Rosa has her first new pair of shoes; that is to say, the first pair of shoes which haven’t been hand-me-downs from her sister. We went to Gubb’s Shoes and picked over the various options; Rosa ended up selecting red Bobux mary janes with small flowers on them. While there was a certain regret she couldn’t make a pair of candy-stripe sandals fit (her inability to run in the gave the lie to exclamations of “comfy! comfy!”), she hasn’t taken the new shoes off since we left the shop.
Well, yes, she has taken them off for bathing and sleeping. But that’s it. Every time she gets out of bed, the first thing her heart desires are her new shoes. They have eclipsed every teddy, book, and blanket as her most precious possessions.