As the new year approaches I look back on past New Year’s Eve moments. In my youth it was always a babysitting opportunity that took me into the future.
One family in particular, with four kids barely younger than I, gave me lots of challenges. Once I just up and walked home leaving them alone. My mother sent me back, after I had changed my wet clothes which the three boys had sprayed with the garden hose while we were outside playing. They had locked me out of the house, too. It seemed the only thing to do in the non-cell phone era was to walk home.
This little gem sparked that memory and gave me a laugh. Here’s to more fun in 2023! I’ll be babysitting again, as it turns out!
