MS Walk 2008

My husband is participating in the MS Walk this year. Over the past several years, he's had problems with his shoulder and, for a while, the doctors were leaning towards MS as the cause; eventually they ruled it out, at least for the time being. But, through this medical journey, we've learned a lot about this disease and he wanted to help. One of his old teachers who was a great inspiration to him is also suffering from this debilitating disease. Click here to sponsor him on his Walk!

Lelli Kelly Folly

Am I a bad mother for gagging at the thought of paying $70.00 for hand-beaded italian shoes for my preschooler? This company has been advertising their shoes on the Cartoon Network and, of course, my daughter thinks they are BEE-YOO-Ti-FuLLLLLLLLLLLL.

I mean, it's not like I'm Katie Holmes or Posh Spice. I'm sure REAL haute couture shoes for toddlers exist, AND cost even more than $70.00. But I really have trouble justifying spending that much on shoes for myself that could be worn for years, much less on shoes for a 3 year old who will have outgrown them within 6-9 months.

I'm thinking we're going to have to find something similar and break out the glue gun and some beads & sequins. Although she's in preschool, I don't think my budding little fashionista will be laughed out of class if she shows up in some snazzy home-bedazzled knock offs. Or will she??