| Do You Remember... (A break from "grown up" life) |
| Close your eyes... And go back... Before the Internet and/or the MAC... Before semi automatics... Before SEGA or Super Nintendo... WAY BACK... I'm talkin' bout HIDE AND GO SEEK at dusk. RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT. Playing Kickball and dodgeball until your porch light came on. MOTHER MAY I? RED ROVER. HULA HOOPS. Running through the SPRINKLER... WAIT... Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons. Smurfs. G-Force and He-Man. Wonder Woman and Super Man. UNDERDOGS! Playing Dukes of Hazzard. Catching lightning bugs in a jar. Christmas morning. Your first day of school. Goodnight kisses. Climbing Trees. Getting an ice creame off the Ice Cream Truck. A MILLION mosquito bites and sticky fingers. Jumpin down the steps. Jumpin on the bed. Pillow fights. Runnin' till you were out of breath. Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt. Being tired from playin'... Your first crush.... Rainy days at school meant playing "HEADS UP 7UP" in the classroom. Remember that? I'M NOT FINISHED YET... Kool-Aid was the drink of the summer. Totting your friends on your handle bars. Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school. Class field trips. When nearly everyone's mom or dad was a home when the kids got there. When a quarter seemed like a fair allowance, and another quarter = a miracle. When your parents took you to McDonald's and you were so cool. When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited at home. I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE TIME WHEN... Decisions were made by going "EENY-MEENY-MINEY-MO". Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly". Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening. It wasn't odd to have two or three "best friends". Being old, referred to anyone over 20. The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was COOTIES. Nobody was prettier than Mom. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the 'big people' rides at the amusement park. Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true. Abilities were discovered because of "double dog dare". Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon. Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors. If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!! |
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| My brother and I on Christmas, back in the day... |