The pee my sister reminds me of annually

Christmas Eve was always spent with my mother's side of the family. Which meant we went to Aunt Donna and Uncle Terry's house and I got to play with my cousin Kathleen and Cousin Sandra.

My cousin Sandra was another person in my life that made me laugh continuously.  Proof is in the picture above.  There we are the both of us and I'm about to bust with laughter.

So anyway it was Christmas Eve and apparently I had gotten into the spiked egg nog.  I imagine I was 8 or 9.  We were in her bedroom and I was sitting on the edge of the bed and without any notice..no laughter inducing fits, no bladder spasms... I just let it go.... on the bed. 

I had to change out of my dress and into something probably the equivalent of mom jeans today.  Even though it was my family I still remember the overwhelming shame I felt.  Something i never felt when I laughed and peed.

So I'm pretty sure my sister Mary has reminded me of this incident every year on Christmas.  "DeeDee have you had eggnog and peed  on a bed yet today?"

This reminds me of the conversation Mary and I had yesterday.  She asked if I remembered Dad taking me into the Green Apple not to be confused with The Golden Banana so I could pee.  I did not remember that at all.  She clearly remembered how she waited in the car  for us.  I told her I had never been there and it dawned on her that it was actually The Caberet,  another strip club  that was also located on rt 1 Peabody MA.  And it looks like it still is.  But it was next to Tropirana Aquarium supply store.  Now that I DO remember!  Which brings me back to how my mother always said to me "Diana you know where every bathroom on the North Shore is."