so ethan's famous lightning mcqueen shoes have really seen a lot of love. driven many a mile and are really starting to lose their "new car" smell. one has lost a tire, and the strap on the same one was starting to break in the back.
it's a real problem because ethan won't wear any other shoes and i haven't been able to find new ones for him in his size. so today while running errands, the poor strap finally popped and broke all the way. luckily, it happened in the duct tape isle at target. ya, that's right, i said duct tape. and if you're afraid right now and saying to yourself, "no, no, don't do it!" i'm here to say, "yup i did do it, and it worked." i found RED duct tape and fixed those plastic shoes. yes i did. 
so now they're good as new. sort of. not really. but they work.
don't judge a desperate mom.
it's a real problem because ethan won't wear any other shoes and i haven't been able to find new ones for him in his size. so today while running errands, the poor strap finally popped and broke all the way. luckily, it happened in the duct tape isle at target. ya, that's right, i said duct tape. and if you're afraid right now and saying to yourself, "no, no, don't do it!" i'm here to say, "yup i did do it, and it worked." i found RED duct tape and fixed those plastic shoes. yes i did. so now they're good as new. sort of. not really. but they work.don't judge a desperate mom. 
11 comments:
that's awesome! I think you are very smart!
Yeah for duct tape!
I can't imagine E in anything else...
hahaha that is so funny! I don't think hill-billery to duct tape the shoes he loves. He would look really hill-billery if he went barefoot everywhere because he didn't have those shoes!
Oh, a mothers love! What wouldn't we do to make them happy?
This is so funny! Especially the part about losing the new car smell, ha, ha.
i'm with patsy. e without his lighting mcqueen shoes is like salt without pepper. you are creative (duh!) and in no way a hillbilly.
p.s. at first i thought your post was political. whew! it's not.
Nice! Love the fix!!
Oh Wende, you are so funny. And hey, I don't think those shoes are too bad-- Ethan's so darn cute he can totally pull it off!
Now Nicolette is really going to want to steal them since they have shiny duct tape on them:)
Very resourceful! I am impressed!
NO it's not Hill-billery...now if you used the silver duct tape then for sure that is Hill-Billery!
I agree E need his Cars shoes!
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