{January 23, 2011}

Boots. A necessity when you live in snowmaggedon country. On the right are Megan's snowboots, handed down from her brother who can now wear his father's boots. On the left are mine. Originally I had been using my snowboots that I've had since we lived in Oregon, however I quickly learned that they would not work well when doing chores around the chicken coop...or in snow two feet deep. What I needed was a seamless, waterproof, heavy duty boot that would keep my feet warm and dry, while also being easy to clean. I checked in to several brands before ultimately deciding on Bogs. This pair was purchased at a local outdoor store, but of course I found another pair of Bogs online that I absolutely loved--and thought would work better as the entire boot is made of rubber, whereas the original pair I purchased is half rubber, half neoprene. I ordered the cute Bogs...ummm...I mean more functional Bogs online, got them the next day because of an amazing deal, and then discovered that being made entirely out of rubber equals stiff and uncomfortable to me as they dug in to the middle of my calves both in the front and back. In the end, the pair in this photo won out as they are very comfortable and much higher than the "cute" pair.

In taking this photo I see how badly our door needs to be repainted and the mat replaced. But neither of those things are going to happen until spring...which feels like a long, long, long ways away.

On to the pic...{click to view full size}