#Backintheday

Its Saturday, and its raining which I love by the way, I was laying here in bed messing around on Facebook, Twitter thinking back on my childhood. My childhood invokes fond memories and some of my life most disturbing experiences but I want to keep this fun...

#Backintheday is trending topic I found on Twitter, that was utterly amusing because it was kids today reminicing on their time not so long ago. Its amazing how these kids do not have a clue. Kids do not know what fun is .... 70's kids had FUN. We did more before the street lights came on than these kids do before they roll out of bed at 12pm.

Forty is fabulous but sometimes I sit and wish I was a kid again.......

Dodgeball

Double Dutch

HopScotch

Jacks!

Kickball

Board Games

Video Games

We had options, or atleast we utilized our options and the main most obvious choice was....

Remember when

• You got slapped first and talked to later (Not fun but I could not resist)
• Video games was a option not a must
• You wanted to ride the school bus
• Techology did not rule the world, you understood that everyone could not afford a cell phone
• Kids were stress free and only worried if JuneBug was off punishment so you could play with his kickball
• When all we cared about was going outside
• You got your first walkman and thought you were the coolest kid on the block
• When your pager went off and you had to borrow a dime for the pay phone
• When you let Elemer's glue dry on your hands so you can you peel it off
• Saturday morning breakfast was grits, eggs, real bacon, sausage, pancakes and biscuits
• We had real cartoons, Mighty Mouse, Scooby Doo, Jetsons, Flintstones, Fantastic 4, Superman, Wonder Woman and Hanna Barbera......
• We played hide and seek, ball games, hoola hoops
• Acted out our favorite TV shows (mine was Wonder Woman, I would put on my leotard, wrap around skirt, my moms big wrist bracelets, and spin around into Wonder woman)
• Went to the park and actually played on the merry go round, sliding board and monkey bars until we had blisters to peel
• Climbed trees
• On rainy days colored with actual crayons and made a game out of coloring in the lines
• Made paper dolls and clothing for them
• Read books (Judy Bloom) and comics
• Listened to records
• We played Tag, Red light/ Green light, Red Rover
• We went to the local swimming pool and never come home with ecoli because there was so much chlorine in the pool that you came out white
• We played together and had each others back against bullies
• I had a big wheel and a sit n spin... lol
• Toys were fun and without warnings, FUN n DANGEROUS!
• We had a neighborhood candy lady, that sold pickles, jolly rancher stix, Tahitan Treat soda, and frozen cool-aid cups.
• We used our imagination to have fun!

We did everything outside! Every kid in the neighborhood participated. We'd start playing in the morning and go til the street lights came on. On a good day, the adults would be outside having their fun and we could stay out later as long as we were in front of the house. In my house, we weren't allowed to sit around and watch t.v. unless it was bad weather. We would hunt "tad poles" and "caterpillors". Life seemed so simple. We did lots of stuff after the chores were done. If we said we were bored, our moms threatened to find stuff for us to do.

Funtimes..........
What do you remember............