spanking in the garbage

When Crystal and I were younger,
we would love to go out to the big garbage trailer,
and look for things we could use in our playhouse.
We usually found old magazines,
newspapers,
junk mail.
It was our favourite thing to do...
looking for treasures in that garbage.
One day though,
Auntie Madge specifically told us not to go into the garbage and...
we did.
Shortly after,
we were being called into the house to get a spanking.
We put our hands atop the counter,
braced ourselves,
and awaited the sharp pain to shoot through our bottoms.
There was a spanking in the garbage that day.

cheese on a bun

Whenever I was over at my auntie Madge's,
we had the best snack in the world.
Cheese on a Bun.
I remember my cousin's cutting up slices of marble cheese,
taking out a bag of buns,
and seasoning salt.
We would put the cheese on the bun,
and put it in the microwave.
After it was melted,
we added the seasoning salt.
Ta-da!
The best snack in the world.

left at four

I was over at Chelsea's place.
We played Barbies.
Watched Sailor Moon.
Made cookies.
After our play-date,
uncle Ralph dropped me off at home.
Our white station wagon in the driveway,
he assumed everyone was home.
They weren't.
I was left alone, locked out of my house.
I decided to walk to Laurie's (across town)...
she wasn't there either.
I went back home,
crouched behind the white station wagon in our driveway,
and cried.