Lizards are Obviously Always in Style
As I've grown, my perceptions of the places I grew up in have changed. The playground has morphed into a place of memories; school has become a readying place for me and I've started to see it as more of a thing I've done and less of something I'm doing. The only place that has not really changed is my Mommy Nu's house.
From an early age, I was left in her care. My parents wanted a family who would look after me and nurture me in a safe and caring environment. Mommy Nu and "the girls" (Apple, SuSu and Duh) quickly became a part of my family, and their home soon became as comfortable as my own home.
The driveway that leads to my favorite place was subjected to many stick-horse races with the other two
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I spent hours practicing scales and finger patterns after Mommy Nu released me from my school work everyday. She fueled my thirst for music when she began to teach me songs to sing and not just piano. Songs that she played and sang to me before nap time or while we were walking, nuzzled their way into my repertoire. "An Apple a Day," "This is the Day," and so many others of my favorite songs to hear soon became my favorite songs to sing. For eleven years, I played the songs I grew up hearing and learning. She helped me grow as a musician and built the basis for my musical …show more content…
I remembered crashing my mom's car into a tree and earning the nickname "crash-dummy" from Mommy Nu's husband; I could see Averi and her lizard earrings when I climbed the steps to the porch. I could hear the three of us giggling and squealing as Duh catapulted us off of the sled she had fashioned for us to ride on behind the golf cart. I heard the songs Mommy Nu would sing to me. When I walked through the door, I nearly stepped on a lego that had been forgotten the night before (almost as if the three of Mommy Nu's original children had never left). Big Daddy greeted me as he always does: a simple, nearly impossible to catch, wiry smile and a "You again, Crash Dummy?" Even with the teasing, sixteen-year-old nickname, I smiled back at him and greeted him with an equally sassy "Of course. Missed