I remember walking across the grey tar of the hospital parking lot when I was 2 1/2 years old holding my babysitter Angie's hand, in my other hand I clutched a bunch of brightly colored balloons, when we got to the room where my brother and mother were, I shreiked, YAY, I have a brother.
I remember walking into the classroom on the first day of kindergarten, I looked around, clutching my mothers hand, there were a lot of kids around me doing the same thing, a woman came up to us, hello, my name is Miss. Montanaro, I will be your teacher this year.
I remember playing in the attic when I was 4, I walked to the stairs took a step, and tumbled down the stairs, too shocked to cry out. I hit something soft.
I remember waking up stretching and running to my parents room when I was 5, no one was there, I looked around and saw my babysitter Courtney, I asked her where my mom and dad were, and she said, Johanna, you have a new baby sister.
I remember walking up to the airplane when I was 9, my sister was right behind me pulling her little polly pocket suitcase behind her, my brother trudged behind her, we stepped onto the plane, and we were off, to a land I had never even heard of before, Malaysia.
I remember answering the door, and seeing a dog walk in with it's owners, the dog was called Fredo, and he was ours now.
I remember when I was 6, I was dancing around the room to an ABBA CD wearing a pink sleeping beauty dress.
I remember when I was 3, and it was my third birthday, I was at the play centre, there were brightly colored toys all strewn around, and on the table, was a pile of presents and a cake covered in smarties.
I remember when I was 5, I walked up to the piano, and in front of the audience, began to play twinkle twinkle little star.
I remember when I was 6, dressing up as a nurse and my brother was the doctor, and we did a checkup with his doctor's kit on my frail, old grandparents.
