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Hi everybody,

Hope you like this one! I did! Oh my goodness does this mean I am getting

old or that things were alot more fun then!LOL

Lots of Love

Glenda

Memory Lane

If you are old enough...take a stroll with me...close your

eyes...and go back...before the Internet...before

semiautomatics and crack...before SEGA or Super Nintendo

...way back...

I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk. Sittin' on the

porch, Simon Says, Kick the Can, Red light, Green light.

Lunch boxes with a thermos...chocolate milk, going home for

lunch, penny candy from the store, hopscotch, butterscotch,

skates with keys, Jacks, Mother May I? Hula Hoops and

sunflower seeds, Whist and Old Maid and Crazy Eights, wax

lips and mustaches, Janes, saddleshoes and Coke bottles

with the names of cities on the bottom, running through the

sprinkler, circle pins, bobby pins, Mickey Mouse Club, Rocky

& Bullwinkle, Fran & Ollie, Spin & Marty...all in black &

white.

When around the corner seemed far away, and going downtown

seemed like going somewhere. Bedtime, climbing trees, making

forts...backyard shows, lemonade stands, Cops and Robbers,

Cowboys and Indians, sittin' on the curb, staring at clouds ,

jumping down the steps, jumping on the bed, pillow fights,

getting " company, " ribbon candy, angel hair on the Christmas

tree, Jackie Gleason, white gloves, walking to church, walking

to the movie theater, being tickled to death, running till you

were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt,

being tired from playin' ... Remember that? Not steppin' on a

crack or you'll break your mother's back...paper chains at

Christmas, silhouettes of Lincoln and Washington...the smell

of paste in school and Evening in Paris.

What about the girl that had the big bubbly handwriting, who

dotted her " i's " with hearts?? The Stroll, popcorn balls, &

sock hops...Remember when...when there were two types of

sneakers for girls and boys (Keds & PF Flyer) and the only

time you wore them at school was for " gym. " And the girls had

those ugly uniforms.

When it took five minutes for the TV to warm up. When nearly

everyone's Mom was at home when the kids got home from

school. When nobody owned a purebred dog.

When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter, a

huge bonus. When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a

penny. When girls neither dated nor kissed until late high

school, if then. When your Mom wore nylons that came in two

pieces. When all of your male teachers wore neckties and

female teachers had their hair done, everyday and wore high

heels.

When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas

pumped, without asking, all for free, everytime. And, you

didn't pay for air. And, you got trading stamps to boot!

When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels

hidden inside the box.

When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use

him to carry groceries, and nobody, not even the kid, thought

a thing of it. When it was considered a great privilege to be

taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents.

When they threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed

...and did! When the worst thing you could do at school was

smoke in the bathrooms, flunk a test or chew gum. And the prom

was in the auditorium and we danced to an orchestra, and all

the girls wore pastel gowns and the boys wore suits for the

first time and we stayed out all night.

When a '57 Chevy was everyone's dream car...to cruise, peel

out, lay rubber or watch submarine races, and people went

steady and girls wore a class ring with an inch of wrapped

dental floss or yarn coated with pastel frost nail polish so

it would fit her finger.

And no one ever asked where the car keys were 'cause they were

always in the car, in the ignition, and the doors were never

locked. And you got in big trouble if you accidentally locked

the doors at home, since no one ever had a key. Remember lying

on your back on the grass with your friends and saying things

like " That cloud looks like a... "

And playing baseball with no adults to help kids with the rules

of the game. Back then, baseball was not a psychological group

learning experience --it was a game.

Remember when stuff from the store came without safety caps and

hermetic seals 'cause no one had yet tried to poison a perfect

stranger. And...with all our progress...don't you just wish

...just once...you could slip back in time and savor the slower

pace...and share it with the children of the 80's and 90's ...

So send this on to someone who can still remember Drew,

The Hardy Boys, Laurel & Hardy, Howdy Doody and The Peanut

Gallery, The Lone Ranger, The Shadow Knows, Nellie Belle, Roy

and Dale, Trigger and Buttermilk...as well as the sound of a

reel mower on Saturday morning, and summers filled with bike

rides, playing in cowboy land, baseball games, bowling and

visits to the pool...and eating Kool-aid powder with sugar.

When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared

to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home.

Basically, we were in fear for our lives, but it wasn't because

of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and

grandparents were a much bigger threat! But we all survived

because their love was greater than the threat.

Didn't that feel good, just to go back and say, Yeah, I

remember that!

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[Guest guest]

Glenda,

Boy, does this bring back memories. It almost makes me want to go back. LOL I have to tell you I still have

a complete set of china that my Mom collected for me

from Duz detergent boxes. That was back in the fifties.

I remember going to the penny candy store with $1.00

and coming home with a weeks worth of candy.

Thanks for sharing...

Love Ya,

Sandy

----- Original Message ----- Hi everybody,Hope you like this one! I did! Oh my goodness does this mean I am gettingold or that things were alot more fun then!LOLLots of LoveGlenda Memory Lane If you are old enough...take a stroll with me...close your eyes...and go back...before the Internet...before semiautomatics and crack...before SEGA or Super Nintendo ...way back... I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk. Sittin' on the porch, Simon Says, Kick the Can, Red light, Green light. Lunch boxes with a thermos...chocolate milk, going home for lunch, penny candy from the store, hopscotch, butterscotch, skates with keys, Jacks, Mother May I? Hula Hoops and sunflower seeds, Whist and Old Maid and Crazy Eights, wax lips and mustaches, Janes, saddleshoes and Coke bottles with the names of cities on the bottom, running through the sprinkler, circle pins, bobby pins, Mickey Mouse Club, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Fran & Ollie, Spin & Marty...all in black & white. When around the corner seemed far away, and going downtown seemed like going somewhere. Bedtime, climbing trees, making forts...backyard shows, lemonade stands, Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, sittin' on the curb, staring at clouds , jumping down the steps, jumping on the bed, pillow fights, getting "company," ribbon candy, angel hair on the Christmas tree, Jackie Gleason, white gloves, walking to church, walking to the movie theater, being tickled to death, running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt, being tired from playin' ... Remember that? Not steppin' on a crack or you'll break your mother's back...paper chains at Christmas, silhouettes of Lincoln and Washington...the smell of paste in school and Evening in Paris. What about the girl that had the big bubbly handwriting, who dotted her "i's" with hearts?? The Stroll, popcorn balls, & sock hops...Remember when...when there were two types of sneakers for girls and boys (Keds & PF Flyer) and the only time you wore them at school was for "gym." And the girls had those ugly uniforms. When it took five minutes for the TV to warm up. When nearly everyone's Mom was at home when the kids got home from school. When nobody owned a purebred dog. When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter, a huge bonus. When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When girls neither dated nor kissed until late high school, if then. When your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces. When all of your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done, everyday and wore high heels. When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, all for free, everytime. And, you didn't pay for air. And, you got trading stamps to boot! When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box. When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry groceries, and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it. When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. When they threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed ...and did! When the worst thing you could do at school was smoke in the bathrooms, flunk a test or chew gum. And the prom was in the auditorium and we danced to an orchestra, and all the girls wore pastel gowns and the boys wore suits for the first time and we stayed out all night. When a '57 Chevy was everyone's dream car...to cruise, peel out, lay rubber or watch submarine races, and people went steady and girls wore a class ring with an inch of wrapped dental floss or yarn coated with pastel frost nail polish so it would fit her finger. And no one ever asked where the car keys were 'cause they were always in the car, in the ignition, and the doors were never locked. And you got in big trouble if you accidentally locked the doors at home, since no one ever had a key. Remember lying on your back on the grass with your friends and saying things like "That cloud looks like a..." And playing baseball with no adults to help kids with the rules of the game. Back then, baseball was not a psychological group learning experience --it was a game. Remember when stuff from the store came without safety caps and hermetic seals 'cause no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger. And...with all our progress...don't you just wish ...just once...you could slip back in time and savor the slower pace...and share it with the children of the 80's and 90's ... So send this on to someone who can still remember Drew, The Hardy Boys, Laurel & Hardy, Howdy Doody and The Peanut Gallery, The Lone Ranger, The Shadow Knows, Nellie Belle, Roy and Dale, Trigger and Buttermilk...as well as the sound of a reel mower on Saturday morning, and summers filled with bike rides, playing in cowboy land, baseball games, bowling and visits to the pool...and eating Kool-aid powder with sugar. When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives, but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! But we all survived because their love was greater than the threat. 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[Guest guest]

This is frightening! I remember to darn many - but then, I have an

exceptional memory of thing I heard from my older siblings...are you buying

any of this?

That was so great, I reallly enjoyed it and I'm going to see how many my

husband remembers (He's older (a whole 2 years) than I am.

Thanks & LOL, Judy O