Crocs a doodle doo - Jewelry for your Shoe

Crocs fever is sweeping through my So.Cal town like wildfire. All signs indicate that the current shoe fad is bigger than the "summer of Reef flip flops" and "Uggs Mania" combined . Children and adults alike have been affected with an obsession for these comfy clogs. Symptoms include choosing brightly colored clothing, based on which Crocs you have, and entering Nordstroms (all three local stores) into your speed-dial list, so you can check daily if they got the turquoise Caymans in your size yet.

Here in our household, we resisted almost through the entire month of May. But we were unprepared for the secondary infection. A sneaky offshoot of the Crocs bug has taken us down in one fell swoop. It is called Jibbitz and it manifests as an obsession with sticking small charming objects into the holes of said shoes.

We may in fact be the first family in Ladera to be infected with Jibbitz. But I am predicting that sightings of these addictively collectible and and adorable shoe charms will be spreading and multiplying all summer long in cities from coast to coast. Keep your eyes peeled, you might spy a poodle or a Mrs Potato head popping up on a foot near you.

Meanwhile, I am putting out Crocs fever fires here on the frontlines. My kids are bickering over who gets the pink jewels and who gets the smiley faces to go with their yellow crocs. Good thing that the charms are so easy to pop in and out of their shoes. Just doing that daily redecorating should keep them a little busy this summer. But it is not just them.... With so many charms to choose from, I want, I need, I must have them all! I am clearly sick. But really, the girls need the "Best Friends" charms. And I need more Gems. And the Pirates for my son Fox.

I think it is too late for me, folks, I cannot be saved.

The good news is that MWS readers who are suffering a similar ailment can mention this article when you shop at Jibbitz, and receive free shipping. Lets just call that a therapeutic shoe treatment.