Skechers and a Lost Hat

We have been wanting to look for replacement walking shoes for my husband for quite some time. His current shoes are full of holes! So when we finally went to DSW a week ago we got an overseas phone call while in the parking lot. So we went home to have a proper phone call. Then the next week was full of snow, ice and extremely cold temperatures. We couldn’t even safely leave the house for a morning walk and were relegated to the parking garage to get in some steps. Yesterday we were having some plumbing work done that would require a few hours so we planned to get out of the house for a walk hoping that the snow and ice would be cleared. We headed to Old Town Alexandria and it was quite cold and the walk along the Potomac River was not pleasant. When we reached the car my husband took off his coat, but we think it was there that he also accidentally knocked of his winter hat that he’s had for twenty years. We realized that when we couldn’t find it anywhere in the DSW parking lot after stopping there for shoes.  I thought he may have dropped it on the ground when he grabbed his coat from the back seat and didn’t notice before going in the store. But when we returned to the car from the store there was no obvious hat on the ground by the car. So unfortunately we lost his hat, but at least we were able to find a suitable pair of walking shoes that were sorely needed. I asked him if he wanted to get a replacement hat. He said no. It’s still always upsetting when you lose something. Maybe he will change his mind later.