The last time you visited your childhood home/neighborhood?

[sdfernando]

28. Well, growing up in an Army family we moved a lot. Mom and Dad did have a house in El Paso

but I only spent about 4 years there before we moved again. Last time I was at that house was in 2007, 2 years after my mother died. Dad decided to sell that house and this was the last trip to see it. I hardly remembered the house, it was really small for 2 adults and 5 kids. It was originally a small 1-bedroom house but they added an extension to move the kitchen and create a new small living room and family room. The original living room became the master bedroom, the original kitchen was made into another bedroom. I had absolutely no memory of the bathroom at all...and I used to wonder why, as kids we were always outside....well the house was tiny!...and hot with no A/C. I also remember my Mom would send me or my brother to the five & dime up the street, alone, to get stuff. The street the store was on was really busy so was surprised she would do that....but times were different and it was a lot safer back when I was a child.