How far back can you remember? My earliest memory goes back to the age of four. My younger brother (13 months younger) and I decided we should run away from home. We told our Mother and she thought that might be a nice adventure for us so she helped us load our little red wagon with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, a little canteen of water, a small blanket, and an extra jacket for each, then she waved goodbye to us and went into the house. We lived on a gravel street on the edge of a small Iowa town and we started down the street to explore. There were two houses not too far apart about a block down the street, and after we'd gone past both of them, we decided that since we weren't finding much excitement or adventure, it was time to go back home. So we did.