1. You knew how to smoke a Popeye cigarette
2. You wore tin foil on your teeth & pretended it was braces.
3. You stuck your tongue on a frozen metal post to test if it would stick. Horribly ~ you discovered that it does.
4. You had an easy bake oven. Nuff said.
5. You wondered how many times that the Roadrunner could truly be blown up.
6. Mini cereal boxes were visions of epic-ness on a weekend morning. What a sweet indulgence of mini box bliss.
7. Dr. Seuss, Cinderella, The Wizard of Oz, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Barbie and Ken….normal. Hansel and Gretel….tragic.
8. You dreamt of running down the aisle on the Price is Right.
9. The smell of crayola crayons.
10. If you wanted to talk on the phone, you had to stand in one place.
11. You lined up the cereal boxes on the table so you didn’t have to look at your brother or sister.
12. If you were lucky enough to have parents with a mobile phone in their car ~ the mobile phone was a box that took up the entire front seat leg room of the car.
13. There was always an enormous ‘hump’ running down the centre interior of every car. You could never sit on it. Unless you enjoyed sitting on a burning pipe.
14. Fireflies in a jar.
15. Pet rocks.
16. The smell of a library book. The little envelope in the back of the book to sign it out.
17. Writing words upside down on your calculator.
18. Your tongue was destroyed on a sharp lollipop. It was worth it.
19. Movies : Jaws meant that you would never swim in an ocean again. E.T phone home. Best movie ever.
20. When you threatened to run away, your Mom offered to pack your bags for you.
21. You had the entire Barbie and Ken set. The armoir, little mini hangers, camper van and unbelievable Barbie outfits. Top drawer awesomeness = Barbie with the pull out pony tail to lengthen her hair.
22. You were a rebel and cut Barbie’s hair. GI Joe didn’t care. He was busy parachuting.
23. The wooden spoon was a weapon to be feared.
24. Soap in the mouth sealed the deal on never swearing again. Near your parents.
25. Little House on the Prairie. Lassie. Superman. Sunday night movie night. All great moments in time.
26. Sunday night supper.
27. Board games.
28. You could play cards for hours on end. Sometimes you cheated.
29. The challenge of getting every single book in the Nancy Drew and Hardy boys series.
30. The word sick actually meant you were sick.
31. Shag rugs and carpet rakes.
32. Jumping in puddles after the rain. Looking for worms.
33. LED lights. NOT. Colourful Christmas tree lights. Yes. Tinsel. A real Christmas tree. With random homemade ornaments. Ornaments that didn’t match. Awesome.
34. Old fashioned cars weren’t old-fashioned. They were just cars. Dinky ‘hot wheels’ and model car kits could keep you occupied for hours. Almost as much as Lego.
35. Simon Says.
36. Tag. You’re it.
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37. Learning to count : One ~ two ~ three ~ twelve ~ sixteen ~ thirty two.
142) Climbing trees and pretending to live in them
141) Laying under the Christmas tree and staring at the lights in wonder
140) Waking mom and dad early on Christmas morning and hearing “Just give me a second, so I can wake up. I haven’t had my coffee yet”
139)When buying a microwave was a big deal.
138) Feeling that childhood would never end and everything was magical. <3
137. You always had to be home before the street lights came on.
117. Go-carts made from wooden crates
118. movie sized candy bars that cost 50 cents
119. laying in the grass watching clouds go by in shapes you could name
120. when summer felt like it went on forever
121. and waiting till your next birthday felt like forever
123. clean clothes and food just magically appeared
124. waking up on Saturday with no place you had to be
125. making forts with your friends
126. hide and go seek for hours
127. catching fireflys in a jar (deserves repeating)
128. collecting caterpillars
129. baby chicks in spring
130. taking care of a wounded bird
131. watching a cat or dog give birth for the first time, but its magic everytime
132. fireworks
133. new school supplies
134. drive in movies
135. Summers by the pool, and the guiltless pleasure of sun on your skin
136.when kisses could fix just about any boo boo
sweet post Lynne, so nice to remember
Epic list Deborah ! Thank you !!!! xx Love love love it !
115.cardboard attached with clothespins (wooden) to your bicycle spokes
116.sissy bars and banana seats
112. Playing outside dad;s workshop with the baseball game on the transister radio
113. putting my warm underwear on after swimming in the lake till dark
114. Waking on Saturday morning with nothing to do but listen to the circada
111. Playing outside until the streetlights came on…which meant curfew time!
110. Getting up to change the TV channel (there were only 5 or 6 channels).
109. Our first color TV.
108. Rotary phones.
107. Our first touch tone phone.
106. Hopscotch & Jump Rope.
105. Walking to the movies with my brothers (they made me walk a block behind but it was ok for me to sit with them in the dark – I didn’t mind).
104. Matching Easter dresses with my sisters & Mom – embarrassing!
103. Spankings.
102. Home perms (right up there with spankings).
101. Naming my first dog Lassie even though she was a black cocker spaniel.
100. Riding bikes without helmets and never wearing seat belts.
99. Playing in the street.
98. Hitting the television actually made it work!