Hello Delma, another good one. I grew up then so I remember most of these. It's to bad we can't go back. Maybe the world we live in would be a better place. Thank you for the memories. Thanks for sharing this. Original message:
> Looking Back > Yesterday is history. > Tomorrow is a mystery. > Today is a gift. > block quote > block quote > Close your eyes...And go back... > Before the Internet or PC or the MAC...... > Before semi-automatics and crack.... > Before Playstation, SEGA, Super Nintendo, even before Atari... > Before cell phones, CD's, DVD's, voicemail and e-mail.... > way back..... > way.....way.....way back..... > I'm talkin' bout hide and seek at dusk > Red light, Green light > Red Rover....Red Rover....... > Playing kickball & dodgeball until the first...no...second...no...third > Streetlight came on > Ring around the Rosie > London Bridge > Hot potato > Hop Scotch > Jump rope > Duck....duck....GOOSE!!! > YOU'RE IT!! > Parents stood on the front porch and yelled (or whistled) for you to come > home - no pagers or cell phones > Mother May I? > Hula Hoops > Seeing shapes in the clouds > Endless summer days and hot summer nights (no A/C) with the windows open > The sound of crickets > Running through the sprinkler > Cereal boxes with that GREAT prize in the bottom > Cracker jacks with the same thing > Ice pops with 2 sticks you could break and share with a friend > but wait......there's more.... > Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons > Fat Albert, Road Runner, Tom&Jerry, Heckle & Jeckle, Pink Panther, Richochet > Rabbit, > Schoolhouse Rock > Watchin' Sunday morning oldies (Abbott & Costello, Three Stooges, Tarzan, > Shirley Temple OR WONDERAMA!!) > Wonder Woman & Super Man Underoos > Catchin' lightning bugs in a jar > Your first day of school > Bedtime Prayers and Goodnight Kisses > Climbing trees > Swinging as high as you could to try and reach the sky > Getting an Ice Cream off the Good Humor Truck > A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers > Jumpin' down the steps > Jumpin' on the bed > Pillow fights > Sleep-overs > A 13" black and white TV in your room meant you were RICH > Runnin' till you were out of breath > Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt > Being tired from PLAYING > WORK: meant taking out the garbage or doing the dishes > Your first crush > Your first kiss (the one that you kept your mouth CLOSED and your eyes OPEN > Rainy days at school meant playing "Heads up 7UP" or hangman" in the > classroom, remember that? > Oh, I'm not finished yet.... > Kool-Aid was the drink of the summer > So was a swig from the hose > Giving your friends a ride on your handlebars > Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school > Class Field Trips with soggy sandwiches > 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 you 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! > Didn't that feel good? Just to go back and say, "Yeah, I remember > that!" > Well, let's keep going!! > Let's go back to the time when... > Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo" > Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!" > "Race issues" meant arguing about who ran the fastest. > Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "monopoly" > Catching 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 by mom or grandma 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 your worst tormentors, but also your fiercest protector > 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 TRIPLE DOG DARE YA!!!!!! > -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
