I Want to go Back
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.
If you can remember most or all of these, than you have LIVED!!!