We have had some blizzard weather recently.  With all of the snow, wearing boots is a big deal.  It has been a perfect backdrop for using the Christmas present that my husband made for me.

When I go out into the snow covered-landscape, I have to remove the boots when I come into the house, right? My boot-jack meets me at the door and pulls my boots off for me.  I don’t even have to bend down!

My dear dad built a boot-jack for himself many years ago.  A while back, my mom gave it to me.  I could picture it being of great help to my husband on a daily basis.  His farm shoes, I would call boots.  He uses them daily, so I foresaw him using it often.

When he got the old one for his basement mud-room, it must have worked well for him.  Secretly, he fashioned a more sightly one for me to use upstairs.  His improvement on my dad’s design makes it a double-duty device. I really like it.

I just have to put the heel of the boot in the “V-shaped” notch.  I step with the other foot on the floor end of the boot-jack to stabilize it.  Then I simply have to pull my foot out of the boot. Voila! This jack really works.

My husband really gave me a practical gift. I have used it a lot so far this winter and so have my guests.  I expect this is a gift that will keep on giving.

photo credits:Wenda Grabau