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 weapons.
>
> 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.
>
> If you can remember most or all of these,
> then you have LIVED!
>
> Pass this on to anyone who may need a break
> from his or her "grown up" life.
>
> I DOUBLE DOG DARE YA!
>
> ~Author Unknown~
>
> 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 weapons.
>
> 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.
>
> If you can remember most or all of these,
> then you have LIVED!
>
> Pass this on to anyone who may need a break
> from his or her "grown up" life.
>
> I DOUBLE DOG DARE YA!
>
> ~Author Unknown~