House Slippers

Our kids are still in the habit of removing their shoes when they enter the house. We instituted this rule in Atlanta in a futile attempt to keep our carpets in decent shape. The orange Georgia clay took its toll in spite of our "No Shoes!" rule.

Here in Germany, people are also in the habit of leaving their shoes at the door, but with no carpet, the wood and tile floors get cold. Most Germans have a pair of house slippers they slide on when coming home. When Rebecca's little friend Jonna comes to play at our house, she brings her own slippers.

I bought myself a pair last year and wear them almost at all times around the house and Rebecca needed a pair to keep at Kindergarten. The first things we do when we get to school each morning is take off her coat and shoes and put on her house slippers.

At our house, though, the kids have been running around in stocking feet and I have asked in passing if they wanted slippers, but they all said no thanks. It was finally James who requested house slippers last week. Off we went to the Walmart-eque store and spent quite a bit of time sorting through the different types. Some look like typical American slippers, some like sandals, some have zippers and some velcro. They all managed to find a pair in their size they liked.

No more cold feet here.