Some of you may remember the entire bedtime story of Bossy’s Kitz-pichler slippers, and how one year ago she retired her old pair in favor of a new pair.
Well, a couple of months ago Bossy brought the old pair back out of retirement, because maybe she doesn’t feel like she deserves the new pair, or maybe she doesn’t want to belong to any perfect slipper club that would have her as a member, but whatever the self punishment, this is a photo of the slippers taken by Bossy’s friend Amy the other night while Bossy held her feet at an impossible angle to capture all the holes, and now, looking at the photo of her hobbled ankles, Bossy understands why her daughter stood off to the side going, “Mom, stop, ew!”
Rachel D. says
February 11, 2009 at 9:27 amSo thats what the bottom looks like.
My daughter swears she is going to
buy me a new pair. I always change
the subject to a movie.
Cat says
February 11, 2009 at 9:29 amI had a pair of slippers that I loved so much I wore them out, so I threw them away. Now that I’ve seen yours, I wish I had kept them. Then we could start a holey slipper application on facebook.
dgm says
February 11, 2009 at 9:35 amIf I had a dime for every time I heard, “Mom, stop that, ew”…
I think that posting should have gone under Poverty Party
Unemployed Susan says
February 11, 2009 at 9:43 amMy slippers are my old clogs. Not my 1978 old clogs, those are in heaven. My current old clogs work very nicely for everything I have to do except run.
Cheri @ Blog This Mom! says
February 11, 2009 at 9:52 amAnother cross-post with Poverty Party, I should say.
corrie says
February 11, 2009 at 10:04 amOk~ If Bossy doesn’t want to belong to the perfect slipper club, or if she doesn’t think she deserves new slippers; how about the mended slipper club? Those sure look like they could be easily mended to become less ‘ewww mom-esque’
MariaV says
February 11, 2009 at 10:15 amDitto Corrie! They look comfortable though.
BOSSY says
February 11, 2009 at 10:57 amIf Bossy had a dime for every time these slippers have already been mended she would still be poor but her pockets would rattle.
denise says
February 11, 2009 at 11:47 amThose aren’t broken in slippers, those are Ohmygah Grapes of Wrath, hey are you the wife of a share cropper slippers. For the love of God, have a blogathon to raise the funds to replace those tired old dogs. Bossy DESERVES so much better for all the joy she brings us followers everyday.
jen says
February 11, 2009 at 12:03 pmI foolishly let my Potter Lover Dogger use my slippers for a chewtoy, because it makes him sooo happy. Then, I have to wear my 9 year old Girly Girl’s slippers and she gets OH-SO-MAD when I do that.
We go thru a lot of slippers at my house.
David says
February 11, 2009 at 12:03 pmHas Bossy heard of the Collyer Brothers?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colyer_brothers
carson says
February 11, 2009 at 12:16 pmTrade those puppies in for a pair of LLBeans Wicked Good Slippers. You will want to marry them.
jandondi says
February 11, 2009 at 12:52 pmthose slipper tell bossys true story of “grasp whats old and cling” Thats why I love her
Reeb says
February 11, 2009 at 1:14 pmJust read with fascinated horror all about the Collyer brothers. Like watching a train wreck I couldn’t take my eyes off of. Maybe I have a little Collyer in me.
Oh, slippers? What?
Cactus Petunia says
February 11, 2009 at 1:37 pmHoly holey slippers, Batman! (er, Bossy) Just step away from the ragged footwear, Bossy. It’s time to let go…
Elsewhere says
February 11, 2009 at 2:03 pmmessage to daughter: start saving and buy Bossy these for mothersday:
http://www.keenfootwear.com/product.aspx?sku=5359
Momo Fali says
February 11, 2009 at 2:15 pmI’m pretty sure she wasn’t referring to your ankles.
patty says
February 11, 2009 at 5:28 pmbossy needs a roll of duct tape, STAT!
Caroline Wright says
February 11, 2009 at 5:44 pmThat is a seriously large EW, for sure (though I confess with some embarrassment that many of the crap I wear around the house these days is similarly worn to pieces!)
When I Googled Kitz-pichler, I found THIS:
http://www.gottstein.at/
They put those gross wooly mountains on their site’s splash page because they thought they were ATTRACTIVE, right? Is is just me, or WTF?!!??!?! NOT ATTRACTIVE. I look at that photo and I want to yell up to God to get out his giant lint-roller and clean up the mess.
Oh, The Joys says
February 11, 2009 at 9:27 pmSuffer the little slippers, the do.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
February 11, 2009 at 10:30 pmBossy’s slippers aren’t just great, she has to tie them to her ankle so they stay on.
Della says
March 1, 2010 at 1:07 amHi, I was googling to find a new pair of the exact slippers you are wearing in your photo. My husband laughed when he saw the picture since my slippers look almost as bad as yours. I don’t have any holes on the bottoms so maybe I don’t need a new pair quite yet. I too love these slippers! Who knew when I got them on clearance at Marshalls for $10 that I would love them so much and they would be so hard to replace.