In honor of Mamma Kat's Writer's Workshop I have decided to tackle Prompt #4:
Childhood memory time: Write about something you loved to do as a child.
Living in the Midwest we all have our fair share of cold. As a child I used to get up at the crack of dawn to watch the Saturday Morning Lineup. Being the youngest of two I was young enough that I did not have to worry about battling over which cartoon to watch— I had the living room all to myself to watch what I wanted. By the time the winter months rolled around I pretty much had my line up "lined up"— all I needed to do now was to line myself up and settle in for some much anticipated cartoons.
I laid out three or four blankets in the middle of the living room one on top of each other. I then stretched myself on one side, grabbed an edge and proceeded to roll myself up in one of the blankets. Once on the other side, I grabbed the next edge and rolled the other way. I did this until I rolled myself in all of the blankets, then hopped up on the couch and commenced with cartoon watching. On really cold days I would slip my cocoon under the side table so that I could catch the forced air out of the register and keep warm.
Many a Saturday was spent wrapped up like a cover mummy watching cartoons— I loved those days.
Do you have any childhood memories? If you do… be sure to stop by Mama Kat's and let her know.
9 comments:
Oh that is precious! I kept waiting for some obnoxious teenage brother to come out and shove you off the couch or grab the remote! Yea for you!!!!!
I can totally picture you doing that.
My brother used to wake me up at 6 am on Saturdays and "let" me watch HIS line up. :)
A self-made burrito :) Much better than being forced into one by older siblings! Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Thursday!
I LOVED watching cartoons on Saturday mornings! It was a great way to start every weekend.
That is great! I love the blanket imagery there. I remember Saturday morning cartoons being the highlight of the week for sure.
Thanks for stopping by today I'm enjoying reading some of your older posts as well. :)
Oh....Saturday morning cartoons and blanket tamales....ahh the memories of a midwestern kid! We did the same thing, though not so many blankets!
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Ah yes, Saturday morning cartoons! They just make them like they used to. I never had to roll up into a cocoon....that's growing up in S. CA for ya. ;)
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What an awesome memory and what fun that would be. I want to try it now, today with a whole bunch of blankets! I like that you got up early to watch your cartoons with no interuptions! Thanks for stopping by today!
That sounds perfect! I had to deal with my older brother and if I was wrapped up like that, knowing him, he'd push me around! haha
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