Year 6
We walked home from school to find that mom was home early and we had a new puppy. She told us the story about how she had to go to the grocery store after she got her, so she put her in her pocket.
Year Unknown
The house smelled like pipe tobacco and dad tied flies with the supplies in the wood chest that grandpa made.
Year 18
I walked to my Pontiac Sunfire after finishing my Biology final. It was the end of my first semester of college.
Year 15
My baby brother was 4 and we fished off the dock that afternoon. We caught one small sunfish. At dinner, my brother said that his favorite part of the day was fishing with Shelby. Dad said his favorite part of the day was when we called the house phone from the dock so he could come get the fish off the hook for us.
Year Unknown
I walked out into the hall before the sun came up. There was a plug in nightlight. I had to walk to the living room to see if Papa and Grandma Trudy were awake yet. The tell was the sound of the chairs squeaking from the kitchen. Papa would make me oatmeal with hot water from the tap.
Year 6
On Wednesday nights, we walked across the street to the baseball diamonds together to watch dad coach little league from the dug outs. I thought all the boys were cute.
Year 15
Despite the major breach of peace that night, we played Mad Gab without keeping score until she forced a laugh out of me. But sometimes I couldn't help it and I would cry a lot so she held me and cried, too. That night our parents didn't scold us for keeping them up late.
Year 20 Something
Mom and I set off on our usual 4 mile walk and about 4 minutes in she realized all her clothes were on backward.
Year 6
We didn't pack sweatshirts so we borrowed some. They were too big. We ate tuna fish sandwiches on the beach and watched the sunset. Just the four of us.
Year 7
I practiced at the campground with my dad all weekend to learn how to ride two wheels. We got home late Sunday and my dad's friend called our house. I set down the corded phone in the hall to go pick up the cordless so that on my way upstairs to give dad the phone, I could tell dad's friend about my new skill: Two. Wheels.
Year 14
I was sitting on the couch and you were in the big red chair. To our absolute shock, he came back inside and he kissed you right in front of me and walked back out through the garage. When his car finally left the driveway we were both losing it.
Year 27
We took a Friday off in late September. We split a sub and two bottles of wine and stayed on the water until the moon was high.
Year 12
We bought a gallon jug of water with the cash we had and hid in the playground for hours vowing to not be grumpy.
Year 10
I wanted to hold my new baby brother the longest. For the first time in my life, I recommended that the oldest go first.
Year 15
I turned 15. Dad made 40 hot dogs for all 40 girls I invited to my birthday party. My sister's friends showed up and one guy with super long hair gave me a Hawk Nelson CD as a birthday gift. He's been my brother-in-law for over 8 years now.
