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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Good Ol' Days

I don't know about you, but I miss being a kid.  Life was so simple then. No bills to pay, no job to work (you had school but you got summers off), and playing with toys was okay.  In fact, playing with toys and using your imagination was encouraged!

When I was a kid, this was a dream house.  Okay, it was techincally Barbie's, but I still wanted one.

As a kid, I had cool books to read that taught us great life lessons. Books like
And

Lets not forget who our role models were. I looked up to
And got to hang out with
TV "Stars" could see me


Fashion was a snap. Do you remember
You didn't have to worry about being politically correct.  As long as you shared your toys, it was all good.  Life was full of wonder and discovery.  Who didn't love capturing a lighting bug or two in a jar (with air holes punches in the lid of course). Yes, I miss being a kid.

What do you miss most from your childhood?

Until Tomorrow - Melissa

3 comments:

  1. Jellies!!! I had a pair of red sparkly ones, and I still miss them. :)

    I miss the fun summer things. Amusement parks and picnics and state fairs with animals to pet and cotton candy to eat. Day-long trips to the lake. Not having to worry about what I look like in a bathing suit. My childhood was more stressful than my life now, but there still was some magic there.

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  2. Ah the Muppet Show was the best. Another show I miss is Animaniacs. Hello, Nurse!

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  3. I miss the muppet show. I have a few seasons on DVD. Timeless brilliance!

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