Marlene McKay

When I told my sister-in-law that my sister and I were taking clogging classes near where her house was, she said she had never heard of it before. I told her it was a form of dance, and it was a lot of fun. Since her hubby is reluctant to dance with her when they go out, I invited her to join us clogging. She said she would love to try it out. Well, she DID come to class and she enjoyed it a lot. Now it looks as if there will be the three sisters clogging together in class every week! What fun!

Well the clogging shoes that I bought off of EBay arrived. They are a little bit snug on my feet, but I think that they are made of leather and that they will stretch. Besides, I only wear them for an hour a week, so it really won’t be a big hardship for me to wear them for that period of time. What is really weird about them, though, is that there seems to be some kind of lining that bunched up in the toe box, and that is a little bit uncomfortable. I don’t know what to do about that. I don’t know if I’ll get used to it, or if frequent wear will soften it up. What do you think I should do to make them more comfortable?

Today is the anniversary of the death of a little sheltie dog we owned. His name was Laddie, and he was a very loving and devoted family pet. He has been gone for about six years now, but we still remember, love, and miss him dearly. That’s the sad part of having pets, you grow to love them so much and when they pass away they leave a big hole in your heart. Sure, you get other pets and love them too, but that hole is still there.

Since we went to clogging class we realized that we need to wear special clogging dance shoes. The new ones cost around $70, which is way above my budget. Especially since we’re new at clogging and don’t know how long we will be able to continue taking the classes. So I checked Ebay and found a pair of beat-up-used shoes that might be in my size for sale for only $5.00. I went ahead and bid on them, and to my surprise I won the auction! So I’m looking forward to getting my clogging shoes in a couple of days. It will be good to wear them to classes instead of dancing in my socks! I love Ebay!

My sister and I decided that we would try our hand at clogging. Hmmmm…. I should rephrase that – we decided we would try our FEET at clogging! A lady that I met through a business networking group told the group that she enjoys clogging and I had never heard of it before. Not wanted to look or sound stupid, I went home and Googled it. Turns out it is a form of dancing. My sister and I really enjoy dancing, so when I found out that there were clogging lessons to be had locally I asked my sis if she wanted to give it a try with me. She said she would, so we have gone to about five or six classes. Boy is it a work-out!