I have lots of memories of my childhood. At a guess I'd say my earliest memories are from around the age of three years of age when I used to go to a mothers and todlers group along with Dave. I do also have memories of being pushed in a buggy, but I'm not sure how old I was then.
Anyway, there is one random memory that has stuck with me, and it surprises me that it's stuck with me, as it was just a random day where nothing all that important happened.
I'd guess I was about five at the time, but it's a memory I do enjoy looking back on from time to time, as it makes me wish I was a kid again.
Claire and myself were normally looked after by childminders after school, due to Mum and Dad both working full time, but on this day Mum had the day off.
It was pooring down with rain and we were in the town centre where we'd met up with Debra. I remember we were all soaking wet and running through puddles to get to shelter.
Mum then took me into the toy shop we always used to go to and said I could have a Star Wars toy. The figures used to be lined up above the counter, and I looked at them trying to decide which one to pick. I almost picked a green pig guard, which I'd always wanted, but then I spotted Darth Vader, so I remember saying 'I want the black one'. I don't think I was too sure how to pronounce his name at the time.
The old man working in the shop got it down for me and Mum paid him.
We then left the shop, said goodbye to Debra and made our way home.
When we got in, we took off our socks which were soaking wet and put them infront of the fire to dry them. This all happened while watching the Sooty show on TV.
That's all the memory, but I remember quite a few details from the day. I think mainly because it was a good day, as Mum had the day off and I got a Darth Vader figure. Also I remember how snug I felt when we got home warming ourselves by the fire. It's like the feeling you get when you hear the rain on the window and you're inside safe and dry.
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