Ha Ha...sure had to laugh....my sister told me I needed new shoes.......ahhhhhh my shoes are fine need new fabric.....:-).....that's what I told her by cracky.......we had the same shoes and she threw hers away 3 years ago.....so I figure mine are 4 years old...only wear them in the winter ..so that makes them two years old....got a couple years left I figure....:-).......You enjoy your new kit girl.....that's more fun! :-)