> Subject: Fun to read and I miss this time too! > > > Down memory lane. > > I want to go back to the time when................... > > > Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo." > > Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "Do over!" > > "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest. > > 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 net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball, and rules > didn't matter. > > The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties. > > It was magic when Dad would "remove" his thumb. > > It was unbelievable that dodgeball wasn't an Olympic event. > > Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a slingshot. > > 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 a "double-dog-dare." > > > Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures. > > > No shopping trip was complete unless a new toy was brought home. > > "Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense. > > Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. > > > The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. > > War was a card game > > > Water balloons were the ultimate weapon. > > Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle. > > Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin. > > Ice cream was considered a basic food group. > > Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors. > > If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!! > > Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up"life"!!!!! > >>
> Subject: Fun to read and I miss this time too! > > > Down memory lane. > > I want to go back to the time when................... > > > Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo." > > Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "Do over!" > > "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest. > > 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 net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball, and rules > didn't matter. > > The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties. > > It was magic when Dad would "remove" his thumb. > > It was unbelievable that dodgeball wasn't an Olympic event. > > Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a slingshot. > > 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 a "double-dog-dare." > > > Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures. > > > No shopping trip was complete unless a new toy was brought home. > > "Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense. > > Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. > > > The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. > > War was a card game > > > Water balloons were the ultimate weapon. > > Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle. > > Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin. > > Ice cream was considered a basic food group. > > Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors. > > If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!! > > Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up"life"!!!!! >
