Another calendar inspired flashback...

According to my calendar, today is "Two Different Colored Shoes Days." When I read that I was immediately reminded of the last, and only, day I wore two different color shoes.  I had agreed to be a bus chaperone for my daughter and other junior high band members when they traveled to an out of town competition one Saturday.  This happened in about 1985 but it's still vivid in my memory. For some reason, we were in a rush to get to the bus on time.  I dressed in a hurry and we made it to the bus on time.  I t was a dressy occasion so I was wearing hose and heels. As we were riding on the bus, on our way to the day long competition, and much too late to do anything about it, a little girl sitting across the aisle from me said sweetly "Mrs. Foltz, why are you wearing two different color shoes?" I looked at my feet and sure enough, in my haste, and without turning on the closet light, I had stepped into one brown and one navy blue similarly styled pumps. So there I was, for the whole long day, wearing two different color shoes.  To give her credit, my dear, usually very vocal daughter, didn't tease (at least til we got home) and tried to reassure me that no one had noticed anything. Years later I realize she was probably right.  I don't spend much time looking at other people's shoes, but that day I was so self conscious, I remember not moving from my bleacher seat more than absolutely necessary and keeping one foot tucked behind the other. Such a silly trauma at the time.