Brain insists on old memories. First house I was in.

 Need to sign in for work in an hour and a half. Of course, instead of sleeping since ... eh, 1 AM (granted, I fell asleep earlier and woke up at midnight,) my brain decided to play "what's your oldest set of memories?

Well, here's the first house I remember. It's on 11th street in Oak Creek, I think.  Near Carollton. 

It's changed a little since then. I don't remember considering that door you see as the "front" door. There's a detached garage on the other side of the house we always went in and out of. The stuff I remember? Is fragmented. It's been nearly half a century, after all - we moved out of there... I think the year I began kindergarten. 

Across the street on the right was my friend Paul's house. Green, single story - and gone now. I remember being there, think they had a pool. I remember yelling across the street to him when I was grounded and couldn't come over. *smirks.* I know he had a sister. I sort of remember ... kind of hiding in a closet to change to a swimsuit? *shrug* I was young. 

Down the street is Carollton Elementary. Only thing I really remember - since I never went there - was drawing on one of the rounded kiddy-corner (caddy corner, whatever people want to call it) round bits of the sidewalk with chalk with some of my friends. 

I remember my dad building the deck (on the other door, by the kitchen.) I remember sitting in the unfinished deck eating... what was that cereal, had a little alien on it. Had to look, it was called Quisp. 

I don't know why this cereal box sticks out to me so much, it just does. Probably the goofy alien guy. 

I remember there being a pool (long since gone) between the house and garage. I remember watching out the kitchen door as my dad and brother - probably Craig - were tying down the cover during a storm they were expecting tornadoes during. 

Same kitchen had a round table. Stairs going downstairs, with a little metal railing so you couldn't just fall into the stairwell. Pepper, our dog (want to say wire haired terrier) had his food dishes there. Apparenly I ate out of them a time or two. 

I don't really remember my bedroom or the living room. I do remember it had a low wood table we had for a while - I'd slide under and write stuff underneath later - but it had the TV on it. I remember watching Gilligan's Island on it in color. I *vaguely* remember a bunk bed in the bedroom. I must've shared it with Craig. 

Downstairs, I remember masks on the wall one halloween. I remember a slot car track being set up. Vaguely remember dad ... probably building a wall. I remember watching the Mickey Mouse club and Howdy Doody in black and white, and G Force (dont' ever remember it being called battle of the planets) and Speed Racer in color. I want to say I remember a bed down there, but I don't remember if it was a bed or a couch pulled out so someone could sleep on it. 

The house had a peach tree in back, long since gone. My dad also had put up a trellis and was trying to grow grapes behind the garage. I sort of remember them, but I do remember the bees. Not being afriad  of them, I thought they were cool. 

The road where the picture's taken from is a dead end with a little turnabout. I remember being thrown from a car when the door opened on that. I don't know if it was the same time I hit my head when my oldest brother was ... I believe they said taking me to church, but I'm not sure tha's right, as I had a - I think mickey mouse T-shirt that got fairly bloody from the cut in my forehead (and apparently freaked my brother out.)