworker that I have been trying to let my bangs grow and there is a little curl right in the middle of my forehead that messes with keeping my bangs straight.  She smiled and told me a little poem that I just had to share. 

There was a little girl
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There was a little girl,
Who had a little curl,
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good,
She was very good indeed,
But when she was bad she was horrid. 

I thought that was the cutest little poem. I hope you enjoyed the poem and have a wonderful Thursday.

Heart Attack

My last blog post was 10 days ago.  I thought it was about time I started working on writing a new post.  We’ll see what I can come up with to talk about.  I have to listen to some kind of music when I write and I am listening to Landon Austin tonight. The one I am listening to today is Payphone.  If you have never heard the song you should definitely listen to it. 

This week at the library I was able to go back to my regular hours.  I am definitely excited to have two days off in a row again, and working four days. 

The Kentucky Derby was today. I picked out my favorite horse and jockey.  My favorite didn’t win. The winner was I’ll have Another.  The jockey was Mario Gutierrez. I watched the race on YouTube when I got home and it was a close race. My grandma and grandpa were big fans of the Kentucky Derby, and they really enjoyed watching it.  

Today at the library I accidentally scared a 68 year old man. The gentleman was looking at the books and I had an answer to a question for him, so I walked up to him quietly and in a normal way. I said something “Sir.” He turned and looked at me and literally jumped and yelled really loud “you scared me.” He had a cane and the cane lifted in the air. He also scared me.  I went back to the circulation desk and told my co-worker “Did you see that?” He was smiling and laughing and said “It looked like you gave him a hard attack!” I don’t think I gave him a hard attack, but that's the life in a library. :)

The pictures don’t relate to this post at all. They are just some spring flowers in the yard. 

I hope everyone is having a great weekend and don't forget to watch season 2 of Sherlock on PBS tomorrow at 9 pm.