Sneaky (and stinky) Feet

This morning, for whatever reason, we were running late and I instructed La to pick out an outfit and some shoes. She picked a stunning green Polo dress and some pink leggings that matched the little horse appliqué on the dress perfectly. Nice touch La! Way to notice the details! I helped her put the clothes on, and then came the shoe-picking ritual that we perform each morning. You should know that La has A WHOLE CLOSET full of shoes. And she is EXTREMELY indecisive. She often tries on 10 or 12 pairs before "settling" with a pair. This morning's ritual went like this:

Me: Okay, go ahead and pick a pair of shoes. I think you should wear these lovely sparkly pink shoes.

La: No, thanks. I think I'll wear my shimmery princess boots.

Me: Oh, you're right. Much better choice. What was I thinking?

La: And then I'll bring THIS pair and change into them at School!!!

Me: Bad idea.

La: No! It's a great idea! Katie does it all the time!

Me: Well, if Katie jumped off a bridge ...

La: I NEEEEEEDDDD to bring extra shoes MOM!

Me: No. We are not starting this shenanigans.

La: Grandma let me do it when she took me to school.

Me: GRANDMA? Well, Grandma doesn't have to deal with the daunting task of getting you ready every day. Plus, this is just one more thing that I'll have to deal with when we get to school every morning. I'll have to sign you in, get your snack out, sit you down at the table, remove your coat, remove your SHOES, take them BOTH back to your locker, and then remember to put the other pair of shoes on your feet before I leave. Things could go terribly wrong. Mommy can only remember a limited number of things each morning, and this will put me over the limit!

La: Fine.

Me: (begins to chase Bro around the house to stick him in his crate)

Then we left. And I noticed that La had SMUGGLED an extra pair of shoes out the door with her. They were hidden under her left armpit. Talk about SASSY!