Cold To Warm

Hello, This morning it was -5 F. when we woke. By the time we left to walk to church it was 0. Seeing that improvement and expecting more, I did not wear my warmest coat but the one with the great pockets for carrying things like my phone, keys and glasses. I also wore sneakers that are more for summer with a breezy mesh. Leroy wore his boots which he has been avoiding since he has new inserts. I started noticing the cold creeping into my shoes and attaching to my toes. Also, my knees and slightly above that were getting cold. Then there was my face which was not quite as well protected by a bigger hood. I started walking faster in an effort to get to church faster. Leroy lagged behind, but I had no sympathy for him and just hurried on. When he caught up to me at the stop light, he told me his troubles. He should have worn thicker socks for these boots. The boots slopped on his heels and pulled the socks down and forward, baring his heels. He had stopped to adjust them. We spent a good bit of time at church volunteering so we warmed up before we started back. It was also quite a lot warmer outside so that made the walk home much more pleasant. I suggested it would help if Leroy had some rubber bands to hold up his socks. He acquired some from the church office. He told me the rubber bands were not strong enough and the socks went down anyway, but he just kept walking and ignored the lumps and bare discomfort. Paula