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.
Ice cream was considered
a basic food group.
Baseball cards in the spokes
transformed any bike
into a motorcycle.
Taking drugs meant
orange-flavored chewable aspirin.
Older siblings were the worst tormentors,
but also the fiercest protectors
**If you can remember most
or all of these,
then you have LIVED!!!!**