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Life & Events > A Glance Back in Time
 

A Glance Back in Time


Take a break ... Go back in time





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.


posted on Aug 28, 2008 3:14 AM ()

Comments:

Oh, it's still a big deal for me when I'm tall enough to go on a "big people's" ride! You don't know how close I sometimes come to failing that requirement!
comment by donnamarie on Sept 26, 2008 10:06 PM ()
There may never have been a time like this except in my imagination, but I still miss it!
comment by dragonflyby on Sept 10, 2008 9:04 PM ()
I don't know if I'd like to go back to a time when "Oly - Oly - Oxen - Free makes perfect sense!
comment by sunlight on Sept 8, 2008 1:29 AM ()
I wanna go back to those days!!! Great post!
comment by jennrud on Aug 30, 2008 10:26 AM ()
I'm not sure whether it seems like ages ago this all happened, or just a short while ago. I try not to think about it.
comment by solitaire on Aug 30, 2008 6:37 AM ()
I miss the time when my children were little. You never know how fleeting that time is.
comment by elderjane on Aug 30, 2008 5:58 AM ()
A fishing trip was cutting across the field behind the house, catching grasshoppers on the way to use for bait.
comment by baseeker on Aug 29, 2008 12:06 AM ()
WHAT?!?!Dodgeball isn't an Olympic sport?Too bad.
comment by draco on Aug 28, 2008 11:17 AM ()
Fun post...
comment by anacoana on Aug 28, 2008 10:43 AM ()
Very cute!
comment by mellowdee on Aug 28, 2008 10:31 AM ()
Halycon days--but I wouldn't want to relive the heartaches that came later.
comment by redimpala on Aug 28, 2008 10:06 AM ()
oh I had the most sublime icecream last night…Beyers WaffleCone. Yum.
comment by dazeymae on Aug 28, 2008 8:54 AM ()
I like Marta's answer too!
comment by kristilyn3 on Aug 28, 2008 6:56 AM ()
I'm with marta... ice cream for everyone.
comment by anniel on Aug 28, 2008 5:29 AM ()
So true! Ice cream for everybody!!
comment by marta on Aug 28, 2008 4:55 AM ()

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