For years I kept journals -- in composition, spiral bound, and French graph paper books. This blog is an attempt to get back to writing and documenting the world around me using photos, newspaper headlines, and other articles.

Monday, October 31, 2016

Still Life with Hypervenom

I'm not supposed to call them Hypervenoms or Nike Hypervenom.  I should be referring to them as Neymar Jordans.  Only Moms who are lame call them by all 4 names: Nike Hypervenom Neymar Jordans.  Delivery occurred at 6:29 this evening.  My child is ecstatic.

Here's the deal.  I have not bought him his indoor cleats of choice because I can't see paying over $100 for shoes that he will outgrow in mere months.  I've put this off for over a year.  My feeling is that if I am going to be spending that much money for shoes, they better be beautiful heals in super soft leather, not indoor soccer cleats.  But that is the difference between the 12 year old boy and myself.

For his birthday this year I had no idea what to say when folks asked me what they could get him.  Everything he wanted was expensive.  So his relatives gave him cash and that was the best thing.  He went online; found the shoes he wanted and I placed the order.  He has been tracking the package progress for days.  Yesterday the box was in Chelmsford, MA with today as the delivery day.  When he got home from school, no box.  We left for soccer practice, no box.  We arrived back home two hours later, no box and he was starting to get a little "salty" in his words.  Not swearing, salty...just cranky, salty.  After putting away the groceries, at 6:35, I pulled up the tracking email.  Package delivered at 6:29.  He ran downstairs and out the door.  And there, tucked into the shadow of the garage, he found the brown box.

I thought I heard the hallelujah chorus.

And so, here is my still life with shoe montage that he reverently set up for me.  I think he will take them off before bed...at least I hope so.

Can you see the bag in the background?

Did you get the swag key chain?

Side view

And the bottom 'cause it's so cool

Shoe with foot inside, a great fit

Posing

Mom, did you get the back?

Wearing the Neymar jersey and "boots" 
May you score many goals and be happy!


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