Came across this and thought I'd copy it here. It made me smile but also feel really old!!! ;)
Close your eyes...And go back...
Before the Internet or the MAC
Before semi automatics and crack
Before SEGA or Super Nintendo...
Way back...
I'm talking about hide-and-go seek at dusk.
Red light, Green light.
Playing kickball & dodgeball until your porch light
came on.
Mother May I? - Red Rover - Hula Hoops
Running through the sprinkler
Root beer and a moon pie
Wait...
atching Saturday Morning cartoons
Fat Albert, Road Runner, Smurfs, Picture Pages,
G-Force & He-Man
Wonder Woman & Super Man Underdog!
Playing Dukes of Hazard
Catching lightning bugs in a jar
Christmas morning...
Your first day of school
Bedtime Prayers and Goodnight Kisses
Climbing trees
Getting an Ice Cream off the Ice Cream Truck
A million mosquito bites
and sticky fingers
Jumping down the steps
Jumping on the bed
Pillow fights
Running 'till you were out of breath
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt
Being tired from playing...
Your first crush...
Rainy days at school meant playing "Heads up 7Up" in
the class room.
Remember that?
I'm not finished yet...
Kool-aid was the drink of summer
Toting your friends on your handle bars
Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school
Class Field Trips
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids
got there.
When a quarter seemed like a fair allowance, and
another quarter - a
miracle.
When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed
him or use him to carry
groceries, and nobody, not even the kid, thought a
thing of it.
When being sent to the principal's office was
nothing compared to the fate
that awaited a misbehaving student at home . . .
Basically, we were in fear
for our lives but it wasn't because of drive-by
shootings, drugs, gangs,
etc
. . Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger
threat! - And some of
us are still afraid of them!!!
Didn't that feel good, just to go back and say,
"Yeah, I remember that!"
There's nothing like the good old days!
They were good then and they're good now when we
think about them.
I'm talking about 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 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 fair.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
Abilities were discovered because of the words "I
dare you"!
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, 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!!!!
Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from
their "grown up" life . .
Hope you like it as much as me! :aj:
Close your eyes...And go back...
Before the Internet or the MAC
Before semi automatics and crack
Before SEGA or Super Nintendo...
Way back...
I'm talking about hide-and-go seek at dusk.
Red light, Green light.
Playing kickball & dodgeball until your porch light
came on.
Mother May I? - Red Rover - Hula Hoops
Running through the sprinkler
Root beer and a moon pie
Wait...
atching Saturday Morning cartoons
Fat Albert, Road Runner, Smurfs, Picture Pages,
G-Force & He-Man
Wonder Woman & Super Man Underdog!
Playing Dukes of Hazard
Catching lightning bugs in a jar
Christmas morning...
Your first day of school
Bedtime Prayers and Goodnight Kisses
Climbing trees
Getting an Ice Cream off the Ice Cream Truck
A million mosquito bites
and sticky fingers
Jumping down the steps
Jumping on the bed
Pillow fights
Running 'till you were out of breath
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt
Being tired from playing...
Your first crush...
Rainy days at school meant playing "Heads up 7Up" in
the class room.
Remember that?
I'm not finished yet...
Kool-aid was the drink of summer
Toting your friends on your handle bars
Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school
Class Field Trips
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids
got there.
When a quarter seemed like a fair allowance, and
another quarter - a
miracle.
When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed
him or use him to carry
groceries, and nobody, not even the kid, thought a
thing of it.
When being sent to the principal's office was
nothing compared to the fate
that awaited a misbehaving student at home . . .
Basically, we were in fear
for our lives but it wasn't because of drive-by
shootings, drugs, gangs,
etc
. . Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger
threat! - And some of
us are still afraid of them!!!
Didn't that feel good, just to go back and say,
"Yeah, I remember that!"
There's nothing like the good old days!
They were good then and they're good now when we
think about them.
I'm talking about 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 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 fair.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
Abilities were discovered because of the words "I
dare you"!
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, 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!!!!
Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from
their "grown up" life . .
Hope you like it as much as me! :aj: