Close your eyes....and go back.

[Guest guest]

I'd like to share this with you for a little fun and rememberance today. I find

that a little humor, a little nostalgia, or a little food for thought makes the

day go easier. Hope you enjoy. Have a wonderful painfree day! You are all in

my thoughts. Jan in CA +/:=)

Close your eyes....And go back....

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 talkin' bout 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 Wait......

Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons Catchin' 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 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 summer Toting your friends on your handle bars 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 em!!!

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 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 a " 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 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...

I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

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[Guest guest]

Jan, that brought back wonderful childhood memories. Thanks!

(Great stuff today!)

Love and hugs,

Carol

[ ] Close your eyes....and go back.

I'd like to share this with you for a little fun and rememberance today. I

find that a little humor, a little nostalgia, or a little food for thought

makes the day go easier. Hope you enjoy. Have a wonderful painfree day!

You are all in my thoughts. Jan in CA +/:=)

Close your eyes....And go back....

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 talkin' bout 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 Wait......

Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons Catchin' 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 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 summer Toting your friends on your handle bars

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 em!!!

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 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 a " 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 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...

I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jan,

That was wonderful. I remember all of it like it was yesterday, the

freedom and innocence. I wish my kids could experience it.

Hugs,

Al in IL

>

> I'd like to share this with you for a little fun and rememberance

today. I find that a little humor, a little nostalgia, or a little

food for thought makes the day go easier. Hope you enjoy. Have a

wonderful painfree day! You are all in my thoughts. Jan in CA +/:=)

>

> Close your eyes....And go back....

> 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 talkin' bout 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 Wait......

> Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons Catchin' 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 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 summer Toting your friends on your handle

bars 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 em!!!

> 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 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 a " 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 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...

> I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

>

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