From the daily archives:

Thursday, January 16, 2014

A long time ago, Christine and I decided that she would be the one to teach our children how to tie their shoes. I believe this came after me complaining that my sneakers always came untied, Christine witnessing my shoe tying technique, and then sadly shaking her head while also laughing that I had somehow made it this far in life while still having the bunny rabbits chase each other around the hill (or whatever was the basis for my approach).

Maile has one pair of tied shoes – she’s had them for awhile, but they only recently started to fit. This morning Christine showed Maile how to tie the shoes herself. She must have practiced a few times at school, because tonight she very proudly told us she had it figured out.

And sure enough she did…

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